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“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.

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

November 28
A rental property in Minneapolis. Renters in every Minnesota county are struggling to keep a roof overhead, argues the Rev. Sarah Campbell.
That means not just swiftly adopting limits on increases in Minneapolis but also rent vouchers statewide for those with lower incomes.

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

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
Our government is obliged to deliver on the voters' will.

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Opinion
November 29

The politics of gas prices

Biden's move to tap reserves isn't going to stop trajectory of higher cost at the pump.
Cecil Smith
November 29
Accountability for illegal, predatory behavior from landlords needs to come swiftly. These are, after all, the homes of renters who often lack resourc

Honest landlords welcome enforcement, not more rules

It takes far too long for regulators to correct inappropriate or illegal conduct.
James Dickey
November 29
If Owatonna were truly not teaching CRT, and if there were no real concern that teachers within the district are doing so, the data request would have

Counterpoint: Public schools must respect the public's right to know

The Owatonna group is simply seeking to find out what the school is actually teaching students, and if that includes CRT.
Doyle McManus
November 29
Russian President Vladimir Putin, prior to a Cabinet meeting in Moscow on Jan. 15, 2020.

Biden wants to focus on China. Putin has other plans.

The most dangerous international crisis at the moment has come not from Asia, but from a more traditional nemesis.
Ross Douthat
November 29
Then-President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump at Joint Base Andrews, Md., before boarding Air Force One for the last time in office, Jan. 2

How the GOP will blow its next big chance

The party's good fortune in avoiding profound punishment for all its follies is the reason those follies will probably continue.
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.
Trudy Rubin
November 24
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 …
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.
Steve Chapman
November 23
High gas prices are posted at a full service gas station in Beverly Hills, Calif., Nov. 7.

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

If he truly does believe price gouging is occurring and he acts on it, it could backfire.
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