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December 13, 2018
A green, chalkboard-like heart, a small remembrance of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, is nailed to a utility pole in Newtown, Conn., Dec.

Readers Write: Gun violence, climate change, police shortage, border wall

A task list for the anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre.
Letters
December 12, 2018
It was moving day for some at the Hiawatha homeless encampment and a day of joy and emotion for some Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, in Minneapolis, MN. Here,

Readers Write: Homelessness, MinnesotaCare buy in, gas tax, border wall

Homeless camp is an indicator.
Letters
December 11, 2018
Joan Gabel, (in red shirt) sole finalist for University of Minnesota president, met with faculty, students and the public at a meet and greet before a

Readers Write: University of Minnesota presidential selection process, the state of discourse, hunting photos, men and loneliness

U's "lone" finalist opacity is wrong.
Letters
December 10, 2018
Pillsburyís latest ad campaign shows a mother and daughter baking cinnamon rolls. In some movie theaters where the ad runs, the company will use

Readers Write: Pumping scents in theaters, bike lanes, U.S.-Dakota exhibit

Idea stinks. It's a health concern.
Letters
December 7, 2018
Protestors at the state Capitol in Madison hold up signs on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, as the Wisconsin State Assembly debates a series of bills that woul

Readers Write: Governing for all people, tobacco age limits, hunting photos and election 2020

Please, state legislators, put interests of the state above your party.
Letters
December 7, 2018
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Readers Write: Families affected by addiction, opportunities for women, recalling the Bushes

Paid internships for community, technical college students would help.
Letters
December 7, 2018
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Rural landscape with a farm in engraving style and painted in color.

Readers Write: Family farms, Williams Arena, the Minnesota economy, Israel, aging, seniors, environment

Independent, family farms need government support.
Letters
December 6, 2018
An assortment of medical marijuana products on display Monday afternoon at the Minnesota Medical Solutions Patient Center. ] JEFF WHEELER ï jeff.

Readers Write: Pot isn't Rx for Alzheimer's, good news about climate, Gopher tickets and Michael Flynn

Clearer evidence and rigorous scrutiny are needed, a Hazelden doctor says.
Letters
December 5, 2018
People protest the legislature's extraordinary session during the official Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the Capitol in Madison, Wis., Tuesday,

Readers Write: Lessons from Wisconsin politics, distracted driving, examining U.S.-Dakota war, E. coli

Efforts to shift power should be banned after Election Day.
Letters
December 4, 2018
FILE - In this April 23, 2014 file photo, a man smokes an electronic cigarette in Chicago. A large government survey released Thursday, June 15, 2017,

Readers Write: Vaping won't help you quit, camps for girls, minority teachers, and oil exploration.

E-cigarettes pose risk to young minds, show little benefit.
Letters
December 3, 2018
Elijah Pughsley, pictured in 1991, pondered a moment before he answered President George H.W. Bush's question during a visit to the Saturn School of T

Readers Write: George H.W. Bush's legacy, diverse educators and Minneapolis police Christmas tree

We could learn from the lesson a student taught in 1991.
Letters
December 1, 2018
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Medicare written on a blackboard in white chalk with a doctor using a stethoscope to check up.

Readers Write: Medicare compromise, Social Security tax, Klobuchar for president, birch logs, reconciliation for native people

An effort to reform rules conflicts with fight against fraud, but can we do both?
Letters
November 30, 2018
FILE -In this June 12, 2014 file photo, oil pumps and natural gas burn off in Watford City, N.D. Methane emissions will likely be the next big environ

Readers Write: Climate change, farm bankruptcies, shovelling sidewalks, Yemen, 35W construction.

Amid dire warnings, a bipartisan group of legislators proposes a solution.
Letters
November 30, 2018
Representative-elect Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Nov. 28, 2018. House Democrats nominated House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi

Readers Write: BDS and Israel, Farm tariffs, Minneapolis police decorations, freshmen legislators, remembering Walt Dziedzic

Reader rejects assertion that Israel is an apartheid state.
Letters
November 29, 2018
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Isometric small house and green dollar sign on weight scales. Balance, price, real estate and home concept.

Readers Write: Affordable housing, Senate vote on Yemen war, distracted driving, Fort Snelling housing, St. Paul art, the tonne.

Advocates urge housing support for very low income people.
Letters
November 28, 2018
View of tear gas that border police used to prevent groups of people from crossing the US-Mexico border at El Chaparral on Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018 in Ti

Readers Write: Border control, perfectionism, gene editing, feedlots

Readers urge editors to take seriously their role to inform the public.
Letters
November 27, 2018
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Stethoscope on US dollars isolated on white background.

Readers Write: Universal health care, treating diabetes, women at NASA, distracted driving, covering women's sports.

Challenges for young adults and former inmates could be treated with single-payer health care, doctor says.
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November 26, 2018
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November 21, 2018
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Seasons of the year - spring, summer, autumn, winter. Art tree.

Readers Write: Thanksgiving, Trump on the California wildfires, public safety on lettuce vs. guns, pollinators, University of Minnesota regent selection

Everyday appreciation.
Letters
November 21, 2018
Attendees photograph a silicon-crystal sphere, left, and a Kibble balance at the General Conference on Weights and Measures in Versailles, France, Nov

Readers Write: The metric system, rape reporting and prosecution, Vice President Mike Pence's comments on China, U.S. Rep.-elect Dan Crenshaw, Gov. Mark Dayton's health

Speaking of the kilogram — make America metric.

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