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October 19, 2020
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee business meeting in Washington, Oct. 15, 2020, the fourth day of the confirmat

Readers Write: Amy Klobuchar in Supreme Court hearings, Amy Coney Barrett, tributes to Sid Hartman

Arguments, not adverbs.
Opinion
October 19, 2020
Sack cartoon: Sid Hartman, Minnesota sports legend

Sack cartoon: Sid Hartman, Minnesota sports legend

Opinion
October 19, 2020

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Lawrence B. Solum
October 19, 2020
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is sworn in during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, on Cap

Judge Barrett is an originalist. That needn't make you afraid.

If recent events show anything, it's that we should fear people who do what they want and not what the law requires. The core of originalism, however, is the rule of law.
Mary Schmich, Chicago Tribune (TNS)
October 19, 2020
Six of the Chicago Seven defendants appear in 1970. Abbie Hoffman, from left, John Froines, Lee Weiner, Jerry Rubin, Rennie Davis and Tom Hayden were

When you watch Aaron Sorkin's Chicago 7 movie, remember real-life juror Mrs. Jean Fritz

Her evolution during the famous trial gives us hope that individuals can open their minds to the need for change and help make it happen.
Scott Gillespie
October 19, 2020
Star Tribune sports columnist Sid Hartman stood on the grass at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minn.

Remembering Sid

The editor of Star Tribune Opinion reminisces about news tips, run-ins and field trips involving a one-of-a-kind colleague.
Letters
October 17, 2020
A civil war soldier memorial in front of the courthouse in Gettysburg, SD. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • cgonzalez@startribune.com – Gettysburg, SD, – Sep

Readers Write: Gettysburg, S.D.; prison and COVID-19; school lockdowns; James Ford Bell; wimpy sports columnists

Town has a skewed read on history.
Editorial
October 17, 2020
A long line of voters waited to cast their ballots during early voting at Ramsey County Library Friday in Roseville. ] DAVID JOLES • david.joles@sta

Minnesota is ready for a safe, secure election

Decades of effort have gone into preventing the kind of hijinks seen in some other states.
Cartoons
October 17, 2020
Sack cartoon: American patriots

Sack cartoon: American patriots

Cartoons
October 16, 2020
Sack cartoon: A beautiful day

Sack cartoon: A beautiful day

Tim Walz, Jeff Harmening, and Stephanie Lundquist
October 16, 2020
John Teipel, 54, of St. Paul picked up a meal from St Matthew's Catholic Church. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • cgonzalez@startribune.com – St. Paul, MN –

Gov. Tim Walz: Minnesota's hardest winter ever may lie ahead

Let's reach out to those in need.
Cathy M. Kolwey
October 16, 2020
Judge Amy Coney Barrett during the third day of her Senate confirmation hearing to the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 14, 2020. Dur

After that performance, Barrett should admit her unfitness ...

... as an adoptive mother to children of color.
Michael Osterholm and Andy Slavitt
October 16, 2020
Election official Carol Messner gives out stickers at Winthrop Community Hall. ] LEILA NAVIDI ¥ leila.navidi@startribune.com BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Only ranked-choice voting could save American democracy now

It's a key reform to redress the dysfunction in our current system.
Sarah Van Benschoten
October 16, 2020
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks during the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, before the Senate Judiciary Committee

Klobuchar slipped badly during Supreme Court confirmation hearings

Her uncivil attack on a distinguished woman ruined her moderate disguise.
Letters
October 16, 2020
FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2020, file photo, hundreds of people wait in line for early voting in Marietta, Ga. Black people are going to the polls by the

Readers Write: 2020 election, Kendall Qualls vs. Dean Phillips, Angie Craig vs. Tyler Kistner, Trump's re-election

These lines are our national shame.
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