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Letters
November 8, 2015
Following the graduation ceremony, the first-ever class of graduates at the University of Minnesota, Rochester toss their mortar boards into the air a

Readers Write (Nov 9): University of Minnesota's Rochester campus, Veterans Affairs accountability, development near Vikings stadium, U athletic director role, Ben Carson vs. reporters, state rivalries

The Rochester campus of the University of Minnesota is a failed experiment.
Letters
November 6, 2015
Attorneys John and Dan Shulman speak to the media, surrounded by plaintiffs in the case, during a press conference announcing a lawsuit against the st

Readers Write (Nov. 7): School integration lawsuit, oil transport, drive-through window scuffle

We need good parenting, not lawsuits, to close the achievement gap.
Letters
November 6, 2015
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Readers Write (Nov. 8): The movie 'Truth,' segregation in the schools, disruptive behavior in the schools, dining alone

'Truth' regarding George W Bush's military service is larger than a document.
Letters
November 5, 2015
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Readers Write (Nov. 6): McDonald's incident, school board and teachers, presidential debates, Lawrence Lessig, 'American Horror Story,' automakers, Iowa, light pollution

Well. Good thing there's video of drive-through window tussle.
Letters
November 4, 2015
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Readers Write (Nov. 5): Statute of limitations, corporate lawsuits, cable TV, Minneapolis police, Keystone XL, psychiatric beds

It's time to get ride of outdated laws that let criminals live freely for years.
Letters
November 4, 2015
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Readers Write (Oct. 30): Republican debate, Jerry Kill/Flip Saunders, local elections

File your taxes on a postcard? Good luck.
Letters
November 3, 2015
People cheered and applauded from the rooftop terrace of the A Mill Artist Lofts as the Pillsbury sign was relit Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, in Minneapolis.

Readers Write (Nov. 4): Pillsbury sign, $43 million gas station, student debt, Islamophobia

Light up our nights — to a point.
Letters
November 2, 2015
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Readers Write (Nov. 3): Health insurance, diversity in state jobs, mining, presidential debates, 'No Labels,' school start times, Halloween, daylight saving time

"Shop around" is a glib suggestion for those facing health insurance rate hikes.
Letters
October 30, 2015
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Readers Write (Nov. 1): Political rigidity and teachers unions, criminal justice, rural broadband

Which political archetype are you? A fox or a hedgehog?
Letters
October 30, 2015
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Readers Write (Oct. 31): Halloween observance, developments in Jacob Wetterling case, coverage of Jerry Kill, Syria, presidential debates

Halloween ought to always be on a Saturday. Here's why.
Letters
October 30, 2015
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Readers Write (Nov. 2): Receipts for gas, mammogram guidelines, PolyMet proposal, Benghazi

Buying gas? You deserve a receipt.
Letters
October 28, 2015
A series of images from video show a student in Columbia, S.C., being forcibly removed from her seat by a sheriff’s deputy after she refused to

Readers Write (Oct. 29): Public perceptions of law enforcement, Jerry Kill's resignation, controversial Halloween display

South Carolina classroom incident: Once again, media fans the flames.
Letters
October 27, 2015
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Readers Write (Oct. 28): Processed meats, student loans, parking meters, Benghazi, squirrels

Processed meats: Don't overreact to what you read.
Letters
October 26, 2015
Jane Lynch arrives at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Inv

Readers Write (Oct. 27): Stereotypes, Benghazi, Paul Ryan, soccer stadium, St. Paul school discipline, Halloween display, student debt

What is this supposed "gay lifestyle?" Don't box people in.
Letters
October 25, 2015
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Readers Write (Oct. 26): Regulation of drones, transportation funding, commuting and parking, self-medicating with substances, booya

Unmanned aircraft can be flown responsibly, plane hobbyists have shown.
Letters
October 23, 2015
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Readers Write (Oct. 25): Tuition, Czech health care, 'Woman in a Meeting'

MnSCU offers an alternative to high tuition.
Letters
October 23, 2015
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, while she testifies before the House Select Committee on Benghazi on Capitol Hill, in Washin

Readers Write (Oct. 24): Benghazi hearings, ISIL suspect, cost of college, business communication

On the topic of Hillary Clinton's comportment, divided we stand.
Letters
October 22, 2015
More green would be added to 3rd Avenue under a proposed redesign in downtown Minneapolis. One feature would be planter-protected bike lanes on portio

Readers Write (Oct. 23): Minneapolis' 3rd Avenue, defining 'socialism,' Washington politics, mammogram guidelines, the Amish in Lanesboro, school lunches, hacking

3rd Avenue for biking and walking? Right on.
Letters
October 21, 2015
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Readers Write (Oct. 22): Socialism, Minneapolis work rules, school shootings, Grand Avenue parking, climate change

We're 'already living' with socialism? Not really.
Letters
October 20, 2015
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Readers Write (Oct. 21): Airport noise, Working Families Agenda, law enforcement, family function, Congress, senior dancers

A solution to airport noise: Northstar rail to St. Cloud and the airport there.

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