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BWCA's future likely hinges on election
The reckless bill to rescind copper mining protections in the watershed that passed the U.S. House panders to foreign mine owners. Its fate now rests with voters.
Al Zdon
Saving the dinosaurs: Why there's a future for community newspapers
Three factors that could help with a resurrection.
Letters
Readers Write: Gun storage laws, Uber and Lyft, 24/7 businesses, the pipe organ
A flawed, burdensome proposal on guns.
Ron Way
Reactions to Mary Moriarty's work: A familiar arc for a reformer
Support went cold at high levels after she began handling prosecutions as she promised she would (and as is necessary).
Editorial
Kudos to St. Cloud's longtime mayor
Dave Kleis has built relationships and served the city well for nearly two decades.
Letters
Readers Write: Ethnic studies curriculum, public notice laws, student protests
Your naiveté is showing.
Tresa Sauer
Pat McKinzie Lechault
Lyme disease: It only takes one bite
You've heard about it, of course, but do you take it seriously?
Nicholas Kristof
How those who've protested can really help Palestinians
Raise money. Spend a summer in the West Bank. I'm sure we all agree that it's outcomes that matter.
Ali Ling
![There are "over a million tons [of PFAS] produced globally each year," Ali Ling writes. "That’s enough to contaminate the volume of all oceans on ea](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/KXZZJHFD37YQDWIQAKWDM235DY.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
We should mitigate PFAS at the source
It's cheaper to make less now than to deal with the problem of these "forever chemicals" later.
Editorial
Bolster safeguards after cyberattack
A basic oversight left UnitedHealth vulnerable to hackers. Congressional action is needed to protect sensitive medical data.
Letters
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