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March 27, 2015
Readers Write: (March 28): Dan Markingson case, testing, soccer stadium, gun silencers, wages, Bowe Bergdahl
The University of Minnesota should take the next step.
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March 26, 2015
Readers Write: (March 27): Gun silencers, wages, the state budget and inflation, Obama and Bowe Bergdahl
Push from the weapons industry is based on false claims.
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March 25, 2015
Readers Write (March 26): Equal Rights Amendment, Compassionate Care Act, wages, soccer stadium
We've waited for generations to end gender discrimination.
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March 24, 2015
Readers Write (March 25): University drug study, jails and mental illness, teacher diversity
Hold University of Minnesota officials accountable in enrollee's suicide.
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March 23, 2015
Readers Write (March 24): Gopher women's hockey, early education and high school sports, gas tax, the speech police
Congratulations to the U women's team for winning the national championship.
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March 22, 2015
Readers Write (March 23): Elder care and immigration reform, soccer stadium, society's priorities, prekindergarten, U women's sports
Why immigration reform is important to rural Minnesota.
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March 20, 2015
Readers Write: (March 22): Road use and funding, Ferguson and race
A mileage fee as a solution: Just right, or too complicated?
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March 20, 2015
Readers Write (March 21): Israeli elections, Minneapolis school 'flight,' wages, veterans and hiring, MnSCU
Editorial got it wrong on Netanyahu. Look at the numbers.
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March 20, 2015
Readers Write (March 17): Veterans, youth sports participation
A community gathers to show respect — after it's too late.
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March 19, 2015
Readers Write (March 20): Naming legislation, school flight, stadium hiring, buffer strips
Whatever that proposal is called, most likely it does the opposite.
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March 18, 2015
Opt-out vs. opt-in registration encourages voting
Oregon's system isn't perfect, but at least it isn't trying to make going to the polls more difficult.
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March 18, 2015
Readers Write (March 19): Texting and driving, women's athletics, end-of-life decisions, powdered alcohol, for-profit colleges
Texting in your vehicle? How about a fine of $10,000?
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March 17, 2015
Readers Write (March 18): Veterans and jobs, affordable housing, Sunday liquor sales, animal rights
Hiring is a two-way street, so be a well-presented candidate.
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March 16, 2015
Readers Write (March 2): Firefighters, teachers, superintendents, coyotes, light pollution
The work of a Minneapolis firefighter in winter:
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March 13, 2015
Readers Write (March 15): Minnesota and Wisconsin, budget cuts and festering problems, chefs and gender
Another competitive advantage west of the border: Airlines
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March 13, 2015
Readers Write (March 16): Historical preservation, for-profit colleges, the MPCA, the face on the $20 bill, the presidential campaign
Our buildings may disappear, but their histories mustn't.
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March 13, 2015
Readers Write (March 14): Overconnectivity, the tax burden, plans for the state budget surplus, suitable public forums for protest
Take it from a guy who knows technology: This is suboptimal.
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March 12, 2015
Readers Write (March 13): Target, Lebanon Hills, environmental impacts, the MPCA, teachers, veterans eager to fight, meat raffles
After the layoffs, you can hear the buzzing. What does it signify?
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March 11, 2015
Readers Write: (March 12): Minnesota budget surplus, the noble impulse, Target layoffs, race and justice
Set it aside for those natural disasters we know are coming.
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March 10, 2015
Readers Write (March 11): Mall protest, Minneapolis schools, rail co-location, Iran nuclear talks
Some clear definitions are in order. (Also, a boycott.)
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