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May 20, 2020
FILE - In this Oct. 19. 2018, file photo, Republican U.S. Rep. Jason Lewis participates at a debate at the TPT studios in St. Paul, Minn. The House vo

Readers Write: The future of the Republican Party, racism in the NFL

Where Jason Lewis wants to take the GOP, let's not follow.
Letters
May 19, 2020
Palmetto Bay resident Jesse Jimenez, 68, has his hair cut by barber Rafale Cruz, 38, at Pete's Barber Shop in Pinecrest, Fla., on Monday, May 18, 2020

Readers Write: Reopening, bars and restaurants, churches, partisanship, theology

Here comes the tricky part.
Letters
May 18, 2020
Zahid Memood dropped off Chick-fil-A for homeless people residing at the Chaska Super 8. He was helping out his sister Sana Cheema who is the general

Readers Write: Housing assistance, reopening bars, staying safe, aging

Prevent the coming crisis — homelessness.
Letters
May 15, 2020

Readers Write: Students' contributions in COVID-19 fight, face masks, job losses in middle age, Twin Metals mining proposal

We're all in it together, and these students are on the right side.
Letters
May 15, 2020
An empty swing set sat on the beach behind Cragun's Resort on Gull Lake on Monday. ] ALEX KORMANN • alex.kormann@startribune.com Resorts around Minn

Readers Write: Reopening, Trump's leadership, the Electoral College

A dial, not a switch, is the right metaphor.
Letters
May 15, 2020
Kyle Eaton, the lead pastor at Rock Hill community church, preached to a nearly empty room while being live streamed. The only people in the seats wer

Readers Write: Resuming religious services, federal aid to states

Reopening will not make our community whole.
Letters
May 14, 2020
BRUCE BISPING ¥ bbisping@startribune.com St. Paul, MN., Thursday, 9/24/2009] The Cathedral of St. Paul. The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis i

Readers Write: Resuming religious services, social distancing, work safety, stay-home orders, masks, grading

The Cathedral safely holds more than 10 people.
Letters
May 13, 2020
Members of the Native American community of Picuris Pueblo, N.M., including Vaughn Tootsie, right, screen vehicles as they enter and exit tribal prope

Readers Write: Local restrictions, social distancing, graduation, distance learning, China

If we can travel, so can COVID.
Letters
May 12, 2020
9th grade students listen to instructions at an elementary school in Prague, Czech Republic, Monday, May 11, 2020. At elementary schools, those studen

Readers Write: Distance learning grades, graduation, the lockdown, reopening, expertise, birthdays

This grading solution is just lazy.
Letters
May 11, 2020
Protesters demonstrated outside the Minneapolis Public School headquarter in North Minneapolis Friday against the CDD plan. ] aaron.lavinsky@startribu

Readers Write: Minneapolis district redesign, distance learning, stay-home orders

Can anybody hear us?
Letters
May 8, 2020
Anderson High School senior Teyaja Jones, right, poses in her cap and gown and a bandana face cover, Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in Austin, Texas. Texas' st

Readers Write: Canceled graduations, traveling during a pandemic, religious services

We understand why we can't have graduation. Do you?
Letters
May 8, 2020
Not to give away a letter writer’s punch line, but … things could be worse? (This woodcut image of an event in 1618 portrays one of a series of ex

Readers Write: Watchdog aversion, rooftop solar, Twin Metals mine proposal, gun ruling, COVID-19 research, 'uff da'

The fall of public servants in the Donald Trump era.
Letters
May 8, 2020
Riverside County medical personnel administer coronavirus tests at a drive-though testing facility at Diamond Stadium on March 21, 2020 in Lake Elsino

Readers Write: Herd immunity, reopening, Sweden, Michael Flynn, lockdown

Herd immunity has a cost.
Letters
May 8, 2020
MECCA, CA - APRIL 13: Maria Corrales, 31, had to stop working in farm and stay home to take care of her children because child care facility that used

Readers Write: Coronavirus, child care, airlines, meat supply, Red Barn protest

Child care is not a new problem.
Letters
May 6, 2020
Governor Tim Walz listens as MMB Commissioner Myron Frans talks about the State of Minnesota's budget projection. The state's budget outlook crumbled

Readers Write: State budget deficit, Minneapolis schools plan, stay-at-home weight gain

It would be a mistake to respond to a crisis with austerity
Letters
May 5, 2020
FILE - In this March 19, 2020, file photo laboratory scientist Andrea Luquette cultures coronavirus to prepare for testing at U.S. Army Medical Resear

Readers Write: Scientific literacy, virus responses, the pandemic economy, food supply

A dose of scientific literacy.
Letters
May 5, 2020
Vehicles circled the Minnesota State Capitol, covered with flags and signs, during Saturday's protest against Gov. Tim Walz's "Stay Home MN" executive

Readers Write: Legislature, Fifth District race, federal funding, limericks

Rural Minnesota needs this bill
Letters
May 3, 2020
FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, speaks during a Democratic presidential pr

Readers Write: Tara Reade allegations, Minneapolis school redesign, Minneapolis Park Board, foreign doctors

Next up, Trump's accusers. Right?
Letters
May 2, 2020
American President with a face mask against CoV Corona Virus infection.

Readers Write: 'A month into mass quarantine — what now?' Plus: COVID-19 models

Numbers vs. people.
Letters
May 1, 2020
Supporters of long term care facilities and of Saint Therese New Hope came out to support Saint Therese workers coming and going during the afternoon

Readers Write: How are you coping?

What helps: A sweet treat and a friend.
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