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Readers Write (Feb. 28): Federal deficit, sex offenders, farmland values and taxes, politics and religion
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February 26, 2016
Readers Write (Feb. 29): Minnesota caucuses
It's our time to act.
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February 25, 2016
Readers Write (Feb. 26): Guantanamo, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Jason Lewis, smartphone privacy
Closing Guantanamo would be a step, but it's not justice.
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February 24, 2016
Readers Write (Feb. 25): Phantom airplane image, Donald Trump, Black Lives Matter, Minneapolis schools, smartphone privacy
Phantom airplane image in Minneapolis lakes: Well, the noise is real enough.
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February 23, 2016
Readers Write (Feb. 24): Manufacturing jobs, drug sentencing reforms, race and disparity, license plate controversy, torture and privacy, social media on Glen Perkins
In the flow of jobs, it's walls vs. planes.
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February 22, 2016
Readers Write (Feb. 23): Jeb Bush, barrier walls, pension plans, Apple vs. the FBI, a Lake Harriet fixture
Lamenting the loss of Jeb Bush from the 2016 campaign.
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February 20, 2016
Readers Write (Feb. 20): College costs; Pope Francis, Zika virus and Donald Trump; skyway tasering; Clinton vs. Sanders
Take it from me, it's tough to be a student.
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February 19, 2016
Readers Write (Feb. 21): Race, disparity and fathers; growth and prosperity; pension plans
Getting at the core of the problem.
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February 19, 2016
Readers Write (Feb. 22): Small donations, Apple and the FBI, aging in the suburbs, oil tax, the Constitution
Never mind the small donations. There's more to big money.
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February 18, 2016
Readers Write (Feb. 19): Presidential campaign, sex-worker show, cash assistance, Vikings tailgating
Summary of one line goes here and right here.
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February 17, 2016
Readers Write (Feb. 18): Minnesota moose, Supreme Court vacancy, college students' laundry, helpful Minneapolis police
When predator-prey symbiosis is out of balance, nature will find its own balance.
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February 16, 2016
Readers Write (Feb. 17): Cash assistance, the Minnesota caucuses, Supreme Court vacancy, Vikings stadium tailgating, Zika virus
Minnesota's homeless families hunger for state help.
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February 15, 2016
Readers Write (Feb. 16): Antonin Scalia, University of Minnesota tuition, garbage hauling, random act of kindness
When choosing Supreme Court justice's successor, please keep politics out of it.
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February 12, 2016
Readers Write (Feb. 13): Minneapolis superintendent search, Clean Power Plan, parental leave, Republicans and race
Minneapolis superintendent search: Let's move forward together.
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Readers Write (Feb. 14): Choosing a college, defining social work, prison bloat, pension strains
Don't be starry-eyed about choosing a college.
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February 12, 2016
Readers Write (Feb. 15): Language degrees, the 2016 campaign, prescription drug costs
Perhaps it's a luxury for schools to maintain language degrees?
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February 11, 2016
Readers Write (Feb. 12): Police Chief Janeé Harteau, police shootings, Nicollet Mall, the 2016 campaign
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Readers Write (Feb. 11): The 2016 campaign, Jamar Clark case, the lottery
A voter's lament about the options.
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