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July 26, 2015
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Readers Write (July 27): Spicy food at restaurants, Golden Valley city government, infrastructure decisions, religious violence, gun violence

Food in the Twin Cities area has gotten too spicy.
Letters
July 24, 2015
A blood-spattered poster of Jesus Christ is seen inside the the Coptic Christian Saints Church in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, Egypt Sat

Readers Write: (July 26): Religious wars, CEO pay, legislator staying power

Joining the battle in holy wars has consequences.
Letters
July 24, 2015
A fishing boat cruised on Wahkon Bay, Lake Mille Lacs in the afternoon sun in the city of Wahkon, MN ] Thursday, May 22, 2014 GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@st

Readers Write (July 25): Lake Mille Lacs, emergency-room costs, Paynesville solar project delay, Mankato Happy Chef

Debating the decline of the walleye on Lake Mille Lacs.
Letters
July 23, 2015
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Readers Write (July 23): Community agriculture, polls, Donald Trump and Al Franken, the media, Iran, air travel, Golden Valley

Offerings often exceed expectations.
Letters
July 23, 2015
Pope Francis speaks in the Synod Hall during a conference on Modern Slavery and Climate Change at the Vatican, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Dozens of envir

Readers Write (July 24): Climate change, affordable housing at Fort Snelling and elsewhere, veterans and heroism

Will Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges address climate change at the source?
Letters
July 21, 2015
DAVID JOLES • djoles@startribune.com - Oct. 27, 2010 - Minneapolis, MN - ] At Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, 60 flights have been

Readers Write (July 22): Airport noise and location, Iran nuclear deal, Franken and Trump (et al.) and McCain, diversity in sports

1990s decision to keep airport in place was regrettable.
Letters
July 20, 2015
Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau

Readers Write (July 21): Minneapolis Police Department PR; plus: Editors' failings on Planned Parenthood, Donald Trump, polls

It's going to take more than image-building to improve Minneapolis police-community relations.
Letters
July 17, 2015
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Readers Write (July 19): Tribalism, veterans' health care, 1985-86 Hormel strike

But of course the world is tribal.
Letters
July 17, 2015
Screen Shot of Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota web site.

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.
Letters
July 17, 2015
The behind-the-scenes legal wrangling over possibly renaming Lake Calhoun took another turn Friday when a new legal opinion for Minneapolis park commi

Readers Write (July 20): Summer opportunities, bear research, Hillary Clinton's economic strategy, treatment of employees

It's summer — time to get busy living.
Letters
July 16, 2015
Guests arrive at the dedication for the Planned Parenthood of Massachusetts headquarters on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, Thursday, June 25, 1998. Th

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.
Letters
July 15, 2015
President Barack Obama answers questions about the Iran nuclear deal during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wedne

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?
Letters
July 14, 2015
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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.
Letters
July 13, 2015
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump finishes up speaking before a crowd of 3,500 Saturday, July 11, 2015, in Phoenix.

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.
Letters
July 12, 2015
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Readers Write (July 13): Aging, small businesses, bicycling, reading, traveling

White House Conference on Aging gives an important issue short shrift.
Letters
July 10, 2015
Smoking is already not allowed at the beaches of Lake Calhoun Park. The Minneapolis Park Board Recreation Committee is proposing to ban smoking in all

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?
Letters
July 10, 2015
A buffer strip of grass and trees along the Rock River west of Edgerton is a good example of the protective strips that help filter runoff. ] In the s

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.
Letters
July 9, 2015
A runner dashed along the wet paths along West River Parkway March 9, 2015 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.] Jerry Holt/ Jerry.Holt@Startribune.com ORG XMIT

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?"
Letters
July 8, 2015
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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.
Letters
July 7, 2015
A haze rest along the Minneapolis skyline from the view of Ridgeway Parkway Park, Monday, July 6, 2015, in Minneapolis. The Minnesota Pollution Contro

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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