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Readers Write (June 12): Medical marijuana, state government, weight and exclusion, political glass houses
Doctors' resistance cannot be the product of clear thinking.
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Readers Write (June 11): Southwest LRT, pipeline protest, air travel carry-on guidelines, prescription drug costs, bias against weight
Despite a commentary's assertion, there is no going back on Southwest light rail.
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Readers Write (June 10): Big Brother, spitting in public, gay-business boycott, state auditor, passports, hospital care
No slippery slope; we're just seeing swings of the pendulum.
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Readers Write (June 9): Pipeline protest, Kaler's compensation, telemedicine, overcelebrating American Pharoah
Pipeline rally made needed waves (but the wrong people got swamped).
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Readers Write (June 8): Presidents and war, Sculpture Garden, Canadian 'genocide,' Holocaust, loitering laws
Even Dwight ("War Settles Nothing") Eisenhower was an interventionist.
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Readers Write: (June 7): Field trip to Smitten Kitten, Kaler's leadership at the U, PedalPub attacks, mailbox risks, Northwest Angle teacher, Southwest LRT
In sex store controversy, a chance to think about school vouchers.
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Readers Write (June 6): TSA speed vs. security, the Catholic Church, surveillance and secrecy, dance coach sanctions compared with Adrian Peterson's
The public can't have it both ways on airport screening.
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Readers Write (June 5): Joe Dowling, state auditor, race and justice, pipelines, Aquatennial events, Sculpture Garden trees
Retiring Guthrie artistic director has given Minnesotans a name to remember.
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Readers Write (June 4): Adrian Peterson, distracted driving, state auditor legislation, dance teams and sportsmanship, basketball and the dunk, FBI surveillance planes, field trip to Smitten Kitten
The right words go a long way for Vikings running back.
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Readers Write (June 3): Minnesota in the Smithsonian, dance coach suspensions, surveillance debate and exercises, airplane boarding, wayward cat
My life exists because of the medical innovation that took place in our state.
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Readers Write (June 2): Aquatennial cuts, iPads in St. Paul schools, Minneapolis schools and parks, the Legislature, pedal pubs
Whose interests does having a smaller summer festival serve?
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Readers Write: Epcot drinking, polarization, Cuba, Iran and glass houses, green space at Loring, 'the Commons'
Drinking at Disney's Epcot is an unwelcome angle on tourism.
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Readers Write: (May 31): Physician burnout, school suspensions, I-35W bridge
Claims by the mega 'payers' are free of evidence on three counts.
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Readers Write (May 30): Privacy from eyes in the sky, light-rail costs, poppies, societal values, noisy taprooms, septuagenarians
Too many things flying overhead, looking in on our lives.
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Readers Write (May 29): Driver's license enforcement, PedalPubs, sacrifice in war, Good Samaritans and safety, dandelions
Are amnesty for violators and tiered justice around the bend?
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Readers Write: (May 28): Pedal pubs, Loring Park, World War II, assisted suicide, being bike-friendly, Washington County and transit, Minnesota Orchestra in Cuba, polarization
For the community, rolling pubs are a party whether you want one or not.
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Readers Write: (May 27): Polarization, Minnesota River, Minneapolis Heart Institute, medical research, memorial poppies
About the right's "radicalzation" — are you sure?
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Readers Write (May 26): Assisted suicide, Amazon in Shakopee, bees, plastic bags, soft drinks at Dairy Queen, missed opportunities at the Legislature, suburban sports complexes
Dakota County jury's decision on Final Exit is disheartening.
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Readers Write (May 25): Minnesota Orchestra, trade agreements, Iraq war backtracking, figuring out the rules on bikes and fishing
An up-close view on the orchestra's Cuba trip.
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Readers Write: (May 24): U Medical School, arrests and bias, gender gap in pay, Minneapolis schools
Contrary to assertions in a recent commentary, the U is on the proper path to progress.
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