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The shootings - and the debate over policing - continue
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Scott GillespieEditorial Editor and Vice President
Star Tribune Opinion continues to be your go-to source for a range of opinions on crime and policing strategies in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
The Editorial Board focuses on the capital city today, making the case that the response to recent gun violence has to include more resources for the St. Police Department.
It's similar to the argument the board offered Monday on policing in Minneapolis. That editorial drew today's counterpart commentary from Third Ward council member Steve Fletcher, who's more skeptical of Mayor Jacob Frey's plan to add officers.
Coming this weekend: Assistant commentary editor David Banks is filling in for D.J. Tice again this week, and he offers this preview of the opinion lineup you'll find this weekend at Star Tribune Opinion:
"You've heard about the trade war and the damage many believe it's doing. 'But, wait,' writes former Star Tribune business reporter Mike Meyers. 'The White House always can find a way to make matters worse.' The latest example, he says, is the process by which President Donald Trump's import tax 'vanishes for some firms and products even as others cannot escape the tab.' What makes the difference? Good luck finding out, writes Meyers, although he's happy to hint at the possibilities.
"Meanwhile, retired editorial writer and occasional columnist Lori Sturdevant returns with an assessment of Minnesota's nation-leading 150-year 'dalliance with multi-party politics.' The 2020 presidential election would be a terrible time for that predilection to continue, she writes; the 2016 election nearly was. For quality control on her conclusion, she interviews Tom Horner, who ran a third-party campaign for governor in 2010. He concurs."
Also this weekend:
"On Saturday, current editorial writer and columnist John Rash considers 'Official Secrets,' a movie about a British whistleblower who leaked information about the runup to the Iraq war.
"And on Monday, Jeremy Sankey, founder of Minnesota Veterans for Cannabis, responds to a commentary published last Monday that criticized the DFL Party's embrace of legalization for recreational marijuana. We can balance responsible adult use against the dangers, Sankey counters."
Thanks for reading.
The best of this morning's Star Tribune Opinion report follows:
Opinion Exchange
Editorial counterpoint: Minneapolis residents have mixed views on policing
EditorialThe case is made for more cops in St. Paul |
Steve Sack Sack cartoon: Profiting from the presidency |
Letters Readers Write: Assisted suicide, marijuana legalization, 9/11 coverage, tight labor market, light-rail accessDon't make death about profit. Bishop won congressional race by campaigning against D.C. liberals.Opinion Exchange  Nicotine intake: I quit smoking by vaping, and now I'm worriedBy Clarence Page At least I was an adult. Opinion Exchange  Counterpoint: Minnesota's racial disparities have been long-known, long-ignoredBy David Schultz We documented the problem in Minnesota 25 years ago and made recommendations. Opinion Exchange N.C. Republican capitalized on Democrats' leftward lurchBy EditorialFollow Opinion  Opinion Podcast  Listening to the "Playing Politics" podcast from the Star Tribune and WCCO Radio is like taking a seat at the Editorial Board table and hearing an informed and opinionated weekly discussion of all things political in Minnesota and the nation. |
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2 comments:
LIBERAL PROF GETS TOLD OFF
GRA:I didn't post the comments,you'll have to click the article,but the following viewpoint was destroyed by Joe Q Public.Does that mean there's hope for us?
(article starts)Minnesota is one of the most racially inequitable states in the country, as pointed out in a recent article in this paper (“Curious Minnesota” feature, July 8). This was a surprising truth for many, but it should have been a shock only in the same way that in the movie “Casablanca,” Captain Renault was shocked that there was “gambling going on here.” The reality is we have known about this segregation for nearly 25 years, but either this reality has been ignored by many or policies have been ineffective in addressing it.
Minnesotans, especially in the Twin Cities, like to think of themselves as progressive and forward-thinking, including when it comes to race. However, public policy does not reflect that. Back in 1996-97, the University of Minnesota’s Institute on Race and Poverty, was headed by john powell.We found that the Twin Cities was among the 10 most segregated metropolitan regions in the country. It was a region where race and income were stratified by geography.
The historical segregation in Minnesota was based on race, caused by zoning and mortgage redlining. There were only a few neighborhoods in the Twin Cities, if not the state, where people of color resided. But during the 1960s and ’70s as the suburbs exploded, racial discrimination combined with income disparities and white flight. The result was a new form of segregation based on race and income.
Our study charted through the 1980s and ’90s that there was a heavy concentration of poor and racial minorities in selected urban and first-ring suburbs. We found that the causes of this segregation were many, including exclusionary zoning and persistent private housing discrimination in terms of racial steering, residential mortgage lending and rental markets. Our research on the Twin Cities paralleled that by national scholars who looked at other regions of the country. In effect, the Twin Cities was not exceptional from trends found elsewhere.
We additionally found that federal, state and local housing policy, school policies, the placement of low-income units, the way school district lines were drawn, political fragmentation and personal preferences — whites not wanting to live near people of color — drove the segregation. Racial and economic segregation worked together to produce housing and educational segregation.
Our report tied education outcomes by race to this segregation. Arguably, other disparities also could be linked to this. In using census track analysis to pinpoint our analysis, we noted how back in the early ’90s Minnesota and Oregon had the highest percentage of their African-American populations attending predominantly minority schools. We looked at rents that priced almost all poor people out of most suburbs and neighborhoods, with the special impact it had on people of color. We documented the concentration of poverty, the disappearance of mixed-income neighborhoods, and a series of failed public policies that did nothing to address discrimination. We pointed to then how the evidence showed that charter schools, open enrollment, and vouchers did little to address school achievement and desegregate. Our report offered several recommendations in terms of changes in state law and other policies to address the segregation.
The point here is that even if 25 years ago no one knew how segregated we were, we documented it then and offered recommendations. Unfortunately, these recommendations were largely ignored by the policymakers.
David Schultz is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Hamline University
--GRA
The ubiquitous negro police chief. Situation doomed to failure no matter what is done.
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