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July 1, 2015
Stewart Watson, right, of Baltimore, comforts Maranda Mincey ofCharleston, as they both become emotional while visiting the sidewalk memorial at the E

Readers Write (July 2): The need for atonement, sex offender policies, the Supreme Court, renaming lakes, Nicollet Mall traffic, 'urban explorers'

Add, to Independence Day, a day of atonement.
Letters
June 30, 2015
GENERAL INFORMATION: Minneapolis,Mn. Friday 5/31/2002 Gold rose to its highest level in 31 months as rising tensions in the Middle East, falling U.S.

Readers Write (July 1): Coin dealing, medical marijuana, the U.S. Supreme Court, the Catholic Church, the environment, K-9 abuse charges

Article gave the wrong impression about coin dealers in general.
Letters
June 29, 2015
FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2012 file photo, the U.S. Supreme Court Building is seen in Washington. The health insurance industry is spending millions to

Readers Write (June 30): U.S. Supreme Court, gay-rights timeline, bicyclists, K-9 abuse, medical research, 'sharing the wealth'

Understanding the rule of law, as opposed to the role of ideology.
Letters
June 28, 2015
Readers Write: (June 29): Koch brothers, living-wage jobs, proton therapy, Catholic women, Nicollet Mall, 'pet-friendly' condos and the $10 bill

Readers Write: (June 29): Koch brothers, living-wage jobs, proton therapy, Catholic women, Nicollet Mall, 'pet-friendly' condos and the $10 bill

Yes, they give to GOP, but also to many charitable causes.
Letters
June 27, 2015
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Readers Write (June 28): The climate, justice and mercy, suburban poverty, veterans' health care

Let's expand the 3 percent who are truly active about the climate.
Letters
June 26, 2015
JIM GEHRZ Ô jgehrz@startribune.com St. Peter/May 27, 2008/12:00PM] Pexton Hall is a heavily secured building at the treatment facility in St. Pet

Readers Write (June 25): Minnesota Sex Offender Program, the Confederate flag, Charleston shootings, Lake Calhoun, mining, the State Fair and obesity

The principal author of Minnesota's sex-offender legislation responds to ruling.
Letters
June 26, 2015
Same-sex marriage supporters hold up balloons that spell the word "love" as they wait outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday June 26, 2015

Readers Write: (June 27): Supreme Court rulings, marriage specifically, Lake Calhoun, garbage hauling

More has been lost than gained in rulings on ACA, marriage.
Letters
June 25, 2015
New York State Police via The New York Times In a photo provided by the New York State Police, an artistís conception of David Sweat and Richard

Readers Write: (June 26): Escaped prisoners, Kline on Iran, Minnesota politics, the Confederate flag, the ACA ruling, flavored tobacco

Regarding those escaped killers in New York: Life isn't all "CSI," is it?
Letters
June 23, 2015

Readers Write (June 24): Environmental contractions, Lake Calhoun, Charleston shootings and campaign contributions, recycling, good deeds

We're acting at cross-purposes. To wit: I-94 speed limit, Lebanon Hills trail plan.
Letters
June 22, 2015
Lake Calhoun was named after John C. Calhoun, who as secretary of war ordered the establishment of Fort Snelling but was also a passionate pro-slavery

Readers Write (June 23): Lake Calhoun, Charleston shootings and forgiveness, chiropractic care for kids, Minneapolis autism program, soccer stadium, 'bike-jerks,' repentance

Before worrying about South Carolina's Confederate flag, think about local symbols of oppression.
Letters
June 21, 2015
St. Paul riverfront. DAVID BREWSTER dbrewster@startribune.com Monday 11/15/10 St.Paul Minnesota ORG XMIT: MIN1407031757290499

Readers Write: (June 22): St. Paul development, train safety, the Supreme Court, Donald Trump, Disney World, air travel

Let's update St. Paul's riverfront sites the right way.
Letters
June 20, 2015
John Koepke, Samuel Geer and Michael Keenan, faculty of the Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Minnesota Hereís what the view co

Readers Write: (June 21): The Mississippi River, drunken driving, state Sen. John Marty, media bias

A "wilder" Mississippi is not the river we want.
Letters
June 19, 2015
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Readers Write (June 20): Home construction, Charleston shootings, race and justice, race and learning, Pope Francis, U.S. currency

"Living large" by building huge homes is a choice, but a poor one.
Letters
June 18, 2015
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Readers Write (June 19): The $10 bill, Metro Transit, the Supreme Court, international trade deals, cardiovascular screening, stadium naming rights

One reader supports Eleanor Roosevelt as the new face on the $10 bill. Another wants Hamilton to remain.
Letters
June 17, 2015
Protesters walked along Washington Avenue during a Black Lives Matter rally on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Minneapolis, Minn. ] RENEE JONES SCHNEIDE

Readers Write (June 18): Black Lives Matter movement, special elections, Q Comp, Rachel Dolezal, abandoned grain elevator

Black lives do matter! Fully focused, we'll succeed.
Letters
June 16, 2015
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Readers Write (June 17): Vikings stadium, Q Comp, garbage hauling, Minneapolis development, international trade, Guthrie Theater, prostitution

So this new bank place is the People's Stadium, you say?
Letters
June 16, 2015
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Readers Write (June 16): Livability laws, the Catholic Church, the pope and the environment, the Guthrie Theater

There was no solid proof of racial bias in now-repealed ordinance.
Letters
June 14, 2015
A detail of the Salisbury Magna Carta one of the four original surviving Magna Carta manuscripts that have been brought together by the British Librar

Readers Write (June 15): The Magna Carta, the liberal arts, invasive species, the Aquatennial, weight and exclusion, American Pharoah as 'hero'

Marking the 800th anniversary of the cornerstone of democracy.
Letters
June 13, 2015
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Readers Write (June 14): Health insurance premiums, community newspapers, 'our petrochemical obsession,' cigarette taxes, planting milkweed for butterflies

Of smoke, mirrors and the editorialists blabbing on the next bar stool.
Letters
June 12, 2015
The north side of the Guthrie Theater is reflected off an outside sculpture, including the faces of Anton Chekhov, left, and Eugene O'Neil. ] (Aaron L

Readers Write (June 13): Guthrie Theater's accessibility, the Legislature, addressing problems together, Center for New Americans, Southwest LRT, Title IX, Cologne's solar project

I love so much about the Guthrie, though I see a flaw.
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