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May 12, 2012 5:00 AM

The week in commentary

A summary of the past week's commentaries and some of the comments they generated.

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May 11, 2012 5:00 AM

Toward the end, the best way to reach Grandma was with flowers and a song

She was a demonstration of what could come from a life on the move.

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May 10, 2012 5:00 AM

Is the criminal justice system as good as you think it is?

Concern over Guantanamo shouldn't blind us to domestic errors of justice.

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May 8, 2012 3:00 PM

Gambling expansion would increase peril for some Minnesota families

Video is a highly addictive form of gambling, which may be why it's an attractive source of stadium funds.

by Tom Prichard

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May 8, 2012 5:00 AM

After cancer diagnosis, talk came more easily on Roller Coaster Road

The car was where a brother and sister could confront great questions of life and death.

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May 7, 2012 5:00 AM

We can't ignore rhetoric that would deny jobs to gay people

Radio host may not have the influence he claims over Mitt Romney, but his assertion alone is alarming.

by S.J. Schwaidelson

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May 4, 2012 12:49 PM

The Week in Commentary

A summary of the week's commentaries and some of the comments they generated.

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May 3, 2012 6:00 PM

U.N. inquiry into U.S. treatment of Indians is overdue

Americans may think their transgressions are all in the past; not true.

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May 3, 2012 5:00 AM

Stop confusing the needs of small business with those of the richest among us

Success stories like hers depend on such middle-class needs as affordable health care and student loans.

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May 2, 2012 5:00 AM

Thieves didn't just wreck her car; they changed her town

It was always the sort of place where she could leave the house unlocked and the keys in her car. Those days are over.

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