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July 17, 2015
Readers Write (July 18): Planned Parenthood responds to legislators; plus: biking and racial equity, Iran nuclear deal, U's sexual-consent policy, new Harper Lee novel
The fact:There's no Planned Parenthood fetal tissue donation program in our region.
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July 17, 2015
Readers Write (July 20): Summer opportunities, bear research, Hillary Clinton's economic strategy, treatment of employees
It's summer — time to get busy living.
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July 16, 2015
Readers Write (July 17): Planned Parenthood, MNsure and the Affordable Care Act, Tennessee shooting
As Minnesota legislators, we call for an investigation into its practices in this state.
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July 15, 2015
Readers Write (July 16): Nuclear deal with Iran, assumptions about blacks, Vikings stadium cost
You object to the nuclear deal with Iran? What's your alternative?
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July 14, 2015
Readers Write (July 15): Metro Deaf School program cut, sexual-consent policy, Donald Trump, 'sanctuary' cities, soccer stadium, voter registration
The Legislature has failed special-needs children — over a sum of $30,000.
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July 13, 2015
Readers Write (July 14): Donald Trump, 'faith in the police,' Southwest LRT, employee compensation, names and symbols, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Donald Trump is sort of a canary in a coal mine.
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July 12, 2015
Readers Write (July 13): Aging, small businesses, bicycling, reading, traveling
White House Conference on Aging gives an important issue short shrift.
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July 10, 2015
Readers Write: (July 11): Renaming Lake Calhoun, Confederate flag and free speech, transportation funding, toilet seat debate
Lake renaming ideas abound. Is there a solution, somewhere between serious and silly?
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July 10, 2015
Readers Write (July 12): Agricultural runoff, gun violence, symbols and sensitivity, home sharing, 'farm to fork,' editorial practices
Money rules policies and practices on agricultural runoff.
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July 9, 2015
Readers Write: (July 10): West River Pkwy. maintenance, sugary drinks, recreational drugs, Lake Calhoun and Indian stewardship, athletes' Minnesota loyalty, faces on currency, investing in infrastructure
The Great River Road — still the "best drive in America?"
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July 8, 2015
Readers Write (July 9): The $10 bill, affordable housing, sugary drinks, mental health, long-term care insurance, toilet seats
Emily Dickinson was a real American icon.
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July 7, 2015
Readers Write (July 8): Fires and air quality, political correctness, immigration and guns and law and order, affordable housing
Days of haze are but a symptom of fossil-fuel dependence.
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July 6, 2015
Readers Write (July 7): Political correctness in names and symbols, limiting sugary soft drinks in health care settings
Firefighter in Albert Lea parade made his point at what cost?
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July 4, 2015
Readers Write (July 5): Sustainability, $300,000 restroom
Responses to Katherine Kersten's commentary about the goals of campus sustainability.
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July 3, 2015
Readers Write (July 4): Smoking, Mississippi River, Southwest LRT, bicyclists, sustainability
There's still smoking where it shouldn't be — even near a hospital.
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July 2, 2015
Readers Write (July 3): Minnesota Sex Offender Program, Iran nuclear negotiations, Nicollet Mall traffic, symbolism and atonement
The Minnesota Sex Offender Program went from process to politicization.
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July 2, 2015
Readers Write (July 6): The Great Toilet Seat Debate, U.S. Bank, U basketball coach's salary, coverage of women's sports, water quality, Lori Swanson
Why the burden is on men to raise the toilet seat.
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July 1, 2015
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.
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June 30, 2015
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.
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June 29, 2015
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.
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