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Minnesota's sports betting limits could be self-defeating
These days a majority of wagering action takes place during events, not just before.
An urgent call for long-term care advocates
The ranks of "certified ombudsman volunteers" have thinned. Their work is vital in ensuring dignity, quality of life for residents in nursing homes, assisted living. Minnesotans should step up.
Editorial cartoon: Presidential debate
Readers Write: $15 cigarettes, federal debt
The attitude: Weed? Go for it. Tobacco? No way.
Sports betting push at Legislature resorts to punitive leverage
A bill on historic horse racing seeks to usurp both the Minnesota Racing Commission and the legal process.
BLOGS + COLUMNISTS
John Rash
McDaniel mess suggests a more profound pundit problem
The "revolving door" of the political media industrial complex hurts journalism and democracy.
John Rash
The global impact from local human-rights activism
New U exhibit explores how Minnesota-based organizations often have had a worldwide influence in the enduring struggle for human rights.
Editorial
An urgent call for long-term care advocates
Minnesota tourism returns to form
Israel needs U.S. after attack by Iran
Make smart changes to Minnesota marijuana laws
Opinion Exchange
The 'Civility Caucus'
Why a state Voting Rights Act is needed now
Sports betting push at Legislature resorts to punitive leverage
Minnesota's sports betting limits could be self-defeating
Letters
Readers Write: Minnesota Republican leaders on vaccine prioritization; University of Minnesota and alcohol
Readers Write: COVID deaths, death penalty, Enbridge Line 3, automation, the glass ceiling
Readers Write: Minneapolis police reform, the Chosin Few
Readers Write: GOP's Texas lawsuit, the Electoral College
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The 'Civility Caucus'
Minnesota legislators who are taking a bipartisan approach to their work deserve praise.
Why a state Voting Rights Act is needed now
Some states (and a U.S. court) have taken steps that inhibit voter access and undermine federal protections. Here in Minnesota, we've made a different choice.
Readers Write: Politicized education, presidential debates, election strategies, small-town papers
Indoctrination isn't so easy.
Taxes increasingly paying for the past — not the future
Fiscal discipline in the nation's budget is necessary. No sacred cows, no red lines.
Counterpoint: Hennepin Healthcare deserves an accountable board
The current arrangement does not provide that, either to staff or to the public.
Editorial cartoon: Trump's jury room wall
No sudden moves on Iran
The regime in Tehran is the biggest threat to peace in the Middle East. Israel must tread carefully.