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April 10, 2020
Street scene at the intersection of Lyndale and Lake Street Thursday July 19, 2018 in Minneapolis , MN. ] JERRY HOLT • jerry.holt@startribune.c

Readers Write: 'Density in a time of coronavirus,' crisis response vs. everyday needs, U salaries, Patrick Reusse and Steve Sack

Different worldviews: Who's right?
Letters
April 10, 2020
The Mary Tyler Moore statue on Nicollet Mall got a mask and rubber glove, perhaps for levity in the face of the Coronavirus, and seen Wednesday, April

Readers Write: Coronavirus's spread, small businesses, Ilhan Omar, the suburbs, summer sports cancellations

In a pandemic, your choices affect all of us.
Letters
April 10, 2020
A yard sign in Omaha, Neb., Friday, April 10, 2020, urges people to stay at home. Social distancing and staying at home are some of the measures to co

Readers Write: Social distancing, stay-home order, gun sales, Enbridge Line 3

It's not political: Stay home.
Letters
April 9, 2020
FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about the coronavirus in Wilmington

Readers Write: Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, voting, Line 3, Arden Hills development, 'OK boomer'

Democrats, it's time to come together.
Letters
April 8, 2020
Supplies to protect health care workers at a COVID-19 test collection site in Tampa, Fla., March 26, 2020. Across the country, attorneys general said

Readers Write: Price gouging, Wisconsin primary, Ilhan Omar, the state budget

Discerning what's fair amid a pandemic.
Letters
April 7, 2020
Biological Science Specialists Reginald Clyburn, left, and Mark Ditching, right, wear biosafety level 3 and 4 protective clothing for handling viral d

Readers Write: Studying the coronavirus, Wisconsin's primary, stay-home order, aid for families, a thank you

All the world's a school — studying the coronavirus.
Letters
April 6, 2020
Crowds on day one of the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights, Minn., on August 25, 2016. ] RENEE JONES SCHNEIDER ¥ renee.jones@startribune.com

Readers Write: Meeting again, stay-at-home order, pandemic readiness, remote work

We'll meet again some sunny day.
Letters
April 3, 2020
Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman encouraged people to use whatever water they brought to symbolically wash their hands with a few drops, symbolizing the sacre

Readers Write: Line 3, COVID-19 testing, Trump, online education

What, no pipeline exception?
Letters
April 3, 2020
Readers Write: 'Keeping apart' and 'putting back together,' property taxes during the coronavirus crisis, the economy

Readers Write: 'Keeping apart' and 'putting back together,' property taxes during the coronavirus crisis, the economy

What's your perspective?
Letters
April 3, 2020
An army soldier sprays disinfectant to curb the spread of the coronavirus at a library in Daegu, South Korea, Wednesday, March 25, 2020. For most peop

Readers Write: Library closures, virus in the Navy, hazardous-duty pay, weddings, state strategies

Reopen libraries in some way. There's nothing like a book.
Letters
April 2, 2020
Students and their families moved out of campus housing at the University of Minnesota in March.

Readers Write: University of Minnesota, flooding, climate change, coronavirus testing, parks

Refund housing that students can't use.
Letters
April 1, 2020
A street musician asks to play music for money in the nearly deserted French Quarter in New Orleans, Sunday, March 22, 2020. With much of the city alr

Readers Write: Art in a pandemic, canceled sports, stay-home order, the economy, distancing

Be like a jazz musician — improvise, and have a little faith.
Letters
March 31, 2020
Work continues on a construction project Monday, March 30, 2020, in Minneapolis. An executive stay at home order was issued by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz

Readers Write: 'Essential' businesses, stay-home order, COVID-19 testing, masks, doctor's advice

Some businesses will win, and some will lose. It's inevitable.
Letters
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.
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