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July 11, 2018
Trapped young footballers are seen in the cave in Chiang Rai, Thailand on July 4, 2018. The missing 13 members of a youth soccer team, including their

Readers Write: Thai cave rescue, NATO funding, Supreme Court nomination, breast-feeding vs. formula, Met Council (via Metro Transit) and bus service

Why the Thai cave story captivated me.
Letters
July 11, 2018
Vice President Mike Pence and Judge Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court nominee, arrive at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, July 10, 2018. (Lawrence Jac

Readers Write: U.S. Supreme Court nomination, breast-feeding vs. formula, guns and dementia, Herbert Marcuse

Allow no Trump appointment without a promise of recusal.
Letters
July 9, 2018
Federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland shakes hands with President Barack Obama as he is introduced as Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court duri

Readers Write: U.S. Supreme Court nomination, breast-feeding policies, attendance of Minneapolis City Council members, bus rapid transit priorities, remembering Ed Schultz, defining truth

Editorial Board was way off-base in arguing for confirmation hearings.
Letters
July 6, 2018
FILE ó Scott Pruitt, the Environmental Protection Agencyís administrator, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 16, 2018. President D

Readers Write: Scott Pruitt resigns as EPA chief, U.S. Supreme Court, lenient sentence, Minneapolis ID card proposal, Twins game on Facebook, counterfeit mermaids

Yet another Cabinet member goes. Well, it's a start.
Letters
July 6, 2018
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Espresso at Spyhouse Coffee's northeast Minneapolis location.† ORG XMIT: MIN1603090004281056

Readers Write: 'Coffee shop controversy,' abortion, affordable-housing solutions, victims' advocates

Look, this was never about making a purchase.
Letters
July 6, 2018
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Pulling an employee's personnel file.

Readers Write: Access to HR files, veterans' health care, zoning for tiny homes, building for seniors, recycling

What's in your file? (You can find out.)
Letters
July 5, 2018
Vector illustration of cool detailed house icon isolated on white background.

Readers Write: Minneapolis residential zoning policy, abortion and the Supreme Court, immigration, U.S. resilience, cats and birds, dogs and fireworks

Thinking inside the box.
Letters
July 3, 2018
Anti-abortion activists and supporters of legal abortion stand in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, on the 40th anniver

Readers Write: U.S. Supreme Court and abortion, the court and the president, the Editorial Board and labor unions, 'cabin rental frenzy,' newspaper coverage

"Respect precedent"? Please do.
Letters
July 3, 2018
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People standing in front of colorful Firework.

Readers Write: Fireworks, immigration, 'Good Germans' and 'Good Americans,' the state democracy, unsung heroes in the legal system

A list of ingredients from all over.
Letters
July 2, 2018
The Minnesota State Capitol. ] GLEN STUBBE ï glen.stubbe@startribune.com ORG XMIT: MIN1704201736480360

Readers Write: Omnibus bills, copper mining, immigration

Omnibus bills are a strategy and, I agree, a problem.
Letters
June 29, 2018
Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books, Vols. 1 & 2 ORG XMIT: MIN1210231134291804

Readers Write: Laura Ingalls Wilder, continued; U.S. Supreme Court vacancy, Line 3 replacement approval

Teaching history, accessibly.
Letters
June 29, 2018
Illustration by Kim Maxwell Vu ï Star Tribune

Readers Write: Katherine Kersten's 'Sex and the single mind,' Joseph W. Anthony's 'Good Germans, Good Americans,' Variety section's 'Unscheduled summer'

Katherine Kersten defines deference down.
Letters
June 29, 2018
Ian Anderson helped mix the pancake batter with his mom, Mali while making breakfast for dinner in their kitchen. ] JEFF WHEELER ï jeff.wheeler@s

Readers Write: Adoption, poverty, affordable housing, wild-food safety, the role of media

Good story on adoption, but don't be misled.
Letters
June 28, 2018
FILE - In this April 10, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump, left, and Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy participate in a public swearing-in

Readers Write: U.S. Supreme Court and Anthony Kennedy, labor ruling, Minnesota's U.S. Senate election

Questions for a retiring justice.
Letters
June 27, 2018
Protesters hold up signs and call out against the Supreme Court ruling upholding President Donald Trump's travel ban outside the the Supreme Court in

Readers Write: U.S. Supreme Court rulings, Laura Ingalls Wilder, identity vs. personal quality, poverty and judgmentalism

On travel ban, labor unions, more.
Letters
June 26, 2018
Laura Ingalls Wilder ORG XMIT: MIN2013020416574677

Readers Write: Laura Ingalls Wilder, Supreme Court and travel ban, immigration, Enbridge Line 3 proposal, teen golfer and perseverance

In defense of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Letters
June 25, 2018
Travelers were dropped off curbside to the Humphrey terminal, Wednesday, June 20, 2018 in Bloomington, MN. ] ELIZABETH FLORES ï liz.flores@startr

Readers Write: Airport parking, doctors on gun policy, immigration vs. other needs, Paul Gazelka's spiritual coin, Sarah Huckabee Sanders' shunning by restaurant

The one place to drive, guilt-free?
Letters
June 22, 2018
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Minnesota state Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka met with President Donald Trump during Trump's visit to DUluth on W

Readers Write: President Donald Trump visits Minnesota and Paul Gazelka rides with him, immigration, public-sector labor unions

Senate Majority Leader forgets farmers.
Letters
June 22, 2018
Ever Castillo, left, and his family, immigrants from Honduras, are escorted back across the border by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents Thursday,

Readers Write: Immigration, mining, tariffs

One immigration solution: Act globally.
Letters
June 22, 2018
Fans packed the State Theatre box office to get tickets for "Hamilton." (Madeline Happold)

Readers Write: 'Hamilton,' Cheryl Reeve, tariffs, Democrats, U.S. Senate seat

A tip: Spare yourself the grief, see the show in Chicago.

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