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Michael Hiltzik
A bad idea — raising the Social Security retirement age — is back
Expect to hear the preposterous phrase "productive aging."
Noah Feldman
Chief justice's wife has every right to her legal career
Reporting focused on Jane Sullivan Roberts, whose ethics actually have been exemplary, raises a larger question of realistic expectations.
Letters
Readers Write: Restoring voting rights, driver's licenses, Sen. Dave Durenberger
Restore voting rights to people after they're released from prison.
Editorial
Get light-rail safety back on track
Metro Transit needs to keep all options on the table, including more-secure stations.
Opinion
Repairing the ozone layer
We're making progress protecting the Earth, but global warming is a greater challenge.
Steve Calvin
There's still time for reasoned restraint on abortion
The PRO Act has passed, but the DFL has more proposals that would dismantle bipartisan guardrails on abortion that have broad public support.
Peter Beinart
When Ilhan Omar asks questions, her colleagues should listen
Removing voices of dissent, as House Republicans did Thursday, hurts the conduct of foreign policy.
Nicholas Kristof
Inclusive or alienating? The language wars go on.
Three reasons the campaign probably has gone too far.
Opinion
The Santos debacle
If he won't resign, the New York Republican should be kicked out of Congress.
Letters
Editorial
Legalizing marijuana, Minnesota? Then add a research component, at the U.
The school could lead the way in studying the impact. Such an effort could be funded with a percentage of cannabis sales tax revenue.
Tom Bakk
Editorial counterpoint by Tom Bakk: Mining ban undermines a greener future
The mining withdrawal is the easy and irresponsible political response to a complex proposal.
Tom Horner
Dave Durenberger: A passion for public service
For Durenberger, there was no higher honor in life than to be called upon by the people of Minnesota.
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