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Letters
April 8, 2016
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Readers Write (April 10): Paying for pollution, executive compensation

Debating cap-and-trade and fee-and-dividend proposals.
Letters
April 8, 2016
Freshman Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt., center, Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., 2nd right, Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., left, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., right, s

Readers Write (April 11): Gender bias and decisions on war, women veterans, 'too big to fail,' immigration terminology, Ted Cruz, gratitude for Minneapolis police

Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton and qualifications.
Letters
April 7, 2016
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Readers Write (April 8): Racial disparities, Jamar Clark case, medical records, mental health care funding, state employee travel ban

North Minneapolis economy: Ready to think outside the box?
Letters
April 6, 2016
A protestor waved a "Justice 4 Jamar" banner at traffic turning onto Plymouth Avenue Friday afternoon. ] (AARON LAVINSKY/STAR TRIBUNE) aaron.lavinsky@

Readers Write (April 7): The NAACP and the Jamar Clark case, health care assistance, corporate inversions, road construction

The NAACP and the Jamar Clark case: An aversion to pressing for progress is why problems persist.
Letters
April 5, 2016
Nekima Levy-Pounds addressed the media during a press conference, Monday, April 4, 2016 at the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis, MN. T

Readers Write (April 6): Jamar Clark case and the NAACP, Minneapolis' plastic-bag ban, congressional travel, mining, pipelines

Goals are ill-served by pressing for new prosecution.
Letters
April 4, 2016
A woman carried plastic bags of groceries out of Kowalski's in Uptown in Minneapolis, Minn., on Thursday, July 23, 2015. ] RENEE JONES SCHNEIDER &#x20

Readers Write (April 5): Plastic bag ban, Jamar Clark case, Dayton's travel ban, Paulsen's travel, the farm economy

Plastic-bag ban in Minneapolis? Well, I'll shop in the next city.
Letters
April 1, 2016
Members of the Peterson family, who operate Far-Gaze Farms, worked harvesting corn on one of their fields, this one 142 acres, Friday, Oct. 9, 2015,ne

Readers Write (April 2): Farm incomes, Jamar Clark case, Donald Trump and abortion, a tale of gratitude

Crop yields up, incomes down. And the cost to all of us?
Letters
April 1, 2016
Aidan Spillane prays each night before a small crucifix on the floor of his bedroom. A devout Catholic, Spillane finds himself struggling to forgive t

Readers Write (April 3): Mental health care, Jamar Clark case, U.S. foreign policy

We continue to see a broken mental health care system in Minnesota.
Letters
April 1, 2016
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Readers Write (April 4): Ticket scalping, family and medical leave, farming, free-transit proposal, prom proposals, roadwork

Who loses with ticket scalping? Those who truly care about the event being offered.
Letters
March 31, 2016
Police in riot gear head back toward the 4th precinct after being dispatched to head to the 1600 block of Plymouth Ave. N, where protesters had shut d

Readers Write (April 1): Jamar Clark case, gun that looks like cellphone, University of Minnesota spending

In the Jamar Clark case, we're left with questions about weaponized force and de-escalation techniques.
Letters
March 30, 2016
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced that he will not file criminal charges against the two police officers involved in the shooting. ] JIM

Readers Write (March 31): Decision in Jamar Clark case, proposed plastic bag ban

In Freeman, we see a leader truly willing to make a tough decision.
Letters
March 29, 2016
Ken and Betsy Roering, of Minneapolis, found a shady spot at Loring Park to watch a family of geese wander the edge of the Pond on Wednesday afternoon

Readers Write (March 30): Minneapolis parks, proposed plastic-bag ban, taxes, state business climate

Parks are an equalizer, but in Minneapolis, they're out of shape.
Letters
March 28, 2016
Minneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau holds a press conference seeking to clarify remarks she made earlier in the day regarding police response

Readers Write (March 29): Protests, terrorism, abortion, lobbying, loyalty

Protesters, Police Chief Janeé Harteau is right. Build constructively on progress made.
Letters
March 25, 2016
Courthouse screening is expanding in the metro area. A visual look at the screening area of the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis. Viki

Readers Write (March 26): The battle against terrorism, transgender access to public restrooms, protest and influence, archbishop-designate, Minnesota loyalty

Security, liberty, diplomacy: That elusive balance.
Letters
March 25, 2016

Readers Write (March 27): School discipline, 'a letter to my liberal friends'

Want a solution to student misbehavior? Start early.
Letters
March 25, 2016
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Readers Write (March 28): Proposed plastic-bag ban, lighting and safety, mining, beer and speech, Obama's Cuba trip, Fort Snelling photo

A plastic-bag ban is not supported by research.
Letters
March 24, 2016
A man writes "never again" with chalk on the pavement near the entrance of metro station Maelbeek in Brussels, Belgium, Thursday, March 24, 2016. Belg

Readers Write (March 25): Terrorism in Brussels, contraception and abortion, St. Paul schools, St. Louis Park schools, University of Minnesota, fashion spread

Terrorism in Brussels: Remembering another time and another attack.
Letters
March 23, 2016
A walleye is netted, caught on the Twin Pines Resort boat at sunset Wednesday, July 29, 2015, during an evening excursion on Lake Mille Lacs.](DAVID J

Readers Write (March 24): Lake Mille Lacs fishing, terror attacks in Brussels, Donald Trump's candidacy

Great — more fruitless spending on Lake Mille Lacs.
Letters
March 22, 2016
A police officer stands guard as people are evacuated from Brussels airport, after explosions rocked the facility in Brussels, Belgium, Tuesday March

Readers Write (March 23): Terror attacks in Brussels, veterans health care, religious liberty, Real ID, school funding

Our message from the latest attacks: Personal vigilance is needed.
Letters
March 21, 2016
Minnesota Historical Society/AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt A detail of the painting "Treaty of Traverse des Sioux." The painting of the treaty signing tha

Readers Write (March 22): State Capitol paintings, Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board, Donald Trump, pedestrian safety

State Capitol paintings: Minnesota's South Carolina moment?

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