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August 7, 2020
An AutoZone store burns as protesters gather outside of the Third Precinct in Minneapolis Thursday, May 28, 2020. Police say a man captured on surveil

Readers Write: Response to Minneapolis unrest, race, sports in a pandemic

Sounds pretty clear to me.
Letters
August 6, 2020
Antone Melton-Meaux responded to attacks from Rep. Ilhan Omar's campaign and the recent FEC complaint filed by the DFL against him during a press conf

Readers Write: Fifth District endorsement, Hiroshima anniversary

Here's the short version.
Letters
August 5, 2020
Governor Tim Walz walked into a press conference about the unrest in the wake of the death of George Floyd while he was in custody of Minneapolis poli

Readers Write: Response to riots, lawsuit over masks and voting

Bureaucracies don't move nimbly.
Letters
August 4, 2020
Onlookers watched the homicide investigation Thursday near the George Floyd memorial in south Minneapolis. ] aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com Minneapoli

Readers Write: Minneapolis charter amendment proposal, Fifth Congressional District primary, 'camp in a box'

Put charter question on ballot.
Letters
August 3, 2020
This Aug. 2, 2019 photo shows Heavy traffic on legendary Main Street in Sturgis, S.D., South Dakota, which has seen an uptick in coronavirus infection

Readers Write: Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, the mask mandate and enforcement, and who can and can't ride out restrictions

What happens with the virus in Sturgis won't stay in Sturgis.
Letters
August 1, 2020
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks during a news conference after attending a Republican luncheon, Tuesday, July 21, 2020, on Capit

Readers Write: Non-local political donations, wake boats, blame for riots, COVID-19 testing, the economy, race and hiring

This is why we donate outside of our own districts.
Letters
July 31, 2020
Children arrive for classes at Forest View Elementary, where social distancing is enforced. Kids are back to school. Sort of. In what could be a previ

Readers Write: Back to school, Bottineau light-rail line, paying rent, abortion

Teach in-person when possible.
Letters
July 31, 2020
An Honor Guard carries the casket of Rep. John Lewis into Ebeneezer Baptist Church on July 30, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. On the sixth day of the "Cele

Readers Write: America and progress, Trump, mask messaging

Maybe the country is just growing up.
Letters
July 30, 2020
People signed their names on the words of the END RACISM NOW mural that is painted along Main Street, Saturday, June 27, 2020, in downtown Fort Worth,

Readers Write: Racism, Nazi imagery

Name-calling changes no minds.
Letters
July 29, 2020
Naomi Stone of Lac De Flambeau, participated in a rally and walk for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, from the American Indian Center, Frida

Readers Write: Ivanka Trump's visit, missing and murdered Indigenous women, mask mandate, bonding bill

This is spurious support.
Letters
July 28, 2020
Minneapolis City Council members Jeremiah Ellison and Lisa Bender applauded after Andrew Fahlstrom, center, led renters and members of their advocacy

Readers Write: Minneapolis City Council, Enbridge Line 3, mail-in voting, Rosie the Riveter

Less power to the president, please.
Letters
July 27, 2020
Protesters calling for racial justice and the removal of federal law enforcement from US cities, including Portland, marched through downtown Minneapo

Readers Write: Katherine Kersten, racial justice, social change

Compelling critique that was not.
Letters
July 25, 2020
Bethany Anderson, 13, wake boards Friday on Lake Minnetonka in Orono, MN. The Anderson family is among a growing population that participate in the wa

Readers Write: Wakeboarding, Fifth District race, the cost of rebuilding, Paycheck Protection Program grants, capitalizing 'Black' but not 'brown'

Distance from shore may not help much.
Letters
July 24, 2020
A hearse with a casket mounted on its top and a sign reading: Last Ride For Jim Crow, is parked in front of headquarters for workers favoring approval

Readers Write: Remembering history, police reform, baseball memories

I do, and will, remember.
Letters
July 24, 2020
Pedestrians and commuters wearing face masks amid the new coronavirus pandemic crowd a sidewalk near a bus stop in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, June 1,

Readers Write: The pandemic, racial health disparities, Enbridge Line 3, native names, fly-swatting

Maybe a rhyming slogan will help us mask up.
Letters
July 23, 2020

Readers Write: Minneapolis police reform, mask mandate, baseball

Minneapolis turns to you, Frey and Arradondo.
Letters
July 23, 2020
Breakin' in the gloves, by Richard Schwartz of Minneapolis.

Readers Write: Baseball gloves, legislative session, COVID-19, mask mandate

I have a baseball glove legend of my own.
Letters
July 21, 2020
Des Moines Public Schools custodian Tracy Harris cleans a chair in a classroom at Brubaker Elementary School, Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Des Moines,

Readers Write: Back to school ideas, Fifth District race, climate change, Minneapolis toplessness proposal

One week at school, two weeks at home.
Letters
July 20, 2020
The view of destruction looking south down Chicago Avenue, toward Lake Street. Effected businesses included Popeye's Chicken, Cricket Wireless, T-Mobi

Readers Write: Racism, police reform, Portland protests, bad advice

Diversity training won't rebuild Lake Street.
Letters
July 18, 2020

Readers Write: Governing Minneapolis, the cost of rebuilding, the word 'dove'

The former mayor's comments.
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