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August 4, 2016
Eric Lusch, Jake Corrigan, Andrew Bourgoine celebrated Chelsea's second goal at U.S. Bank Stadium on Wednesday, August 3, 2016, in Minneapolis, Minn.]

Readers Write (Aug. 5): The U.S. Bank Stadium experience, GMO labeling, Obama's decorum, reporting sex abuse, elections, protesters

Some initial reviews of the new scene at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Letters
August 3, 2016

Readers Write (Aug. 4): I-94 suicide attempt thwarted, Donald Trump, the value of flossing

Strangers' collective assistance is no surprise. That it was needed is no surprise, either.
Letters
August 2, 2016
Khizr Khan, father of fallen US Army Capt. Humayun S. M. Khan, holds up his copy the United States Constitution, while his wife Ghazala Khan looks on,

Readers Write (Aug. 3): Donald Trump and the Khan family, race and immigration, health coverage, bicycles and pedestrians

Both sides are exploiting slain soldier.
Letters
August 1, 2016
A group of residents has tried to get officials to cancel a show by Ted Nugent at the Freeborn County Fair based on the musician’s history of o

Readers Write (Aug. 2): Speech and civility (Ted Nugent, Donald Trump), Anoka and homelessness, the farming economy and the environment

No Ted Nugent? Not our nation's style.
Letters
July 29, 2016
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Readers Write (July 30): 2016 campaign

My goodness, are we divided.
Letters
July 29, 2016
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Readers Write (Aug. 1): Poverty and opportunity, the nation's founding, prescription drug prices, Robbinsdale's Terrace Theatre, campaign finance loophole, road construction

Dour writer should look closer at America's story.
Letters
July 29, 2016
Looking south on the Minnesota River in Blakeley Township, MN on July 3, 2012. ] JOELKOYAMAïjoel.koyama@startribune.com Foreclosures etc are push

Readers Write (July 31): River origins, leadership and judgment

Which branch came first?
Letters
July 28, 2016
President Barack Obama and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton wave to the crowd during the third day of the Democratic National Convent

Readers Write (July 29): America's decision, and specifically, the Russians and the e-mails

Trump, Clinton, e-mails, tax returns, Russians, hackers. (Jokes?)
Letters
July 27, 2016
Protestors lock arms at Oxford and Summit while squaring off with police officers near Gov. Mark Dayton's mansion. Earlier police moved protestors fro

Readers Write (July 28): Protests, presidential race, trade deals, south Minneapolis 'Urban Paradise' proposal

Bigger penalties for protesters? More time?
Letters
July 26, 2016
First Lady Michelle Obama speaks during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Monday, July 25, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scot

Readers Write (July 27): Tone of the Democratic National Convention, the e-mail leak, a plea to Sanders supporters, the Al Franken appearance, Enbridge pipeline, tuition plans

Democrats' big gathering has a more-pleasing tone.
Letters
July 25, 2016
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., listens as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a rally in Portsmouth, N.H., Tuesday, July 12,

Readers Write (July 26): Democratic National Committee, alternatives to Trump and Clinton, proposal to close off a city block, MNsure, Germany shooting spree and gun laws

The DNC's e-mail revelations are serious stuff.
Letters
July 22, 2016
Donald Trump accepts the Republican nomination for president on the final night of the Republican National Convention, at the Quicken Loans Arena in C

Readers Write (July 23): Donald Trump, nominee; ideology and values; fighting sexual harassment, and talking about the weather

He's a man with mysterious answers.
Letters
July 22, 2016
Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump, center, joins a group of African-American religious leaders to speak to reporters in New York, Monday,

Readers Write (July 24): The Trump base, Delta's MSP-to-Tokyo service, bare arms on female broadcasters

Not all Christians are with Trump, or against Clinton.
Letters
July 22, 2016
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Readers Write (July 25): U.S. Constitution, Jews and reclaiming German citizenship, Social Security, streetlights

Amending the Constitution isn't at odds with its intent.
Letters
July 21, 2016
People boo as Sen. Ted Cruz speaks at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, July 20, 2016. Cruz spoke to mounting boos and chants of ì

Readers Write (July 22): Trump, Cruz and the Republican National Convention, Melania Trump's alleged plagiarism, Nienstedt inquiry, broken glass at Vikings stadium

Cruz speech adds to the mayhem.
Letters
July 20, 2016
A rendering of the Southwest Light Rail train passing through the Kenilworth Lagoon ORG XMIT: MIN1605131425430376 ORG XMIT: MIN1605181436410516

Readers Write (July 21): Southwest light rail, Republican priorities, Melania Trump's address, racial disparities, the heat

Southwest light rail shouldn't be a special-session priority.
Letters
July 19, 2016
In this combination of photos, Melania Trump, left, wife of Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump, speaks during the opening day of the Repub

Readers Write (July 20): Republican National Convention, black police officer's commentary on recent events

Melania Trump's speech makes news, but not the kind desired.
Letters
July 18, 2016
Reince Priebus, chair of the Republican National Committee, bangs a gavel at the start of the Republican National Convention at the Quicken Loans Aren

Readers Write (July 19): Republican National Convention, terrorism responses, fatal attacks on the police

The Republican National Convention: Taking a leap of faith.
Letters
July 17, 2016
July 23, 1991 Rock Kills Driver -- Sgt. Terry Biddle of the Eau Claire Sheriff's Department collects evidence from a vehicle that was struck by a 35-f

Readers Write (July 18): Preventing tragedy, safe schools, white privilege, police officer training, Prince's private files

Preventing tragedy: Please know where your children are.
Letters
July 15, 2016
A woman puts flowers near the scene where a truck mowed through revelers in Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016. A large truck mowed through

Readers Write (July 16): Terror attack in Nice, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity's appeal on race and justice, bias and hip-hop style, race and Minneapolis zoning

The alarm continues to sound.
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