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December 21, 2018
] MARK VANCLEAVE • mark.vancleave@startribune.com * Dark clouds give way to a last gasp of sun over Minneapolis on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018.

Readers Write: Witch's Hat and development, work on home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, defense secretary resigns, border wall

Proposal and process in dispute.
Letters
December 21, 2018
Anti-government demonstrators march across Margaret Bridge over the River Danube with the Parliament building in the background, in Budapest, Hungary,

Readers Write: Hungary and immigration, hog lot permit, budget deficits, Minnesota's prison system and external review

From Hungary's perspective.
Letters
December 21, 2018
The diner hour is a busy time for volunteers. On the menu, Philly steak on a bun with a green salad and zucchini from the kitchen's gardens. ] Loaves

Readers Write: Feeding the hungry, a wartime Christmas memory, jobs for the disabled, corporate growth, population growth

Is 1 million meals a good thing or a bad thing?
Letters
December 21, 2018
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Readers Write: Opioid epidemic, bike lanes, positive lessons of University of Minnesota presidential selection, the 'unchurching of America'

Any solution to the opioid epidemic must not add costs.
Letters
December 20, 2018
iStockphoto.com Render of calculator, syringe, and insulin vials isolated over white background

Readers Write: Insulin costs, changes to home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, Minnesota's settlement years, clearing the snow, foreign affairs

More questions than answers about insulin costs.
Letters
December 19, 2018
City of Minneapolis truck driver Vicky Stich plows snow and lays down sand and salt on Olson Highway Service Road in Minneapolis on Tuesday, November

Readers Write: Clearing the snow, Budget and Management Commissioner Myron Frans, laws on sexual assault, Hennepin Healthcare security, Saudi Arabia, Affordable Care Act

City-done walks? Basics first on clearing the snow.
Letters
December 18, 2018
Ohio Gov. John Kasich sits for an interview with The Associated Press at the Ohio Governor's Residence and Heritage Garden, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, i

Readers Write: Budget deficits, border wall, University of Minnesota's presidential selection and future, U president's pay

John Kasich is half-right on deficits.
Letters
December 17, 2018
Archbishop Bernard Hebda of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis spoke to 12,000 Catholic school children that gathered for Mass of the Holy

Readers Write: Catholic Church; the hiring process, priorities and salary questions at the University of Minnesota

Hierarchy: Obstacle or excuse?
Letters
December 14, 2018
Cyclists and traffic move up Marshall Avenue eastbound in St. Paul during rush hour. ] LEILA NAVIDI ï leila.navidi@startribune.com BACKGROUND INF

Readers Write: Bike lanes, marijuana legalization

When good intentions go awry.
Letters
December 14, 2018
Gov. Scott Walker signs three pieces of legislation during a news conference Friday, Dec. 14, 2018 in Green Bay, Wis. Walker signed a sweeping package

Readers Write: Wisconsin and democracy, Colin Covert, U president's salary, Walz's snub of Trump

Subverted from within.
Letters
December 14, 2018
Two runners jogged along West River Parkway in sub-zero temperatures Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis. ] AARON LAVINSKY ï aaron.lavinsky@startri

Readers Write: Parkways and vehicle exhaust, manufacturing's untapped workforce, pedestrian safety near schools, taxes and services, promoting diversity

How about a fee for use?
Letters
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
Illustration by Julia Yellow ñ Special to the Star Tribune

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
iStock 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.
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