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Brown: Reforming broken rural economies in greater Minnesota

Here are three projects in northeastern Minnesota that could pave the way to a brighter future. And they don’t have anything to do with copper-nickel mining.
AuthoredAaron Brown
December 15, 2024
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Denker: Citizenship in Trump’s America

Too often we native-born Americans take for granted a privilege that others must earn.
AuthoredAngela Denker
December 14, 2024
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Sheletta: Patti’s pies won’t be on our plate this Christmas because we’re breaking up with Walmart

We can show Walmart we haven’t forgotten how effective the Montgomery bus boycott was. They walked to resist racism. Now we can walk past its stores to protest its rollback diversity initiatives.
AuthoredSheletta Brundidge
December 13, 2024
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Vang: Luigi Mangione is no hero

He’s not an underdog or one of us. He’s a man of privilege who thought he could get away with it.
AuthoredKa Vang
December 12, 2024
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Koerth: Overcrowded classrooms aren’t a solution to balancing Minneapolis Public Schools’ budget

If we want our kids to thrive, we cannot just keep throwing 30 children into a room and crossing our fingers.
AuthoredMaggie Koerth
December 10, 2024
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Brehm: Trump’s recess appointment scheme is reckless

The U.S. Senate should always provide its advice and consent on presidential nominations; it has a constitutional right and duty to thwart unfit selections.
AuthoredAndy Brehm
December 4, 2024
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Vang: Courting rituals, a stuffed chicken and egg rolls (and eye rolls) at Hmong New Year

I bring my children to this annual festival every year to try to preserve their Hmong heritage, despite their resistance. This year, I brought my non-Hmong in-laws for the first time, too.
AuthoredKa Vang
December 3, 2024
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Brown: The music scene is alive and well in rural Minnesota

Underrated and undeterred: Traveling musicians keep rural Minnesota scene swinging. So go see the show.
AuthoredAaron Brown
November 27, 2024
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Vang: How to be a good advocate for Native Americans this holiday season and beyond

“Learning about Native people from Native people” — from a contemporary standpoint and through their lens — “is the best way to learn.”
AuthoredKa Vang
November 26, 2024
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Dabney: How cannabis can help bring harmony to Thanksgiving gatherings

Mindfully incorporating cannabis into the holiday can help ease family tensions, especially after a divisive election.
AuthoredClemon Dabney
November 25, 2024
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Koerth: The triumph of the urban turkey

Here’s how they came to be such a presence. (It was a joint effort.)
AuthoredMaggie Koerth
November 24, 2024
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Brehm: Here’s one way we can help heal our divided country

Politics should never surmount friends and family; only ideologues let that happen.
AuthoredAndy Brehm
November 24, 2024
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