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May 22, 2017
FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2006 file photo, Fox News CEO Roger Ailes poses at Fox News in New York. Fox News said on Thursday, May 18, 2017, that Ailes

Readers Write: Aging issues and the death of Roger Ailes, the exchange of ideas, the professionalism of teachers, the responsibilities of voters

Love or hate Roger Ailes, there's a humanity lesson in his death.
Letters
May 21, 2017
A new type of cycling lane may be coming to Minneapolis if the local bike lobby gets its way on Minnehaha and Washington avenues. They're lobbying for

Readers Write: Bike lanes, Rep. Erik Paulsen's health care vote, women's issues, speech on campuses, U.S. Postal Service, renaming Lake Calhoun

Bike lanes make our lifestyle possible.
Letters
May 20, 2017
Passengers traveling west on Amtrak's Empire Builder board the train en route to St. Paul, Minn., Thursday, July 14, 2011, in Chicago. Prolonged flood

Readers Write: Passenger rail in Minnesota, post-incarceration, teacher licensure, the Trump presidency

Stay on board, Minnesota.
Letters
May 19, 2017
A buffer strip of grass and trees along the Rock River west of Edgerton is a good example of the protective strips that help filter runoff.

Readers Write: Buffer strips, Dayton veto of abortion bills, the Trump presidency, assimilation, the role of nonpublic schools

Given water quality, there's no time for delay.
Letters
May 18, 2017
FILE -- FBI Director Robert Mueller III testifies during a hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington, June 19, 2013. The Justice Department has appointed

Readers Write: Special counsel appointment, household debt, education funding, bike lanes, St. Paul's image, coverage of women's sports

We're all complicit in the Trump presidency.
Letters
May 17, 2017
Star Tribune photo illustration/iStockphoto.com

Readers Write: So many views on so much "breaking news" on the Trump presidency; circumcision

So many views on so much "breaking news" on the Trump presidency.
Letters
May 16, 2017
President Donald Trump listens during his meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tue

Readers Write: Trump and intelligence, bike lanes in Minneapolis, bike paths in Edina, breast health, circumcision

Media was played, then overplays.
Letters
May 15, 2017
iStockphoto.com Entrance to the campus of the University of Minnesota

Readers Write: University of Minnesota sexual harassment investigation, the Trump administration, circumcision, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce

The leak vs. the right thing in harassment investigation.
Letters
May 13, 2017
Pistol in the dark with lots of blue smoke rising

Readers Write: Gun violence and 'Stand Your Ground' laws, ideological diversity, doomsday preppers

The issue is serious. Don't make it simplistic.
Letters
May 12, 2017
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Readers Write: Communicating with constituents, health care, Russian influence, St. Olaf 'fabrication,' circumcision

Don't insult us with talking points.
Letters
May 12, 2017
iStockphoto.com

Readers Write: U.S. Postal Service mail preview, rural air service, 'Tale of two Girards,' consumer protections on condos, University of Minnesota budget, immigrants in the restaurant industry

An unwanted cost? An invasion of privacy?
Letters
May 11, 2017
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Readers Write: U.S. Rep. Jason Lewis on health care vote, for-profit HMOs, Gov. Dayton and the Legislature, environment protection and the Chamber of Commerce, college prep grants

"Journalism" goes into scare mode.
Letters
May 10, 2017
James Comey, the director of the FBI, shakes hands with President Donald Trump at a reception for law enforcement officers and first responders who he

Readers Write: The Comey firing

One day in May could be a shift.
Letters
May 9, 2017
U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen, shown in 2016, said one of the reasons he supported TPP was that it laid out rules and regulations for digital trade.

Readers Write: U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen's health care vote, hearings on Russian influence

Congressman, please hear us out, too.
Letters
May 8, 2017
The Minnesota State Capitol sits quiet in the early morning hours, a few days before legislators return from Easter Passover break. ] GLEN STUBBE &#xe

Readers Write (May 8): Minnesota Legislature, changing the name of Lake Calhoun, University of Minnesota leadership, Obama's postpresidency

The state already has a lean public workforce.
Letters
May 8, 2017
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Readers Write: Keillor's reply regarding Lake Wobegon as Trump country, Minnesota's political geography, farmers vs. fens, American Health Care Act, French election, goat rescue, renaming Lake Calhoun

Muted support, with conditions.
Letters
May 6, 2017
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Readers Write (May 7): 'Tale of two Girards,' Trump and clarity, title insurance

Stereotypes on display in "Tale of two Girards."
Letters
May 5, 2017
Even with a bike lane, it can be nerve racking for bikers negotiate the evening rush hour traffic on Portland Ave. near the corner of Franklin.] Richa

Readers Write (May 6): Bike lanes; vaccination, autism and measles; the Republican agenda at the Legislature, higher-education funding

Getting ahead of ourselves?
Letters
May 4, 2017
Protesters demonstrate outside the Capitol in Washington as the House voted on a bill repealing and replacing major parts of the Affordable Care Act,

Readers Write (May 5): American Health Care Act, changing the name of Lake Calhoun

Minnesotans have been ill-served by their representatives.
Letters
May 3, 2017
University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Friday, January 6, 2017 ORG XMIT: MIN1701061714550909

Readers Write (May 4): University of Minnesota athletics, racial climate at St. Olaf, Minneapolis police-mayor dispute,

Things are looking up. Thank university President Eric Kaler.
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