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December 19, 2017
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December 18, 2017
Readers Write: Seven words you can't say in a budget document, Mike Freeman, Duluth police, Michelle Fischbach, Garrison Keillor and MPR, bigotry and misconduct, lake name
Alarming manipulation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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December 18, 2017
Readers Write: Mike Freeman, Garrison Keillor, 'zero tolerance,' Super Bowl volunteers, PolyMet and mining, book fairs
Up to the task under pressure?
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December 15, 2017
Readers Write: The Trump presidency, responding to sexual harassment, celebrities as politicians (specifically Jason Lewis), the Lord's Prayer
Why supporters stay the course.
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December 15, 2017
Readers Write: Nicollet Mall renovation, school sports vs. private clubs, leadership on gun violence, Minneapolis parks
My review: Call it the Nicollet Maul.
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December 14, 2017
Readers Write: Lake Calhoun/Bde Maka Ska name change, dual roles for new lieutenant governor, tax reform
No "devastating consequences" from name change, no eponymous Army lieutenant.
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December 13, 2017
Readers Write: Tina Smith and Al Franken, Roy Moore, Manny Laureano and Rufus Wainwright, Minnesota as 'best-run state,' dirty bedclothes
Hopes and regrets.
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December 12, 2017
Readers Write: School sports vs. private clubs, Minnesota's 'well-run' ranking, medical marijuana for treating autism, streetcar proposal in the Riverview Corridor
Outside-the-box idea was elitist.
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December 11, 2017
Readers Write: U.S. Bank Stadium, the Al Franken situation, Minnesota Orchestra/Rufus Wainwright kerfuffle, Riverview Corridor streetcar proposal, potential transit strike, Interstate 694, Bitcoin
Do you see what birds see?
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December 8, 2017
Readers Write: The pressure on Sen. Al Franken and on Garrison Keillor. Meanwhile, in New Mexico …
Debating Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's role in the pressure against Sen. Al Franken.
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December 8, 2017
Readers Write: Minneapolis parks, Al Franken, the big picture on misconduct and morality
Regretting Minneapolis park superintendent Jayne Miller's resignation.
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December 8, 2017
Readers Write: Bike lanes, medical marijuana for treating autism, paying for government, cellphone signal inequity
And a message to Twin Citians from a former resident.
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December 7, 2017
Readers Write: U.S. Sen. Al Franken's announcement that he will resign
A just sacrifice?
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December 6, 2017
Readers Write: 'Sanctuary' policies, public defenders, tax reform, colon screening
How a "separation ordinance" works in Minneapolis, other jurisdictions.
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December 6, 2017
Readers Write: Trump's action on national monuments, U.S. Embassy in Israel; Minnesota Orchestra trumpeter's protest, tax reform, sanctuary cities
Trump's blunders span the globe.
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December 4, 2017
Readers Write: Michael Flynn, tax reform, Minnesota's next election
The general in his own words, sort of.
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December 1, 2017
Readers Write: The Tin Fish restaurant, renaming Lake Calhoun, men and sexual misconduct, teacher effectiveness
Farewell to the Tin Fish after 14 years — and thanks.
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December 1, 2017
Readers Write: Sexual misconduct and personal experiences, Garrison Keillor and MPR, cartoons depicting harassment, wind power, the Gateway district
I feel the accusers' pain. I've been there.
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December 1, 2017
Readers Write: Net neutrality, men reflecting on sexual misconduct, food waste, 3M and the environment, state and local taxes
The downside of less internet regulation.
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November 30, 2017
Readers Write: Garrison Keillor and Minnesota Public Radio, U.S. Sen. Al Franken
Tears, angst in Lake Wobegon.
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