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November 15, 2017
Walker Art Center director Olga Viso was photographed next to Liz Larner's "X" sculpture.

Readers Write: Louise Erdrich on departing Walker Art Center director Olga Viso; plus: veterans, sexual misconduct, guns

Admiration for Olga Viso, from whose leadership the Walker ought to still benefit.
Letters
November 14, 2017
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Readers Write: The U.S. and tribalism, treatment of veterans, guns and citizen responses, sexual misconduct allegations, potential transit shutdown

Why this tribalism? Be a beacon instead.
Letters
November 14, 2017
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Readers Write: Workplace romance vs. harassment, U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, sexual conduct and the entertainment industry, tax reform, PolyMet, Commons Park lawsuit, Gophers vs. Nebraska

Romance or harassment? My guidelines for the workplace.
Letters
November 10, 2017
Jim Neumann, center, who recently moved to Minneapolis from Duluth, walks to a voting booth to cast his ballot as Brady Hegberg, left, and Abdalla Hil

Readers Write: Ranked-choice voting, election turnout, election influence, guns, taxes

RCV is a bad choice for multiple-seat races.
Letters
November 10, 2017
Astonishing natural beauty surrounds the Lake Geneva Region of Switzerland. (Joanne and Tony DiBona) ORG XMIT: 1209822

Readers Write: Tax reform, mass violence and mental health, Sam Clovis and the Department of Agriculture, persecution of the Rohingya

We all pay for services somehow.
Letters
November 10, 2017
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Readers Write: Bike lanes and traffic management, Minnesota's moose population,

To back cars is to look backward.
Letters
November 9, 2017
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Readers Write: Municipal elections, sexual misconduct, society's morals, reserved premium parking at Mall of America

Voting is a precious right, and your duty as a citizen.
Letters
November 8, 2017
Bill Dossett, executive director of Nice Ride Minnesota. Now that Nice Ride bikes are a ubiquitous part of the urban landscape, the non-profit running

Readers Write: Dockless bike-sharing, guns, pipeline opposition

My experience with a dockless bike-sharing system.
Letters
November 7, 2017
Rendering for the makeover of the Macyís Daytonís building downtown Minneapolis. ] Credit: Gensler handout rendering

Readers Write: Downtown Minneapolis Dayton's site, decisionmaking on mining and taxes, guns, referendums, status of Puerto Rico, a 'Godfather' reference

How to help the Dayton's site project succeed.
Letters
November 6, 2017
Law enforcement officials works at the scene of a fatal shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017. (N

Readers Write: Texas massacre, House GOP tax plan, Federal Reserve nomination, pipeline project, school referendum and open enrollment

After another mass shooting, here's the essence of it.
Letters
November 3, 2017
Gov. Mark Dayton walked to the podium to begin his news conference Thursday afternoon in the Veterans Service Building in St. Paul. ] JEFF WHEELER &#x

Readers Write: Gov. Mark Dayton and PolyMet, Minneapolis elections, House GOP tax proposal

Growth, environment are mutually exclusive.
Letters
November 3, 2017
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Readers Write: The 'Responsibility to Protect' philosophy, children's health coverage, the plight of older workers, proper travel

How does drone warfare fit in with "protection?"
Letters
November 3, 2017
Tom Corcoran, 59, is job hunting and going back to Coco, the shared office space he used a few years ago. It is inside the Grain Exchange building and

Readers Write: Older workers, election endorsements

Extend unemployment benefits.
Letters
November 2, 2017
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and other House leaders unveiled the GOP's far-reaching tax overhaul, the first major revamp of the tax system

Readers Write: Tax reform, St. Paul mayor's race, Minneapolis City Council, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, psychiatric care, guns

Has the GOP plan left you feeling energized?
Letters
November 1, 2017
In this 1996 photo, Roger Erickson, of WCCO Radio prepares for a show in Minneapolis. Erickson's daughter, Tracy Anderson, said the longtime radio per

Readers Write: Roger Erickson, Dennis Banks, Lake Calhoun/Bde Maka Ska, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board

A voice for all ages of an era.
Letters
October 31, 2017
Visitors walk in front of the Martin Luther monument prior the celebrations on the occasion the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation in Wittenberg, Ge

Readers Write: Martin Luther's legacy, Minneapolis City Council endorsements, Dennis Banks

What else came before and from Martin Luther.
Letters
October 30, 2017
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Readers Write: Ranked-choice voting, Minneapolis mayoral endorsement, election committees, Minneapolis' First Ward

Ranked-choice heightens voters' role.
Letters
October 29, 2017
Traffic slowed on 35W northbound, as a snow storm made its way through the Twin Cities, Tuesday, March 3, 2015 in Minneapolis, MN. ] (ELIZABETH FLORES

Readers Write: Relieving congestion, south Minneapolis water issues, early education, the president as your 'pilot'

Seriously, pay people to bike.
Letters
October 27, 2017
Woman riding a bike with a smartwatch heart rate monitor. Smart watch concept.

Readers Write: Bicycling and bike lanes, mental health in Minnesota, management of wolves, English education, 'flesh'-colored crayons

Don't forget the health benefit of biking.
Letters
October 27, 2017
Greg Kline of Minneapolis led the protest against bike lines down West 26th Street. ] ANTHONY SOUFFLE ï anthony.souffle@startribune.com Protester

Readers Write: Bike lanes, affordable housing, Minneapolis Park Board election, youth sports

A compromise in order?
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