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Letters
December 20, 2017
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), accompanied by other Republican legislators, holds up an example of what a "postcard" tax return might look like dur

Readers Write: Tax bill

Easy-peasy.
Stephen L. Carter, Bloomberg View
December 20, 2017
This image released by Lucasfilm shows Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," in theaters on Dec. 15. (John Wilson/Lucasfilm via

'The Last Jedi': Food for thought from a galaxy far, far away

The latest "Star Wars" installment is not just a good movie but one with ideas that are relatable to real life and worth chewing on.
Editorial
December 20, 2017
FILE - This Nov. 19, 2013 file photo shows a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention logo at the agency's federal headquarters in Atlanta. Reacting

The 'seven words' situation: Doubts linger after CDC kerfuffle

Does this vital global health agency have the strong leadership it needs?
Opinion
December 20, 2017
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Editorial cartoon: Jack Ohman on tax reform

Editorial
December 20, 2017
U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen participated in a celebration for the upcoming completion of Highway 610 in Maple Grove. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.co

Tax reform remains a risky gamble

Republicans promise economic boom, but economists have doubts.
Letters
December 19, 2017
Religious leaders form a prayer circle around Ady Barkan, who has ALS, after a Democratic news conference on the Republican tax plan and its affect on

Readers Write: Tax bill, Best Buy and Puerto Rico, Sen. Al Franken

Somehow it got worse.
Opinion
December 19, 2017
Former FBI director Robert Mueller attends the ceremonial swearing-in of FBI Director James Comey at the FBI Headquarters Oct. 28, 2013 in Washington,

Trump team should let Mueller do his job

Instead, president's allies are desperate to cast doubt on probe.
Opinion
December 19, 2017
Editorial cartoon: Lisa Benson on the tax bill

Editorial cartoon: Lisa Benson on the tax bill

Will Kaul and Beth Soholt
December 19, 2017
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Counterpoint: Renewable energy in Minnesota makes business sense

A recent commentary neglected obvious observations about value and cost.
Kathleen Tucker
December 19, 2017
"Who let the sunDOGS out? As the sun crawled into the southeastern sky on the shortest day of the year (Winter Solstice), sundogs, also called mock su

Poem: 'Solstice Ode, December 2017'

Joanne Cleaver
December 19, 2017
True grasp of diversity requires bridges, not divides

True grasp of diversity requires bridges, not divides

A "skill-building" workshop showed me that feminist advocates are their own worst enemies.
Megan McArdle, Bloomberg View
December 19, 2017

Sex panic harks back to the days of coddling women

By blurring the pyramid of blame, we're flirting with overkill and its consequences.
Kevin Mahnken
December 19, 2017
FILE - In this July 2, 1980 file photo, Independent presidential candidate Rep. John Anderson of Illinois ponders a question from reporters during a p

A political era died this month — and few people noticed

Remembering John Anderson (and his meaning for the Republican Party).
Editorial, Mankato Free Press
December 18, 2017

Minnesota House proposal would bolster sex harassment complaint process

It would remove some of the current loopholes and political roadblocks.
Andy Jacobson
December 18, 2017
Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. gestures as he leave the stage after speaking during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Mo

Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat: Here ends a 40-year run

As Tina Smith heads to D.C., it will be the first time in decades the seat won't be held by a Jew.
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