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July 15, 2015
President Barack Obama answers questions about the Iran nuclear deal during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wedne

Readers Write (July 16): Nuclear deal with Iran, assumptions about blacks, Vikings stadium cost

You object to the nuclear deal with Iran? What's your alternative?
Letters
July 14, 2015
iStockphoto.com Mother and son using American Sign Language to say I Love You.

Readers Write (July 15): Metro Deaf School program cut, sexual-consent policy, Donald Trump, 'sanctuary' cities, soccer stadium, voter registration

The Legislature has failed special-needs children — over a sum of $30,000.
Letters
July 13, 2015
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump finishes up speaking before a crowd of 3,500 Saturday, July 11, 2015, in Phoenix.

Readers Write (July 14): Donald Trump, 'faith in the police,' Southwest LRT, employee compensation, names and symbols, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce

Donald Trump is sort of a canary in a coal mine.
Letters
July 12, 2015
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Readers Write (July 13): Aging, small businesses, bicycling, reading, traveling

White House Conference on Aging gives an important issue short shrift.
Letters
July 10, 2015
Smoking is already not allowed at the beaches of Lake Calhoun Park. The Minneapolis Park Board Recreation Committee is proposing to ban smoking in all

Readers Write: (July 11): Renaming Lake Calhoun, Confederate flag and free speech, transportation funding, toilet seat debate

Lake renaming ideas abound. Is there a solution, somewhere between serious and silly?
Letters
July 10, 2015
A buffer strip of grass and trees along the Rock River west of Edgerton is a good example of the protective strips that help filter runoff. ] In the s

Readers Write (July 12): Agricultural runoff, gun violence, symbols and sensitivity, home sharing, 'farm to fork,' editorial practices

Money rules policies and practices on agricultural runoff.
Letters
July 9, 2015
A runner dashed along the wet paths along West River Parkway March 9, 2015 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.] Jerry Holt/ Jerry.Holt@Startribune.com ORG XMIT

Readers Write: (July 10): West River Pkwy. maintenance, sugary drinks, recreational drugs, Lake Calhoun and Indian stewardship, athletes' Minnesota loyalty, faces on currency, investing in infrastructure

The Great River Road — still the "best drive in America?"
Letters
July 8, 2015
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Readers Write (July 9): The $10 bill, affordable housing, sugary drinks, mental health, long-term care insurance, toilet seats

Emily Dickinson was a real American icon.
Letters
July 7, 2015
A haze rest along the Minneapolis skyline from the view of Ridgeway Parkway Park, Monday, July 6, 2015, in Minneapolis. The Minnesota Pollution Contro

Readers Write (July 8): Fires and air quality, political correctness, immigration and guns and law and order, affordable housing

Days of haze are but a symptom of fossil-fuel dependence.
Letters
July 6, 2015
Caption: This fire truck displayed the Confederate flag at a July 4th parade on Friday (cq) in Albert Lea. Credit: Photo by Lance Frank ORG XMIT: MIN1

Readers Write (July 7): Political correctness in names and symbols, limiting sugary soft drinks in health care settings

Firefighter in Albert Lea parade made his point at what cost?
Letters
July 4, 2015

Readers Write (July 5): Sustainability, $300,000 restroom

Responses to Katherine Kersten's commentary about the goals of campus sustainability.
Letters
July 3, 2015
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Readers Write (July 4): Smoking, Mississippi River, Southwest LRT, bicyclists, sustainability

There's still smoking where it shouldn't be — even near a hospital.
Letters
July 2, 2015
JIM GEHRZ Ô jgehrz@startribune.com St. Peter/May 27, 2008/12:00PM] Pexton Hall is a heavily secured building at the treatment facility in St. Pet

Readers Write (July 3): Minnesota Sex Offender Program, Iran nuclear negotiations, Nicollet Mall traffic, symbolism and atonement

The Minnesota Sex Offender Program went from process to politicization.
Letters
July 2, 2015
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Readers Write (July 6): The Great Toilet Seat Debate, U.S. Bank, U basketball coach's salary, coverage of women's sports, water quality, Lori Swanson

Why the burden is on men to raise the toilet seat.
Letters
July 1, 2015
Stewart Watson, right, of Baltimore, comforts Maranda Mincey ofCharleston, as they both become emotional while visiting the sidewalk memorial at the E

Readers Write (July 2): The need for atonement, sex offender policies, the Supreme Court, renaming lakes, Nicollet Mall traffic, 'urban explorers'

Add, to Independence Day, a day of atonement.
Letters
June 30, 2015
GENERAL INFORMATION: Minneapolis,Mn. Friday 5/31/2002 Gold rose to its highest level in 31 months as rising tensions in the Middle East, falling U.S.

Readers Write (July 1): Coin dealing, medical marijuana, the U.S. Supreme Court, the Catholic Church, the environment, K-9 abuse charges

Article gave the wrong impression about coin dealers in general.
Letters
June 29, 2015
FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2012 file photo, the U.S. Supreme Court Building is seen in Washington. The health insurance industry is spending millions to

Readers Write (June 30): U.S. Supreme Court, gay-rights timeline, bicyclists, K-9 abuse, medical research, 'sharing the wealth'

Understanding the rule of law, as opposed to the role of ideology.
Letters
June 28, 2015
Readers Write: (June 29): Koch brothers, living-wage jobs, proton therapy, Catholic women, Nicollet Mall, 'pet-friendly' condos and the $10 bill

Readers Write: (June 29): Koch brothers, living-wage jobs, proton therapy, Catholic women, Nicollet Mall, 'pet-friendly' condos and the $10 bill

Yes, they give to GOP, but also to many charitable causes.
Letters
June 27, 2015
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Readers Write (June 28): The climate, justice and mercy, suburban poverty, veterans' health care

Let's expand the 3 percent who are truly active about the climate.
Letters
June 26, 2015
JIM GEHRZ Ô jgehrz@startribune.com St. Peter/May 27, 2008/12:00PM] Pexton Hall is a heavily secured building at the treatment facility in St. Pet

Readers Write (June 25): Minnesota Sex Offender Program, the Confederate flag, Charleston shootings, Lake Calhoun, mining, the State Fair and obesity

The principal author of Minnesota's sex-offender legislation responds to ruling.
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