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Doug Killian
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The precious gift of being a father, even if it ends in heartache
My father made me and my sister the center of his universe. I tried to do the same for my own two sons.
Editorial
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On eye medicine, the 'ayes' nearly had it
One legislator put a stop to legislation expanding optometrists' scope of practice. This is worth revisiting.
Letters
![Former Star Tribune columnist Jon Tevlin, who retired early to care for his wife, Ellen, became so depressed after her death he sought out a clinic th](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/NNM3ET2N5JC6DGSLCN5OOAPQBM.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Readers Write: Depression, elderly care insurance, pharmacy benefit managers, government
A moving account of a way out of darkness.
Our Columnists
!["'The old story of the clean energy transition was a story about a lot of sacrifice,' [Tina] Smith told the [Mid-America Regulatory] conference. That](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/UY4OEXI53VEHLJ5OO3ZN6BHFWM.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Could be — should be — the election year for a climate change focus
Perhaps you've heard the story before, but more than ever it bears repeating — and tweaking.