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May 31
Readers Write: Medical ethics, political lies, debt ceiling, Florida, Tina Turner
With children, the ethical calculation changes.
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May 30
Readers Write: Biking rules, Pride month, Vietnam
Bewilderment rules.
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May 29
Readers Write: Vikings stadium, Minnesota Private Business Council, Expo 2027, 'hydrogen economy,' Summit Avenue bike trail
Democracy above all. Right?
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May 28
Readers Write: Memorial Day, Minnesota vs. Florida
Pondering what might have been, had these people survived.
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May 27
Readers Write: Bridging the divide, Mayo Clinic's muscle, Henry Kissinger
More of this bridge-building, please.
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May 26
Readers Write: The legislative session, DFL endorsements, Minnesota vs. Florida
Betting on Minnesota to win.
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May 25
Readers Write: Target controversy, the legislative session
Intimidation can't win.
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May 24
Readers Write: Florida vs. Minnesota, mineral leases, 10th Ward DFL convention
There's a clear winner between these two states.
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May 23
Readers Write: Legislative session, the debt ceiling, raining poop from the sky
Check back in on Minnesota in five years.
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May 22
Readers Write: Legislature, DFL voting reform, call to prayer
Pining for some gridlock.
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May 21
Readers Write: DFL endorsements, Midtown Greenway, mental health
Don't junk an essential tool: party endorsements.
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May 20
Readers Write: National Popular Vote Compact, convention chaos, drug abuse, George Santos, Humanism
It's folly, really, to oppose.
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May 19
Readers Write: The 'chronically online,' voting reform, downtown emptiness, paid leave
"I am terrified for my 'chronically online' peers."
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May 18
Readers Write: Law enforcement, 2040 Plan, nurse staffing
Too few know the good news.
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May 17
Readers Write: Mental health, Southwest Light Rail, free college
This tragedy cannot continue.
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May 16
Readers Write: 10th Ward convention, gun legislation, election finance, the Durham report
Pessimistic on the state of our politics.
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May 15
Readers Write: Gun reform, menopause
Regulating instruments of death.
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May 14
Readers Write: Historic buildings, payday loans, family leave, the legislature's speed
Save Minnesota's old buildings.
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May 13
Readers Write: Tucker Carlson, 2024 presidential race, guns, light rail, grief
I wish Carlson had expressed some of that self-reflection.
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May 12
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We've got to fix our border policy.
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