Opinion
Comment: State cut to Medicaid’s dental care a threat to health
Reduced reimbursements could make it harder for many to get preventive and other needed care.
Opinion
Comment: Take action against counterfeit weight-loss drugs
Authorization for GLP-1 drugs made by compounding pharmacies has ended. Their risks are alarming.
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Comment: There’s a better way to transfer job-skills licenses
State compacts for occupational licenses are cumbersome. Universal recognition streamlines the process.
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Comment: Decency demands Good’s death be mourned, investigated
Neither side of the tragedy can claim to know all; that’s what an independent investigation is for.
Opinion
Comment: How Trump’s 3 architects have aided in nation’s decline
Stephen Miller, Russell Vought and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have shepherded the most damaging policies.
Opinion
Comment: What Vance doesn’t get about ‘heritage’ or Americans
Ask the Founders or many who fought for the nation, immigrants are in every sense American.
Opinion
Comment: Are we trending toward another devastating Dust Bowl?
It’s not a certainty, but heat and drought are more frequent in the U.S., upping the odds of…
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Comment: Why Trump isn’t likely to back democracy in Venezuela
Based on Trump’s stated desire for control of the country’s oil, his best bet is its current autocracy.
Opinion
Comment: From start, nation has relied on little ‘Common Sense’
Paine’s pamphlet laid out the case for independence, principles that the nation needed over its 250 years.
Opinion
Comment: Wind energy scores win in court, but long fight ahead
A judge ruled against a Trump order to shut down a project, but projects still face his opposition.
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Comment: Trump’s credit card cap would throw weakest to sharks
Trump’s demand would cut credit access for many borrowers, leaving them to even harsher options.
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Comment: Keeping silence against injustice invites more injustice
Many fear consequences for speaking out, but far worse consequences are risked by tacit approval.
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Comment: DOJ’s voter info demand a data breach waiting to happen
A centralized database of sensitive information is prone to abuse, theft and human error.
Opinion
Comment: Supreme Court readies lifeline for House Republicans
A final gutting of the Voting Rights Act could swing districts to the GOP at all election levels
Opinion
Comment: Don’t punish Illinois, other states for Minnesota’s fraud
The withholding of funding of social programs looks suspiciously partisan and particularly unfair.
Opinion
Comment: If GOP wants to keep House, it must change direction
Regardless of what Trump does, Republicans must address affordability and federal spending.
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Comment: How Congress could push home sellers, buyers to make move
Tax credits could encourage buyers to take on mortgages at higher rates, while subsidies could also buy down…
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Comment: Europe must prepare for Trump’s plans for Greenland
The vast northern island may not be next on Trump’s list, but his threats and U.S. might provide…
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Comment: 5 scenerios for what’s next for Venezuela, region and U.S.
Each has its advantages, disadvantages and uncertainties as the region’s leaders weigh risks and responses.
Opinion
Comment: Calls for restraint amid screams of rage
Minneapolis feels like ground zero for something terrifying. Federal agents should deescalate and withdraw.