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Virginia Postrel
February 16, 2021
A Nov. 21, 2020, demonstration in Huntington Beach, Calif., calling for a recall on Gov. Gavin Newsom following a stay-at-home order amid the COVID-19

A California coup?

Gov. Gavin Newsom has a problem on his hands.
Steven Rosenfeld
February 16, 2021
Maricopa County election officials counted ballots for the general election at the Maricopa County Recorders Office, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Phoen

Arizona's lingering vote fight misses big (if nerdy) point about election integrity

Omitted from audit are the computer files created to count votes and the activity logs documenting that process.
Editorial
February 15, 2021

Still more waste than wanted

Progress in recycling and composting trends may not be enough to stop landfill expansion.
February 15, 2021

Biden can stop the 'machinery of death' by ending death penalty

Start by commuting federal death sentences to life without parole.
Mike Klein
February 15, 2021
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Searching for a forebear lost to epidemic long-ago

Tuberculosis ravaged the United States at the turn of the 20th century and, like COVID-19 today, left families missing loved ones.
Letters
February 15, 2021
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Readers Write: The risks of 'simple' investing, Minneapolis charter, 'fighting,' teaching during a pandemic, Alzheimer's disease

Can you really be a "Couch Potato"?
Cass R. Sunstein, Bloomberg Opinion
February 15, 2021
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Must freedom of speech include the freedom to lie?

Even when proven false, lies burrow in our minds, making the truth hard to believe.
Opinion
February 15, 2021
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Editorial cartoon: Lisa Benson on unity

February 14, 2021
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

CDC's new leader faces pandemic and rebuilding job

Rochelle Walensky needs to restore nation's trust in public health agency.
Editorial
February 14, 2021
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The case for COVID courtesies on Presidents' Day

Americans can find inspiration from George Washington's rules of civility.
Mary Kosuth
February 14, 2021
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Post-pandemic, plastic is the crisis we must face

Everything from beaches to our bodies have shown evidence of contamination.
Lance Klatt
February 14, 2021
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The last thing ravaged small businesses need? Walz's tobacco taxes

Corner stores are already struggling amid the pandemic; this won't help.
Debbie Goettel, Fran Miron and Victoria Reinhardt
February 14, 2021
The old Washington County landfill in Lake Elmo.

We have, and need, better alternatives than landfills

Landfills aren't the answer, and it's our responsibility to push for change.
Letters
February 14, 2021
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Readers Write: Reopening schools, mining, Line 3, vaccine equity

Schools are safe. Reopen them.
Editorial
February 13, 2021
The CDC. Repeated throughout its “Travel during COVID-19” resource guide is some version of this: “Avoid travel.”

Don't travel, CDC warns, but if you must …

Staying home is the best choice. If you hit the road, know and act on your responsibilities.
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