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January 24, 2017
Readers Write (Jan. 25): Women's movement and abortion, Trump's tax returns
Abortion is the cloud over this new women's movement.
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January 23, 2017
Readers Write (Jan. 24): Women's Marches, Trump's first days
I was proud to stand with the marchers.
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January 20, 2017
Readers Write (Jan. 22): Cancer, Obama's legacy, race relations, conflicts of interest
Heed the mind-body connection.
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January 20, 2017
Readers Write (Jan. 23): Freeway protests, the concentration of wealth, the human diet, alternate lake names, light rail
A letter writer's inapt comparison.
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January 20, 2017
Readers Write (Jan. 21): President Donald Trump
Let us all act with dignity.
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January 19, 2017
Readers Write (Jan. 20): Women backing Trump, U.S. Rep. Jason Lewis, Meryl Streep, the abortion rate
The good and bad of knowing the big picture.
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January 19, 2017
Readers Write (Jan. 19): Inauguration boycott, Trump's Cabinet, countering violent extremism, Minneapolis grocery store development, news coverage choices
Boycott is proper. Evidence abounds.
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January 17, 2017
Readers Write (Jan. 18): Trump's inauguration, U.S. Bank Stadium and Michele Kelm-Helgen, movie stars and CEOs, Leonard Peltier
Don't boycott a national moment.
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January 16, 2017
Readers Write (Jan. 17): Sanctuary cities, the Trump transition and conflicts of interest, the Women's March on Washington
Let's get specific about the law.
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January 13, 2017
Readers Write (Jan. 14): Street lighting, license tab fees, Al Franken and Jeff Sessions, Trump and the news media
Good outdoor lighting takes thought.
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January 13, 2017
Readers Write (Jan. 15): Trump's Cabinet, Minneapolis rental costs, I-94 protests, the birthrate, St. Kate's chapel, Macy's building
A nation backslides on ethics.
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January 13, 2017
Readers Write (Jan. 16): Hearing aid costs, Women's March on Washington, Meryl Streep, border wall
Too expensive, period. No excuses.
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January 12, 2017
Readers Write (Jan. 13): Trump, news and bias, Veterans Affairs nominee, spending related to the presidency, Sens. Al Franken and Jeff Sessions at attorney general nomination hearing
Compare these two news presentations.
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January 11, 2017
Readers Write (Jan. 12): Hollywood and guns, the Trump transition, democracy and Obama's farewell, wolf and lynx habitat, privacy rights for renters
Hollywood is going great guns. Problem?
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January 10, 2017
Readers Write (Jan. 11): Pets in the workplace, issues at the University of Minnesota, Planned Parenthood, the national anthem, the Trump transition, the Obama legacy
A message from your best friend.
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January 9, 2017
Readers Write (Jan. 10): P.J. Fleck at the University of Minnesota, Planned Parenthood, Minnesota Legislature and nonprofits
Wow, that's one highly paid coach.
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January 8, 2017
Readers Write (Jan. 9): Hearing loss, Minneapolis politics, Veterans Affairs, the Minnesota Sex Offenders Program, pedestrian safety, cold weather and cars
The great and terrible hearing aid.
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January 6, 2017
Readers Write (Jan. 7): Gov. Mark Dayton, President-elect Donald Trump, fact-checking, moral standards, regulations
Obstacle or gatekeeper?
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January 6, 2017
Readers Write (Jan. 8): Downtown Minneapolis, Cecil the lion, heroin use, consumer confidence in the Trump era
There are too many obstacles to getting around.
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January 5, 2017
Readers Write (Jan. 6): University of Minnesota, 'rising from poverty,' Better Business Bureau and MyPillow, Macy's building, cold-weather annoyances
Regents, replace university President Eric Kaler.
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