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January 14, 2019
BRUCE BISPING ¥ bbisping@startribune.com Quamba MN., Tuesday, 9/22/2009] Technician Brian Heckenlaible used a hose to blow in insulation into the

Readers Write: Proposed energy audit mandate in Minneapolis, City Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins' planned race forum, remembering Twin Cities musician Willie Murphy, an anecdote showing humanity at its best

There are better alternatives.
Letters
January 11, 2019
Minneapolis City Council member Lisa Goodman celebrated as Andrea Jenkins was named the new Vice President during the first City Council meeting of th

Readers Write: Minneapolis City Council's Andrea Jenkins, downtown tower signage, border wall, partial government shutdown

Opposing assessments of a Minneapolis leader.
Letters
January 11, 2019
Control Data

Readers Write: Twin Cities tech 'reboot required,' carbon emissions, mining and the boundary waters, principles for putting the nation back on track

The living environment is crucial.
Letters
January 11, 2019
New commissioner Angela Conley being sworn in by retired District Court Judge Pamela Alexander.

Readers Write: Diversity in swearings-in, Minneapolis home insulation proposal, bike lanes, gas tax, recreational marijuana, building names

The book vs. the inspiration.
Letters
January 10, 2019
President Donald Trump salutes as he tours the U.S. border with Mexico at the Rio Grande on the southern border, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in McAllen,

Readers Write: Border wall, partial government shutdown, leadership (example: new Timberwolves coach Ryan Saunders)

The "Mayhem" analogy.
Letters
January 9, 2019
February 18, 1970 EXCLUSIVE TO YOU IN YOUR CITY - WINNIE THE POOH ON TV - - Winnle the pooh , the fictional bear of A. A. Milne's classic children's t

Readers Write: Impeachment vs. censure, border wall/shutdown, health care provider tax, climate action

Keep all options on the table.
Letters
January 8, 2019
KYNDELL HARKNESS ¥ kyndell.harkness@startribune.com DULUTH- 4/24/10 The 2010 State Convention will be held April 23-25 at the DECC in Duluth IN T

Readers Write: Tom Rukavina, health care provider tax, health care gaps, border wall, Boundary Waters and mining

Remembering an authentic leader.
Letters
January 7, 2019
Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan

Readers Write: U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib's profanity, partial government shutdown, clearing the winter from walks, a meditation on the culture

How to set a bad example.
Letters
January 4, 2019
President Donald Trump listens to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, after

Readers Write: Spotlight on political leadership

From one-off quotes to big ideas.
Letters
January 4, 2019
A white egg in a nest on a white background with the word 401K on the egg.

Readers Write: Saving for retirement, reforming health care, categorizing presidential prospects, choosing analogies, viewing cartoons and comics

Saving for retirement is your responsibility, even when it's hard to do.
Letters
January 4, 2019
April Sellers' dance and choregraphy career was about to take off this year. Owner of the April Sellers Dance Collective, she was named City Pages Art

Readers Write: Battling defamation, promoting early childhood learning, remembering the Rose Bowl, clearing the snow, building walls

A key step in battling defamation awaits legislative interest.
Letters
January 3, 2019
Nancy Pelosi of California shakes hands with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., after being elected House speaker at the Capitol in Washi

Readers Write: Freedom and government, partial government shutdown, health care, sexual harassment, religious beliefs

Dual purpose in our republic.
Letters
January 2, 2019
iStock New year 2019 and old year 2018 written on sandy beach with waves.

Readers Write: 2019 wishes and resolutions, diversity in Minnesota, Peter Leschak's advocacy of wildlife, bike lanes, religious beliefs

Finding truth and meaning in the new year.
Letters
December 31, 2018
FILE -- President Donald Trump views border wall prototypes in the border neighborhood of Otay Mesa near San Diego, March 13, 2018. "The president sti

Readers Write: Border wall dispute, the VA and suicide prevention, the Vikings, online commenting

Costs beyond the monetary ones.
Letters
December 31, 2018
-- NO MAGS, NO SALES -- KRT SOUTH STORY SLUGGED: VA-MONASTERYFRUITCAKE KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY ALLEN ROKACH/SOUTHERN LIVING (February 3) For the best fruitc

Readers Write: 'Odd' holiday foods, Gov. Mark Dayton's legacy, religious beliefs (or nonbelief) and respect

Judge not my fruitcake until you've tried it.
Letters
December 28, 2018
Governor Mark Dayton nears the end of his eight years as Minnesota's governor. ] GLEN STUBBE • glen.stubbe@startribune.com Thursday, December 2

Readers Write: Gov. Mark Dayton's legacy; measuring inequality; opinion selections including Peter Leschak on nature, Scott Stantis on government workers and a letter on religion

Much to be grateful for under Dayton.
Letters
December 28, 2018
A drawing of Michelangelo's The Creation of Man from the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Rome, Italy, from a Victorian book dated 1879 t

Readers Write: Belief in God, bike lanes

Don't dismiss the mystery of faith
Letters
December 27, 2018
Fabiola Izaguirre and her brother Josue, both of Honduras, begin to wake up after sleeping near the Chaparral border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, Frid

Readers Write: Honduras and migrants, the Trump presidency

A visit to Honduras reinforces both its dangers and its charms.
Letters
December 26, 2018
Red Lake Falls, population 1,427 plus 4. ] Washington Post reporter Christopher Ingraham's unlikely story starts with him writing a data driven articl

Readers Write: Outside 'impressions' of our state, partial government shutdown, the financial markets, population growth, opinion selections good and bad, 'Sunken Cities of Egypt' exhibit

Don't mess with Minnesota.
Letters
December 21, 2018
U.S. Bank Stadium - Exterior and construction images. ] US Bank Stadium - Vikings brian.peterson@startribune.com Minneapolis, MN - 06/30/2016

Readers Write: Vikings stadium, University of Minnesota athletics, income and wealth inequality in America

Actually, opponents of public funding have morality to stand on.
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