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June 15, 2016
Readers Write (June 16): The Orlando massacre — the victims, the president's speech, the FBI and more
Images of victims turn our thoughts to the personal.
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June 14, 2016
Readers Write (June 15): Police officers in the schools, the Orlando massacre, transit policy
Police officers in the schools: An initiative that produces results.
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June 13, 2016
Readers Write (June 14): The Orlando massacre
Identify the true enemy, and destroy it.
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June 13, 2016
Readers Write (June 13): Massacre in Orlando, fighting terrorism, facts about fentanyl
Massacre in Orlando: What "True Islam" believes.
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June 10, 2016
Readers Write (June 11): Transportation funding, pedestrian safety, the judiciary branch, speech and ideas
Transportation policy : Enough with the Minneapolis-centric goals.
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June 10, 2016
Readers Write (June 12): Tom Horner and Donald Trump, the police and the mentally ill
Tom Horner and "tanking" Donald Trump — from the man who gave us Dayton.
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June 9, 2016
Readers Write (June 10): Pedestrian safety, interacting with the police
Crosswalk law: In practical terms, there's ambiguity.
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June 8, 2016
Readers Write (June 9): Hillary Clinton's moment, Tony Cornish's rules for interacting with the police
Yes, indeed, Hillary is my candidate.
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June 7, 2016
Readers Write (June 8): Interacting with the police, double standards in self-defense, clergy sex abuse, GOP/Trump, Hillary Clinton, Joe Mauer
Really, interacting safely with the police isn't complicated.
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June 6, 2016
Readers Write (June 7): Auto traffic and pedestrians, police shootings and the mentally ill, police shootings in general, the police and human rights
Auto traffic and pedestrians — the friendly, the legal, the practical.
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June 3, 2016
Readers Write (June 4): Military technology, the 2016 election, gun violence, gratitude
Hey, cut the new F-35 aircraft some slack.
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June 3, 2016
Readers Write (June 5): Charitable giving with 'strings attached,' the Catholic Church, business coverage, police shootings, tolerance and restrooms, Mideast terminology, "Stone Lake" serialized novel
There should be no room for negativity regarding charitable giving.
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June 3, 2016
Readers Write (June 6): The 2016 Legislature and competitiveness, divided government, Compassionate Care Act, Minneapolis development, volunteering in the schools, war monuments
Session's biggest compromise? Minnesota's ability to compete.
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June 2, 2016
Readers Write (June 3): The Jamar Clark case, climate change, Sunday liquor sales, an Outdoors escape
The missing focus in the Jamar Clark case.
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June 1, 2016
Readers Write (June 2): Airport security, Red Wing's college hopes, Sunday liquor sales, media coverage of violence, the 2016 campaign
Airport security: In defense of TSA screeners.
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June 1, 2016
Readers Write (June 1): Inattentive driving, disabilities, Hillary Clinton's opponents, violence and protest, Obama in Japan
Experiences bear out the concern about inattentive driving.
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May 27, 2016
Readers Write (May 28): Gun violence in Minneapolis, Hillary Clinton's e-mails, transgender accommodations, fear itself, mini golf at the Walker
Police work is only one tool against gun violence.
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May 27, 2016
Readers Write (May 29): What's wrong/right with golf,
"What's the matter with golf today?" Or, rather, what's right?
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May 27, 2016
Readers Write (May 30): Memorial Day, preserving your legacy, Obama at Hiroshima, health care costs, this summer's serialized book
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May 26, 2016
Readers Write (May 27): Subsidized housing for artists, University of Minnesota, Hillary Clinton
Subsidized housing for artists: The discussion continues.
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