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"The message is clear. Everything is fine. Nothing to see. Everything is fine," Carol Becker writes. "The strategy of denial."

"Minnesota's iron once built America's strength. Now it can secure America's independence," Rep. Pete Stauber writes.

"It's not on us, on you and me, to use AI ethically or responsibly. It's on the companies to build safe, reliable, ethical products," David M. Perry writes.

Parsing what's fair, and what's not.

I'm running in Ward 11 to bring back pragmatic leadership, City Council candidate Mariam DeMello writes.

"Minnesotans may wish to feel more excited about Gov. Tim Walz running for re-election, what's routinely being referred to, often with an eyeroll or a rueful smirk, as 'an unprecedented third consecutive four-year term,'" Rochelle Olson writes.

"At a moment when our city still bears deep wounds, collective appreciation of the beauty and resilience reflected in our history offers a reminder that even in darkness, light endures," the Rev. Daniel Griffith writes.

If it looks like a duck ...

Four years from now, the ward will be safer and revitalized, City Council candidate Lydia Millard writes.

"As the public wait times for calls is reaching almost three hours to connect with a Minnesota Aging Pathways team member, we understand the frustration many are feeling," Maureen Schneider writes.