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Chris Coleman, Johnny Opara and Chris Sherman
April 28
An illustration of a housing development called The Heights at Larpenteur Avenue and McKnight Road in the northeast corner of St. Paul. It will featur

Minnesota called for more housing. The Heights is an answer.

This redevelopment of a former golf course is a model for how to leverage public-private-nonprofit partnerships.
Letters
April 28
Locals carry a wooden sheet to cover a broken window in a residential building damaged as a result of a Russian missile attack in Dnipro, Ukraine, on

Readers Write: The nature of war, smoking in Minneapolis, pollution, presidential immunity

We aren't given a choice between war and peace.
Paige Kahle
April 28
Activity in the reception area of Minnetonka City Hall in 2012.

'Love makes room' — but not yet in Minnetonka

Despite expressing an understanding of the housing need — and looking out at T-shirts and stickers expressing it — the city's Planning Commission stuck with the status quo.
the Editorial Board of the New York Daily News
April 28
Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan prepares to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on July 13, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

New noncompete rules are a win for workers

The FTC has banned most of these clauses, which have long hurt employees and innovation.
Michael W. McNabb
April 28
A portion of the Northrup Auditorium roof collapsed in 2023.

Counterpoint: Toward a financially sustainable University of Minnesota

The fiscal problems there should not be attributed solely to a lack of funds.
the Editorial Board of the Chicago Tribune
April 28
People walk past the Widener Library at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., in December 2023.

Cost confusion grows in college decisions

America sure makes going to school complicated.
Letters
April 27
Andover High School teacher Amna Kiran led a push to require the driver’s permit tests to be written in clear, understandable language.

Readers Write: Clear language, newspapers, medical debt, psychiatric and behavioral health care

Clear writing, clear message.
Opinion
April 27
Editorial cartoon: Kids are safe from TikTok, but not guns

Editorial cartoon: Kids are safe from TikTok, but not guns

Metin Çakır
April 27
"Downsizing is a problem if information about it is not fully transmitted to consumers, which causes market inefficiencies as consumers are likely una

Can we fight shrinkflation? Yes, here's how.

Not by cracking down on corporations, but by improving communication.
Editorial
April 27
Semi-automatic rifles, including some AR-15s, on display at Bill's Gun Shop in Robbinsdale in 2019.

Strengthen firearm storage laws

A proposed expansion of Minnesota law would help prevent accidental deaths, and it could be enough to stop some suicides.
the Editorial Board of the Los Angeles Times
April 27

Trump doesn't deserve blanket immunity

That much should be clear when SCOTUS decides election case.
Opinion
April 26
Editorial cartoon: New campus mascot

Editorial cartoon: New campus mascot

Omar Alansari-Kreger
April 26
"We can spend hundreds of millions of dollars on expanding light rail to the western suburbs without realizing how impactful a modest fraction of that

Should Metro Mobility even be thought of as supplemental?

Develop the service further and maybe it could help fill any vacuum of an Uber/Lyft departure. At least it would serve riders better.
Abbey Payeur
April 26
Demonstrators made their way to the Sandburg Education Center during A Youth for Unity rally and march before an Anoka-Hennepin school board meeting o

What does Anoka-Hennepin really teach about DEI?

A budget impasse triggered by a revolt of three school board members appears to have been averted, but the issue remains. So, see for yourself what it means.
Editorial
April 26
What's lost when newspapers die

What's lost when newspapers die

Eight Minnesota papers will stop publishing this month in a blow to their communities.

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