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October 18, 2019
President Donald Trump gestures while speaking to the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, before his depar

Readers Write: The president's discretion, 'giants' of the past and present, Omar's endorsement of Sanders

Much in judging the president's actions depends on the purpose served.
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October 18, 2019
Waste Management worker Daniel Westerhaus collected trash from the alleys of the Snelling Hamline neighborhood of St Paul's yellow zone on the first d

Readers Write: St. Paul's messy trash system, auto emissions standards, public restrooms in Minneapolis

What a load of garbage.
Letters
October 17, 2019
The Abraham Lincoln statue is pictured in front of Bascom Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison during spring on June 8, 2016. Hanging between t

Readers Write: Sexual assault on campus, President Trump, St. Paul trash, Medicare for All, electric scooters

Some context is needed regarding sexual assaults on campus.
Letters
October 16, 2019
The Head House serves as a familiar welcoming area for generations of travelers at Union Depot. At its peak, the station served as many as 20,000 trav

Readers Write: Train lines, Ukraine ambassador, St. Paul trash system, William Barr, police and Trump

More trains? I'm all aboard.
Letters
October 15, 2019
President Donald Trump arrives in Minneapolis for a rally on Thursday night, Oct. 10, 2019. Trump’s accounting firm must turn over eight years

Readers Write: Sen. Paul Gazelka on President Trump, Trump's Minneapolis rally, Congress, the Kurds

What Trump lacks in substance, he also lacks in style.
Letters
October 14, 2019
FILE -- Protesters hold signs as Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) speaks at a rally in support of the impeachment of President Donald Trump in Washington,

Readers Write: Impeachment, Trump's Minneapolis rally, St. Paul trash

Present both sides of an argument — if there are two. The impeachment debate only has one.
Letters
October 11, 2019
President Donald Trump addresses his supporters during a campaign rally at the Target Center in Minneapolis on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. (Richard Tsong

Readers write: Trump's Minneapolis rally and Native American representation

Trump predicts a "red wave" in Minnesota, but I don't see it.
Letters
October 11, 2019
Volkswagen displays electric vehicles at the Frankfurt International Motor Show in Germany on Sept. 9, 2019. Car executives are paid to be optimists,

Readers Write: Electric vehicles, Trump's Minneapolis visit, Congress, hunting with dogs

Car dealerships squirm having to sell electric vehicles — and that's OK.
Letters
October 11, 2019
1913 University of Minnesota Women's Suffrage Club, 1913 - On March 11 at 1:30 p.m. the Minnesota Historical Society, which operates a historic site p

Readers write: Women's suffrage, impeachment, Syria, nanoparticles

In 1920, only some women got the right to vote.
Letters
October 10, 2019
Dr. Irene Bueno, a Veterinary Resident, examined the eagle's x-ray at the University of Minnesota, Friday, January 6, 2012. Eagles are dying from lead

Readers Write: Lead poisoning and hunting, Turkey and the Kurds, end-of-life care, Trump's visit, the NBA

Lead is poison — to humans and animals. Ban it.
Letters
October 9, 2019
Supporters of LGBT rights sit in the street in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as they stage a sit in protest Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, in Washington. Th

Readers Write: LGBTQ wedding video case, plane noise, new emissions standards, the Twins

Accommodate religious beliefs about marriage, yes, but not in the way a federal appeals court panel suggested.
Letters
October 8, 2019
Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, with former presidents Jiang Zemin, right, and Hu Jintao, left, attend the celebration to commemorate the 70th a

Readers Write: Democratic socialism vs. communism, Trump's Minneapolis rally, Syria policy, impeachment, the Twins

Sweep aside the straw man — democratic socialism and Chinese communism are not the same.
Letters
October 7, 2019
Around 80 "Cops for Trump" t-shirts were purchased before 11:30 a.m. at the Minneapolis Federation building, Monday, October 7, 2019 in Minneapolis, M

Readers Write: Trump's visit to Minneapolis, emergency insulin

Please, show Trumpers we liberals care.
Letters
October 7, 2019
Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN. Gustavus Adolphus College was hit by a tornado in 1998 destroying 2,000 trees and 80 percent of the window

Readers Write: Leaving Minneapolis, mining, attributing causes of crimes

If you must move, try St. Peter.
Letters
October 4, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.

Readers Write: Bernie Sanders, immigration and Worthington, rent controls, health insurance, an 'anthem to humanity'

Don't count Sanders out.
Letters
October 4, 2019
Attendees hold pride flags along the parade route. ] NICOLE NERI ¥ nicole.neri@startribune.com BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Sunday June 23, 2019 at th

Readers Write: Wedding video case, assisted suicide, insulin, the president

Oh, be reasonable. Accommodate.
Letters
October 3, 2019
The golden tips of Aspen trees in fall shown here sprinkled throughout the Boreal Forest along the north shore of Lake Superior. Aspen trees, seen thr

Readers Write: Oil pipelines, impeachment, climate change, college athletics, farming

How is clean water up for debate in Minnesota?
Letters
October 2, 2019
Trump supporters who attended the President's rally held signs outside Amsoil Arena afterwards. ] JEFF WHEELER • jeff.wheeler@startribune.com D

Readers Write: Trump's visit to Minneapolis, girls' and boys' sports coverage, veteran suicides, globalism

Star Tribune Editorial Board's plea for magnanimity was inappropriate. We should not welcome Trump to Minneapolis.
Letters
October 1, 2019
The Denfeld football team got hyped up before the start of the game against Duluth East on Friday.] ALEX KORMANN • alex.kormann@startribune.com

Readers Write: Girls' sports, police involvement in politics, impeachment, public transit

Girls' high school sports deserve coverage.
Letters
September 30, 2019
Pinatas hang in the window of Miguel Rivas's Worthington, Minnesota, cellphone shop where he also sells party items made by his son. Now a member of t

Readers Write: Immigration in Minnesota, Minneapolis rezoning, Park Board budget, veteran suicide

Bachmann makes a sloppy case for reduced immigration.
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