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August 7, 2015
Donald Trump, the real estate mogul and television personality, speaks during the first debate of ten leading Republican presidential hopefuls, at the

Readers Write (Aug. 8): Republican presidential debate, Iran nuclear deal, Putin on Syria, church sex abuse, Minneapolis Institute of Artistic Name-Changing

Could a dog win this race?
Letters
August 6, 2015
Photo from the U.S. Army Signal Corps showing the devastation left after the first atomic bomb was droppped on Hiroshima on August 6 1945. This year m

Readers Write (Aug. 7): Hiroshima anniversary, Lake Mille Lacs assistance, UCare, Margaret Sanger and Planned Parenthood

The dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan was tragic and persuasive.
Letters
August 5, 2015
This combination of photos, from top left, shows Republican presidential candidates Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee and

Readers Write (Aug. 6): Republican candidates' debate, Lake Mille Lacs fishing, Planned Parenthood, making the airport hip

Meet tonight's starting lineup for the Republican presidential debate.
Letters
August 4, 2015
July 13, 1979 You'll be hearing a lot about Margaret Sanger, the "mother of the birth control movement," between now and Sept. 14 -- the 100th anniver

Readers Write (Aug. 5): Planned Parenthood, life in Zimbabwe, Walter Palmer's dentistry, officiating high school sports

The long fight for family planning vs. incontrovertible belief in the sanctity of life.
Letters
August 3, 2015
August 20, 1993 Aerial view - 14,000 islands in Lake of the Woods, 'we' think this is Oak Island, on which a third of the counties resorts are located

Readers Write (Aug. 4): Mille Lacs and walleye, plastic bags, school district buyouts, MPR layoffs

Not the only lake, nor the only fish.
Letters
August 2, 2015
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Readers Write (Aug. 3): Baby boomers and RV sales, land development, plastic bags, fetal research, Webber Park pool

Boomers and RVs — the "me" generation on wheels.
Letters
August 2, 2015
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Readers Write: (Aug. 2): GMOs, trophy hunting, Donald Trump, John Kasich, fishing in Minnesota

Excuse us, Rep. Peterson, but we constituents actually do know our stuff.
Letters
July 31, 2015
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Readers Write (Aug. 1): Officiating high school sports, killing animals like Cecil, airport location, bottled water

Minnesota State High School League policy, not sportsmanship, drives decline in numbers of officials.
Letters
July 30, 2015
Gov Mark Dayton

Readers Write (July 31): Special session for Lake Mille Lacs walleye, killing of Cecil the lion, fetal research, 'Wits' on public radio

All these pressing issues, and fish are what lights the governor's fire?
Letters
July 29, 2015
MUST CREDIT: AFP PHOTO / ZIMBABWE NATIONAL PARKS. This handout picture taken on October 21, 2012 and released on July 28, 2015 by the Zimbabwe Nationa

Readers Write (July 30): Cecil the lion, sugar, 'Wits' on Minnesota Public Radio

Letters
July 28, 2015
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Readers Write (July 29): The killing of Cecil the lion, climate change, fetal research, guns, immigration, the Boy Scouts

Nothing can justify or mitigate the actions of a Bloomington man on a hunt in Zimbabwe.
Letters
July 27, 2015
A man carried plastic bags of groceries out of Kowalski's in Uptown in Minneapolis, Minn., on Thursday, July 23, 2015.

Readers Write (July 28): Plastic bags in Minneapolis, belief systems, the climate 'consensus,' Donald Trump, the difference a tiny little letter makes

A plastic-bag ban in Minneapolis? Try it. You'll like it. (Or not.)
Letters
July 26, 2015
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Readers Write (July 27): Spicy food at restaurants, Golden Valley city government, infrastructure decisions, religious violence, gun violence

Food in the Twin Cities area has gotten too spicy.
Letters
July 24, 2015
A blood-spattered poster of Jesus Christ is seen inside the the Coptic Christian Saints Church in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, Egypt Sat

Readers Write: (July 26): Religious wars, CEO pay, legislator staying power

Joining the battle in holy wars has consequences.
Letters
July 24, 2015
A fishing boat cruised on Wahkon Bay, Lake Mille Lacs in the afternoon sun in the city of Wahkon, MN ] Thursday, May 22, 2014 GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@st

Readers Write (July 25): Lake Mille Lacs, emergency-room costs, Paynesville solar project delay, Mankato Happy Chef

Debating the decline of the walleye on Lake Mille Lacs.
Letters
July 23, 2015
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Readers Write (July 23): Community agriculture, polls, Donald Trump and Al Franken, the media, Iran, air travel, Golden Valley

Offerings often exceed expectations.
Letters
July 23, 2015
Pope Francis speaks in the Synod Hall during a conference on Modern Slavery and Climate Change at the Vatican, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Dozens of envir

Readers Write (July 24): Climate change, affordable housing at Fort Snelling and elsewhere, veterans and heroism

Will Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges address climate change at the source?
Letters
July 21, 2015
DAVID JOLES • djoles@startribune.com - Oct. 27, 2010 - Minneapolis, MN - ] At Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, 60 flights have been

Readers Write (July 22): Airport noise and location, Iran nuclear deal, Franken and Trump (et al.) and McCain, diversity in sports

1990s decision to keep airport in place was regrettable.
Letters
July 20, 2015
Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau

Readers Write (July 21): Minneapolis Police Department PR; plus: Editors' failings on Planned Parenthood, Donald Trump, polls

It's going to take more than image-building to improve Minneapolis police-community relations.
Letters
July 17, 2015
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Readers Write (July 19): Tribalism, veterans' health care, 1985-86 Hormel strike

But of course the world is tribal.
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