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August 21, 2019
Readers Write: Brian Oake and the Current, the next recession, Otto Bremer Trust grant, PolyMet's transparency
Was this separation fair?
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August 19, 2019
Readers Write: Omar, Tlaib and entry to Israel; gun control; BWCA protections; birds, glass and stadiums; Greenland
Denying entry and information.
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August 16, 2019
Readers Write: 'Car wars,' immigration restrictions
And now, the full equation for those with full responsibilities.
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August 16, 2019
Readers Write: Lamenting the streetcar, gun laws, Minnesotans' flood risk, Title X and Planned Parenthood
Old streetcar map shows what we threw away.
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August 16, 2019
Readers Write: Mining in northern Minnesota, political change and the Kochs, Omar and Israel, city budgets
Sonny Perdue loves to tout "the process." Sometimes, it spits out a "no."
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August 15, 2019
Readers Write: Pesticide pollution, the justice system, wage theft, dangers of vaping, Israel
Minnesota must ban a pesticide the EPA won't.
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August 14, 2019
Readers Write: Immigration rules, Minnesota overpaying tribes, Minneapolis neighborhoods, mining
More facts and nuance regarding immigration, please.
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August 13, 2019
Readers Write: Endangered Species Act, Trump's immigration rules, guns, plastic pollution, girls in STEM
Conservation is worth the cost, and more.
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August 12, 2019
Readers Write: The 'boyfriend loophole' in gun law, gun control, Minneapolis housing
Close the 'boyfriend loophole.'
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August 9, 2019
Readers Write: Trade war with China, Trump, mass shootings, electric scooters
Build pressure, change China.
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August 9, 2019
Readers Write: The U.S. and China, public employee retirement funds, climate and public health, police-involved killings and media spin, Minneapolis' drive-through ban
People living under a totalitarian regime can freely inform us of their wishes? Huh.
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August 9, 2019
Readers Write: Gun violence, the state of politics, immigration raids
Lawmakers, act on guns or we'll vote you outÂ.
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August 8, 2019
Readers Write: Gun control, U.S.-China trade war, Amy Klobuchar, protecting fresh water
Restrict magazine capacity.
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August 7, 2019
Readers Write: PolyMet mine, reducing gun violence, Rep. Ilhan Omar, hobos, lakeside pavilion
PolyMet pits profit against drinking water.
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August 6, 2019
Readers Write: Mass shootings, clean energy, HealthPartners and St. Paul schools
A half-staff flag is not a shield against future gun violence.
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August 5, 2019
Readers Write: Guns and the mass shootings in Ohio and Texas
We chose guns over life. Again.
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August 2, 2019
Readers Write: SNAP benefits abuse, presidential debates, the Twins, the environment
A few abuse SNAP. So what?
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August 2, 2019
Readers Write: Minnesota's urban-rural divide, debts and deficits
Professor's spotlight is stuck.
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August 2, 2019
Readers Write: PolyMet mine, state pensions, Minneapolis parking, Canadian drugs, driving laws, energy
End silence on mining impacts.
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August 1, 2019
Readers Write: Minnesota Republicans and election security, importing Canadian drugs, debate access, new driving laws
Minnesota Republicans make an about-face turn on election security.
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