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June 21, 2017
The Minneapolis City skyline including City Hall seen from the back of the U.S. District Court. ] GLEN STUBBE ï glen.stubbe@startribune.com Monda

Readers Write: Minneapolis 'chief resilience officer,' University of Minnesota tuition and budget, Jeronimo Yanez verdict, Lyme disease

Minneapolis, first things first.
Letters
June 20, 2017
John Thompson, who said he was a close friend of Philando Castile, protests during a demonstration, Sunday, June 18, 2017, in St. Anthony, Minn. The p

Readers Write: Jeronimo Yanez verdict and response, Northstar commuter rail, World's Fair

We're getting nowhere.
Letters
June 19, 2017
iStockphoto.com A courtroom jury box.

Readers Write: After verdict in police shooting of Philando Castile, questioning this jury and juries in general

They got it wrong. Is it time to revisit the process?
Letters
June 16, 2017
Sheila Van Pelt has become one of the state's most effective citizen lobbyists, helping change state law to force the Minnesota Department of Health t

Readers Write: Health care accountability, housing bubbles, states' rights, governor-Legislature dispute, adoption

We're behind you, Sheila Van Pelt.
Letters
June 16, 2017
Conductor J.R. Long waked by the Northstar Commuter Rail at Target Field on Tuesday. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ ï cgonzalez@startribune.com , July 19, 201

Readers Write: Rail transit, Ramsey County Board pay, World's Fair, sex trafficking, sexism and ageism

We're stuck spreading the pain.
Letters
June 16, 2017
A bouquet of fresh flowers was left at the base of a permanent memorial for Philando Castile near where he was shot and killed last summer in Falcon H

Readers Write: Jeronimo Yanez verdict, aftermath of shooting near Washington, health care

Not-guilty verdict was wrong — the manslaughter charge was appropriate.
Letters
June 15, 2017
A playground near the baseball field is cordoned off with police tape as the investigation continue at the scene in Alexandria, Va., Thursday, June 15

Readers Write: Cause of shootings in Alexandria, Va., impact of police shootings, minimum wage

The blaming — it can't wait?
Letters
June 14, 2017
The baseball field that is the scene of a shooting in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. was sh

Readers Write: Shooting near the capital, airplane incident, immigration, Minneapolis' 'urban river'

Can't overemphasize: No violence.
Letters
June 13, 2017
iStockphoto.com An icon of a hand holding a drivers license, ID card or business card.

Readers Write: Driver's licenses for all immigrants, the Trump presidency, health care, police shootings, personal responsibility on climate and social issues

Tacit approval for illegal action.
Letters
June 12, 2017
Flanked by the defense and prosecutuion, Jeronimo Yanez, left, looks on as Diamond Reynolds testifies in his manslaughter trial for the death of Phila

Readers Write: Jeronimo Yanez trial, roads vs. transit, Nicollet Mall, foreign policy and famine

Change is needed, whatever the verdict.
Letters
June 10, 2017
Readers Write: Freedom of speech, personal spending priorities, the Comey testimony

Readers Write: Freedom of speech, personal spending priorities, the Comey testimony

Narrow-mindedness will do us in.
Letters
June 9, 2017
President Donald Trump waits for the arrival of Romania's President Klaus Werner Iohannis to the White House in Washington, Friday, June 9, 2017. (AP

Readers Write: The Trump presidency and James Comey's testimony, religion in the workplace

Comey's testimony was problematic.
Letters
June 9, 2017
Eastbound traffic on I-94 near Dewey St. N. was backed up before being closed down after a rollover fatal crash on Jan. 28 in St. Paul.

Readers Write: Roads and transit

"Traffic scapegoat" only partly correct.
Letters
June 8, 2017
Former FBI Director James Comey is sworn in during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Washington. (AP

Readers Write: Comey hearing, immunizations, religion in the workplace

Comey's delivery was extraordinary.
Letters
June 7, 2017
A man holds a sign shaped like a cheeseburger during a rally and march supporting $15 minimum wage on W. Broadway Avenue. ] (Leila Navidi/Star Tribune

Readers Write: $15 minimum wage, immunizations, education reforms, Third Congressional District

Wage push well-intended, but will it backfire for Minneapolis?
Letters
June 6, 2017
The Minnesota State Capitol.

Readers Write: Dayton-Legislature dispute, immunizations, opioids, the justice system and public safety

Governor sets a rotten precedent.
Letters
June 5, 2017
Xcel will be switching on a large solar farm in North Branch in December, which alone should roughly triple the amount of solar online in Minnesota. ]

Readers Write: Climate policy, art and censorship, organic farming

Who needs Paris? We have this.
Letters
June 2, 2017
Fanned out colorful books forming an abstract pattern of explosion. ORG XMIT: MIN1705241657240576

Readers Write: Books for our times, foreign meddling, school absences, organic farming, Walker sculpture controversy

A few additional book recommendations.
Letters
June 2, 2017
Protesters gather outside the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 1, 2017, to protest President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the Unites S

Readers Write: President Trump's decision on the Paris climate agreement

Thursday's announcement brings a lot of jeers and a few amens.
Letters
June 2, 2017
Chesty, an English Bulldog, dashed to his owner Jenny Price during the fourth annual Running of the Bulldogs, at Canterbury Park, Monday, May 29, 2017

Readers Write: 'Running of the bulldogs,' parks and open space, charter schools, Walker sculpture controversy,

Races are inappropriate for some dog breeds.
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