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September 26, 2017
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Readers Write: Health care, Trump and the NFL, silent protesters

Why single-payer system makes business sense.
Letters
September 25, 2017
Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman, owners Mark Wilf and Zygi Wilf stood with players Harrison Smith (22) (left) during the National Anth

Readers Write: Trump and the NFL, the Affordable Care Act, YouthLink and homeless young people

The question of whether to stand or take a knee.
Letters
September 22, 2017
Army and National Guard veterans Robert Frias and Sheila Jessen were recruited by Cargill because of their military service. A mentor program and mili

Readers Write: Cargill and veterans, nuclear weapons, the situation in Myanmar, Amazon's second HQ, health care policy

Company's support goes way back.
Letters
September 22, 2017
Soldiers on patrol during the Vietnam War. Documentariand Ken Burns and Lynn Novick have created a 10-part film, "The Vietnam War," premiering on Sept

Readers Write: Vietnam War documentary and 'No Single Truth,' school choice, health care, bike lanes, gender bias, stereotypes

The multifaceted meaning of truth.
Letters
September 22, 2017
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Readers Write: Public safety in downtown Minneapolis, health care policy, DWI Court, green energy

Stop the scare tactics.
Letters
September 21, 2017
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Readers Write: Minnesota Legislature expenses, the Trump presidency, Minneapolis bike lanes

A worrisome peek at expenses.
Letters
September 20, 2017
Tourism marketers in northern Minnesota starting to realize the gem they have above them: Dark skies. While 80 percent of the population can't see the

Readers Write: Light pollution and tourism, Affordable Care Act repeal, the Trump presidency, police body-worn cameras, double standards

A rather contradictory tourism strategy.
Letters
September 19, 2017
Minneapolis Police Officer Ken Feucht was one of the officers who volunteered for the body camera pilot program. He wore the Axon camera, made by Tase

Readers Write: Police and body cameras, the Trump presidency, Vietnam War series, governor-Legislature dispute, bike lanes in Minneapolis

Sure seems like a slow adoption.
Letters
September 18, 2017
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Readers Write: Medical records and Mayo, the history of anti-Semitism, race and St. Kate's, characterizing President Donald Trump

Is Mayo really on the ball?
Letters
September 15, 2017
Readers Write: Mistrust of science, public pensions

Readers Write: Mistrust of science, public pensions

It's not just business, but business plus politics.
Letters
September 15, 2017
A Jeep is driven in the buffer zone on W. 28th Street at Colfax Ave. The 8-foot buffer zone is not a traffic lane. Photo by Tim Harlow. ORG XMIT: MIN1

Readers Write: Minneapolis bike lanes, state Supreme Court, college costs, history of discrimination

Our only analogy should be safety — and, in that regard, bike lanes help.
Letters
September 15, 2017
Coffman Union

Readers Write: University of Minnesota 'racist, anti-Semitic' history, Minneapolis police union, Mayo Clinic and rural hospitals

Examining history is a whole-state project.
Letters
September 14, 2017
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Readers Write: 'Medicare for all,' police shootings and union leader Bob Kroll, bidding for Amazon's second HQ

A more realistic cost scenario.
Letters
September 13, 2017
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Readers Write: Minnesota and Amazon, officer's death, 'Medicare for all,' Equifax data breach, the value of the humanities

Shouldn't we play the odds?
Letters
September 12, 2017
There was a card stunt with fans in the stands holding colored cards during the National Anthem Monday night, Sept. 11, 2017 at U.S. Bank Stadium in M

Readers Write: Sportsmanship of Minnesota Vikings fans, delays for license plates and tabs, Amazon's second HQ, humanities' educational value (or lack thereof), tax policy, role of teachers

Thanks for the, uh, hospitality.
Letters
September 11, 2017
FILE - This Sept. 6, 2012, file photo, shows the Amazon logo in Santa Monica, Calif. Movie fans can watch a variety of Oscar-nominated flicks online f

Readers Write: Jobs, business and Amazon's HQ; Minneapolis parking; health care costs; officer struck and killed; crime and punishment; mandatory retirement for judges

Would Amazon choose the Twin Cities?
Letters
September 8, 2017
A woman holds a sign supporting Harriet Tubman for the $20 bill Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, during a town hall meeting at the Women's Rights National Histo

Readers Write: Portraits on U.S. currency, Sen. Al Franken and the Stras nomination, Charles Lindbergh's legacy, vying for Amazon's second headquarters

If we let history be our guide …
Letters
September 8, 2017
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Readers Write: Minneapolis parking and policy, humanity and the planet

Readers like it. They like it not.
Letters
September 8, 2017
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Readers Write: Teaching, nursing, policing, 'privilege,' capital punishment, the Space Tower

Teaching is really pretty cool.
Letters
September 7, 2017
FILE - This undated file photo distributed on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, by the North Korean government, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second fro

Readers Write: North Korea, polarization, Confederate monuments, the use of imagery, federal leadership, reactions to police shootings, airport noise

We must not fear taking action against Kim Jong Un and his country.
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