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Letters
May 7, 2016
The Hiawatha Light Rail Line is being rebranded as the METRO Blue Line. The Blue Line is the first of the Twin Cities METRO system of rapid transit li

Readers Write (May 9): Light rail, Northstar rail, Minneapolis police, sexual-assault allegations on campus, behavior in Osseo schools

A longtime resident's perspective on light rail.
Letters
May 7, 2016
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Readers Write (May 8): Attention spans and classical music, opioid addiction, voting systems, the 2016 election, global trade, consumer protection

Classical music audiences are tuned in, not out.
Letters
May 6, 2016
Gov. Mark Dayton talked to the media about his meeting with Dr. Bill McGuire and others on the plans for the new MLS stadium. ] (KYNDELL HARKNESS/STAR

Readers Write (May 7): Politics in 2016 — Trump, Clinton, Dayton, Coleman; Black Lives Matter; parenting

Speaking of political courage, voters might see Gov. Mark Dayton as an example.
Letters
May 5, 2016
FILE- In this March 3, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential candidates, businessman Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Ohio Gov. John Kasic

Readers Write (May 6): Donald Trump, guns and public safety, Prince and addiction, Prince and generosity

Voters, will you have the courage to elect the candidate you sought?
Letters
May 4, 2016
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses the media and a few supporters after winning the Indiana primary, on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, in

Readers Write (May 5): Donald Trump, transgender accommodations and boycotts, Jamar Clark case

We don't hate Trump voters; we're just perplexed.
Letters
May 3, 2016
Julio Salazar, from Morristown, Tenn., a supporter of Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, wears a suit coat and tie with a S

Readers Write (May 4): 'Unhappy voters,' toddlers and guns, Minneapolis' North Side, climate change, Shakespeare and today's politics

Political change begins with a voice, and that voice is Sanders'.
Letters
May 2, 2016
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Readers Write (May 3): Opioids, recycling, Shakespeare and today's politics

A spotlight is needed on opioid-related deaths. Alcohol-related ones, too.
Letters
May 1, 2016
Images of Prince taken on March 3, 1986, during a performance at First Avenue.

Readers Write (May 2): Remembering Prince, commemorating Prince, demonizing marijuana

Prince's unique style meant more than music. It was inspiration.
Letters
April 29, 2016
Thermometer showing fever with medicine and cup of water nect to bed

Readers Write (April 30): Labor policies, coverage of Prince's death, transgender accommodations, problems and opportunities in housing

There's no reason not to have a minimum standard on paid sick leave.
Letters
April 29, 2016
Cardboard overflows from a recycling bin in San Francisco, Jan. 28, 2016. Delivery services now come through in hours, not days. But the boxes after b

Readers Write (May 1): Recycling, preventing extremism, Third Congressional District, job distribution, synthetic turf

Bin capacity, every-other-week pickup add up to a recycling deterrent.
Letters
April 28, 2016
This April 12, 2016 photos shows a bust of William Shakespeare which sits above the famous British playwright's grave at Holy Trinity Church in Stratf

Readers Write (April 29): Shakespeare and today's politics, Metropolitan Council, transgender accommodations, 'fools and fast cars,' Minneapolis roads and parks and taxes, music education

Shakespeare and today's politics: From the bard, better options than that.
Letters
April 27, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at her presidential primary election night rally, Tuesday, April 26, 2016, in Philadelphia. (

Readers Write (April 28): The 2016 campaign, transgender accommodations, inclusive playgrounds, Christian-Muslim relations, transportation funding

Donald Trump pivots to sexism.
Letters
April 26, 2016
A traveler eastbound on Hwy 394/Hwy 12 snapped pictures of some of the sports cars that were racing in the west metro on April 23, 2016.

Readers Write (April 27): 'Fools and fast cars,' Prince's death, ignition interlock devices, spine surgery

"Fools and fast cars" aren't the only "witless wonders" on the road.
Letters
April 25, 2016
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Readers Write (April 26): Money in politics, remembering Prince, Minneapolis development, flag imagery, the Legislature and licensing

Political fundraising demands are over the top.
Letters
April 22, 2016
After kissing his fingers, a fan touches Prince's star on the wall of First Avenue in Minneapolis on Thursday, April 21, 2016. (Jeff Wheeler/Minneapol

Readers Write (April 23): Remembering Prince, parents and youth sports, Minneapolis development, U.S. Bank Stadium

May the inspiration of a musical mastermind continue.
Letters
April 22, 2016
Chancellor Steven Rosenstone, the chief executive officer of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, poses outside his office in St. Paul. ] LE

Readers Write (April 25): MnSCU chancellor succession, wolves at Isle Royale, funding Minneapolis parks

Rosenstone the role model? Business leader says yes, professor says no.
Letters
April 22, 2016

Readers Write (April 24): Opiod abuse, reactions to Islam, North Side crime

Note the role of insurance in pills prescribed.
Letters
April 21, 2016
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Readers Write (April 22): North Minneapolis, a war zone? Plus: Transgender accommodations, teacher-tenure lawsuit, perceptions of beauty

Perceptions of living on the North Side vary.
Letters
April 20, 2016
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Readers Write (April 21): 'Snowbate,' housing, wolves at Isle Royale, transgender accommodations

Legislature is shortsighted on "Snowbate."
Letters
April 19, 2016
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Readers Write (April 20): Housing, teacher tenure, Rep. Phyllis Kahn

The demand for housing is economically broad; the supply should be, too.

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