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March 28, 2018
Readers Write: Vice President Mike Pence, Russia and the world, a tale of a Good Samaritan
That was a VP (very poor) commentary.
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March 28, 2018
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.
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March 26, 2018
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
Confront uncomfortable truths.
Letters
March 23, 2018
Readers Write: 'Slowpoke' legislation, St. Paul drop-in center, Minneapolis development and policies
Bill is unneeded. But do keep right.
Letters
March 23, 2018
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
Readers Write: The gun debate, charges in police shooting
Balance? Fine. But not like this.
Letters
March 21, 2018
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
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
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
Readers Write: Electronic-device legislation, students and democracy, place-name changes
No new restraint on drivers is needed.
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March 16, 2018
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
Readers Write: Rules on election and advocacy, gun policy, President Trump's negotiation style
A little restraint is welcomed.
Letters
March 15, 2018
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
Readers Write: Student walkouts, mental health, desired name change for U's student union
That was a motivating demonstration.
Letters
March 13, 2018
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
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.
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March 12, 2018
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
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
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.
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