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March 30, 2020
Lightning is seen in the sky over the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kan., Thursday, March 26, 2020. Strong winds and hail are forecast for the are

Readers Write: Emergency prep, racism, China, stay-home orders, coronavirus

Stay safe in other emergencies, too.
Letters
March 27, 2020
President Donald Trump participates in a Fox News Virtual Town Hall, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March, 24, 2020. Tr

Reader's Write: Trump's leadership, coronavirus abroad, donations, the draft

Open by Easter? No, thanks.
Letters
March 27, 2020
Dr. Michael Osterholm director of the infectious disease at the University of Minnesota praised Minnesota's non-partican Ebola plan. ] GLEN STUBBE * g

Readers Write: Coronavirus pandemic, community response, deficit, Upper Peninsula

Words matter. Realistic ones.
Letters
March 27, 2020
For some social distancing works, for the poor and homeless, getting food to eat doesn't always allow that as evidenced by the line for lunch at Shari

Readers Write: Homelessness amid coronavirus, the 'Chinese' virus, the economy

The homeless need a safe place to stay, especially now.
Letters
March 26, 2020
In this Monday, March 23, 2020, photo, Metro Transit busses travel with the hashtag #STAYHOMEMN during the coronavirus outbreak on Nicollet Mall in do

Readers Write: Open liquor stores, coronavirus, Medicare for All, Minneapolis schools

An benefit of open liquor stores: open ICU beds.
Letters
March 25, 2020
Corrina Bakken, the Minnesota Opera’s costume director, irons fabric to sew into masks for hospital workers, in Minneapolis, Minn., March 24, 2

Readers Write: Social distancing, medical masks, stargazing, PolyMet

Distancing will buy us valuable time.
Letters
March 24, 2020
Health care workers with the UNLV School of Medicine suit up in personal protective equipment before taking patients at a drive thru coronavirus testi

Readers Write: Coronavirus funding, China, Trump, Walz

Fund this "war" like the others.
Letters
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.
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