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Letters
January 25, 2017
The Minnesota State Capitol gets ready for the 2017 legislative session January 3 after years of renovation and a $300 million makeover. ] GLEN STUBBE

Readers Write (Jan. 26): Minnesota Legislature and protests, Sunday liquor sales and more; abortion and the Women's March; Trump and Twitter

Crackdown on protests is wrong.
Letters
January 24, 2017
Demonstrators at the National Mall during the WomenÌs March on Washington , Jan. 21, 2017. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times) ORG XMIT: MIN2017012

Readers Write (Jan. 25): Women's movement and abortion, Trump's tax returns

Abortion is the cloud over this new women's movement.
Letters
January 23, 2017
Women's activists and supporters as they gathered at the State Capitol for the noon rally. ] ANTHONY SOUFFLE • anthony.souffle@startribune.com

Readers Write (Jan. 24): Women's Marches, Trump's first days

I was proud to stand with the marchers.
Letters
January 20, 2017
Breast cancer cell. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a single breast cancer cell, showing its uneven surface and cytoplasmic projections

Readers Write (Jan. 22): Cancer, Obama's legacy, race relations, conflicts of interest

Heed the mind-body connection.
Letters
January 20, 2017
Black Lives Matter protest occupied I-94 for four hours. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Saturday, July 9, 2016 Black Lives Matter protest sta

Readers Write (Jan. 23): Freeway protests, the concentration of wealth, the human diet, alternate lake names, light rail

A letter writer's inapt comparison.
Letters
January 20, 2017
President Barack Obama presidential emblem was placed on the podium before he spoke to a crowd at the Union Depot, Wednesday, February 26, 2014 in St.

Readers Write (Jan. 21): President Donald Trump

Let us all act with dignity.
Letters
January 19, 2017
Lisa Paal and Debbie Dodge, friends and sisters-in-law played bingo at Sticks and Stones Sports Bar in Blaine. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com

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.
Letters
January 19, 2017
Members of the congress Rep. Luis Gutierrez D-IL, Rep. Keith Ellison D-MN, Rep. Charles Rangel, D-NY Rep. John Lewis D-GA among others protest outside

Readers Write (Jan. 19): Inauguration boycott, Trump's Cabinet, countering violent extremism, Minneapolis grocery store development, news coverage choices

Boycott is proper. Evidence abounds.
Letters
January 17, 2017
The lectern from where president-elect Donald Trump will speak during a rehearsal for the presidential inauguration outside the U.S. Capitol in Washin

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.
Letters
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.
Letters
January 13, 2017
Newly installed, high-efficiency LED street lights in Detroit, Jan. 6, 2017. Like picking up the trash, fixing potholes and responding to emergencies,

Readers Write (Jan. 14): Street lighting, license tab fees, Al Franken and Jeff Sessions, Trump and the news media

Good outdoor lighting takes thought.
Letters
January 13, 2017
Rex Tillerson, the former Exxon Mobil chairman and Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, at his Senate confirmation hearing in Washing

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.
Letters
January 13, 2017
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Readers Write (Jan. 16): Hearing aid costs, Women's March on Washington, Meryl Streep, border wall

Too expensive, period. No excuses.
Letters
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 att

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.
Letters
January 11, 2017
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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?
Letters
January 10, 2017
Geri Dols who works at Opportunity Partners walked her dog "Wally" through the hallways Wednesday January 4,2017 in Minnetonka, MN.] Jerry Holt / jerr

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.
Letters
January 9, 2017
Newly named University of Minnesota football coach P.J. Fleck gestures as he spoke during a press conference Friday Jan. 6, 2016 in Minneapolis, Minn.

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.
Letters
January 8, 2017
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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.
Letters
January 6, 2017
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton is photographed during an interview at the Minnesota Governor's Residence Dec. 27, 2016 in St. Paul, Minn. (Carlos Gonz

Readers Write (Jan. 7): Gov. Mark Dayton, President-elect Donald Trump, fact-checking, moral standards, regulations

Obstacle or gatekeeper?
Letters
January 6, 2017
Commuters passed over 2nd Avenue South between the Northstar Center and Capella Tower on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016 in downtown Minneapolis. ] (AARON LA

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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