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Editorial
October 16, 2020

Imagine a future nearly free of COVID

We might not be that far away from the pandemic's end.
Lori Sturdevant
October 16, 2020
The Supreme Court building in Washington, early Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, before the first confirmation hearing for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Do

Packing the court to save it? A Minnesota judicial moderate ponders

Steven Belton, Steve Hunegs, LaJune Lange and Jacob Millner
October 16, 2020
Activists from the COVID Memorial Project mark the deaths of 200,000 lives lost in the U.S. to COVID-19 after placing thousands of small American flag

Democracy and peace among Americans depends on each of us now

Each political party believes the other presents danger for America, and it's up to us to work together to heal our country.
Editorial
October 16, 2020

COVID-19 is being used as a cover to constrict global freedom

Pandemic "has fueled a crisis for democracy," Freedom House report reveals.
Letters
October 16, 2020
A pile of cinder blocks and part of one exterior wall is all that remains of Uncle Hugo's science fiction book store on Chicago avenue that was burned

Readers Write: The Legislature, distance learning, environmental protections, the Mississippi River

Senate GOP is right on this one.
Dan Feehan
October 16, 2020
Dan Feehan, Democratic candidate for Minnesota's First Congressional District, is pictured campaigning in September 2020.

Jim Hagedorn has quit on Minnesota. I won't.

I am running for Congress because we have to start putting people first.
Tom Emmer
October 16, 2020

Mental illness is an American crisis

Here's what I'm doing to address it.
Kim Crockett
October 16, 2020
iStock A hand casting a vote in a ballot box for an election in Minesota, USA.

Counterpoint: No, all is not well with Minnesota's election system

Hennepin and Ramsey counties show sharp differences on party balance rule.
Tyler Cowen, Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
October 16, 2020
FILE -- Dr. Scott Atlas, who was named to the White House coronavirus task force in August, speaks to reporters in Washington on Sept. 18, 2020. Atlas

The Great Barrington Declaration: A dangerous libertarian strategy for herd immunity

Maximum liberty for commerce and daily life? Seductive idea. But in most of the U.S., the lockdowns are not severe.
Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times (TNS)
October 16, 2020
FILE -- The headquarters of Twitter in San Francisco, Oct. 24, 2017. The actions of Twitter and Facebook following a New York Post story angered a cho

New York Post puts Twitter and Facebook in a no-win position with Hunter Biden allegations

Setting aside questions about the report's validity, what's interesting is the outrage triggered as the companies seek to enforce their terms of service.
Bill Rodriguez and Jim Galvan
October 16, 2020
A man shot on Minneapolis' South Side early Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020 died at an area hospital a few hours later, as police launched a search for his ki

Minneapolis needs a law enforcement surge

Enough reimagining already. We need a real-life solution to end the crime crisis on our streets.
Cartoons
October 15, 2020
Sack cartoon: Not suspicious at all

Sack cartoon: Not suspicious at all

Tawnja Zahradka
October 15, 2020
iStock Red, white, and blue vote buttons.

Emmer is not a leader for all Minnesotans

But I will be.
Joan Anderson Growe and Joe Mansky
October 15, 2020
iStock A hand casting a vote in a ballot box for an election in Minesota, USA.

Take it from us, all's well with voting in Minnesota

Nothing we face this year is something we aren't prepared for, or haven't seen before.
Letters
October 15, 2020
The Supreme Court Building is seen from the Senate of the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020. A flurry of activity was underway in the Sena

Readers Write: Court packing, Amy Coney Barrett

Don't set the precedent.
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