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Spared from death penalty, double killer Lois Riess serving her time in Minnesota

By Tim Harlow Star Tribune Prosecutors handling the Lois Riess murder cases agreed to have her serve the first of her life sentences in a ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Wednesday, November 11, 2020 3:53 pm

Editorials

Other’s opinion: As count continues, voter turnout is a winner

Star Tribune Once again Election Day is more like election season — less an endpoint to our quadrennial political drama than a slight pause. At ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Saturday, November 7, 2020 6:30 am

Editorials

Other’s opinion: Officials, agencies need to rebuild trust in vaccine

The Free Press With the recent election campaign consuming virtually all of the public’s attention, it is understandable people haven’t focused a lot on the ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Wednesday, November 4, 2020 6:30 am

Editorials

Other’s opinion: Foreign policy is on the ballot, too

Star Tribune The 2020 campaign has mostly focused on domestic dynamics. But because most issues are internationally interrelated, foreign policy is on the ballot, too. ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Saturday, October 31, 2020 6:30 am

Editorials

Other’s opinion: Reunification: Government has failed children taken from parents

The Free Press, Mankato At last count, 545 children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border have not been reunited with them because the ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Wednesday, October 28, 2020 6:30 am

Editorials

Other’s opinion: Minnesota makes belated strides on civil unrest planning

Star Tribune Depending on your frame of reference, “Man plans, God laughs” is either a Yiddish adage or a song by Public Enemy. Or maybe ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Saturday, October 24, 2020 6:30 am

Editorials

Other’s opinion: Minnesota is ready for a safe, secure election

Star Tribune In California, Republican Party officials set up ballot boxes posing as official government drop-offs and are refusing so far to comply with a ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Wednesday, October 21, 2020 6:30 am

Editorials

Other’s Opinion: Voting: Armed “security” at polling sites disturbing

The Free Press, Mankato Minnesota election officials and law enforcement are alarmed after learning a company has been posting job listings calling for “security positions ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Wednesday, October 14, 2020 6:30 am

Editorials

Other’s opinion: Politics can wait after Trump diagnosis

Star Tribune Americans who awoke Friday to the news that President Donald Trump and Melania Trump have tested positive for COVID-19 may feel a confusing ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Saturday, October 3, 2020 6:30 am

Columnists

Other’s opinion: Weary or not, don’t give up on helping others

Star Tribune For many charitable causes, the end of the calendar year is critically important. And for good reason. As one of Charles Dickens’ characters ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Wednesday, September 30, 2020 6:30 am

Editorials

Other’s opinion: If we wait any longer to take climate change seriously, it will be too late

By Lori Sturdevant Star Tribune Something just-deposed state Commerce Commissioner Steve Kelley said in passing at a University of Minnesota event 15 months ago has ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Wednesday, September 23, 2020 6:30 am

Editorials

Other’s opinion: COVID-19: New round of testing will help state in virus defense

The Free Press, Mankato A new round of widespread geographic testing, along with a survey of households in Minnesota, will provide critical information on the ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Saturday, September 19, 2020 6:30 am

Editorials

Other’s opinion: Vague promises not enough to maintain ACA protections

Star Tribune Type 2 diabetes. Sleep apnea. Obesity. Coronary artery disease. Mental illness. These are just a few of what used to be known as ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Saturday, September 12, 2020 6:30 am

Editorials

Other’s Opinion: Serve Minnesotans, not divisive political interests

The Free Press, Mankato The interests of Minnesotans seem secondary in the latest political dustup between Gov. Tim Walz and the Republican majority in the ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Wednesday, September 9, 2020 6:30 am

Editorials

Other’s opinion: A vaccine must be done right

The Free Press, Mankato The simplest solution to the global COVID-19 pandemic — a vaccine — isn’t all that simple. This disease is caused by ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Saturday, September 5, 2020 6:30 am

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