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September 19, 2017
Minneapolis Police Officer Ken Feucht was one of the officers who volunteered for the body camera pilot program. He wore the Axon camera, made by Tase

Readers Write: Police and body cameras, the Trump presidency, Vietnam War series, governor-Legislature dispute, bike lanes in Minneapolis

Sure seems like a slow adoption.
Letters
September 18, 2017
iStockphoto.com Close-up of female doctors hands typing on Digital Tablet.

Readers Write: Medical records and Mayo, the history of anti-Semitism, race and St. Kate's, characterizing President Donald Trump

Is Mayo really on the ball?
Letters
September 15, 2017
Readers Write: Mistrust of science, public pensions

Readers Write: Mistrust of science, public pensions

It's not just business, but business plus politics.
Letters
September 15, 2017
A Jeep is driven in the buffer zone on W. 28th Street at Colfax Ave. The 8-foot buffer zone is not a traffic lane. Photo by Tim Harlow. ORG XMIT: MIN1

Readers Write: Minneapolis bike lanes, state Supreme Court, college costs, history of discrimination

Our only analogy should be safety — and, in that regard, bike lanes help.
Letters
September 15, 2017
Coffman Union

Readers Write: University of Minnesota 'racist, anti-Semitic' history, Minneapolis police union, Mayo Clinic and rural hospitals

Examining history is a whole-state project.
Letters
September 14, 2017
iStockphoto.com Medicare and Social Security identification cards in a wallet

Readers Write: 'Medicare for all,' police shootings and union leader Bob Kroll, bidding for Amazon's second HQ

A more realistic cost scenario.
Letters
September 13, 2017
The Nicollet Mall Target store. Target announced Gregg Steinhafel’s departure as chairman, president and chief executive officer. ]

Readers Write: Minnesota and Amazon, officer's death, 'Medicare for all,' Equifax data breach, the value of the humanities

Shouldn't we play the odds?
Letters
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
Paul Lachine/NewsArt

Readers Write: U.S. involvement in wars, adoption laws, Civil War monuments, Minneapolis school leadership

Let's focus on preventing new wars.
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