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Sam Downs
March 24
Hundreds of people chanted slogans together and listened to speakers during the rally at the State Capitol. The Anti-War Committee and other groups or

Speaking out against injustice is too much for academic leaders?

That's not what I learned at Macalester, whose president now recommends restraint.
Letters
March 24
A wintry view of the Uptown neighborhood at Hennepin Avenue and Lake Street last February.

Readers Write: Uptown parking, straw buyers, wind energy, Apple antitrust lawsuit

Think creatively about that YWCA parking garage.
Catherine Ahlin-Halverson
March 24
"In response to these calls to ban books and silence the voices of the LGBTQ+ community, the St. Louis Park school board has come up with a model poli

Balancing parents' opt-out requests and LGBTQ+ rights

St. Louis Park school board offers a model, but the Legislature should do more to ensure such requests aren't based solely on avoiding instruction that represents protected groups.
Jason George and Jim Schultz
March 24
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Let's team up on permitting reform

Other states have similar high environmental standards but have efficient permitting systems, and we can do the same.
the Editorial Board at Bloomberg Opinion
March 24
A row of wooden crosses off Las Vegas Boulevard bears the names of those killed during the Oct. 1, 2017, mass shooting in the city.

Congress should ban bump stocks

The Supreme Court seems divided on the issue, and lives are at stake.
the Editorial Board of the Chicago Tribune
March 24
An advertisement for Bitcoin cryptocurrency is displayed on a street in Hong Kong

Crypto's comeback belies future risks

Exchanges and trading firms are just starting to bring order to what was a cryptocurrency free-for-all.
Loren Robert Thacker
March 23
Students protest efforts to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs in Texas.

The future of DEI: Without defining terms, confusion

The components of the acronym can mean different things to different people. So it's not good enough to be simply for or against.
Letters
March 23
Kristi Maricle teaches an adult literacy class to immigrants at Windom High School in Windom, Minn., on Jan. 23.

Readers Write: Immigration, future of the Star Tribune

Exclusionary attitude is not universal in Frontenac.
Opinion
March 23
Editorial cartoon: Aiming at Apple

Editorial cartoon: Aiming at Apple

the Editorial Board of the New York Daily News
March 23
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs the Parental Rights in Education bill, also known as the "Don't Say Gay" bill, on March 28, 2022, in Shady Hills, Fla.

A win for LGBTQ rights and basic freedom

Federal court settlement in Florida on "don't say gay" law is a win for basic freedoms.
David Stillman
March 23
Regarding diversity, David Stillman writes: "We need to keep talking about it — now more than ever."

The future of DEI: Cutting back? Really?

Over the generations, we've moved from ambivalence to action to expectation and now to — what? Hope?
Editorial
March 23
Trooper Ryan Londregan, center, stood with his wife as they were surrounded by security, his lawyers and dozens of supporters as his lawyer spoke to m

Credibility on trial in trooper's case

Troubling questions are being raised about Hennepin County attorney's handling of key evidence.
Opinion
March 22
Students cross the Twin Cities campus of the University of Minnesota in 2021.

What's that degree going to be worth?

DEED tool can provide guidance for degree-seekers in Minnesota.
Letters
March 22
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara speaks during a March 6 news conference announcing the launch of a multiyear, comprehensive recruitment campai

Readers Write: Policing, Red Lake Nation land, Uber and Lyft, worker classification, teacher pay

You won't draw recruits with that.
J. Dan E. Maruska
March 22
"Uber and Lyft are less rideshare companies than they are costshare companies, highly effective middlemen who extracted outrageous fees from riders an

Minnesota can do better than Uber and Lyft

The state has the ingredients to create its own rideshare apps — services with integrity that would meet both drivers' and riders' needs.
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