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My Jefferson Lines bus departed 12 minutes ahead of schedule last week, leading to retraining for "inexcusable" staff actions and a road trip with two other stranded passengers, Robin Washington writes.

Here's how that role bears out at Carleton College, which I lead, and in Northfield, writes Alison R. Byerly.

This is the stuff that produced the French Revolution, Pete Boelter of North Branch writes.

Federal leadership has abdicated on this issue. Cities like Minneapolis must lead. We already have progress to build on, Ward 7 City Council candidate Katie Cashman writes.

From former legislative auditor Jim Nobles: The theft of millions from state programs was a result of not just the actions of thieves, but also officials' failure to implement basic financial safeguards recommended in numerous audit reports.

From columnist Rochelle Olson: "The haunting question: Why weren't the Hortmans warned?"

The scale of the problems facing rural America is daunting, Aaron Brown writes. This bipartisan commission wants to get to the bottom of them.

Immediately after August's tragedy, the helpers came together: First responders. Doctors. Community members. Donors. Faith leaders. But our policymakers are nowhere to be found, Joe Eiden writes.

The Second Amendment is not about hobbies.

Differing accounts reveal a fissure between the Minnesota governor and Minneapolis mayor. Hear the "Playing Politics" analysis from WCCO Radio's Chad Hartman and the Star Tribune Editorial Board's Patricia Lopez and John Rash.