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September 27, 2019
The facades in downtown Faribault, MN. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • cgonzalez@startribune.com – January 13, 2019, Faribault, MN, magazine vignett

Readers Write: Immigrants and refugees in Minnesota, flooding and climate change, Minneapolis budget, insulin

Those who blame "open border" Democrats and immigrants themselves are missing something.
Letters
September 27, 2019
A Iraqi girl looks on as she is covered with a thermal blanket after she and other migrants and refugees were rescued by the Greek coast guard, early

Readers Write: Refugee resettlement, Trump's Minneapolis rally, Amy Klobuchar's campaign, Ukraine call

Under Trump's proposed refugee plan, people around the world lose hope of their own survival.
Letters
September 27, 2019
Minneapolis was once again the busiest city for builders in Minnesota. Homes in this development in North Minneapolis start at $299,000] Richard Tsong

Readers Write: Minneapolis rezoning, Trump and impeachment, climate change action, police brutality

Some Minneapolitans actually need cars.
Letters
September 26, 2019
Climate change activists participate in an environmental demonstration as part of a global youth-led day of action, Friday Sept. 20, 2019, in New York

Readers Write: Climate change views, Trump and impeachment, data privacy, downtown Minneapolis safety

Climate denial will become a fringe view.
Letters
September 25, 2019
President Donald Trump meets with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Ukraine, at the InterContinental New York Barclay, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, in

Readers Write: Trump-Ukraine phone call, impeachment, in-school testing, Minnesota traffic

Don't trust the "transcript" of the Trump-Zelensky call.
Letters
September 24, 2019
The hallways at Forest Lake Area High School are packed with students heading to their next class rooms. ] GLEN STUBBE • glen.stubbe@startribun

Readers Write: In-school testing, climate change, Greta Thunberg, impeaching Trump, immigration and integration

Testing is fine — just not this much.
Letters
September 23, 2019
Protesters gathered at the Capitol to protest climate change inaction. ] LEILA NAVIDI • leila.navidi@startribune.com BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Hu

Readers Write: The Youth Climate Strike, climate change, Minneapolis 2040 Plan

No "both sides" here — the GOP stalls on climate action.
Letters
September 20, 2019
Fans from Marshall, Minn., cheer on opening day of the Minnesota Twins baseball team in the Metrodome on April 3, 1984. (Neil McGahee/Star Tribune)

Readers Write: Minnesota Twins, Enbridge Line 3, two-party political systems

A globe-trotting Twins fan can't get tickets?
Letters
September 20, 2019
FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2019, file photo, Acting Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli, speaks during a briefi

Readers Write: Immigration rules, child care, opioid crisis, nature centers, Minneapolis 2040 Plan

Emphasize responsibility for immigrants.
Letters
September 20, 2019
A newborn piglet is held just hours after birth in the CHS Miracle of Birth Center. ] LEILA NAVIDI • leila.navidi@startribune.com BACKGROUND INFORMA

Readers Write: Miracle of Birth Center and E. coli outbreak, standardized tests, presidential campaign,

The lesson here: How (not just whether) to wash hands.
Letters
September 19, 2019
Hamline University students browsed through dorm items during the school's "free store" event outside Bush Memorial Library on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019.

Readers Write: Campus sustainability, city speed limits, Minneapolis 2040 Plan, Russia and election-hacking

Greenest dorm decor is none at all.
Letters
September 18, 2019
A view of the courtyard with swimming pool and whirlpool in the 25-story Expo apartment tower under construction by Doran Development Wednesday, Sept,

Readers Write: Minneapolis 2040 Plan, Mayo Clinic-Google partnership, youth climate strike

Stick to reality in debate over density.
Letters
September 17, 2019
FILE - In this June 6, 2019, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the "I Will Vote" fundraising

Readers Write: Presidential campaigns, Mpls. development, Saudi oil attack, Mayo-Google partnership, Russia

Only 412 days until the presidential election!
Letters
September 16, 2019
Minneapolis police shot and killed a man early Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, after responding to an apparent domestic incident in which the man shot a woman.

Readers Write: Downtown Minneapolis crime, gun violence in St. Paul, the Iraq War, sugary drinks, evolution in schools

How safe is Minneapolis? Not very.
Letters
September 13, 2019
FILE -- Various flavors of Juul e-cigarettes on display at a store in Manhattan, Dec. 18, 2018. While meeting with top health officials on Wednesday,

Readers Write: Vaping risks, Trump, medical aid in dying, mining

Trump cares about health, until he doesn't.
Letters
September 13, 2019
"High resolution 3D render of Planet Earth. Transparent water, shaded relief, natural colors, clouds cover.Clouds map comes from earthobservatory/nasa

Readers Write: Democratic attention to foreign affairs, candidates' qualities, mental health at the U

Democrats are well on top of the task.
Letters
September 13, 2019
FILE -- A cook plates fresh food at a restaurant in Queens, on Nov. 20, 2017. Amid a severe labor shortage and a renewed U.S. crackdown on undocumente

Readers Write: Talent shortage, air conditioning, litter, obesity in Minnesota, Trump and the environment

A tale of the talent shortage in Minnesota.
Letters
September 12, 2019
Supporter Marianne Turnbull of St. Paul, who has stage IV ovarian cancer, testified about the proposed End-of-Life Act during an informal hearing of t

Readers Write: Assisted suicide, marijuana legalization, 9/11 coverage, tight labor market, light-rail access

Don't make death about profit.
Letters
September 11, 2019
FILE - In this April 9, 2019, wheels are attach as workers assemble a tractor at John Deere's Waterloo, Iowa assembly plant. Deere & Co. reports earni

Readers Write: 'Right to repair' laws, 9/11, assisted suicide, tariffs, Minneapolis' Kmart, land conservation

Anti-repair means pro-monopoly.
Letters
September 11, 2019
The coal-fired Plant Scherer, one of the nation's top carbon dioxide emitters, stands in the distance in Juliette, Ga., Saturday, June, 3, 2017. U.S.

Readers Write: Carbon tax, GOP climate plan, high school sports, refugees from Hurricane Dorian, the NOAA and Trump

Hey, Dems — we will pay your carbon taxes.
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