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Letters
December 13, 2016
In this Nov. 29, 2016 photo Malcolm "Mac" McDonald sits in his home in Austin, Minn. McDonald says that he wants a choice about how he dies. Diagnosed

Readers Write (Dec. 14): End-of-life decisions, the Trump transition, stadium suites, the elderly, winter weather, methane levels

There's support but misconceptions about aid-in-dying legislation.
Letters
December 12, 2016
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Readers Write (Dec. 13): President-elect Donald Trump, high-speed rail between metro area and Rochester, winter weather

I'm still a little disoriented …
Letters
December 9, 2016
The city council chamber features green-tinted windows. When the windows were clear, the council members appeared greenish on television, and now appe

Readers Write (Dec. 10): Minneapolis City Council and Wells Fargo, wedding-services lawsuit, health insurance, John Glenn, civil war paintings

To members of the Minneapolis City Council: Banking is not your business.
Letters
December 9, 2016
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Readers Write (Dec. 11): Solitary confinement, campaign finance, health insurance

My family's experience with solitary confinement practices.
Letters
December 9, 2016
Nevills Arch is one of many beautiful rock formations in Fish and Owl Canyons in Cedar Mesa, Utah. (Brad Branan/Sacramento Bee/TNS) ORG XMIT: MIN20161

Readers Write (Dec. 12): The environment, the future of the workforce, vaccinations, Christmas songs

In Utah, beauty, history and threats.
Letters
December 8, 2016
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Readers Write (Dec. 9): Wedding-services lawsuit, 'Cold Outside' lyrics, downtown Minneapolis, Dayton administration, political discourse

The notion that integrity hinges on wedding videos is grandiose.
Letters
December 7, 2016
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Readers Write (Dec. 8): Fake news, wedding-services lawsuit, sanctuary cities, 'Cold Outside' lyrics, ranked-choice voting

One side has dominated while the other has shrunk from the fake-news battle.
Letters
December 6, 2016
Washington Technology Magnet School Navy junior ROTC Honor Guard member James Vo, a junior, rear left, holds two flags as fellow Honor Guard members r

Readers Write (Dec. 7): JROTC and military service, fake news, guns, business and politics, the Earned Income Tax Credit

Kids are smart enough to decide on the JROTC experience and military service.
Letters
December 5, 2016
FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2016, file photo, supporters of then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump hold signs during a campaign rally in Spri

Readers Write (Dec. 6): 'Drain the swamp,' Trump's Carrier deal, Trump's diplomacy, Standing Rock, Islam's history

Frustration's origins — and limits.
Letters
December 2, 2016
FILE - In this July 25, 2016, file photo, Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., speaks during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelph

Readers Write (Dec. 3): U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison's DNC candidacy, affordable housing and gentrification, State Capitol art, Wells Fargo's image, student achievement

Would Ellison be present for the leadership task?
Letters
December 2, 2016
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Readers Write (Dec. 4): Urban and rural Minnesota, coverage priorities involving water quality, 'A Minnesota maelstrom'

Toward two-way thinking.
Letters
December 2, 2016
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Readers Write (Dec. 5): Earned income tax credit, skyways, outdoor lighting, libraries, JROTC, College in the Schools

Program provides real hope.
Letters
December 1, 2016
Minnesota Sports Facilities Chair Michele Kelm-Helgen controls two lower level suites at U.S. Bank Stadium with almost 40 available seats per game or

Readers Write (Dec. 2): U.S. Bank Stadium and its issues, State Capitol goings-on, the value of letters to the editor

Could you pass the 'Suite Deals' test?
Letters
November 30, 2016
Tim Sibinski, a senior field technician with Systems Management & Balancing, works on the snow removal system underneath the pedestrian bridge to U.S.

Readers Write (Dec. 1): Spending priorities on stadiums, homelessness, higher ed; Gold'n Plump sales effect on jobs, farms; domestic vs. international resource extraction

Let's build a better kind of bridge than one that serves football.
Letters
November 29, 2016
Halima Aden wears a burkini while competing in the preliminary bathing suit round of the Miss Minnesota USA pageant on Nov. 26, 2016 in Burnsville, Mi

Readers Write (Nov. 30): Islam in Minnesota, Minneapolis rental housing, higher-ed funding, election's lessons, Standing Rock

For Muslims in Minnesota, are the barriers within?
Letters
November 28, 2016
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Readers Write (Nov. 29): Collin Peterson's wrong take on the election, the Trump transition, stadium favors, airport security, JROTC

Are we to abandon our ideals?
Letters
November 23, 2016
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Readers Write (Nov. 24): Thanksgiving task list, health care

Your tasks for the day.
Letters
November 23, 2016
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Readers Write (Nov. 25): Black Friday plans, disabilities and jobs, vaping, travel to Warsaw

Here's my perfect Black Friday.
Letters
November 23, 2016
Early in the morning, protestors stood on the off-limits bridge to prevent any advancing of the blockade]The day after an action by protesters to move

Readers Write (Nov. 26): Pipelines, federal land policies, President-elect Donald Trump, Democratic Party

What's one more pipeline? Everything.
Letters
November 23, 2016
FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2015 file photo, Donald Trump, host of the television series "The Celebrity Apprentice," mugs for photographers at the NBC 201

Readers Write (Nov. 27): 'Make up or break up,' the Electoral College

Getting along is not the equivalent of going along.

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