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Why Gopher men’s hockey matters so much to Minnesota — and why it may never again be what it once was

By Pat Borzi | 04/20/18

Hockey is the one area where Minnesotans can proudly claim superiority and back it up. And nobody has more of a superiority complex than Gopher hockey fans.

Foreign Concept The U.S. can’t fix Syria. But can it do anything to make things even a little bit better? By Mark Porubcansky \| 04/20/18	Politics & Policy Lawmakers unveil proposal to redefine what sexual harassment means in Minnesota By Briana Bierschbach \| 04/20/18
Community Voices Minnesota's approach to child protection makes children less safe By Richard Wexler \| 04/20/18	Politics & Policy Minneapolis' new city building will open up Government Center Plaza. But, yeah, it’s got a skyway By Peter Callaghan \| 04/20/18
Earth Journal Just in time for Earth Day, a bunch of stuff to remind you how a simple idea got so completely, and farcically, commercialized By Ron Meador \| 04/20/18	Inside MinnPost Prairie Fire Lady Choir lend their voices to MinnRoast 2018 By MinnPost staff \| 04/20/18

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New theater awards on the horizon; Record Store Day coming up

By Pamela Espeland | 04/20/18

ALSO: Jen Shyu’s Nine Doors at Icehouse; John Scofield/Joe Lovano Quartet in Hopkins; VocalEssence: Rutter Returns; and more.

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This week's MinnPost Quiz: snow, Sun Country, and supreme courts

By Andrew Minck | 04/20/18

Test your news IQ with the MinnPost Quiz.

Community Voices

Innovation: beyond the 'genius inventor'

By Antar Salim | 04/20/18

Once we move on from an antiquated view of a lone inventor or business leader, we can embrace a more realistic and successful perspective to cultivate innovation.

D.C. Memo

D.C. Memo: Administration assures public that North Korea discussions will be extremely high

By Sam Brodey | 04/20/18

Mission accomplished in Syria; Korea talks; Comey book; and more.

Second Opinion

Alcohol use among Minnesota’s teens continues to decline

By Susan Perry | 04/20/18

The percentage of Minnesota 9th graders who report that they started drinking before age 13 has plummeted from 30 percent in 2001 to 11 percent in 2016.

Politics & Policy

In wake of Cambridge Analytica revelations, new momentum behind Klobuchar’s Honest Ads Act

By Sam Brodey | 04/19/18

That bill hasn’t received formal committee consideration yet, but Facebook is implementing a lot of the legislation’s provisions on its own — and is also supporting passage of the legislation.

Politics & Policy

It’s bad enough that snowbirds get to skip out on suffering through Minnesota’s winters. Now they might also cost us a House seat

By Greta Kaul | 04/19/18

The threshold between Minnesota having seven versus eight seats in the U.S. House could be as low as 10,000 people.

The Glean

Judge orders Wetterling investigation files released

By MinnPost staff | 04/20/18

Plus: Walz releases tax returns, calls on Pawlenty, Johnson to do same; Minnesota Senate passes fake service-animal bill; Peterson claims he has votes for de-listing of gray wolves in Great Lakes region; and more.

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Foreign Concept The U.S. can’t fix Syria. But can it do anything to make things even a little bit better? By Mark Porubcansky \| 04/20/18	Politics & Policy Lawmakers unveil proposal to redefine what sexual harassment means in Minnesota By Briana Bierschbach \| 04/20/18
Community Voices Minnesota's approach to child protection makes children less safe By Richard Wexler \| 04/20/18	Politics & Policy Minneapolis' new city building will open up Government Center Plaza. But, yeah, it’s got a skyway By Peter Callaghan \| 04/20/18
Earth Journal Just in time for Earth Day, a bunch of stuff to remind you how a simple idea got so completely, and farcically, commercialized By Ron Meador \| 04/20/18	Inside MinnPost Prairie Fire Lady Choir lend their voices to MinnRoast 2018 By MinnPost staff \| 04/20/18

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Why Gopher men’s hockey matters so much to Minnesota — and why it may never again be what it once was

The U.S. can’t fix Syria. But can it do anything to make things even a little bit better?

Lawmakers unveil proposal to redefine what sexual harassment means in Minnesota

Minnesota's approach to child protection makes children less safe

Minneapolis' new city building will open up Government Center Plaza. But, yeah, it’s got a skyway

Just in time for Earth Day, a bunch of stuff to remind you how a simple idea got so completely, and farcically, commercialized

Prairie Fire Lady Choir lend their voices to MinnRoast 2018

New theater awards on the horizon; Record Store Day coming up

This week's MinnPost Quiz: snow, Sun Country, and supreme courts

Innovation: beyond the 'genius inventor'

D.C. Memo: Administration assures public that North Korea discussions will be extremely high

Alcohol use among Minnesota’s teens continues to decline

In wake of Cambridge Analytica revelations, new momentum behind Klobuchar’s Honest Ads Act

It’s bad enough that snowbirds get to skip out on suffering through Minnesota’s winters. Now they might also cost us a House seat

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Judge orders Wetterling investigation files released

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