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June 14, 2015
A detail of the Salisbury Magna Carta one of the four original surviving Magna Carta manuscripts that have been brought together by the British Librar

Readers Write (June 15): The Magna Carta, the liberal arts, invasive species, the Aquatennial, weight and exclusion, American Pharoah as 'hero'

Marking the 800th anniversary of the cornerstone of democracy.
Letters
June 13, 2015
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Readers Write (June 14): Health insurance premiums, community newspapers, 'our petrochemical obsession,' cigarette taxes, planting milkweed for butterflies

Of smoke, mirrors and the editorialists blabbing on the next bar stool.
Letters
June 12, 2015
The north side of the Guthrie Theater is reflected off an outside sculpture, including the faces of Anton Chekhov, left, and Eugene O'Neil. ] (Aaron L

Readers Write (June 13): Guthrie Theater's accessibility, the Legislature, addressing problems together, Center for New Americans, Southwest LRT, Title IX, Cologne's solar project

I love so much about the Guthrie, though I see a flaw.
Letters
June 11, 2015
ADVANCE FOR MONDAY JUNE 1 - FILE - In this photo taken Tuesday, May 5, 2015, samples of what the final Minnesota Medical Solutions medicinal cannabis

Readers Write (June 12): Medical marijuana, state government, weight and exclusion, political glass houses

Doctors' resistance cannot be the product of clear thinking.
Letters
June 10, 2015
DAVID JOLES ï djoles@startribune.com -June 2, 2011- Minneapolis, MN- In this photo:] Riders take the light-rail during morning rush hour. Once de

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.
Letters
June 9, 2015
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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.
Letters
June 8, 2015
Demonstrators walk along toward the Capitol during a rally to protest Minnesota's proposed Sandpiper pipeline, Saturday, June 6, 2015, in St. Paul, Mi

Readers Write (June 9): Pipeline protest, Kaler's compensation, telemedicine, overcelebrating American Pharoah

Pipeline rally made needed waves (but the wrong people got swamped).
Letters
June 7, 2015
President Dwight D. Eisenhower seated with Vice Pres. Richard Nixon in November 1952. (AP Photo) ORG XMIT: APHS301001

Readers Write (June 8): Presidents and war, Sculpture Garden, Canadian 'genocide,' Holocaust, loitering laws

Even Dwight ("War Settles Nothing") Eisenhower was an interventionist.
Letters
June 6, 2015

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.
Letters
June 5, 2015
Travelers waited in line to pass through a TSA security checkpoint at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

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.
Letters
June 4, 2015
Joe Dowling leaves the Guthrie Theater after a record, 20-year tenure during which he reinvented the physical plant and broadened the mission of the t

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.
Letters
June 3, 2015
Vikings running back Adrian Peterson speaks at a news conference in Eden Prairie, Minn., Tuesday June 2, 2015. Peterson practiced with the Vikings for

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.
Letters
June 2, 2015
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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.
Letters
June 1, 2015
The Best Days of Summer Aquatennial Milk Carton Boat race was held Sunday afternoon at Thomas Beach on Lake Calhoun. ]The annual aquatennial continues

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?
Letters
May 31, 2015
At Epcot Center, the day comes to an end as visitors head home .] Richard Tsong-Taatarii/rtsong-taatarii@startribune.com ORG XMIT: MIN1505131457470130

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.
Letters
May 30, 2015
ROB DOBI Special to the Star Tribune ORG XMIT: MIN1505231707020286

Readers Write: (May 31): Physician burnout, school suspensions, I-35W bridge

Claims by the mega 'payers' are free of evidence on three counts.
Letters
May 29, 2015
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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.
Letters
May 28, 2015
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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?
Letters
May 27, 2015
TOM WALLACE • twallace@startribune ASSIGN#112460_SLUG_night0831.#112460_8/9/2007 Leaving the first stop Dusty's. This Pedal Pub tour made its w

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.
Letters
May 26, 2015
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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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