It’s become something of a tradition, on New Year’s Day, to reprint old letters to the editor from Star Tribune days gone by.
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Readers Write: Tech leadership, Walz and Trump legacies, traffic safety, Rob Reiner, pro football injuries
Building a legacy — of what?
December 28, 2025
Readers Write: UCare, U President Rebecca Cunningham, science, moose, pedestrians
State must do right in wake of UCare’s collapse.
December 27, 2025
Readers Write: CBS News, Venezuela, township roads, women’s bodies
Capitulation is not journalism.
December 27, 2025
Readers Write: Immigration, health care, political candidates
ICE supporters, tell us where your line is.
December 26, 2025
Readers Write: America at a crossroads, Homeland Security, walleye, Southside Pride
Creativity and generosity will lead us out of the darkness.
December 25, 2025
Readers Write: Immigration, tragedy and Christmas carols
Don’t sugarcoat this year. Work to make the next one better.
December 23, 2025
Readers Write: Fraud in Minnesota, marijuana’s risks, the holiday season
Walz, please exit stage left.
December 23, 2025
Readers Write: Metro Transit, the president’s rhetoric, vaccines
Don’t blow it, Metro Transit.
December 21, 2025
Readers Write: The MAHA movement, hepatitis B, family preservation, clearing snow, elderly wisdom
One personal tragedy is leading to thousands more.
December 20, 2025
Readers Write: Yet more fraud, public officials’ safety, history
We need firings, audits, a special session. Now.
December 20, 2025
Readers Write: Dehumanizing rhetoric against immigrants, school shootings
Countering vile attacks with decency.
December 19, 2025
Readers Write: Housing, re-election campaigns, Minneapolis bike lanes, streetcars
We’re too far gone for incrementalism on housing.
December 18, 2025
