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the Editorial Board of the New York Daily News
April 21

Let USC valedictorian give her speech

Though it's understandable that her anti-Israel stances are controversial on Southern California campus.
Letters
April 21
Donald Trump, left, and Joe Biden are pictured in separate shots during the first presidential debate in the 2020 election cycle. They may not debate

Readers Write: Presidential debates, mental health, copper wire theft, Hennepin County Board, films

Let the debates go on — with a couple drug tests first.
Jeremy Wells
April 21
"I have the privilege of witnessing firsthand the ways in which Minnesota companies are inspiring generosity through many different strategies," Jerem

Counterpoint: Yes, corporate philanthropy has changed — and that's not necessarily a bad thing

Here's what can be gained when people are open to the evolution.
Melanie Bera Anderson, John Hauschild and Travis Kelly
April 21
President Joe Biden speaks virtually during an event in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington on July 25, 2022. Biden sp

CHIPS Act, good as it was, doesn't fully enable a domestic supply chain

Companies in Minnesota and Wisconsin illustrate the situation.
multiple authors
April 21
The entrance to the campus of the University of Minnesota. (Ken Wolter/Dreamstime/TNS) ORG XMIT: 1240335 ORG XMIT: MIN1809121916043526

Counterpoint: Why University of Minnesota employees need the right to unionize — now

PELRA reform is not merely a "nice gesture."
the Editorial Board of The Wall Street Journal
April 21

Right, wrong ways to prosecute Jan. 6 rioters

Throw the book at them, but don't use Sarbanes-Oxley to hold them accountable.
Opinion
April 20
Editorial cartoon: RFK Jr. left behind

Editorial cartoon: RFK Jr. left behind

James P. Lenfestey
April 20
President Joe Biden speaks in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington Nov. 14, 2023, about climate change, as Ritika Shah,

A voter's guide to the climate crisis

The choice is really not agonizing. Or shouldn't be.
Editorial
April 20
Minnesota is losing the race on mental health care

Minnesota is losing the race on mental health care

A new state study concludes that reimbursement provided by medical programs hasn't kept pace with the cost of providing care. So it makes zero sense to let a cut passed in 2023 take effect.
Letters
April 20
Kathy Ware takes a selfie with her son, Kylen, 29, at a bingo night for adults with developmental disabilities at First Presbyterian Church in St. Pau

Readers Write: Medical aid in dying, HCMC governance, spirituality

Protect the vulnerable. Legalize aid in dying.
Opinion
April 19
Editorial cartoon: How does Marjorie Taylor Greene sleep at night?

Editorial cartoon: How does Marjorie Taylor Greene sleep at night?

Our Columnists
April 19
Fiona Hill, the former top Russia and Europe expert on the National Security Council, testifies during the open hearing of the House Intelligence Comm

Ukraine aid vote is a domestic and geopolitical inflection point

Renowned Russia expert Fiona Hill reflects on the Kremlin's propaganda program, what President Vladimir Putin is thinking and how U.S. divisions impact international issues.
Editorial
April 19
Three homes once standing on the 2500 block of 14th Avenue S. in Minneapolis have been demolished after fire destroyed them.

Mpls. must investigate suspicious fires

Police Department staffing issues have led to a disturbingly low clearance rate for arson cases.
Letters
April 19
State Rep. Jim Nash, R-Waconia, at the Legislature in 2019. He has introduced a bill that would make it a misdemeanor for anyone to prevent or discour

Readers Write: Child abuse, guns, justice system, deer hunting

Pass this law.
James Silas Rogers
April 19
A song sparrow along the Mississippi River in 2020 in St. Paul.

A return to birding

The technology and species have changed over the years, but the rewards remain.
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