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Readers Write (April 3): Job vacancies, Iran agreement, Equal Rights Amendment, tipped wages, religious freedom, Germanwings crash, exchange of opinions
Why aren't people lining up to fill jobs? Flextime may be a culprit.
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![On Nicollet Mall, A makeover of Nicollet Mall is expected to be up to $40 million and include reconstruction of the streets and sidewalks .]rtsong-taa](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/LFMRMPSC6M7H3YXDJ4K7RT2FHA.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Readers Write (April 2): Minneapolis livability and racial disparities, religious freedom, concert venues, Nicollet Mall
Why the city's archaic laws must go.
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![Parts of Nye's Polonaise will be integrated into the new development that is coming to the block.] Richard Tsong-Taatarii/rtsong-taatarii@startribune.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/URM6UTH4MDKYFW6QGI5OSQW5GA.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Readers Write (April 1): Nye's development, wages, Indiana's religious-freedom law, Germanwings crash and mental health
Stick to the scale of a historic district and assess risk to Our Lady of Lourdes Church.
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Readers Write (March 31): Nicollet Mall, remedial college classes, campus safety, female role models
Remember the basics: Nicollet Mall should be a splendid retail street.
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Readers Write: (March 30): Technology and privacy, retirement savings, Equal Rights Amendment, the faces on currency
Are you sufficiently concerned about what others know about you and what they do?
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![The Burlington Northern Railroad intersection on Como Ave in St. Paul has appeared in a new report . ] Richard Tsong-Taatarii/rtsong-taatarii@startrib](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/RCVGKZV5PU4PV2JWLXFTNWXLHA.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Readers Write: (March 29): Railroad safety, teacher seniority, megaschools
A Waseca crash in 1959 should be a cautionary tale.
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![U of M President Eric Kaler, left, listened as State Auditor James Nobles delivered their report related to the death of Dan Markingson. ] GLEN STUBBE](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/6DULTFBTQZOLNCP6LMBB3PVARQ.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Readers Write (March 17): Veterans, youth sports participation
A community gathers to show respect — after it's too late.
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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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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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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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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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![Minneapolis firefighters battled a house fire at the corner of E. 38th Street and Park Avenue South, Thursday, February 26, 2015 in Minneapolis, MN. ]](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/UXYT4F7JW5GUPXRGVV6VPTUHRU.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Readers Write (March 2): Firefighters, teachers, superintendents, coyotes, light pollution
The work of a Minneapolis firefighter in winter:
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