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September 5, 2017
Juliana Torres, 16, center, of Baltimore, rallies in support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, known as DACA, outside of the White House, in

Readers Write: Immigration policy, St. Paul Ford site redevelopment, anti-Semitism, diversity

Turn the entire question around.
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September 4, 2017
In this July 26, 2017 photo, Garrison Keillor, creator and former host of, "A Prairie Home Companion," talks at his St. Paul, Minn., office. Now that

Readers Write: Jon Bream's request for Garrison Keillor, jobs and automation, Dayton-Legislature dispute and executive power

A nastygram based on ageism.
Letters
September 1, 2017
iStockphoto.com

Readers Write: Congress and constituents, the American culture, St. Paul Ford site redevelopment

Are lawmakers listening? Yes, they are.
Letters
August 31, 2017
Fine art on display at the Minnesota State Fair. ] (Leila Navidi/Star Tribune) leila.navidi@startribune.com BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Fine Art Build

Readers Write: Fine arts at the State Fair, Mayo Clinic and rural hospitals, White Bear Lake ruling, the state of the Catholic Church, storm-related goodwill

Fine-arts show deserves attention.
Letters
August 30, 2017
People evacuate a neighborhood inundated after water was released from nearby Addicks Reservoir when it reached capacity due to Tropical Storm Harvey

Readers Write: Storm costs, Stras nomination, investigation of police shooting, white privilege

See the trend for yourself.
Letters
August 29, 2017
Paul Lachine/NewsArt

Readers Write: U.S. involvement in wars, adoption laws, Civil War monuments, Minneapolis school leadership

Let's focus on preventing new wars.
Letters
August 28, 2017
Vi Tran uses a blanket to shield her daughters Olivia, 4, and Eva, 2, from the rain after being evacuated from Houston's Meyerland area, Aug. 27, 2017

Readers Write: Weather threats and comprehensive planning, Arpaio pardon, U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen, remembering Star Tribune journalist Al Sicherman

A lesson for all areas to heed, including ours.
Letters
August 28, 2017

Readers Write: Down syndrome, Civil War monuments, urban redevelopment in St. Paul, St. Anthony

"Inferior" humans? No way.
Letters
August 25, 2017
U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen

Readers Write: U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen and judicial nominations, U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan and mining, adoption laws in Minnesota, immigration, Mayo Clinic and Albert Lea, former U football coach Tracy Claeys

Congressman's sense of irony is absent.
Letters
August 25, 2017
President Donald Trump

Readers Write: Nation-building, the plight of aid workers, transit options, ending racism, tobacco laws

Why nation-building matters.
Letters
August 25, 2017
President Donald Trump walks into the Rose Garden to speak to boys and girls with the American Legionís youth programs, at the White House in Was

Readers Write: President Donald Trump, better in or out of office?

Does his presence, ironically, aid progress?
Letters
August 24, 2017
Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Friday, December 18, 2015 ORG XMIT: MIN1512181718491059

Readers Write: Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges, former University of Minnesota football coach Tracy Claeys, President Donald Trump, race and history

Out of town means out of touch.
Letters
August 23, 2017
A conceptual rendering of what the highest density area of the Ford Site could potentially look like after redevelopment. ORG XMIT: MIN170728125647727

Readers Write: Ford site redevelopment, football and brain injuries, regional racism, governor's race

Let the city grow, with people, not cars.
Letters
August 18, 2017
Illustration by Nate Kitch ï For the Star Tribune ORG XMIT: MIN1708091345101280

Readers Write: Good old days, Charlottesville, charitable gambling, rent controls, travel to Vietnam

There were some not-so-good days, too.
Letters
August 18, 2017
iStockphoto.com Children silhouette on top of upright books.

Readers Write: Violence in society, payday loans, Enbridge pipeline, Lake Calhoun, the American flag

Create positive experiences for our kids.
Letters
August 18, 2017
People gather at a makeshift memorial on Las Ramblas, where the day before a van attack killed 13 people on the busy main street, in Barcelona, Spain,

Readers Write: Terror attacks in Spain, Gen. John J. Pershing, Charlottesville,

This time, it was Barcelona.
Letters
August 17, 2017
iStockphoto.com High schoolers playing football, with spectators watching.

Readers Write: High school football and concussions, Confederate monuments, CEOs and Trump, Sun Country

The Friday night lights have begun to dim.
Letters
August 16, 2017
President Donald Trump, accompanied by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, speaks to the media in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, Tuesday, Aug. 1

Readers Write: President Trump and Charlottesville, editorial cartoons, Hiawatha Golf Club

Enough is enough. It's time to speak out.
Letters
August 15, 2017
The statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee still stands in Lee park in Charlottesville, Va., Monday, Aug. 14, 2017. The removal of the statue is

Readers Write: Charlottesville and revisionist history, peaceful protests, Google and gender bias, Iran

It's time to own up to our past.
Letters
August 14, 2017
FILE ó A memorial for Heather Heyer at the scene where she was killed when a man drove into a crowd during a protest against a rally of white nat

Readers Write: Charlottesville tragedy, Iran and Reagan

We can't look the other way.
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