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September 13, 2016
Granulated sugar is poured in Philadelphia, Monday, Sept. 12, 2016. A new study released Monday details how the sugar industry worked to downplay emer

Readers Write (Sept. 14): Sugar research, the impact of Islam, nasty politics, fairy-tale weddings

Sugar research dishonesty is another blow to public trust.
Letters
September 12, 2016
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Readers Write (Sept. 13): For-profit college, abortion ad, Hillary Clinton's illness, Jacob Wetterling case, light rail

Avoid wielding a broad brush regarding Globe University, Minnesota School of Business.
Letters
September 9, 2016
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Readers Write (Sept. 12): The 2016 campaign — Johnson, Stein, Clinton, Trump

Let the third parties in.
Letters
September 9, 2016
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump smiles as he meets with students and educators before speaking about school choice, Thursday, Sept. 8,

Readers Write (Sept. 10): DFL/Trump ballot lawsuit, noisy public meetings, Jacob Wetterling case, Peavey Plaza, Minneapolis Commons

DFLers, have you thought this Trump ballot lawsuit through?
Letters
September 9, 2016
ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, SEPT. 11, 2016 AND THEREAFTER-This Sept. 3, 2016 photo shows a beam from the destroyed World Trade Center buildings, part of t

Readers Write (Sept. 11): 9/11 anniversary, Southwest light rail, teacher's essay, Wells Fargo, Gretchen Carlson

Memories of that day are indelible.
Letters
September 8, 2016
U.S. Attorney Andy Luger speaks at a press conference after Danny Heinrich admitted in federal court that he killed Jacob Wetterling Tuesday Sept. 6,

Readers Write (Sept. 9): Jacob Wetterling case, Jared Scheierl, C.J. item on Jana Shortal, fired U wrestling coach J Robinson

Was plea deal in Wetterling case honestly debatable?
Letters
September 7, 2016
Patty Wetterling is consoled by son Trevor during a press conference after Danny Heinrich admitted killing her son Jacob on Sept. 6, 2016 in Minneapol

Readers Write (Sept. 8): Jacob Wetterling case, Allina nurses' strike, Russia's meddling, State Fair

We cannot abide this plea deal in the Wetterling case.
Letters
September 6, 2016
A photograph of Jacob Wetterling and flowers were placed at his parents home Sunday September 4,2016 in St. Joseph, MN.] Jerry Holt / jerry. Holt@Star

Readers Write (Sept. 7): Jacob Wetterling case, nurses' strike, college costs, State Fair

Empathy and admiration for Jacob Wetterling's family.
Letters
September 2, 2016
Uber employees test a self-driving Ford Fusion hybrid car.

Readers Write (Sept. 6): Driverless cars, water use and sprinkler systems, polio, gender labels, pigeons

Driverless cars — the law-abiding among us?
Letters
September 2, 2016
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Readers Write (Sept. 5): The workforce, Hillary Clinton's e-mails, U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer's support of Donald Trump, Epi-Pen prices

Rethinking age and options in labor.
Letters
September 2, 2016
FILE ó Former President Bill Clinton walks on stage at a Clinton Global Initiative event in New York, Sept. 23, 2010. For years the Bill, Hillary

Readers Write (Sept. 4): Clinton Foundation, refugees in Minnesota, 'Better Together,' 'South Pacific'

Don't shut down the Clinton Foundation; shut down the founding family.
Letters
September 2, 2016
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Readers Write (Sept. 3): Border walls, civility, editorial cartoons, transit, airport announcements, Colin Kaepernick, the national anthem, Teddy Bridgewater

And we'll live happily ever after …
Letters
September 2, 2016
Thousands packed the Minnesota State Fair Friday, Aug. 26, 2016, in Falcon Heights, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Readers Write (Sept. 2): Incivility at the State Fair, Southwest light rail, Donald Trump and immigration

Use your rights responsibly.
Letters
August 31, 2016
Glass and metal siding outside US Bank Stadium create graphic shapes against the summer sky. ] JIM GEHRZïjames.gehrz@startribune.com (JIM GEHRZ/S

Readers Write (Sept. 1): Southwest light rail, Teddy Bridgewater news, food sustainability, Clinton campaign

Light-rail funding push feels so familiar.
Letters
August 30, 2016
John Vessey, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He lives near Lake Mille Lacs. This is a 1988 photo by Star Tribune photographer Duane Bral

Readers Write (Aug. 31): Remembering Gen. John W. 'Jack' Vessey, patriotism and the flag, race and awareness, the Weiner/Abedin separation, the Clinton Foundation

A man of brilliance and authenticity.
Letters
August 29, 2016
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick answers questions at a news conference after an NFL preseason football game against the Green Bay Pac

Readers Write (Aug. 30): The NFL's Colin Kaepernick and patriotism, the Clinton Foundation, Southwest light rail, the Minnesota State Fair

QB sits down during the national anthem; better he just shut up?
Letters
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.
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