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Readers Write (Dec. 22): Health insurance crisis, U football crisis, economic development
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December 22, 2016
Readers Write (Dec. 23): U football crisis, Compassionate Care Act, Trump's plan for Muslim registry
A way forward in U football crisis, based on the past?
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December 20, 2016
Readers Write (Dec. 21): Martin Luther's legacy, race and policing, U football crisis
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December 19, 2016
Readers Write (Dec. 20): U football crisis, stadium suites, the prison environment, regulations
Due process does not always rule the day.
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December 16, 2016
Readers Write (Dec. 18): The middle class, faith in science, men in the workforce, Salvation Army bell-ringing
But aside from all that, how are things going?
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Readers Write (Dec. 19): Solitary confinement, fossils fuels and the Minneapolis City Council,
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December 16, 2016
Readers Write (Dec. 17): University of Minnesota athletics, Russia, Electoral College
Will this be the inflection point at the U?
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December 15, 2016
Readers Write (Dec. 16): The political divide, Gopher sanctions, Metropolitan Council, holiday liquor ads, ranked-choice voting
You call that conversation finding common ground?
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Readers Write (Dec. 15): Syria, political ambition, highway projects, U.S. education, psychiatric drugs
Please help alleviate the suffering in Syria.
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Readers Write (Dec. 14): End-of-life decisions, the Trump transition, stadium suites, the elderly, winter weather, methane levels
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Readers Write (Dec. 10): Minneapolis City Council and Wells Fargo, wedding-services lawsuit, health insurance, John Glenn, civil war paintings
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Readers Write (Dec. 11): Solitary confinement, campaign finance, health insurance
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Readers Write (Dec. 9): Wedding-services lawsuit, 'Cold Outside' lyrics, downtown Minneapolis, Dayton administration, political discourse
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Readers Write (Dec. 8): Fake news, wedding-services lawsuit, sanctuary cities, 'Cold Outside' lyrics, ranked-choice voting
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Kids are smart enough to decide on the JROTC experience and military service.
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