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April 13, 2015
As drivers enter into Lindstrom, Minnesota city limits, they're greeted with a sign with the town's name and population. What they don't see is an uml

Readers Write (April 14): Traffic signs, buffer strips, the flag, child poverty, doubt vs. wonder

Diversity should add the new without dismissing the old.
Letters
April 10, 2015
The boys' and girls' Nordic Ski State Meet was held Thursday, February 13, 2014 at Giants Ridge in Biwabik, Minn. Nick Gardener of Mounds Park Academy

Readers Write: (April 12): Giants Ridge, same-sex marriage, Minnesota's state bird, state budget

Does this unsuccessful enterprise typify taxpayer investment?
Letters
April 10, 2015
People hold up placards reading ìI am Charlieî after workers installed a giant poster for victims of the shooting at the satirical newspaper

Readers Write (April 13 ): Coverage of terrorism, Valeria Silva, wages for public workers, understanding of mental health

There's danger of distortion that directs fears disproportionately.
Letters
April 10, 2015
Susan Haigh, Chair of the Metropolitan Council, left, listened to comments by council member Gary Cunningham, moments before she called for a vote on

Readers Write (April 11): Metropolitan Council, state budget, antidepressants, government of the people

Today's arguments about the Met Council were had at the time of its formation.
Letters
April 10, 2015
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Readers Write (April 10): Police behavior, Metropolitan Council, government of the people, St. Paul schools, Indian schools, school start times

Video technology empowers citizens against abuses of authority.
Letters
April 8, 2015
Turkeys on a Minnesota turkey farm. ] Richard.Sennott@startribune.com Richard Sennott/Star Tribune. Tuesday 04/03/12) ORG XMIT: MIN2015030616471836 OR

Readers Write (April 9): Bird flu, Metropolitan Council, the state budget, democracy, performance-enhancing drugs

Assessing turkey flock size and risk: Maybe small is better?
Letters
April 7, 2015
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Readers Write (April 8): Later school start times, Metropolitan Council, home styles, parenting, energy, land lines

Minnesota physicians and educators set an early example.
Letters
April 6, 2015
MN United FC owner Dr. Bill McGuire at MN United FC headquarters, Golden Valley, MN. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Thursday, March 26, 2015

Readers Write (April 7): UnitedHealth leadership, Iran nuclear framework, home styles, laws on lurking and spitting

The Bill McGuire and Steve Hemsley I knew as an employee.
Letters
April 6, 2015

Readers Write (April 5): Downtown Minneapolis food marketplace, disability services, Bill McGuire and soccer, Cathedral of St. Paul

A food marketplace is a great idea, but use the Armory building.
Letters
April 6, 2015
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Readers Write (April 6): Kids and chemicals, early education, food safety, gun silencers, Dan Markingson case

Manufacturers should let consumers know if their products contain a listed chemical.
Letters
April 3, 2015
Donnell Gibson, left, pulled over and rushed into a house he noticed was on fire when he saw three bewildered children on the front stoop. Then Gibson

Readers Write (April 4): Heroism in St. Paul, Iran nuclear deal, Equal Rights Amendment and abortion, religious freedom, lurking and spitting laws, citizenship

Amid St. Paul fire, the spirit of life.
Letters
April 2, 2015
Readers Write (April 3): Job vacancies, Iran agreement, Equal Rights Amendment, tipped wages, religious freedom, Germanwings crash, exchange of opinio

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.
Letters
April 1, 2015
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

Readers Write (April 2): Minneapolis livability and racial disparities, religious freedom, concert venues, Nicollet Mall

Why the city's archaic laws must go.
Letters
March 31, 2015
Parts of Nye's Polonaise will be integrated into the new development that is coming to the block.] Richard Tsong-Taatarii/rtsong-taatarii@startribune.

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.
Letters
March 30, 2015
Nicollet Mall redesign project. Art Walk Design by James Corner Field Operations ORG XMIT: MIN1503261110434328

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.
Letters
March 29, 2015
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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?
Letters
March 27, 2015
The Burlington Northern Railroad intersection on Como Ave in St. Paul has appeared in a new report . ] Richard Tsong-Taatarii/rtsong-taatarii@startrib

Readers Write: (March 29): Railroad safety, teacher seniority, megaschools

A Waseca crash in 1959 should be a cautionary tale.
Letters
March 27, 2015
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

Readers Write: (March 28): Dan Markingson case, testing, soccer stadium, gun silencers, wages, Bowe Bergdahl

The University of Minnesota should take the next step.
Letters
March 26, 2015
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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.
Letters
March 25, 2015
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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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