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Kavita Kumar
April 25
As community engagement director for Star Tribune Opinion, "I will be reaching out to a wide cross-section of Minnesotans and asking them to contribut

Thoughts from the Star Tribune's new community engagement director

We aim to invite more people to be part of the conversation.
the Editorial Board of the Mankato Free Press
April 24

Cut down on electronic waste in Minnesota

Bill being debated at the Legislature would aim to do just that.
Jim Schultz
April 24
"From the economy, to education, to crime, to folks relocating beyond our borders, Minnesota is going the wrong direction and needs a new path forward

In Minnesota, statistical gloom amid the hope of a progressive-led boom

Renewal is possible, but only if the state turns from a disastrous path. Here's the evidence.
John Fox
April 24
"In every corner of our state, rural ambulance services are grappling with dwindling resources, mounting costs and an uncertain future," John Fox writ

Pass $120 million in emergency funding for rural EMS in Minnesota now

The cost of inaction far outweighs the immediate financial burden.
Opinion
April 24
Editorial cartoon: Anything but the news

Editorial cartoon: Anything but the news

Editorial
April 24
People go to the market to shop in Taipei, Taiwan, on March 31.

Taiwan policy must be a campaign issue

An expert panel will examine the U.S. approach to China on Thursday at the U.
Letters
April 24
Democratic state Sen. Nicole Mitchell, right, from Woodbury, speaks with Sen. Robert D. Farnsworth, R-Hibbing, on the floor of the Senate on April 2 i

Readers Write: State Sen. Nicole Mitchell, pro-Palestine protests, Third Precinct

Resign now.
Mary Lewis Grow
April 24
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after announcing that he is pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal in the Diplomatic Room of the White House

We're paying today for Trump's international incompetence while in office

Nuclear capability wasn't the only implication of the deal with Iran that he pulled out of.
Mara Gay
April 24
“The Squad” — U.S. Reps. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Alexa­ndria Ocasi­o-Cor­tez, D-N.Y., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., in 2

How 'the Squad' and like-minded progressives have changed their party

"People want a Democratic Party that fights."
the Editorial Board of the Los Angeles Times
April 23

Protect kids online

Efforts underway in a number of states to protect young users of social media deserve support.
Opinion
April 23
Editorial cartoon: Sleepy Trump

Editorial cartoon: Sleepy Trump

Becka Thompson
April 23
The teacher admitted choosing his words poorly, but denied threatening to have the boy deported.

Here's how I'd broadly frame the environment that led to my firing as a teacher

Children deserve our best, and we are not giving it.
Annette Meeks
April 23
"Imagine how exciting it would be for Minnesota to host a regular March primary election for statewide and local candidates," the writer says.

Get rid of Minnesota's precinct caucuses, go to primary elections up and down the ballot

What is perceived as a grassroots engagement of average citizens actually isn't in practice.
Letters
April 23
Joe Blauert, of St. Paul, enjoys a cigar in the smoking lounge at Anthony's Pipe and Cigar Lounge in south Minneapolis last November. The Minneapolis

Readers Write: Smoking in Minneapolis, phones in schools, Trump's trial, theater, film

Push this tobacco ordinance forward.
Editorial
April 23
Transparency leads to better government

Transparency leads to better government

Minnesota shouldn't change law mandating that public notices be published in newspapers.

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