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December 22, 2017

Readers Write: Rufus Wainwright/Manny Laureano, youth sports, trauma and healing, 'best-run state'

Mixing art and politics: Yes.
Letters
December 22, 2017
Jack Weber drove his wheat combine on his field. The wheat doesn't bring much cash but it does improve the health of his soil. ] GLEN STUBBE •

Readers Write: 'The future of food'

Great series. Further observations:
Letters
December 22, 2017
Cyclists and traffic move up Marshall Avenue eastbound in St. Paul during rush hour. ] LEILA NAVIDI ï leila.navidi@startribune.com BACKGROUND INF

Readers Write: Bikes/cars, HOV lanes, best practices for road safety, the new aesthetics of Nicollet Mall, Super Bowl volunteers

Beating back the mythologies.
Letters
December 22, 2017
After a meeting voting to end net neutrality, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai, takes a sip from his mug while answering ques

Readers Write: Net neutrality, Minneapolis City Council and mayoral pay raises, tax changes, restrictions on the CDC

From those who'd end net neutrality: flavorful fallacies.
Letters
December 21, 2017
Minnesota health commissioner Dr. Ed Ehlinger spoke during the press conference announcing the end of the measles outbreak. ] ANTHONY SOUFFLE ï a

Readers Write: Elder abuse, President Donald Trump, tax reform

Ehlinger seemed liked the solution.
Letters
December 20, 2017
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), accompanied by other Republican legislators, holds up an example of what a "postcard" tax return might look like dur

Readers Write: Tax bill

Easy-peasy.
Letters
December 19, 2017
Religious leaders form a prayer circle around Ady Barkan, who has ALS, after a Democratic news conference on the Republican tax plan and its affect on

Readers Write: Tax bill, Best Buy and Puerto Rico, Sen. Al Franken

Somehow it got worse.
Letters
December 18, 2017
FILE - This Nov. 19, 2013 file photo shows a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention logo at the agency's federal headquarters in Atlanta. Reacting

Readers Write: Seven words you can't say in a budget document, Mike Freeman, Duluth police, Michelle Fischbach, Garrison Keillor and MPR, bigotry and misconduct, lake name

Alarming manipulation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Letters
December 18, 2017
Hennepin Country Attorney Mike Freeman was elected president of the National District Attorney Association at the Hilton July, 17 2017 Minneapolis, MN

Readers Write: Mike Freeman, Garrison Keillor, 'zero tolerance,' Super Bowl volunteers, PolyMet and mining, book fairs

Up to the task under pressure?
Letters
December 15, 2017
President Donald Trump adjusts his suit jacket after signing the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 bill, in the Roosevelt Room o

Readers Write: The Trump presidency, responding to sexual harassment, celebrities as politicians (specifically Jason Lewis), the Lord's Prayer

Why supporters stay the course.
Letters
December 15, 2017
Signage in the skyway explained the renovations to Nicollet Mall as event organizers prepared for dedication ceremony to mark its opening Thursday. ]

Readers Write: Nicollet Mall renovation, school sports vs. private clubs, leadership on gun violence, Minneapolis parks

My review: Call it the Nicollet Maul.
Letters
December 14, 2017
Kayakers, paddle boarders and canines alike enjoyed unseasonably warm temps on and along Bde Maka Ska Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Bde Maka Ska/Lake Cal

Readers Write: Lake Calhoun/Bde Maka Ska name change, dual roles for new lieutenant governor, tax reform

No "devastating consequences" from name change, no eponymous Army lieutenant.
Letters
December 13, 2017
DFL Gov. Mark Dayton on Wednesday appointed Lt. Gov. Tina Smith to the U.S. Senate, where sheíll replace Sen. Al Franken. Here, Smith leaves the

Readers Write: Tina Smith and Al Franken, Roy Moore, Manny Laureano and Rufus Wainwright, Minnesota as 'best-run state,' dirty bedclothes

Hopes and regrets.
Letters
December 12, 2017
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Readers Write: School sports vs. private clubs, Minnesota's 'well-run' ranking, medical marijuana for treating autism, streetcar proposal in the Riverview Corridor

Outside-the-box idea was elitist.
Letters
December 11, 2017
Kate Mackin, Minneapolis: The downtown skyline is beautifully reflected in U.S. Bank Stadium on a recent early morning.

Readers Write: U.S. Bank Stadium, the Al Franken situation, Minnesota Orchestra/Rufus Wainwright kerfuffle, Riverview Corridor streetcar proposal, potential transit strike, Interstate 694, Bitcoin

Do you see what birds see?
Letters
December 8, 2017
From left, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., accompanied by Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., and former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson, speaks at a news conf

Readers Write: The pressure on Sen. Al Franken and on Garrison Keillor. Meanwhile, in New Mexico …

Debating Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's role in the pressure against Sen. Al Franken.
Letters
December 8, 2017
Minneapolis Park Board Commissioner Jon Olson hugged superintendent Jayne Miller before the start of Wednesday night's city council meeting in which M

Readers Write: Minneapolis parks, Al Franken, the big picture on misconduct and morality

Regretting Minneapolis park superintendent Jayne Miller's resignation.
Letters
December 8, 2017
Vehicles were backed up along S. 28th Street in Minneapolis on a recent morning commute while the bike lanes stood empty. The recent addition of the b

Readers Write: Bike lanes, medical marijuana for treating autism, paying for government, cellphone signal inequity

And a message to Twin Citians from a former resident.
Letters
December 7, 2017
DFL Senate staffers Alyssa Siems Roberson, Larissa Shea and Nancy Livingston watched Senator Al Franken's resignation announcement on the U.S. Senate

Readers Write: U.S. Sen. Al Franken's announcement that he will resign

A just sacrifice?
Letters
December 6, 2017
The Minneapolis City skyline including City Hall seen from the back of the U.S. District Court. ] GLEN STUBBE • glen.stubbe@startribune.com Mon

Readers Write: 'Sanctuary' policies, public defenders, tax reform, colon screening

How a "separation ordinance" works in Minneapolis, other jurisdictions.
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