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The sorry state of 'One Minnesota' needs attention from Walz
He'll need broad support in order to lead effectively, and in November 2022.
Oust Trump. Disappoint the left. Just right.
America needed to jettison this president, but happily it did it without empowering the leftist fanaticism threatening to stampede.
A COVID survivor's long, uncertain journey
It's impossible to know if we'll feel long-term effects.
With Biden, economic wreckage or salvage?
A look at competing views on the impact of his plans.
Amid pandemic and digital upheavals, Charlie Brown and British ads endear, endure
PBS picks up the "Peanuts" Thanksgiving and Christmas specials while the Walker Art Center's Arrows Awards go virtual this year.
Amid ascendant nationalism, Olympics' internationalism endures
Twelve athletes with Minnesota ties will compete for Team USA while 16 will join their home countries' squads as Paris welcomes the world.
An apology to Dean Phillips
The Minnesota moderate may have set the stage better than I'd thought.
A restive West warily watches U.S. election
Turmoil roiling the Democrats — and America's democracy — shadowed this week's summit of NATO nations.
The underplayed point in the Biden plight
Voters of integrity are being put in a quandary.
What does revolutionary history tell us about this moment?
Let's check in with Todd Otis, a former Minnesota legislator who's written a story about that past.
State Department envoy displays diaspora diplomacy
To find out what's going on abroad, it's often best to seek insight from regular people, she says.
I'm looking for a man in finance. Trust fund. 6-5. Blue eyes.
The real song of the summer is a viral 19-second clip thirsting over the internet's newest "it boy." How did we get here?
Trust me, you don't want to know what a floating car feels like
You can get into trouble in matter of minutes, maybe even seconds, on a flooded road.
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.
From a recent high school grad: Cellphones in the classroom are disastrous
Recent Minnesota legislation has the potential to change that. Will education leaders rise to the task?
Could be — should be — the election year for a climate change focus
Perhaps you've heard the story before, but more than ever it bears repeating — and tweaking.
What the worldwide wave of elections is indicating
Running for office by running against the system is just one of the themes seen in multiple countries — including the U.S.
'Tectonic shifts' roil media and politics
The interrelated changes are sharpening the partisanship shaping the character of the country.
D.J. Tice: In spite of an awful war, they 'had a good feeling about this country'
The anniversary of D-Day is a time to ask whether American civilization has passed its peak.
Reflections on decades spent working for a decent person
Scott Gillespie fostered a work environment that took some of the stress, but none of the demands, out of daily journalism.