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November 18, 2016
Readers Write (Nov. 21): Health effects of vaping, prescribing statins, God and gender, capitalism, bike theft
An alternative, but not a safe one.
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November 17, 2016
Readers Write (Nov. 18): Charges in Philando Castile shooting, Minneapolis skyways, 'I voted for Trump,' Democratic Party leadership
A "watershed moment" for police accountability? No.
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November 16, 2016
Readers Write (Nov. 17): Officer charged in Philando Castile shooting, U.S. Congress, Trump's transition
A question of justice, not race.
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November 15, 2016
Readers Write (Nov. 16): St. Paul Ford site redevelopment, Democratic Party, Trump transition, Electoral College
Those are some pretty high hopes for the Ford site.
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November 14, 2016
Readers Write (Nov. 15): Election postmortem continues
It was the slogans that made the difference.
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November 11, 2016
Readers Write (Nov. 12): Election protest, tolerance in the Trump era, a possible path for a new president
Mob rule is not our way. But …
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November 11, 2016
Readers Write (Nov. 13): The Catholic Church and the convent, pipeline protests and legacies, football and patriotism
Avoid gendered God-talk.
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November 11, 2016
Readers Write (Nov. 14): Vaping, prescription drugs, senior housing, Teach for America, the Trump presidency
Vaping made a health difference for me.
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November 10, 2016
Readers Write (Nov. 11): Aspects of Trump's victory, including protests, appointments, leadership style
Protests: Pro or con?
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November 9, 2016
Readers Write (Nov. 10): Trump wins
The agony, the fear, the triumph.
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November 8, 2016
Readers Write (Nov. 9): Pipeline protests, lingering election thoughts, road construction, inclusivity
Saying that we use oil misses the point.
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November 7, 2016
Readers Write (Nov. 8): Nature's lesson for our election, Minnesota's Somali population, 'swamps' and wetlands, Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, PolyMet, KFAI
After the battle: Nature's way.
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November 4, 2016
Readers Write (Nov. 5): Presidential election, legislative endorsements
The preponderance of evidence.
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November 4, 2016
Readers Write (Nov. 6): U.S. Supreme Court, Minnesota Legislature, presidential endorsements, Minnesota election integrity
Not litmus tests — loggerheads. That's the real worry.
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November 4, 2016
Readers Write (Nov. 7): Teens' choices, Postsecondary Enrollment Options programs, MNsure, Target's sales, the election
Few use tanning beds. Good.
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November 3, 2016
Readers Write (Nov. 4): What early voting says about the presidential election; plus, congressional and legislative endorsements, Minneapolis levy, Cubs win World Series
A guess based on early voting in Minneapolis.
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November 2, 2016
Readers Write (Nov. 3): Divisions in religions, the 2016 campaign, Minneapolis schools levy renewal
And history marches on.
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November 1, 2016
Readers Write (Nov. 2): Minneapolis schools levy referendum, presidential election, State Senate District 44, Hennepin County Board
In Minneapolis schools vote, money vs. motivation.
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October 31, 2016
Readers Write (Nov. 1): E-mails, endorsements in Second and Third Congressional Districts at state Senate District 44
The FBI's Comey sings an aria of innuendo.
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October 28, 2016
Readers Write (Oct. 30): University of Minnesota rape case, the Editorial Board's endorsement of Hillary Clinton, and Paulsen and Emmer compared
Campus rape victim stood up for herself, and us all.
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