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March 28, 2018
U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen spoke at a celebration for the upcoming completion of Highway 610 in Maple Grove. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Thurs

Readers Write: Experiences with Paulsen's phone town halls, child-abuse incidence, St. Olaf and Ben Shapiro, Cambridge Analytica, Trump's firings, Minneapolis front-yard hockey rink

Rep. Erik Paulsen's telephone town halls are a cop-out.
Letters
March 26, 2018
Students holding signs protesting gun violence, including Chris Vazquez, 17, of Fridley, left, gathered Saturday at the State Capitol for a rally. ] A

Readers Write: The 'March for Our Lives' demonstration, drunken-driving legislation, 'year of women'

Our shame, their moment.
Letters
March 23, 2018
Readers Write: Race and school discipline, gun policy

Readers Write: Race and school discipline, gun policy

Confront uncomfortable truths.
Letters
March 23, 2018
In this photo made Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, a driver stays in the passing lane as traffic accumulates behind along I-70 in Montgomery County, Mo. Many

Readers Write: 'Slowpoke' legislation, St. Paul drop-in center, Minneapolis development and policies

Bill is unneeded. But do keep right.
Letters
March 23, 2018
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A male driver is blowing into an ignition interlock system which checks his alcohol concentration before allowing the vehicle to be started. Ig

Readers Write: Drunken-driving legislation, John Bolton and war powers, Enbridge and landowners, Medicaid work requirements, St. Peter tornado anniversary

License revocation is futile.
Letters
March 22, 2018
Kenzie Swanson and Cam Williams on the trap range at the Minneapolis Gun Club Wednesday afternoon. ] JEFF WHEELER ï jeff.wheeler@startribune.com

Readers Write: The gun debate, charges in police shooting

Balance? Fine. But not like this.
Letters
March 21, 2018
Unshoveled sidewalks in front of the house Jerry Lee Curry rented on 17th Ave. S. in Minneapolis Wednesday evening. ] JEFF WHEELER ï jeff.wheeler

Readers Write: 'House of Horrors' case, race and school discipline, gun terminology, pipeline, Pipestone and diversity

Firings are in order at the Hennepin County level.
Letters
March 20, 2018
An employee holds an AR-15 style rifle inside Clark Brothers Gun Shop in Warrenton, Va.

Readers Write: Guns as a 'way of life,' school discipline and classroom management, wages and gender bias, more

A "way of life." But assault weapons?
Letters
March 19, 2018
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a news conference after meeting with his staff at the campaign headquarters in Moscow, Russia, Sunday

Readers Write: Understanding Putin, party labels, wolves at Isle Royale, electronic devices and driving, the legal system, fourplex zoning, farming and mental health, Andrew McCabe's firing

It's as simple as these three letters.
Letters
March 16, 2018
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Readers Write: Electronic-device legislation, students and democracy, place-name changes

No new restraint on drivers is needed.
Letters
March 16, 2018
Augsburg Professor Mzenga Aggrey Wanyama embraces his family outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's headquarters in Saint Paul after attend

Readers Write: Immigration enforcement, elder abuse, conservation policies, gender bias, violence and catharsis in the arts

Professor's case reveals immigration enforcement flaws.
Letters
March 16, 2018
A Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump campaign sign and a Democartic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton sign are posted on a road 10 da

Readers Write: Rules on election and advocacy, gun policy, President Trump's negotiation style

A little restraint is welcomed.
Letters
March 15, 2018
In this photo made Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, a driver stays in the passing lane as traffic accumulates behind along I-70 in Montgomery County, Mo. Many

Readers Write: Left-lane 'slowpokes' legislation, gun legislation, bullying and school violence

There ought to be a law. But then, there is.
Letters
March 14, 2018
Minneapolis North students stand solemnly in a circle in the school's courtyard after walking out of school and linking arms and holding hands. Florid

Readers Write: Student walkouts, mental health, desired name change for U's student union

That was a motivating demonstration.
Letters
March 13, 2018
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson steps away from the podium after speaking at a news conference at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, March

Readers Write: Rex Tillerson, Minnesota Legislature and guns, U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen and his challengers, the Coffman name at the University of Minnesota

In which direction does our ship sail?
Letters
March 12, 2018
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Readers Write: Violence in the schools, Minneapolis fourplex zoning plan, the state of the Democratic Party, MNLARS, baseball salaries

We must see the roots of alienation.
Letters
March 12, 2018
US Passports for travel,camera and glasses on a map of the world. iStockphoto.com

Readers Write: Global citizenship, Westwood Hills interpretive center, medical coding's effect on patient costs, the Democratic Party and the poor

A smile is a passport to the world.
Letters
March 9, 2018
Miranda Sylvander helped Jacob Leverenz get a new set of vehicle license plates and tabs at the Carver County Service Center in Chanhassen. ] GLEN STU

Readers Write: MNLARS and enforcement, students and protest, schools and politics, North Korea meeting, University of Minnesota budget

Until MNLARS works, enforcement is inappropriate.
Letters
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.

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