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September 12, 2017
There was a card stunt with fans in the stands holding colored cards during the National Anthem Monday night, Sept. 11, 2017 at U.S. Bank Stadium in M

Readers Write: Sportsmanship of Minnesota Vikings fans, delays for license plates and tabs, Amazon's second HQ, humanities' educational value (or lack thereof), tax policy, role of teachers

Thanks for the, uh, hospitality.
Letters
September 11, 2017
FILE - This Sept. 6, 2012, file photo, shows the Amazon logo in Santa Monica, Calif. Movie fans can watch a variety of Oscar-nominated flicks online f

Readers Write: Jobs, business and Amazon's HQ; Minneapolis parking; health care costs; officer struck and killed; crime and punishment; mandatory retirement for judges

Would Amazon choose the Twin Cities?
Letters
September 8, 2017
A woman holds a sign supporting Harriet Tubman for the $20 bill Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, during a town hall meeting at the Women's Rights National Histo

Readers Write: Portraits on U.S. currency, Sen. Al Franken and the Stras nomination, Charles Lindbergh's legacy, vying for Amazon's second headquarters

If we let history be our guide …
Letters
September 8, 2017
A parking spot marker along First Ave. in Minneapolis Min., Tuesday August 21, 2012. ] (KYNDELL HARKNESS/STAR TRIBUNE) kyndell.harkness@startribune.co

Readers Write: Minneapolis parking and policy, humanity and the planet

Readers like it. They like it not.
Letters
September 8, 2017
iStockphoto.com A friendly teacher with books, in front of a chalkboard, apple, and pencil.

Readers Write: Teaching, nursing, policing, 'privilege,' capital punishment, the Space Tower

Teaching is really pretty cool.
Letters
September 7, 2017
FILE - This undated file photo distributed on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, by the North Korean government, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second fro

Readers Write: North Korea, polarization, Confederate monuments, the use of imagery, federal leadership, reactions to police shootings, airport noise

We must not fear taking action against Kim Jong Un and his country.
Letters
September 6, 2017
Minneapolis Police Chief JaneÈ Harteau. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Monday, November 2, 2015 ORG XMIT: MIN1511021459390798 ORG XMIT:

Readers Write: Harteau's severance plan, immigration policy, slavery and civil rights, millennials

No-criticism clause is a major flaw.
Letters
September 5, 2017
Juliana Torres, 16, center, of Baltimore, rallies in support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, known as DACA, outside of the White House, in

Readers Write: Immigration policy, St. Paul Ford site redevelopment, anti-Semitism, diversity

Turn the entire question around.
Letters
September 4, 2017
In this July 26, 2017 photo, Garrison Keillor, creator and former host of, "A Prairie Home Companion," talks at his St. Paul, Minn., office. Now that

Readers Write: Jon Bream's request for Garrison Keillor, jobs and automation, Dayton-Legislature dispute and executive power

A nastygram based on ageism.
Letters
September 1, 2017
iStockphoto.com

Readers Write: Congress and constituents, the American culture, St. Paul Ford site redevelopment

Are lawmakers listening? Yes, they are.
Letters
August 31, 2017
Fine art on display at the Minnesota State Fair. ] (Leila Navidi/Star Tribune) leila.navidi@startribune.com BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Fine Art Build

Readers Write: Fine arts at the State Fair, Mayo Clinic and rural hospitals, White Bear Lake ruling, the state of the Catholic Church, storm-related goodwill

Fine-arts show deserves attention.
Letters
August 30, 2017
People evacuate a neighborhood inundated after water was released from nearby Addicks Reservoir when it reached capacity due to Tropical Storm Harvey

Readers Write: Storm costs, Stras nomination, investigation of police shooting, white privilege

See the trend for yourself.
Letters
August 29, 2017
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Readers Write: U.S. involvement in wars, adoption laws, Civil War monuments, Minneapolis school leadership

Let's focus on preventing new wars.
Letters
August 28, 2017
Vi Tran uses a blanket to shield her daughters Olivia, 4, and Eva, 2, from the rain after being evacuated from Houston's Meyerland area, Aug. 27, 2017

Readers Write: Weather threats and comprehensive planning, Arpaio pardon, U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen, remembering Star Tribune journalist Al Sicherman

A lesson for all areas to heed, including ours.
Letters
August 28, 2017

Readers Write: Down syndrome, Civil War monuments, urban redevelopment in St. Paul, St. Anthony

"Inferior" humans? No way.
Letters
August 25, 2017
U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen

Readers Write: U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen and judicial nominations, U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan and mining, adoption laws in Minnesota, immigration, Mayo Clinic and Albert Lea, former U football coach Tracy Claeys

Congressman's sense of irony is absent.
Letters
August 25, 2017
President Donald Trump

Readers Write: Nation-building, the plight of aid workers, transit options, ending racism, tobacco laws

Why nation-building matters.
Letters
August 25, 2017
President Donald Trump walks into the Rose Garden to speak to boys and girls with the American Legionís youth programs, at the White House in Was

Readers Write: President Donald Trump, better in or out of office?

Does his presence, ironically, aid progress?
Letters
August 24, 2017
Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Friday, December 18, 2015 ORG XMIT: MIN1512181718491059

Readers Write: Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges, former University of Minnesota football coach Tracy Claeys, President Donald Trump, race and history

Out of town means out of touch.
Letters
August 23, 2017
A conceptual rendering of what the highest density area of the Ford Site could potentially look like after redevelopment. ORG XMIT: MIN170728125647727

Readers Write: Ford site redevelopment, football and brain injuries, regional racism, governor's race

Let the city grow, with people, not cars.
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