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Ramesh Ponnuru
October 6, 2021
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.

Breaking news: Democracy is NOT in danger

Despite both parties screaming otherwise.
Gregory W. Johnson
October 5, 2021
Ribnick Luxury Outerwear will close at the end of this year.

Counterpoint: Fur, the defense

If you don't want it, don't buy it, but don't prohibit sales.
Joseph Tamburino
October 5, 2021
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin listened as his defense attorney Eric Nelson gave closing arguments on April 19.

How Chauvin just might win on appeal

There are opportunities for legal success in reducing his sentence.
Editorial
October 5, 2021
The “Panama Papers” project, reported by a group of 600 journalists from 150 media outlets in 117 countries tasked with analyzing 11.9 million fin

Shining new light on tax havens

"Pandora Papers" project must be met by government scrutiny, reform.
Opinion
October 5, 2021
Editorial cartoon: Monte Wolverton on health care workers

Editorial cartoon: Monte Wolverton on health care workers

Ed Graff
October 5, 2021
Minneapolis Public Schools Superintendent Ed Graff took questions Wednesday from reporters following a tour of Pillsbury Elementary School to see what

Counterpoint: District use of COVID funds is sensible, strategic

We need to meet the needs of our students using sustainable solutions.
Editorial
October 5, 2021

Vaccine mandates work

Tying jabs to employment is pushing even the skeptics to do the right thing.
Letters
October 5, 2021
The scene outside a Republican Party of Minnesota meeting as the party’s executive board met to take a vote of confidence in its then-chairwoman, Je

Readers Write: Jennifer Carnahan, rent initiatives, Twin Cities Marathon

The making of a reputation.
Editorial Board
October 5, 2021
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., arrived to chair the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021.

Oh, get real, Democrats, and meet the country where it's at

The results of the last election show a preference for adult ideas, incremental change, a disavowal of extremism and an eye on cost.
Michelle Goldberg
October 5, 2021
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., stands inside an elevator at the Capitol in Washington on April 29, 2021. "There's a difference, it turns out, between b

What's wrong with Kyrsten Sinema?

Perhaps fancying herself as a maverick, she's actually just an obstructionist.
October 4, 2021
Oil floats on the water surface after an oil spill in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. A major oil spill off the coast of Southern C

End coastal drilling

Oil spill in California spotlights the environmental, economic damage.
Peggy Flanagan
October 4, 2021
Federal investments that ensure low- and middle-income families can afford child care, as well as preschool investments that build up our mixed delive

Without child care, economy cannot thrive

Minnesota is ready to build the child care system we need.
Opinion
October 4, 2021
Editorial cartoon: Jeff Koterba on the USPS slowdown

Editorial cartoon: Jeff Koterba on the USPS slowdown

Eric Black
October 4, 2021
From March to April 2020, Eric Black writes, the number of employed people with disabilities fell by 20%, while the number of employed people without

More than ever, jobs for the disabled are vital

Today's labor shortage offers an incredible opportunity to employ this undervalued workforce.
Editorial
October 4, 2021
A contractor working for Cyber Ninjas moved boxes containing vote tallies to a truck for storage during the company’s audit of 2020 election results

Republicans won't quit 'the big lie'

But recount after recount has shown that Biden defeated Trump.
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