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Editorial Roundup: Crop insurance has room for budget trim
The U.S. Government Accountability Office and conservative think tanks agree on one point when it comes to farm programs: They should be cut. While subsidies ...
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Editorial Roundup: State must get serious about nitrate pollution
Federal officials this month put Minnesota agencies on notice that they have not done enough to prevent nitrates — a toxic byproduct of fertilizers and ...
by Editorial Roundup, Friday, December 8, 2023 8:50 pm
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Editorial Roundup: Health care: Rising costs show need for competition
There’s bad news and worse news when it comes to health care costs in Minnesota. Per capita costs for private insurance patients rose 7% or ...
by Editorial Roundup, Tuesday, December 5, 2023 8:50 pm
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Editorial Roundup: Court ruling another threat to democracy
The old adage about America’s legal system has often been “Anyone can sue anyone.” But three federal judges don’t think much of that idiom and, ...
by Editorial Roundup, Friday, December 1, 2023 8:50 pm
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Editorial Roundup: Buyer beware on ‘health care sharing ministries’
Open enrollment is the window of time at the year’s end when consumers make a critical health care decision — which health insurance plan to ...
by Editorial Roundup, Tuesday, November 28, 2023 8:50 pm
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Editorial Roundup: State’s water quality improvements a good sign
A recent report by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency showed some improvement in regional and state water quality. It also showed that the number of ...
by Editorial Roundup, Friday, November 24, 2023 8:50 pm
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Editorial Roundup: Mail delivery: Congress must fix postal service
The U.S. Postal Service continues to struggle to get mail delivered in a timely manner after nearly five years since the problem became acute. While ...
by Editorial Roundup, Tuesday, November 21, 2023 8:50 pm
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Editorial Roundup: New state flag designs go past the frivolous
Most state flags are objectively bad. Flags are intended to be seen from a distance and should be readily recognizable, so simple is better. But ...
by Editorial Roundup, Friday, November 17, 2023 8:50 pm
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Editorial Roundup: Interference warranted to tackle contamination
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision that Minnesota needs to do more to make water safer in the southeast region is a telling sign of ...
by Editorial Roundup, Tuesday, November 14, 2023 8:50 pm
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Editorial Roundup: Make this the last ever clock change we have
Many people are still adjusting to the change of shifting clocks back one hour on Sunday morning and many are grieving over the loss of ...
by Editorial Roundup, Thursday, November 9, 2023 8:50 pm
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Editorial Roundup: Renew safety precautions during hunting season
Hunters have been out in the woods, fields and marshes in recent weeks while archery, waterfowl, turkey and other hunting seasons have been underway. This ...
by Editorial Roundup, Friday, November 3, 2023 8:50 pm
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Editorial Roundup: Meta deserves to be sued for practices that harm
Why it matters: Without pressure on Meta to change its ways, our youth’s mental health is at risk because of the company’s reported predatory practices. ...
by Editorial Roundup, Tuesday, October 31, 2023 8:50 pm
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Editorial Roundup: Minnesota health insurance bargains abound again
Being healthy is no guarantee against needing serious medical care. Accidents happen. Appendixes burst. COVID-19, influenza and other pathogens continue to circulate. Heart attacks and ...
by Editorial Roundup, Friday, October 27, 2023 8:50 pm
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Editorial Roundup: War assistance: U.S. must consider security concerns
The international rule of law has never been more important as war ravages Ukraine and now the Middle East. And that international law is only ...
by Editorial Roundup, Tuesday, October 24, 2023 8:50 pm
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Editorial Roundup: Licenses for All a relief for state’s immigrants
Life got a little easier this month for some immigrants and refugees living in Minnesota. A policy that took effect Oct. 1 removed the requirement ...
by Editorial Roundup, Friday, October 20, 2023 8:49 pm
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