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Opinion | Why some women in their 20s are shunning traditional careers

Woman carrying a box of personal items, leaving an office setting with desk and chair, calendar on the wall, and soft pastel tones. Concept of job resignation. Vector illustration

We need to pay attention when a generation raised on girl-boss mantras and five-year plans starts quietly opting out.

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Opinion | Support our allies who are Afghan refugees. Don’t deport them.

Above, in this image provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division check evacuees waiting to leave Afghanistan in 2021.

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Opinion | Once an expo of farm progress, the Minnesota State Fair now celebrates consumption

Thousands of people move through The State Fairgrounds on opening morning of the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights, Minn. on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. ] ALEX KORMANN • alex.kormann@startribune.com
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This lake can lay claim to the title of fishiest in Minnesota

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Where only the carp can thrive: Meet Ocheda, one of the unhealthiest lakes in Minnesota

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U of M Morris grapples with lowest enrollment in years. How will the campus survive?

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Counterpoint: Socialists lead. Moderates like Frey claim credit.

Case in point: The fight for the $15 minimum wage.
August 15, 2025
A coalition of groups including ISAIAH, Take Action Minnesota, 15 Now Minnesota and others came to the State Capitol Thursday to encourage Governor Dayton to stay strong against preemption and allow cities to set their own policies on sick leave and minimum wage. They brought an actual hockey net to make the point that the Governor is like a goalie protecting Minnesotans from bad bills. ] GLEN STUBBE ¥ glen.stubbe@startribune.com Thursday, May 18, 2017 A coalition of groups including ISAIAH, Take Action Minnesota, 15 Now Minnesota, NOC and others came to the State Capitol Thursday to encourage Governor Dayton to stay strong against preemption and allow cities to set their own policies on sick leave and minimum wage. They brought an actual hockey net to make the point that the Governor is like a goalie protecting Minnesotans from bad bills.

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Opinion | Minnesota protects trans rights but falls short on women’s sports

There is not equal opportunity there. The reasons are complex but the consequences are real. The state must strive to be consistent.
August 15, 2025
People listen to speakers during Transgender Day of Visibility at the State Capitol in St. Paul on March 31.

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Counterpoint | Albert Lea has options if it wants to resist the state on cannabis

Starting, but not limited to, the fact that Minnesota’s law is in conflict with federal law.
August 14, 2025
Cannabis/marijuana plants grow in a greenhouse

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Rep. Sandra Feist: Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, generosity is what I remember

But now, politics have become so divisive that we have trouble seeing through differences to our common humanity.
August 14, 2025
Floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina pour through a levee along Inner Harbor Navigational Canal near downtown New Orleans on Aug. 30, 2005, a day after Katrina passed through the city.

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Opinion | Minneapolis mayoral history has guidance for Omar Fateh

The city once elected a member of the Socialist Party, Thomas Van Lear. The lesson for today’s democratic socialist candidate is that there’s a political tightrope to walk.
August 14, 2025
Thomas Van Lear, right, was elected the first Socialist mayor of Minneapolis in 1916.

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Opinion | Do we really need year-plus campaigns? A case for shorter campaign cycles.

Some candidates may not have announced they’re running for office until the filing period that closed Tuesday. That shouldn’t be seen as a weakness.
August 13, 2025
A sign says "vote here" outside a polling place entrance in St. Paul with an American flag above it.
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Opinion | Mary Moriarty has kept her promises — and Hennepin County is better for it

Here’s data on what she’s accomplished. Though she won’t be seeking re-election as county attorney, voters should want someone like her in that role.
August 12, 2025
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty addressed ways of improving traffic safety including preventive measures at the H.C. Government Center in Minneapolis, Minn., on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

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Opinion | Americans are making fewer friends. What's going on?

A ‘friendship recession’ is leading us to miss out on crucial connections.
August 12, 2025
Students hang out in the cafeteria at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis on Sept. 16, 2016.

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Opinion | MPCA’s double standards threaten union jobs while ignoring public health

The disparate treatment of two facilities, one in Eagan and one in St. Paul, shows a government agency acting in an arbitrary and random manner.
August 12, 2025
The lead battery recycler Gopher Resource on Thursday, July 31, 2025 in Eagan, Minn.

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Opinion | Don’t politicize Hennepin Healthcare — fix the funding crisis instead

Since the problems facing the system are not about its governance, here are better options the County Board should pursue.
August 12, 2025
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Counterpoint | Why Target should be pressed about cage-free eggs

The excuses the company is giving just don’t fly.
August 11, 2025
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Opinion | A student-athlete’s perspective on the Presidential Fitness Test

If fitness tests are to return to our schools, we must ensure they inspire confidence — not fear and anxiety.
August 11, 2025
President Donald Trump signs an executive order July 31, 2025, restarting the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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