Trump doesn't deserve blanket immunity
That much should be clear when SCOTUS decides election case.
Imagine a U.S. with a parliamentary system …
Yes, it would require constitutional amendments. But it could save American democracy.
How many hostages are still alive? Hamas doesn't seem to know
Israeli officials believe about 130 captives — some of them dead — remain in Gaza. Six Americans are still there.
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Can we fight shrinkflation? Yes, here's how.
Not by cracking down on corporations, but by improving communication.
Omar Alansari-Kreger
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
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.
Kirk Schneidawind
Editorial counterpoint: Embrace the shift in public notices
Posting them on school websites is fast becoming the best way to inform.
Steve Brandt
The tale of two cities' assessed property values
Why Minneapolis appears less healthy than St. Paul, and what lies ahead.
Virginia Dale
The best direction for gender care after the Cass Review
Clinical care should be guided by neither legislation nor ideology; it should be guided by evidence.
Kavita Kumar
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
Cut down on electronic waste in Minnesota
Bill being debated at the Legislature would aim to do just that.
Jim Schultz
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
Pass $120 million in emergency funding for rural EMS in Minnesota now
The cost of inaction far outweighs the immediate financial burden.
Mary Lewis Grow
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
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
Protect kids online
Efforts underway in a number of states to protect young users of social media deserve support.
Becka Thompson
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
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.
D.J. Tice
D.J. Tice: For this Minnesota legislator, action targeting child abuse is intensely personal
"There were a lot of nights that I would pray for someone to come and save me. And no one came."
Lori Sturdevant
Kathleen Blackburn
We regulate a tiny fraction of the 12,000 'forever chemicals'
We need far more comprehensive mandates that test, monitor and limit the entire class of PFAS.
MJ Weiss
Do more to deter suicide at the Washington Avenue Bridge
My daughter was among those who have ended their lives there.
Naomi Breazeale
When is it antisemitism? Jewish people are in the best position to know.
It is not the place of non-Jews to explain it to one of the most persecuted ethnic groups in human history.
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