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A migrant child sleeps inside a logistics center at the checkpoint “Kuznitsa” at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus, Tuesday, Nov. 23,

This Thanksgiving, be thankful for where and what you are not

Hiding from the Taliban in Afghanistan, for example. Or struggling with immigration limbo in Belarus. Or …

Let's hope Biden doesn't mean what he says about gas prices

November 23
High gas prices are posted at a full service gas station in Beverly Hills, Calif., Nov. 7.
If he truly does believe price gouging is occurring and he acts on it, it could backfire.

Pursuing justice across two Americas

November 23
People march in the street on July 25, 2020, to protest the death of Elijah McClain in Aurora, Colo.
Events last week highlight questions about who justice really works for.

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Sarah Campbell
48 minutes ago
A rental property in Minneapolis. Renters in every Minnesota county are struggling to keep a roof overhead, argues the Rev. Sarah Campbell.

Rent policies: The vision must be an affordable home for all

That means not just swiftly adopting limits on increases in Minneapolis but also rent vouchers statewide for those with lower incomes.
Maggie Kelly
48 minutes ago
“The idea that a generation of adults is working on being better versions of themselves,” writes Maggie Kelly, “is something to celebrate.”

I quit a job, too — and found a way forward

This predated the Great Resignation, but the factors were similar. Don't think such decisions can't be constructive.
Elianne Farhat and Mai Chong Xiong
November 28
The success of the rental policy question on the ballot in St. Paul in November was supported by thoughtful engagement from advocates, Elianne Farhad

Rent policies: In St. Paul, ignore scare tactics, stay the course set in the election

Our government is obliged to deliver on the voters' will.
the Editorial Board of the Tampa Bay Times
November 27
A page from the 2019 U.S. Medicare Handbook.

Crack down on Medicare Advantage plans

They're growing and popular, but also a drain on the nation's taxpayers.
Keri Mangis
November 27
“As a city mom, I have concerns, too. I’m concerned that by not allowing children to read Toni Morrison or learn an unfiltered history of America�

New Voices: Please listen to an urban mom's hopes for her children

Suburban mothers seem to have a monopoly on media attention when it comes to education.
Jamelle Bouie
November 27
Nov. 14, 1981: President Ronald Reagan had a parting word for reporters as he left for a turkey hunt on a South Texas ranch.

The Ronald Reagan guide to the Joe Biden presidency

There is a rhythm to any term in the White House, and it's hard to be ambitious without being penalized.
Opinion
November 26

Help for struggling military members

Biden strategy aims to support veterans and those on active duty with mental health challenges.
Lucile Foley
November 26
Everyone in the home should, according to ability, help care for it, Lucile Foley writes. If a woman is bearing the majority of the work while her fam

Counterpoint: Spirit of service finds dignity in housework

The problem isn't the task, it's the way it's approached.
Stephen L. Carter
November 26
According to a new study, work ranks highly as something that gives our lives meaning.

The American way of meaning: family, friends ... and work

Work matters, but history shows that's always been true.
Opinion
November 25

Stop the unfair practice of legacy admissions

Colleges can start by revealing their admissions rates for children of alumni and everyone else.
Jerry Bahls, Stephen Greenfield, Wendy Haan, Ann Laughlin, Keith Olstad and Constance Pepin
November 25
Glass and metal siding outside US Bank Stadium create graphic shapes against the summer sky in 2016.

At last, U.S. Bank Stadium must be made safe for birds

There are science-based solutions that can be implemented that won't be noticeable to visitors.
Richard Hutchinson
November 25
Abortion opponents pray and protest outside of a Whole Women’s Health of North Texas, Oct. 1, in McKinney, Texas.

Babies my son's age deserve a chance to live

Medical advances are causing viability laws to become outdated.
Erin Maye Quade and Shayla Walker
November 25
Abortion rights advocates supporting legal access to abortion protest during a demonstration outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., March

With rights at risk, Minnesota must move beyond Roe v. Wade

It's time to build an intersectional, state-level movement for reproductive justice.
Charles C. (Chuck) Chalberg
November 24
Workers from a company that maintains public art used brushes to add wax to the bronze statue of Vice President Hubert Humphrey in front of City Hall

Jacob Frey, meet your prospective model, Hubert Humphrey

A mission for the modern mayor, if he chooses to accept it: wedding the two sides of his side of the political landscape. It will require some revision if he is to succeed.
Nicholas Goldberg
November 24
A statue of Thomas Jefferson in New York’s City Hall Council Chamber will be removed by the end of the year. Some New York City Council members have

History is not static

Periodic review is, rather, the way of the world — not just the U.S. — and it's fine as long as it's scholarship, not manipulation.
Opinion
November 23

Release the JFK assassination record

There might not be an bombshells, but it's time to set the record straight for America.
the Editorial Board of the Free Press of Mankato
November 23
Owatonna’s school district (shown here, the current high school) is one of the targets of data requests, in this case by the United Patriots for Acc

Fishing expeditions against Minnesota schools abuse open records law

The groups bogging schools down with data requests oppose attempts to teach students anything having to do with racial equity.
the Editorial Board of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
November 23
A Drug Enforcement Administration chemist checks confiscated powder containing fentanyl at the DEA Northeast Regional Laboratory in New York.

Why fentanyl?

There's so much risk — we must know what leads people here.
Opinion
November 22

America's deadly fentanyl crisis

Governments, families have to ask why the drug is appealing and overdoses are climbing.
Andrea Walsh
November 22
A health care worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at an Oklahoma County Health Department Vaccine Clinic in Oklahoma City o

On the health care front lines, we need help

Please, get vaccinated.
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  1. Rent policies: The vision must be an affordable home for all
  2. New Voices: Please listen to an urban mom's hopes for her children
  3. I quit a job, too — and found a way forward
  4. Rent policies: In St. Paul, ignore scare tactics, stay the course set in the election
  5. Crack down on Medicare Advantage plans

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