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Johnson: Welcome progress on reducing crime in Minneapolis

Denise Johnson

Columnists

Johnson: Welcome progress on reducing crime in Minneapolis

Denise Johnson

Gun violence was down by 9% last year and by nearly half since 2021.

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Opinion: Minnesota to the moon and beyond

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Opinion: Minnesota to the moon and beyond

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Counterpoint: So you’ve got an arena or stadium that needs work …

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Counterpoint: So you’ve got an arena or stadium that needs work …

Columnists

Johnson: Welcome progress on reducing crime in Minneapolis

Denise Johnson

Columnists

Johnson: Welcome progress on reducing crime in Minneapolis

Denise Johnson

Gun violence was down by 9% last year and by nearly half since 2021.

Readers Write

Readers Write: Emmer evades his constituents, Education Department dismantling

Commentaries

Opinion: Farm to flight: A transformative opportunity for Minnesota’s waters

Columnists

Banks: Look what ICE is doing in your name

Commentaries

Opinion: Are Republican legislators obligated to interact with voters who disagree with them?

Strib Voices

Loons

Analysis: Minnesota United’s pattern of pulling ahead and then pulling back awaits a cure

Jon MarthalerFreelance

Books

Review: An unnerving man changes the life of ‘Audition’ heroine

Hamilton Cain

Lifestyle

Justin: How to rock a baseball cap

Neal JustinCritic / Reporter

Wild

Souhan: Wild join Ovechkin in achieving a big moment

Jim SouhanColumnist

Columnists

Johnson: Welcome progress on reducing crime in Minneapolis

Denise JohnsonEditorial Writer

Commentaries

Opinion: Minnesota to the moon and beyond

Wendell Maddox

Editorial Board

Editorial Board

From the Editorial Board: Musk? Access to IRS data? No.

Editorial Board

A public explanation is urgently needed of why the South African-born billionaire and his unvetted techies would require access to sensitive individual financial data.

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From the Editorial Board: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s statue — and stature

Editorial Board

No Section

From the Editorial Board: Defending the Constitution: the president and the limits of power

Editorial Board

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From the Editorial Board: Sorrow, unity the right response to aviation disaster

Editorial Board

Guest Commentary

Commentaries

Opinion: Minnesota to the moon and beyond

The state is home to a small but mighty group of suppliers that provide aerospace jobs in our communities.

Commentaries

Counterpoint: So you’ve got an arena or stadium that needs work …

Ron Way

Commentaries

Opinion: Farm to flight: A transformative opportunity for Minnesota’s waters

Whitney Clark and Nick Jordan

Commentaries

Opinion: Are Republican legislators obligated to interact with voters who disagree with them?

Lois Thielen

Columns

Columnists

Johnson: Welcome progress on reducing crime in Minneapolis

Denise Johnson

Gun violence was down by 9% last year and by nearly half since 2021.

Columnists

Banks: Look what ICE is doing in your name

David Banks

Columnists

Burcum: Klobuchar helps Congress rediscover its spine

Jill Burcum

Contributing Columnists

Vang: Is Trumpism losing its hold on my red Wisconsin town, and others like it?

Ka Vang

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Readers Write

Readers Write

Readers Write: Emmer evades his constituents, Education Department dismantling

Rep. Tom Emmer’s telephone town hall last Wednesday, where he only answered softball questions, was a massive waste of time.

Readers Write

Readers Write: Multiculturalism, COVID-era fraud

Readers Write

Readers Write: ‘Yes to homes’ bills, new tariffs

Readers Write

Readers Write: New tariffs, wrongful deportation

Cartoons

Editorial cartoon: Bill Bramhall on Trump’s tariffs

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Editorial cartoon: Dave Granlund on Education Department cuts

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Editorial cartoon: Bill Bramhall on the Democrats and Schumer

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Editorial cartoon: Walt Handelsman on the Democratic Party’s big picture

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Editorial cartoon: R.J. Matson on the Department of Education seal

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Editorial cartoon: Bill Bramhall on Trump’s tariffs

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Editorial cartoon: Dave Granlund on Education Department cuts

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Editorial cartoon: Bill Bramhall on the Democrats and Schumer

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Editorial cartoon: Walt Handelsman on the Democratic Party’s big picture

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Editorial cartoon: R.J. Matson on the Department of Education seal

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No longer in a moment, deep in a movement — documented in a film premiering in Minneapolis this week.

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U.S. Rep. Angie Craig: Minnesotans, if your representative won’t show up, I will

I’ll hold town halls in the state’s four Republican-held congressional districts, because those elected officials haven’t.

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Readers Write: Multiculturalism, COVID-era fraud

The U.S. never has — and never will be — a unicultural society.

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Burcum: Klobuchar helps Congress rediscover its spine

A just-passed Senate resolution seeking to undo new tariffs on Canada hopefully emboldens the legislative branch to re-embrace its checks-and-balances role.

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Readers Write: ‘Yes to homes’ bills, new tariffs

The “Yes to Homes” package in the Legislature stands up for secure, abundant homes for all Minnesotans.

April 4, 2025

Commentaries

Opinion: Donald Trump’s dismantling of the federal government is illusory

It’s performance art. The legislation that established these institutions remains in place.

April 4, 2025

Contributing Columnists

Vang: Is Trumpism losing its hold on my red Wisconsin town, and others like it?

The election this week of a Democratic-backed judge to the Wisconsin Supreme Court despite the efforts of Elon Musk may be a sign the tide is beginning to turn.

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April 4, 2025

Commentaries

How tariffs destroy what makes America great

Great nations throughout the history of Western civilization have been crossroads nations. Instead, Trump is building walls.

April 4, 2025

Columnists

Olson’s cheers and jeers: Attaboy, Wisconsin, for rejecting Musk’s millions

Cheers to Wisconsin voters for proving they can’t be bought.

Rochelle Olson

April 3, 2025

Commentaries

Opinion: A both/and path for St. Paul housing

Our city doesn’t have to choose between protecting renters and supporting residential development that people can afford.

April 3, 2025

Commentaries

Opinion: Exempting new buildings in St. Paul from rent control is the right thing to do

St. Paul’s original ballot measure had noble intent, but there’s a clear need to revisit it.

April 3, 2025

Readers Write

Readers Write: New tariffs, wrongful deportation

Trump’s new tariffs will ultimately fail as consumers find alternatives — with sometimes disastrous consequences.

April 3, 2025

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