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March 24, 2016
A man writes "never again" with chalk on the pavement near the entrance of metro station Maelbeek in Brussels, Belgium, Thursday, March 24, 2016. Belg

Readers Write (March 25): Terrorism in Brussels, contraception and abortion, St. Paul schools, St. Louis Park schools, University of Minnesota, fashion spread

Terrorism in Brussels: Remembering another time and another attack.
Letters
March 23, 2016
A walleye is netted, caught on the Twin Pines Resort boat at sunset Wednesday, July 29, 2015, during an evening excursion on Lake Mille Lacs.](DAVID J

Readers Write (March 24): Lake Mille Lacs fishing, terror attacks in Brussels, Donald Trump's candidacy

Great — more fruitless spending on Lake Mille Lacs.
Letters
March 22, 2016
A police officer stands guard as people are evacuated from Brussels airport, after explosions rocked the facility in Brussels, Belgium, Tuesday March

Readers Write (March 23): Terror attacks in Brussels, veterans health care, religious liberty, Real ID, school funding

Our message from the latest attacks: Personal vigilance is needed.
Letters
March 21, 2016
Minnesota Historical Society/AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt A detail of the painting "Treaty of Traverse des Sioux." The painting of the treaty signing tha

Readers Write (March 22): State Capitol paintings, Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board, Donald Trump, pedestrian safety

State Capitol paintings: Minnesota's South Carolina moment?
Letters
March 18, 2016
Blong Yang listened as audience members criticized him at the public safety forum he was hosting Tuesday night for introducing a budget amendment in D

Readers Write (March 20): North Minneapolis, the urban/rural divide, Donald Trump

What was missing from the Blong Yang forum the Star Tribune wrote about.
Letters
March 18, 2016
Congressman Martin Olav Sabo laughed during a pressconference where he announced he was retiring this year (2006). He said he was looking forward to s

Readers Write (March 21): Martin Olav Sabo, stereotypes, 'like a girl,' encryption letter

It was an honor to know such an honorable man.
Letters
March 18, 2016
Not since the battle of 1978 to designate the BWCA as a wilderness area has the town of Ely been so divided. This time it's the possibility of Copper/

Readers Write (March 19): Mining policies, Donald Trump, pedestrian safety, Cuba diplomacy, DFL-business relations, unwelcomed criticism of priorities

A response to frustrated Iron Ranger Joe Begich and his sense of DFL betrayal over mining policy.
Letters
March 17, 2016
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Readers Write (March 18): Assisted suicide, Mike Freeman's decision on grand juries, Minnesota's business climate, veterans' health care

Perhaps the issue of assisted suicide should be simplified.
Letters
March 16, 2016
David Oliver, manager of special projects, held a sample that had metal speckles that he had taken from one of many of the boxes of core samples lined

Readers Write (March 17): Twin Metals mining, Supreme Court nomination, Dayton's state budget proposal, pickleball priorities, Vikings and street names

With Twin Metals mining rebuff, Dayton turns on his friends.
Letters
March 15, 2016
US Bank Stadium where the Minnesota Vikings will play in six months. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Monday, February 15, 2016 With a stadium

Readers Write (March 16): Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Avenue, caucus system, respect, DFL priorities, trade deals

With anti-Chicago Avenue push, team insults us again.
Letters
March 14, 2016
FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2015 file photo, a Apple iPhone 6S is displayed at an Apple store on Chicago. The fight between Apple and the FBI over access

Readers Write (March 15): Smartphone encryption, Como Park High School, Martin Olav Sabo, Minnesota's job climate, the war on terror, airport security

Stop and remember why citizens might not trust the government.
Letters
March 14, 2016
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Readers Write (March 14): Gender bias, safety in the schools, immigrants in the U.S., child care and unions

"Like a girl": A phrase that's so much more than an insult.
Letters
March 11, 2016
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Readers Write (March 13): The war on terror, PolyMet mine proposal, the Trump phenomenon, downtown Minneapolis, state budget forecast

The war on terror: There's finger-pointing, and there's growth.
Letters
March 11, 2016
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Readers Write (March 12): Public safety, bikes and roads, Northstar rail, the Vikings and street names

In the wake of attacks and shootings, we've all taken on burdens.
Letters
March 10, 2016
Bikers in Dinkytown have their own lanes to negotiate the traffic. Minneapolis has the densest bike network of the nation's 50 most populous cities. I

Readers Write (March 11): Bike lanes, PolyMet proposal, pensions and Iran, infrastructure investment, presidential debates, editorial cartoons

Bike lanes are a sign of a well-prioritized city.
Letters
March 9, 2016
House Speaker Kurt Daudt faced challenges from Minority Leader Paul Thissen for the first hour of the session on access to the public and press, which

Readers Write (March 10): Minnesota House Speaker Kurt Daudt, distrust of establishment politicians like Gov. Dayton, political revolution, the Chamber of Commerce, teacher licenses

To what extent are House speaker's personal debt problems fair game?
Letters
March 8, 2016
Trains and people come and go at the 10th Street station Saturday, June 14, 2014, near the Capitol in St. Paul, MN.] (DAVIDJOLES/STARTRIBUNE) djoles@s

Readers Write (March 9): Commuting to the Capitol, Como Park High dispute, clean energy, Interstate 394, Lake Minnetonka

Different parking priorities at the Capitol?
Letters
March 7, 2016
Eden Prairie goalie Shaun Durocher (1) was able to hold off a scoring attempt by Wayzata in the second period. ] (AARON LAVINSKY/STAR TRIBUNE) aaron.l

Readers Write (March 8): High school hockey, texting and driving, Minnesota's business climate, primaries vs. caucuses, MNsure

Isn't it time to eliminate checking from high school hockey?
Letters
March 6, 2016
As seen from a skyway near Target, pedestrians make their way down Nicollet Mall, torn up for construction, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016.

Readers Write (March 6): Minneapolis development, Sen. Amy Klobuchar and GMOs, evangelical voters

Development is better when it's organic, unlike with Nicollet Mall.
Letters
March 4, 2016
Presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to a couple thousand supporters in Louisville, Ky., on Tuesday March 1, 2016. (Mark Cornelison/Lexington He

Readers Write (March 5): Norm Coleman on Donald Trump and President Obama, Howard Root's acquittal and essay, MSP security lines, Apple vs. the FBI

Coleman, bashing Trump, couldn't resist a jab at Obama.
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