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Spencer J. Kubo
June 22
Gamblers play slot machines at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. on Nov. 29, 2023.

What are the odds that we need more gambling?

They're low. What we have now is enough for those looking for an escape.
Opinion
June 22
Editorial cartoon: Rick McKee on arguing politics online

Editorial cartoon: Rick McKee on arguing politics online

Bukata Hayes
June 22
"By working together, Blue Cross and other health-driven organizations can set the standard where all birthers, regardless of race or socioeconomic st

Minnesota must stop failing Black mothers and birthers

As a state with a proud health care legacy, we must extend our high standards to addressing this disparity as well.
Letters
June 22
The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.

Readers Write: America as a Christian nation, fatherhood, eye medicine

Secret SCOTUS recordings aren't that damning, actually.
Editorial
June 22
People in West Hollywood, Calif., watch a broadcast of a presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden on Oct. 22, 2020.

Two candidates, 21 questions

Things we'd like asked of Biden and Trump at Thursday's opening debate.
Simone Hardeman-Jones
June 22
Simone Hardeman-Jones interviews Kimberly Seals Allers at the Feb. 23 Irth launch event in north Minneapolis.

Here's one way we're addressing the high Black maternal mortality rate in the Twin Cities

Too many of us risk our lives giving birth. Black birthing women deserve joy.
Opinion
June 21
Editorial cartoon: Joel Pett on the news

Editorial cartoon: Joel Pett on the news

Letters
June 21
A ninth-grader places her cellphone into a phone holder on the way into class in Delta, Utah.

Readers Write: Education, tuition increases, climate, autonomous lawn mowers

Caution on phone use at home, not just in school.
Jakub Tolar
June 21
University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis in 2020.

When you think of University of Minnesota medicine, do you think of community health?

You can, because although we're celebrated for high-profile achievements, we've had a long presence in that equally important area of practice.
Editorial
June 21
Downtown safety captain Travion Thompson with the St. Paul Downtown Alliance picks up trash while on patrol in St. Paul on June 11.

Expand downtown St. Paul safety program

Lowertown could benefit from an effort that's effective at addressing "the signs of social disorder that make us feel uneasy."
Our Columnists
June 21
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court in Moscow on June 22, 2023.

Despite change and challenge, U.S. journalists rally to the task

Washington Post's reporters' response to that paper's own scandal and the Wall Street Journal's advocacy for jailed journalist Evan Gershkovich serve as models.
Sarah Isgur
June 21
Why activists keep failing the causes that fire them up

Why activists keep failing the causes that fire them up

They need to stop accepting short-term victories. They should follow the process and drive for consensus and lasting change.
Opinion
June 20
Editorial cartoon: Bill Bramhall on the Ten Commandments

Editorial cartoon: Bill Bramhall on the Ten Commandments

Editorial
June 20

'Why would I ever sign up for that?'

We need good people in public service, but the toxic atmosphere turns them away. All of us can help fix this.
the Editorial Board of the Las Vegas Review-Journal
June 20

Going all in on EVs hurts. Ask Hertz.

Americans just aren't persuaded.
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