The Star Tribune’s Patrick Condon writes : “ Positioning Republicans as a force for stability in the aftermath of the protests and riots that followed George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police, Trump is revving up an issue that has worked over the years to the Republicans’ benefit. GOP candidates up and down the ballot are following his example, turning Minneapolis into an electoral test case: a city run by Democrats whom Republicans charge with failing to do enough to prevent the devastation, then moving to cut police budgets and redefine policing .” Bob Shaw writes in the Pioneer Press : “ As of Aug. 21, only half of metro area (movie) theaters had reopened — two months after Gov. Tim Walz lifted the coronavirus restrictions . Fourteen theaters have not announced any plans to re-open. Two metro-area theater chains teetered on the edge of bankruptcy in July, and one 20-plex in Oakdale has closed permanently. Under these conditions, reopening a theater takes guts — but don’t co...
