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Editorial roundup: Take advantage of visits
America’s two main presidential candidates visit Minnesota on the same day that early and absentee voting begins. Welcome to the official sign that Minnesota has ...
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Editorial roundup: Vaccine must be done right
The simplest solution to the global COVID-19 pandemic — a vaccine — isn’t all that simple. This disease is caused by a coronavirus, and immunity ...
by Editorial Roundup, Tuesday, September 8, 2020 6:56 pm
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Editorial roundup: There’s ‘no pain, no gain’ in college football during the pandemic
Failing to rein in COVID-19 has consequences. Among them, college football. The coaches whose whistles and shouts normally fill the air over football practice fields ...
by Editorial Roundup, Friday, August 21, 2020 8:13 pm
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Editorial roundup: High School League has solid sports game plan
The Minnesota State High School League plan to modify the high school sports schedule for the coming academic year balances the need for health safety ...
by Editorial Roundup, Friday, August 14, 2020 8:16 pm
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Editorial Roundup: Trashing the outdoors harms everyone
The loons aren’t laughing. The forest is falling tree by chopped-down tree. The open water is clogged by boat traffic and the ditches with human ...
by Editorial Roundup, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 9:05 pm
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Editorial roundup: A data-driven reality
Anyone feeling confident about having COVID-19 under control should take a few minutes to watch Dr. Sakina Naqvi’s testimony before Minnesota lawmakers last week. The ...
by Editorial Roundup, Friday, July 17, 2020 8:05 pm
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Editorial roundup: Feeding the hungry is a priority as economy hurts
As many of us make another shopping list to get groceries, maybe making sure to hit the minimum purchase for curbside pickup popular during the ...
by Editorial Roundup, Friday, July 10, 2020 8:16 pm
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Editorial roundup: What rural areas need
Taking talking points from the increasingly extreme ideology of its national party, the Minnesota GOP spends a great deal of time building a narrative about ...
by Editorial Roundup, Thursday, July 2, 2020 8:10 pm
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Editorial roundup: Congress should support dreamers with reform
The U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration’s first swing to knock young immigrants off their dreams by ending the DACA program. The president vows ...
by Editorial Roundup, Friday, June 26, 2020 8:16 pm
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Editorial Roundup: Beware of false narratives in George Floyd killing
As the narratives emerge on the police killing of George Floyd and subsequent civil unrest and rioting across the country, we should keep the attention ...
by Editorial Roundup, Friday, June 5, 2020 8:32 pm
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Editorial roundup: Despite temporary shortages, COVID-19 panic consumption will end eventually
People who live in New York City need never carry an umbrella. At the first sign of a cloud burst, nearly every corner has a ...
by Editorial Roundup, Tuesday, April 7, 2020 12:29 pm
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Editorial roundup: COVID-19 Minnesota response has been thoughtful, urgent
Minnesotans should have confidence in the response Gov. Tim Walz, his team and the Legislature have made to the COVID-19 pandemic. The approach to gathering ...
by Editorial Roundup, Monday, April 6, 2020 12:05 pm
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Editorial roundup: The world will miss the 2020 Summer Olympics
The Final Four. The Masters. Major League Baseball’s Opening Day and the closure of pro basketball and hockey seasons (including a National Women’s Hockey League ...
by Editorial Roundup, Wednesday, April 1, 2020 1:36 pm
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Editorial roundup: COVID-19 pandemic cannot halt voting
The United States held a presidential election during World War II. It held one during the Civil War. It held an off-year election during the ...
by Editorial Roundup, Tuesday, March 31, 2020 12:16 pm
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Editorial roundup: How Minnesotans can help their neighbors survive pandemic
We need to pull together now to aid our neighbors who are most in need. Some Minnesotans are visiting nursing home residents from outside through ...