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May 4, 2017
Protesters demonstrate outside the Capitol in Washington as the House voted on a bill repealing and replacing major parts of the Affordable Care Act,

Readers Write (May 5): American Health Care Act, changing the name of Lake Calhoun

Minnesotans have been ill-served by their representatives.
Letters
May 3, 2017
University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Friday, January 6, 2017 ORG XMIT: MIN1701061714550909

Readers Write (May 4): University of Minnesota athletics, racial climate at St. Olaf, Minneapolis police-mayor dispute,

Things are looking up. Thank university President Eric Kaler.
Letters
May 2, 2017
Some attendees chanted "Let them in" for a group that was initially barred from entering the meeting room because of overcapacity before the start of

Readers Write (May 3): Minneapolis school board and protesters, vaccinations, state budget, the role of the left in freedom of speech

Editorial Board struggles with history.
Letters
May 1, 2017
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Readers Write (May 2): Political leadership and diversity, Minneapolis police-mayor dispute, Trump's foreign friends, journalism

Considering the GOP's "big tent."
Letters
April 29, 2017
iStockphoto.com Teenage hands holding cigarette outdoor.

Readers Write (May 1): Smoking age, redistricting reform, Big Lake trapshooting team, foreign service, public relations

Youth behavior starts in the home.
Letters
April 29, 2017
Richard Fairbanks, of Minneapolis, played the saxophone for passersby in the skyway over Fourth Avenue connected to the Hennepin County Government Cen

Readers Write (April 30): 'A farewell to skyways'

Take 'em down? Survey says …
Letters
April 28, 2017
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Readers Write (April 29): 'Talking about death,' Minneapolis mayor-police rift, MNsure enrollment period, Trump tax plan, role of Congress, people's wish for health care policy

A valuable conversation in columnist's series.
Letters
April 27, 2017
iStockphoto.com Scissors cutting word tax.

Readers Write (April 28): Trump tax plan, Minneapolis Police Department, student fees, KQRS

The haters will hate Trump's proposal.
Letters
April 26, 2017
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, joined by National Economic Director Gary Cohn, speaks in the briefing room of the White House in Washington, Wedne

Readers Write (April 27): Trump's budget proposal, science and vaccinations, thryoid drug study, body-shaming, the transit experience, KQRS

And on goes the status quo …
Letters
April 25, 2017
Mayor Betsy Hodges gave her opening remarks. ] ANTHONY SOUFFLE ï anthony.souffle@startribune.com Candidates participated in a mayoral forum Satur

Readers Write (April 26): Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges' revelation about abuse, buffer strips, Edina and the smoking age, renaming Lake Calhoun

A helpful action by the mayor, who revealed being abused.
Letters
April 24, 2017
Faiza Mahamud ï faiza.mahamud@startribune.com Citizens held signs backing Lake Calhoun name change at Wednesdayís Minneapolis Park Board com

Readers Write (April 25): Renaming Lake Calhoun, Edina and the smoking age, the March for Science, diet soda, Trump's start

Renaming Lake Calhoun is a poor substitute for justice.
Letters
April 21, 2017
female doctor in lab

Readers Write (April 24): Cancer research in Minnesota, abortion and politics, Bill O'Reilly's firing, feral cats

Legislature should invest in a statewide cancer clinical trials network.
Letters
April 21, 2017
The Minnesota State Capitol gets ready for the 2017 legislative session January 3 after years of renovation and a $300 million makeover.

Readers Write (April 23): Minnesota's budget surplus, Steve Bannon and "The Fourth Turning," war and peace

The Editorial Board's plan, assessed.
Letters
April 21, 2017
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Readers Write (April 22): Earth Day, suicide and '13 Reasons Why', distracted driving, the U journalism school, the hippie lifestyle

Information and belief: an analogy.
Letters
April 21, 2017
Kimberly JaJack watches ìThe OíReilly Factorî on Fox News in her basement in Aurora, Colo., April 5, 2017. JaJack, a conservative and b

Readers Write (April 21): Bill O'Reilly firing, bias in journalism choices, changing the name of Lake Calhoun, naming U journalism school after Hubbards, H-1B visas

Right move, wrong reasons.
Letters
April 19, 2017
Jim Surdyk listened as his attorney spoke to members of the Minneapolis City Council. The cityís response to Jim Surdykís disregard for stat

Readers Write (April 20): Surdyk's penalty, Edina and the smoking age, the March for Science, probation reform, outdoor cats

Penalty for Sunday sales before law allowed needs revision, all right, but ….
Letters
April 18, 2017
October 2, 1994 A hiker mounted Fault Line Ridge overlooking a lake hundreds of feet below. Warren Wolfe , Minneapolis Star Tribune ORG XMIT: MIN20170

Readers Write (April 19): State budget for parks, trails; minimum wage and extremism; taxes and retirement; election in France; Boston Marathon and gender

Parks and trails should be a priority.
Letters
April 17, 2017
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence looks at the North side from Observation Post Ouellette in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), near the border village of Pan

Readers Write (April 18): The U.S. and North Korea, Freeway Landfill in Burnsville, child protection in Minnesota, White House visitors log, winter salt, overdoses

Who's the greatest threat to peace?
Letters
April 16, 2017
A bald eagle perches in a tree along the Minnesota River near the Xcel Energy Black Dog Generating Station Friday, March13, 2015, in Burnsville, MN.](

Readers Write (April 17): Bald eagles and science funding, WikiLeaks, border wall, St. Paul redevelopment, higher education, probation reform

Eagles are abundant. Thanks, science!
Letters
April 15, 2017
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Readers Write (April 15): Metro Mobility, the Legislature and Legacy funds, geopolitics, immigration, garbage hauling in St. Paul, skating at U.S. Bank Stadium

A lifeline and an expenditure.
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