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June 9, 2020
People survey the damage along Lake St. near S. 27th Ave. as a fire burns to the east following protests in the death of George Floyd, Saturday, May 3

Readers Write: Rebuilding, police reform, Sen. Paul Gazelka, defunding the police

Can't we mobilize to rebuild, too?
Letters
June 8, 2020
Andrea Jenkins vice president of the Minneapolis City Council spoke to community members at "The Path Forward" meeting at Powerhorn Park, a meeting be

Readers Write: Defunding Minneapolis police, Mayor Jacob Frey, Holy Land boycotts

Get rid of this structure.
Letters
June 7, 2020
People gather to demand justice for George Floyd Thursday, May 28, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minn. Floyd, a handcuffed black man, died Monday in police cus

Readers Write: Racism, police forces, race and sports, Trump

For wisdom, read the poets.
Letters
June 6, 2020
Gov. Tim Walz, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, and Sen. Tina Smith met with business owners that were affected by the looting and riots following the George Floyd

Readers Write: Klobuchar's VP prospects, photos of COVID-19 victims, police reform, race in general, mail delivery

Don't pigeonhole Minnesota's senior senator.
Letters
June 5, 2020
Protesters kneel in the street for a moment of silence while protesting at the Minneapolis Police and Fire Union Offices, demanding the resignation po

Readers Write: Systemic racism, clean-up volunteers, city politics, the pandemic, 2020 election

White America has work to do.
Letters
June 4, 2020
Hundreds of volunteers showed up to clean along University Avenue, organized by Hamline Midway Coalition, Friday, May 29, 2020 in St. Paul, Minn, Minn

Readers Write: Rebuilding, systemic racism, charging former officers, diversity in sports

Heal the community, too.
Letters
June 3, 2020
Adam Witherspoon, center, joined dozens of volunteers working to remove graffiti from the Universal Academy Charter School and to clean up on 28th Ave

Readers Write: Lasting change, protests, policing, the vice presidency, some hope

Let the real work begin.
Letters
June 2, 2020
Thousands of people, including hundreds of clergy continue to pack the street outside Cup Foods in South Minneapolis to pay their respect to George Fl

Readers Write: George Floyd, police union, police tactics, gun control, inequality

Together, do what Floyd couldn't.
Letters
June 2, 2020
The Minneapolis Police union president Bob Kroll. ] GLEN STUBBE • glen.stubbe@startribune.com Sunday, October 14, 2018 The Minneapolis Police union

Readers Write: Leadership, policing by consent, cleaning up, deaths in police custody

The head of the police union must go.
Letters
May 29, 2020
Minnesota police stand outside the department's 3rd Precinct on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in Minneapolis. The mayor of Minneapolis called Wednesday for

Readers Write: Policing models, riots, small acts of kindness

Rethink our policing model.
Letters
May 29, 2020
A voter leaves after casting her ballot at First Congregation Church during Minnesota's first presidential primary in decades Tuesday, March 3, 2020 i

Readers Write: 'A referendum on progressivism,' problems with long-term care

Different meanings for different people indeed.
Letters
May 29, 2020
The Minneapolis Third Police Precinct is set on fire during a third night of protests following the death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police

Readers Write: Protests against George Floyd's death

Constructive action must start now.
Letters
May 28, 2020
Minneapolis residents awoke Thursday to assess the damage after rioters ignited fires and looted stores all over the city, as peaceful protests turned

Readers Write: The aftermath of George Floyd's death

And yet, I have hope.
Letters
May 27, 2020
A police officer throws a tear gas canister towards protesters at the Minneapolis 3rd Police Precinct, following a rally for George Floyd on Tuesday,

Readers Write: The death of George Floyd

My neighborhood, the war zone.
Letters
May 26, 2020
Steven Hudson protests, Tuesday, May 26, 2020, in Minneapolis, near the site where a black man, who was taken into police custody the day before, late

Readers Write: Officer-involved death; COVID-19 and churches, testing, masks; Rep. Ilhan Omar on Tara Reade and Joe Biden

The police control basic freedoms, but not with equal measure
Letters
May 23, 2020
People cheer for medical workers at 7 p.m. amid the coronavirus pandemic, Tuesday, May 19, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Readers Write: Memorial Day, keeping churches closed

Honor all on the front lines.
Letters
May 22, 2020
House Minority Leader Kurt Daudt, R-Crown walks out of the House Chamber Sunday, May 17, 2020 not wearing a mask, in St. Paul. All the DFL legislators

Readers Write: Minnesota's strategy, long-term care, newspapers, diet and disease, archdiocese ombudsman Tom Johnson

Call it bipartisan if you want, but it isn't.
Letters
May 22, 2020
Jeff Johnson and his mother, Kathy Johnson, are visiting his father, Michael Johnson, at the North Ridge Health and Rehab nursing home in New Hope, Mi

Readers Write: Nursing homes, reopening, state raises, foster care, stay-home tips

Protect the vulnerable from this virus.
Letters
May 22, 2020
On the the final day of the Minnesota legislative session around one hundred people gathered in front of the State Capitol to pray for churches to be

Readers Write: Reopening churches and more, victory gardens, face masks

You, average citizen, think you know best?
Letters
May 21, 2020
Juan Arriola helps clean and sanitize pews following an in-person Mass at Christ the King Catholic Church in San Antonio, Tuesday, May 19, 2020. San A

Readers Write: Churches reopening early, Jason Lewis

Stand for justice, not this.
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