5+ hour, 36+ min ago  (659+ words) Minneapolis Times NIL Started Here Five Years Ago, Accompanied By Fundamental Flaws This week marks a historic milestone'Thursday, July 2, to be precise'signaling the fifth anniversary of the first Minnesota athlete to fully capitalize on the novel, revolutionary architecture of Name,…...

5+ hour, 30+ min ago  (1463+ words) If there is a softer, warmer political sell than "free, universal childcare," I haven't run across it in my forty years of public life. For nearly every working family in Minnesota, the monthly check written to a daycare center feels…...

1+ day, 20+ min ago  (680+ words) Two hundred and fifty years after the Declaration of Independence, Americans are still arguing over the meaning of the words that made the country possible. That is not a sign that the founding failed. It is proof that the founding…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (296+ words) On Saturday, we fire up the grills, crack open the cold drinks, and watch the sky light up in celebration of that audacity. But a Semiquincentennial demands something deeper than sparklers and cheap patriotism. A 250th birthday demands a national mirror....

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (419+ words) It turned out that Clay was historically destined to be neither. The latest manifestation of this phenomenon occurred last month in Duluth, where GOP delegates assembled at the state convention to deliver endorsements. In a series of highly charged ballots,…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (340+ words) By Teresa Coryell House As a woman living in Minneapolis, I want to continue enjoying the lakes, trails, and parkways that make this city special. I take common-sense precautions, and I understand that no city can promise total safety. But…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (1633+ words) Most people like to believe their political convictions make them more honest, more alert, and less vulnerable to manipulation. After all, if someone deeply cares about justice, liberty, equality, democracy, faith, tradition, safety, or human rights, it makes sense that…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago  (789+ words) In our last column, we walked through the hard data compiled by the economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. We looked at how the city's $15 minimum wage ordinance'despite its noble goals'actually backfired on low-wage workers by shrinking their…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago  (956+ words) If you want to understand the sheer absurdity of Twin Cities governance, look no further than the Hennepin County District Court. I understand the frustration of the petitioners, and I share it. But by directing this legal enforcement exclusively at…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1380+ words) By Craig Wilson, Hill & Lake Press Ask David Wilson what has gone wrong with Minneapolis's economy, and he does not start with interest rates or office vacancy. He starts with City Hall. "We have some elected officials running the city…...