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Readers Write: (May 10): Light rail, opting out of testing, the immigrant experience
So, then, LRT is social engineering.
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Readers Write: (May 9): St. Paul Chamber Orchestra; the Minnesota Legislature and EBT cards, tobacco and freedom of conscience; Mother's Day
Musicians of the SPCO express their optimism.
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Readers Write (May 8): Oil train explosion, light-rail expansion, 'farmer-bashing,' 'net metering' reform, the 'Commons,' recreational running
Are oil trains engineered to be safe, or profitable?
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Readers Write (May 7): Education funding, buffer strips, controversial poster at U, campus rape, Sack cartoon on Texas shooting, Minnesota history
From Minnesota's top teachers, to our esteemed legislators:
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Readers Write (May 6): The Holocaust and humanity, consequences of trade deals, Dayton's buffer strip proposal, the military and obesity
Gaza revelations dredge up memories of a past cruelty.
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Readers Write (May 5): Minneapolis riverfront initiative, Freddie Gray death, religion and liberals, the pope and the environment, water quality, democratic socialism
"RiverFirst" initiative is nice, but don't neglect what's already there.
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Readers Write: (May 4): Minnesota's water, young workers and higher ed, infant mortality, obesity and the military, Edward Snowden, Guthrie seating
It's the season for fresh produce. How will you wash it down?
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Readers Write: (May 3): Alexandria's new school, minimum wage, sugar, 'youth exodus,' the police
An open classroom environment is not a new idea, and not a good one.
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Readers Write (May 2): Landline phones, obesity and the military, Gov. Mark Dayton, Baltimore unrest, north Minneapolis
Much buzz over legislative proposal, but it's an overreaction.
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Readers Write (May 1): Camden Yards lockout, local government aid, telephone regulation, cable merger, presidential campaign, equality, Wayzata preservation
The audience lockout from a baseball game in Baltimore was the wrong approach.
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Readers Write (April 30): Verne Gagne, Southwest LRT, veterans, transportation, Sunday liquor sales, Spring Lake Park Reserve, Starbucks pyament glitch
Verne Gagne and others always gave wrestling fans the action they hoped to see.
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Readers Write (April 29): Baltimore unrest, Southwest light rail, the House GOP, Muslims in Minnesota
In Baltimore, as with other, similar events, the media makes things worse.
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Readers Write (April 28): Earthquake in Nepal, education funding, Met Council and housing, justice in America, Jell-O
I feel for the kind people of Nepal, who once showed their compassion for me.
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Readers Write (April 27): Police body cameras, sexual assaults and pornography, subsidized housing, bird safety
The public needs to fully understand the debate over body camera policy.
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Readers Write: (April 26): Race and inequality, 'youth exodus,' urban schools, teachers union and lobbying
Commentary writer's version of 'moral capitalism' isn't like any I'd choose.
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Readers Write (April 25): Hillary Clinton and gender, Hillary Clinton and controversy, subsidized housing, Rybak vs. Walker, Norm Coleman vs. terrorism, Al Franken vs. monopolies
A presidential election is about capability, not gender.
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Readers Write (April 24): Mining near the BWCA, IRS overload, ISIL arrests, soccer stadium
A place of solace for veterans is threatened.
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Readers Write (April 23): ISIL arrests, Amazon in Shakopee, transit, energy, Spotted Cow beer bust
No, Minnesotans, this striving toward terror is not our fault.
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Readers Write (April 22): Parking meters, ISIL arrests, taxes, Compassionate Care Act, early childhood education
For Minneapolis, money really does grow on trees.
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Readers Write (April 21): Public safety and law enforcement, soccer stadium, 'defying death'
Recent efforts constitute work well done, at all levels.
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