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TCFF starts Thursday and opens with Oscar buzz-worthy "Hamnet." More than 150 other films will screen between Oct. 16-25, columnist John Rash writes.

He moved back to Minnesota because it is a state that believes in serving the public good. But, he writes, Minnesota is not always at its best.

Hegseth's plan for training members of the Qatari military in Idaho goes much too far.

"Each unit priced too high or not filled for months and even years means one more family struggling to put a roof over their children's heads," the authors write.

"Our vocation as faith leaders is not to center ourselves or preserve comfort; it is to love our neighbors and amplify the voices of those who are suffering," the authors write.

Harvard professor and philosopher Michael Sandel, from Hopkins, Minnesota, received the Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture Tuesday, columnist Aaron Brown writes.

"This is worth bragging about," the authors write.

"The annual loss of 1 billion birds to window collisions in the U.S. is an ecological catastrophe," the authors write.

Unmask yourselves and act like cops.

"I served with Fateh, have seen how relentless he is and know he is the type of leader we need at City Hall," Patricia Torres Ray writes.