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August 28, 2016
Muslim women walk past Statue of Liberty characters, Sunday, July 17, 2016, in New York's Times Square. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) ORG XMIT: OTKNYML106

Readers Write (Aug. 29): Muslim dress, preventing domestic abuse, the Clinton Foundation, the planet and the pope

Muslim dress is not automatically repressive.
Letters
August 27, 2016
Jonah Reyes, a research scientist at the University of Minnesota, analyzes the lawn and irrigation system in the lawn, Friday, August 19, 2016 in Rose

Readers Write (Aug. 28): Water use, Southwest light rail, Indian families, Olympic Games, price-gouging

Think hard about your lush lawn.
Letters
August 26, 2016
Valerie Johnson, an RN at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, added to the pile as MNA nurses, Minnesota Nurses Association employees and family members joi

Readers Write (Aug. 27): Allina nurses, light rail, preventing sexual assault, the violence link and video games

Don't dismiss Allina strike vote as selfish.
Letters
August 25, 2016
DAVID JOLES ï djoles@startribune.com -June 2, 2011- Minneapolis, MN- In this photo:] Riders take the light-rail during morning rush hour. Once de

Readers Write (Aug. 26): Light rail, EpiPen price hike, Olympic athletes, Trump and trade and immigration

With balance, light rail supporters can win outstate support.
Letters
August 24, 2016
iStockphoto.com

Readers Write (Aug. 25): Water use, Southwest light rail, downtown Minneapolis safety, child welfare and American Indians, video games and violence, athletes and ads, the Clinton Foundation's finances

If you toy with your H2O, stop and think.
Letters
August 23, 2016
iStockphoto.com

Readers Write (Aug. 24): Minimum-wage ruling, Minnesota Legislature, Southwest light rail, the 'underbanked,' Sid Hartman

Was that a legal ruling or policy favoritism?
Letters
August 22, 2016
U S Bank announces good results in quarterly earnings, signage at one of their Minneapolis buildings. ] Tom Sweeney, April 15, 2015

Readers Write (Aug. 23): The 'underbanked,' state government, pipelines, rail lines, Clinton Foundation, Ryan Lochte, accents

Pay the fee or join the future?
Letters
August 21, 2016
FILE - In this Aug.4 2016 file photo made from video, Nissrine Samali, 20, gets into the sea wearing traditional Islamic dress, in Marseille, southern

Readers Write (Aug. 22): Burqa, hijabs and 'burkinis,' Dan Patch rail line, media bias, 'Stone Lake' summer serial, stadium nicknames

A choice? A symbol of repression?
Letters
August 19, 2016
Avery Rowell, far bottom, and Rob Hoagberg, above, converse while walking over a brigge connectnig the park over the man-made pond. ] Timothy Nwachukw

Readers Write (Aug. 21): Metro-area development, minimum wage, health care, presidential politics at the Carver County fair, Minnesota Orchestra coverage

No east-metro/west-metro rivalry is needed — just vision.
Letters
August 19, 2016
Governor Mark Dayton addressed the media along with Speaker of the House Kurt Daudt after discussing a possible special session at theVeterans buildin

Readers Write (Aug. 20): State government, U.S. swimmer controversy, 2016 campaign, private prisons, Olympic dress

Consider one piece of legislation at a time, and act on it.
Letters
August 18, 2016
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in West Bend, Wis., Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ORG XM

Readers Write (Aug. 19): Donald Trump's visit, policing, race and protest, crime scenes and first responders

Trump and his arsenal, still at the door.
Letters
August 17, 2016
BRIAN PETERSON • brianp@startribune.com Burnsville, MN 9/29/2009 ] The new MnPass lanes on Interstate 35W south of I-494 and a new shoulder lan

Readers Write (Aug. 18): Enforcing MnPass, Jill Stein, GMOs, snow removal policies, Minnesota's heritage

Enforcing MnPass: Money churns as traffic clogs.
Letters
August 16, 2016
Somali activist Ilhan Omar is greeted by supporters at Kalsan Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, in Minneapolis. Omar defeated 22-term Rep. Phyllis Kahn in Tuesda

Readers Write (Aug. 17): Ilhan Omar, candidate disclosures, race and crime, GMOs, health care access and costs

Sorry — scrutiny comes with the territory.
Letters
August 15, 2016
The view along south 7th Street in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016.

Readers Write (Aug. 16): The culture, candidate disclosures, Edina development, U.S. Bank stadium's appearance

Civility is not lost in daily life.
Letters
August 12, 2016
A policeman with his hand close to his gun. ORG XMIT: MIN1608021748300798

Readers Write (Aug. 14): Policing and race, Comcast and customer service

Which side is truly sensible?
Letters
August 12, 2016
Close-up image. ORG XMIT: MIN1608052105000050

Readers Write (Aug. 15): Doctor burnout, failed health care merger, middle-class patient access, GMOs, the U.S. and Afghanistan, media bias

The doctor burnout crisis needs triage.
Letters
August 12, 2016
U.S. Bank Stadium

Readers Write (Aug. 13): U.S. Bank Stadium, Ilhan Omar's primary win, Tice's column on trade deals, choosing Disney World, Hillary Clinton

Someone has to say it: That big, black pole barn is a blight.
Letters
August 11, 2016
Wisconsin commuters in downtown Stillwater wait to turn onto the Lift Bridge that crosses the St. Croix River. The scene plays out every weekday after

Readers Write (Aug. 12): Tourism in Wayzata and Stillwater, police work, antiterror efforts, traffic congestion, Donald Trump

We seem to be the "land of 9,999 open lakes and one for 'snoots.' "
Letters
August 10, 2016
Prescription bottles and colorful rings that make up the ClearRx prescription system are shown in New York Wednesday, April 27, 2005. Target pharmacie

Readers Write (Aug. 11): Target's pill bottles, Donald Trump's words, Phyllis Kahn's loss and legacy

Target's red pill bottles: Pretty, but what a pain.
Letters
August 9, 2016
Rush hour on Hwy 169 North moving toward the Bloomington Ferry Bridge from Savage.

Readers Write (Aug. 10): Twin Cities traffic congestion, Minneapolis police, personal care attendants and unions, GMOs, Terrace Theatre, Clinton, Trump and integrity

Build more freeway lanes from what pixie dust?
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