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April 16, 2019
Minneapolis Police Lt. Greg Reinhardt displayed two of the body cameras that will be tested by the department. Both cameras will record 9.5 hours of v

Readers Write: Mohamed Noor trial, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, President Donald Trump's visit, Minnesota Legislature and taxes

Police bodycams: A comparison from the airplane cockpit.
Letters
April 15, 2019
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Readers Write: Devicing while driving, taxes, University of Minnesota administrative costs, vaccinations, smoking age, Catholic Church

And now for the built-ins.
Letters
April 12, 2019
Mark Berg

Readers Write: 'Dairy despair,' U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, measles and vaccination

Emotional video, cop-out response.
Letters
April 12, 2019
Readers Write: University of Minnesota administration and coaching costs, an idea for immigration, doubts about dietary 'Mom Hack,' a scolding for Jef

Readers Write: University of Minnesota administration and coaching costs, an idea for immigration, doubts about dietary 'Mom Hack,' a scolding for Jeff Bezos

Time for a hard look at higher-education costs in our state.
Letters
April 12, 2019
FILE - This Oct. 19, 2014 file photo shows Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI arrives in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican to attend the beatification ceremon

Readers Write: Pope Benedict, Julian Assange, housing, college admission crimes, clear syntax, maple (around these parts, stranger) syruping

How to navigate dual authorities.
Letters
April 11, 2019
FILE - This April 3, 2019 file photo shows actress Felicity Huffman arriving at federal court in Boston to face charges in a nationwide college admiss

Readers Write: College admission crimes, measles and vaccination, orthopedic brace scheme, Parkinson's disease, oversight of assisted-living facilities

Proposals for alternative sentences.
Letters
April 9, 2019
The scene on Nicollet Mall last month as people ride the ferris wheel at Tip-Off Tailgate.

Readers Write: Nicollet Mall, veterans, action needed at the Legislature on CPR and mental health, next big national sports event for Minnesota, Trump's tax returns

A glimpse of what could be.
Letters
April 8, 2019
FILE -- President Donald Trump introduces Kirstjen Nielsen as his pick for Secretary of Homeland Security at the White House in Washington, on Oct. 12

Readers Write: Immigration and the firing of Kirstjen Nielsen, the Mueller report and rallies demanding its release, Army vet's exit essay, public access to Noor trial evidence

Souls were sold. Maybe one is now free.
Letters
April 5, 2019
The overflow room was full as supporters on both sides listened as the House public safety committee talked about two bills that would expand backgrou

Readers Write: Gun legislation, meat inspections, adoption and privacy, agitation over Mueller report, voting age

A need is a need is a need.
Letters
April 5, 2019
Phil Adamo, a history professor at Augsburg University, at his home. Adamo was suspended for the spring semester after a classroom discussion about th

Readers Write: The N-word in the classroom, forgiving poor grammar, the oil business, urban lighting and birds

When can a white professor speak a racial slur for the sake of discussion? Simple: Never.
Letters
April 5, 2019
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Readers Write: Health care provider tax, 20-week abortion ban proposal, paid family leave, organ donation, maple — get this straight — sugaring

The cases for continuing the provider tax.
Letters
April 4, 2019
Members of the Plymouth Police and Wayzata High School students wait to receive their scores after posing for a photo with each other after a friendly

Readers Write: Gun legislation, Nordic comparisons, meat-inspector cuts, wind turbines, farm country solutions

Supporters' activism is misplaced.
Letters
April 3, 2019
Senate majority leader Paul Gazelka met with members of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, encouraging them to form coalitions and relationships in subu

Readers Write: Guns and distracted driving, Army Ammunition Plant site, Democrats and Joe Biden, Republicans and health care, Final Four sign spellings

Legislation about public safety would seem to have a connection — right?
Letters
April 2, 2019
Former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor, center, arrives for the first day of jury selection with his attorneys Peter Wold, left, and Thomas Pl

Readers Write: Mohamed Noor trial, pedestrian safety, sexual assault, aging parents, littering, good language use

Do we have a public justice system or not?
Letters
April 1, 2019
BRUCE BISPING ¥ bbisping@startribune.com Arden Hills, MN., Tuesday, 6/29/10] The Gate 4 entrance to the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant is clos

Readers Write: Former Army Ammunition Plant, cremation and burial, Joe Biden, legislative pay raise

Is Arden Hills up to the task?
Letters
March 30, 2019
GENERAL INFORMATION: Minneapolis,MN. Monday 10/16/2000 The first day of a study of the effectiveness of metered freeway ramps turned off during rush h

Readers Write: The 'zipper merge' and other driving matters, post-Mueller views on Trump

There's an even better way — this one suited to human nature.
Letters
March 29, 2019
Donald Trump demonstrates his tweeting skills in his office at Trump Tower in New York, Sept. 29, 2015. Some say it took Trump’s unfiltered, ty

Readers Write: Presidential comparisons, Green New Deal, spending in Minnesota, aging parents

Chalberg's pig-in-a-Polk.
Letters
March 29, 2019
The Sanderson family monument that sits on a hill overlooking Lake Calhoun (Bde Maka Ska). ] JEFF WHEELER • jeff.wheeler@startribune.com On May

Readers Write: Burial and cremation, 'fair repair' legislation, airlines and disabled travelers, taxes and spending, Green New Deal

Both cemeteries and cremation have attributes, but a cemetery offers permanence.
Letters
March 29, 2019
** FOR USE SUNDAY, AUG. 23 AND THEREAFTER ** In this photo made June 26, 2009, Bill Jones, of Dallas, Texas, relaxes as he waits to have a root canal

Readers Write: Health care, redistricting, the Trump administration, funding the legal system, airline luggage policies

What medical tourism tells us.
Letters
March 28, 2019
FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015 file photo, Darshan Brahmbhatt, plugs a charger into his electric vehicle at the Sacramento Municipal Utility

Readers Write: Gas tax and electric vehicle/hybrid fees, 'evidence-based' policy, pedestrian safety, government doing good pickleball noise dispute

Keep the burden truly equitable.
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