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March 23, 2020
Kim Lutes left, a registered nurse and others carried 1200 N-95 mask donated by Rich Forstner president at Mavo Systems .] Jerry Holt •Jerry.Ho

Readers Write: Coronavirus, nursing, prayers, morning walks

I'm a retired nurse. Let me help.
Letters
March 20, 2020
A man sits in the empty 'Church of our Lady' in Munich, Germany, Thursday, March 19, 2020. The church cancelled all worship services but is open only

Readers Write: Coronavirus, prayer, the census

Heed the experts, and pray.
Letters
March 20, 2020
Star Tribune sport columnist Sid Hartman interviewed Minnesota Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • cgonzalez@startribune

Readers Write: Sid Hartman turns 100, mining waste, shooting ranges, state taxes and Social Security

Sid is an inspiration beyond sports.
Letters
March 20, 2020
President Donald Trump takes questions during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Friday, March 20, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/E

Readers Write: Coronavirus, capitalism, 2020 election

A leader we can't trust.
Letters
March 19, 2020
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, volunteer, Trung Dong uses a face mask and a shield, as he hands out meals to two homeless men at the Sister Ros

Readers Write: Homelessness, coronavirus, Bernie Sanders

You can't "stay home" if you don't have one.
Letters
March 18, 2020
With the Covid-19 virus spreading across the country and state, it appears that Minnesotan's are taking the restrictions and social distancing serious

Readers Write: Coronavirus response, drug prices, fishing

The world is upside-down. Can some parts stay that way?
Letters
March 17, 2020
Residents step on measured tape placed outside a supermarket to practice social distancing as a precautionary measure against the spread of the corona

Readers Write: Coronavirus, Upper Harbor Terminal development, Nikki Haley

Distancing is a moral good.
Letters
March 16, 2020
The Minnesota Orchestra performed to a nearly empty hall for a radio broadcast as concerns for the Coronavirus forced cancellations of events around t

Readers Write: Coronavirus, 2020 election

Time to step up.
Letters
March 14, 2020
FILE- In this May 24, 2018, file photo a Delta Air Lines passenger jet plane, a Boeing 737-900 model, approaches Logan Airport in Boston. Airlines are

Readers Write: Travel cancellations, Elizabeth Warren, primary election privacy, environmental interests, the Republican Party, tax relief, pets at the end of life

Trip canceled. I can't complain.
Letters
March 13, 2020
Lorenzo Kellogg, left, and Lamar Williams, 9, rested during a brief stop at the Upper Harbor Terminal development site on the Mississippi River. ] LEI

Readers Write: Minneapolis development, coronavirus, Star Tribune ads

"Walkable" means "close together."
Letters
March 13, 2020
Medical staff wearing safety garments assist a driver at a new coronavirus drive-up test clinic, one of several in the metropolitan Twin Cities area,

Readers Write: Coronavirus, pizza

We can get through this.
Letters
March 12, 2020
Alice Ferguson who works for Minneapolis Parks and Recreation put away the hockey rink pieces for the skating rink on Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis

Readers Write: Minneapolis parks, coronavirus response, 2020 election

The legacy bill won't help Minneapolis parks.
Letters
March 11, 2020
Signs of Spring were evident with the melting snow and ice, Sunday, April 27, 2014 in Grand Marais, MN. ] (ELIZABETH FLORES/STAR TRIBUNE) ELIZABETH FL

Readers Write: Vacation rentals, St. Paul teacher strike, presidential race, gold mining in the Black Hills

It's a cabin. Tax it like one.
Letters
March 10, 2020
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks to the media outside her home, Thursday, March 5, 2020, in Cambridge, Mass., after she dropped out of the Democ

Readers Write: Sexism and the presidential race, Bernie Sanders, Enbridge Line 3, no-wake zones, biking

Maybe Warren just failed.
Letters
March 9, 2020
FILE -- Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, during a campaign rally in Boston, Feb. 29, 2020. No legi

Readers Write: Bernie's failures, 2020 election, coronavirus, Lake Street Kmart, problem-solving

Bernie loses, and his causes do, too.
Letters
March 6, 2020
Despite painstaking efforts to ensure that Social Security benefits are distributed fairly, the wealthy are receiving disproportionately large payouts

Readers Write: Taxing Social Security, alleviating student debt, Minneapolis schools, the Austin community

Keep the Social Security purpose pure.
Letters
March 6, 2020
Cross-country skiers made their way around Theodore Wirth Park Thursday afternoon in Minneapolis, Minn. ] Aaron Lavinsky • aaron.lavinsky@start

Readers Write: Minneapolis parks, daylight savings, socialism, redistricting, 2020 election, Lake Street Kmart

Our parks are our pride in Minneapolis.
Letters
March 6, 2020
Rush hour traffic lit up the 35E as it made its way northbound toward downtown St. Paul in the rain, Thursday, September 12, 2019. The Twin Cities cou

Readers Write: Traffic cops, speed limits, sexual harassment, Bernie Sanders, climate change, no-wake rules

How could Minneapolis reject safer streets?
Letters
March 5, 2020
Metropolitan State University in St. Paul. ] GLEN STUBBE • glen.stubbe@startribune.com Wednesday, June 19, 2019 The Minnesota State higher educ

Readers Write: Free college promises, Sen. Bernie Sanders, no-wake boating, BWCA and mining, Minnesota Gophers pride

Not so fast for loan forgiveness.
Letters
March 5, 2020
Gun safety advocates from Protect Minnesota and Moms Demand Action chanted and cheered on DFL legislators who plan to vote for bills today that would

Readers Write: Gun control, primary voting, mining near the Boundary Waters, coronavirus

The facts are on gun-safety advocates' side.
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