Jill Burcum

Minneapolis

Editorial Writer at The Minnesota Star Tribune

Star Tribune opinion writer on health care. Applying Minnesota mom sensibilities to coverage: don't fib, don't be mean & you better have done your homework.

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Articles

Stauber sweetens sweetheart deal for Chilean mining firm

5 days ago | startribune.com | Jill Burcum

Opinion editor's note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. President Donald Trump fortunately didn't include northeast Minnesota's risky Twin Metals copper-nickel mine on a recent executive order aiming to fast-track projects like this. But any sigh of relief about that by Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) advocates came to a quick end this week as Minnesota U.S. House Rep.
A pair of 'big muddy boots to fill'

1 week ago | startribune.com | Jill Burcum

Jeff Broberg, photographed here in 2021, points to topsoil on his farm in Elba Township in southeast Minnesota. (Dennis Anderson/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Running toward, not away from, the battle over vaccines

2 weeks ago | startribune.com | Jill Burcum

Opinion editor's note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. Leading medical experts shouldn't have to band together to push back against reckless vaccine rhetoric and maneuvers coming from unqualified political appointees at the highest levels of government. But here we are. Actions like the effort Osterholm is spearheading are sorely needed to meet this moment and safeguard vaccine use. Vaccine skeptic Robert F.
About that so-called 'pill penalty'

2 weeks ago | startribune.com | Jill Burcum

Flyers urge consumers to take action beneficial to the pharmaceutical industry. But the campaign completely misses the bigger threat to new drug development: massive research cuts.
Cosplay Kristi preens instead of fixing a grievous error

3 weeks ago | startribune.com | Jill Burcum

Opinion editor's note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. There's zero middle ground when it comes to former South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's political instincts. Noem's calculated moves have vaulted her from rancher to the U.S. House to the Mt. Rushmore state's CEO to her current gig as secretary of Homeland Security. It's hard to argue with that success.
Harmful cuts risk our state's elite disease-fighting forces

1 month ago | startribune.com | Jill Burcum

Opinion editor's note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. Imagine the righteous outrage that would erupt if the U.S. military's special operations - Navy SEALs, Army Rangers - were not only targeted by Elon Musk's cost-cutting efforts but expected to bear a disproportionate share of funding reductions. Why would we risk weakening them in an increasingly chaotic world?
permanent Boundary Waters protections

1 month ago | startribune.com | Jill Burcum

Smith's legislation, the first BWCAW protection bill in the U.S. Senate in nearly five decades, is also a clear call to action, not only to other members of Congress but for all who care about the fate of this beloved but fragile watery wilderness. "Sometimes it takes a long time to get the right thing done," Smith said in an interview Tuesday. "This is going to require some patience, some resilience and determination. I don't think [the bill] is just symbolic.
Klobuchar helps Congress rediscover its spine

1 month ago | startribune.com | Jill Burcum

Opinion editor's note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. Legislation championed by Minnesota's senior U.S. senator is a solid start toward helping Congress rediscover its spine as President Donald Trump steers the nation into a treacherous trade war. Minnesota's Sen. Amy Klobuchar joined two Virginia U.S. senators, Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, both Democrats, as the measure's lead advocates.
'We're doing this for Gavin'

1 month ago | startribune.com | Jill Burcum

It's time for Minnesota to screen for MLD, a rare disease. A Winona family and their legislative champion are pushing to add it to routine newborn testing.
Would you pay an extra $10 a year to aid rural ambulances?

1 month ago | mankatofreepress.com | Jill Burcum

Living in a state with spectacular natural resources means Minnesotans are frequently on the go to enjoy them. To the cabin. To the lakes where walleye are biting. To the prairies and bluffs for hunting. Those destinations are where great memories are made. But they can also unfortunately be a place where injuries or life-threatening emergencies, such as a heart attack, can happen.