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March 9, 2018
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Readers Write: To split or not to split St. Louis County, MNLARS, guns and the Legislature, smoking laws, children and air travel

No further jurisdictions are needed.
Letters
March 8, 2018
Several hundred students marched from Central H.S. in St. Paul to the State Capitol to protest gun violence in schools. Students came from at least 7

Readers Write: Student march on gun laws, movies and culture, the president and the porn star, Dr. John Noseworthy's Mayo Clinic legacy, e-mailing Sens. Klobuchar and Smith, dispute over Duke the dog

We're for real; don't dismiss us.
Letters
March 7, 2018
FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2018, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love greets fans before an NBA basketball game against the Memphis Grizzli

Readers Write: Kevin Love's message on mental health, feminism and abortion, fashion and sexualization, guns

Thank you to the former Timberwolves forward for speaking up.
Letters
March 6, 2018
Star Tribune photo illustration; iStockphoto.com

Readers Write: Violence in the movies, fashion and sexualization, guns and businesses, tax changes

No hooray for Hollywood.
Letters
March 5, 2018
Little boy holding a toy plane and looking out of airplane window

Readers Write: Air travel, the murky medical system, tariffs, women-only workspaces, representation

Children are collateral of the airlines' bean-counters.
Letters
March 2, 2018
Advocates on both sides of the gun rights issue watched the debate on television screens in the hallway outside the hearing room. ] GLEN STUBBE ¥

Readers Write: Gun policy, Minnesota Legislature, remedial education

A cultural Tower of Babel.
Letters
March 2, 2018
Readers Write: 'The casualization of America,' political-party participation, trade and tariffs

Readers Write: 'The casualization of America,' political-party participation, trade and tariffs

Dressing down dressing down, and dressing down the dressing-down.
Letters
March 2, 2018
Green money caps and an empty Rx recipe

Readers Write: Drug pricing, feminism and abortion, feminism and workspaces, Walker Art Center, marijuana's ripple effect, Children's Residential Treatment Center

How murky is that drug-pricing system? Read on.
Letters
March 1, 2018
Delta Air Lines has been under pressure to take a position on guns. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times/TNS) ORG XMIT: 1224605

Readers Write: Airlines, guns and business, the NRA's influence, loss of the Ivey Awards

An off-the-news deduction: Bring Delta back.
Letters
March 1, 2018
U.S. Congressman Tim Walz (DFL) ] GLEN STUBBE ï glen.stubbe@startribune.com Friday, January 26, 2018 Minnesota candidates for governor gathered f

Readers Write: Gubernatorial candidate Tim Walz and guns, business decisions regarding guns, Minnesota State chancellor search

Keep your eye on the big picture.
Letters
February 27, 2018
Ron Moore, current owner of Shadow Creek Stables in Forest Lake, spoke strongly in support of the zoning text change that would allow the treatment ce

Readers Write: Mental health facilities, school shootings, Tim Pawlenty, 3M settlement, Ben Shapiro's speech, writing and editing, Olympics coverage

Issues: Not just placement, but cost.
Letters
February 26, 2018
In this Friday, Feb. 23, 2018 photo, Garrison Keillor poses for a photo in Minneapolis. Keillor discusses allegations of sexual harassment in his firs

Readers Write: Garrison Keillor, guns and public safety

"Disgraced," "scandal" are words not to be used lightly.
Letters
February 23, 2018
Orono High School students arrive for the day Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, a day after a threat was posted, causing the school to go on lockdown. A studen

Readers Write: Guns and public safety, Minnesota tax policy, the prospective return of Tim Pawlenty, books in the curriculum, history and storytelling

Be there for young people.
Letters
February 23, 2018
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 'resilience,' the potential return of Tim Pawlenty, Minnesota tax policy, the women's movement

Where's the significance?
Letters
February 23, 2018
USA player Gigi Marvin celebrates after defeating Canada in the gold-medal game at Gangneung Hockey Centre on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Pyeongchang,

Readers Write: Women in the Olympics, guns and public safety, older workers, clearing the sidewalks

Minnesota laws have bolstered the success of our state's women.
Letters
February 22, 2018
State Auditor Rebecca Otto, Rep. Paul Thissen (Minneapolis), and U.S. Rep. Tim Walz (Mankato) ] GLEN STUBBE • glen.stubbe@startribune.com Frida

Readers Write: Guns and public safety, elder abuse, Winter Olympics

Walz shift is better late than never.
Letters
February 22, 2018
Thousands of NRA members snap photos as Executive Director of the NRA Wayne LaPierre, right, and Executive Director of the NRA Institute for Legislati

Readers Write: Florida school shooting

In defense of the NRA.
Letters
February 20, 2018
Demonstrators participate in a "lie-in" during a protest in favor of gun control reform in front of the White House, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, in Washing

Readers Write: Florida school shooting, Russian meddling

Responding is not all or nothing.
Letters
February 19, 2018
Students and activists protest against gun violence outside of the White House just days after 17 people were killed in a shooting at a south Florida

Readers Write: Florida school shooting, Minnesota tax policy

This issue changes how I vote.
Letters
February 19, 2018
FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2017, file photo, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty speaks after a Chamber of Commerce breakfast in St. Louis Park, Minn. Pawl

Readers Write: Tim Pawlenty's governor-again potential, developments regarding Garrison Keillor allegations, toll roads, dogs everywhere

No, we had enough the first time.
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