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October 31, 2020
FILE - In this July 16, 2004, file photo, a gray wolf is seen at the Wildlife Science Center in Forest Lake, Minn. Pressure is building in Congress to

Readers Write: Gray wolves, police-involved deaths, international treaties, U.S. Supreme Court, people behaving well

We've been down this delisting road before.
Letters
October 30, 2020
A steady stream of Native Indian voters attend an early voting celebration Thursday at the American Indian OIC. The ceremony included voter informatio

Readers Write: At the polls, ballot-counting, judicial branch

Intimidation is not part of the job.
Letters
October 30, 2020
Desks and supplies sit stacked in the auditorium which is being used as storage during the coronavirus outbreak at the Osborn School, Tuesday, Oct. 6,

Readers Write: School sports and COVID, distance learning, education, autumn

Learning the right lessons.
Letters
October 29, 2020
A teller places ballots into a box after tallying elector's votes during Pennsylvania's 58th Electoral College at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa.

Readers Write: Electoral College, Minnesota House race, City Pages

Good points, but no.
Letters
October 28, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden greets supporters during a drive-in rally at Cellairis Amphitheatre in Atlanta, Tues

Readers Write: Pandemic responsibility, Minnesota Supreme Court, Hennepin County Board, Joe Biden

Watch where you put that.
Letters
October 27, 2020
Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, speaks during a campaign event in Warm Springs, Ga., on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. (Erin Schaff/The New Y

Readers Write: Biden and court-packing, Amy Coney Barrett, chlorpyrifos

A chance for careful consideration.
Letters
October 26, 2020
Governor Tim Walz, Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka and House Speaker Melissa Hortman held a press conference Sunday night to announce a budget agr

Readers Write: Partisan zeal and the Minnesota Legislature, nuclear weapons test ban treaty, blame for COVID-19 deaths, Supreme Court strategy, Sid Hartman's omissions, people behaving well

Point made in legislators' articles.
Letters
October 23, 2020
Chad Hartman and Sid Hartman. Family photo ORG XMIT: y2xJ8HRbu4YQ0GzuQDa-

Readers Write: Sid Hartman, racism, socialism, the debate

Thanks for reminding me of Dad.
Letters
October 23, 2020
Children lined up outside while masked and socially-distanced at Crucifixion Catholic School in La Crescent. ] LEILA NAVIDI • leila.navidi@startribu

Readers Write: COVID and education, Fifth District race, mental health, the bail system, voting

Kids can safely go to school.
Letters
October 23, 2020
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett departs during a break in a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 20

Readers Write: The judicial branch, race in Minnesota, the pandemic response

Defining "political."
Letters
October 22, 2020
Rep. Jim Hagedorn knocked on doors and talked with folks in Le Sueur, Minnesota during a campaign swing. He put a sign up at the home of a supporter.

Readers Write: First District race, Mississippi River

I see no signs of impending doom.
Letters
October 21, 2020
Toby Gregory's yard that is adorned with 1,006 white crosses to represent Oklahoma deaths due to COVID-19, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, in Tulsa, Okla. G

Readers Write: COVID deaths, Third District race, Minneapolis police, Sid Hartman

Multiply our grief by 221,000.
Letters
October 20, 2020
A face mask is seen amongst waste thrown on the ground at a closed market on the first day of the three-week nationwide lockdown, in Tel Aviv, Israel,

Readers Write: Reopening Minnesota, voting security, 2020 election, Mississippi River

Why have laws at all, then?
Letters
October 19, 2020
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee business meeting in Washington, Oct. 15, 2020, the fourth day of the confirmat

Readers Write: Amy Klobuchar in Supreme Court hearings, Amy Coney Barrett, tributes to Sid Hartman

Arguments, not adverbs.
Letters
October 17, 2020
A civil war soldier memorial in front of the courthouse in Gettysburg, SD. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • cgonzalez@startribune.com – Gettysburg, SD, – Sep

Readers Write: Gettysburg, S.D.; prison and COVID-19; school lockdowns; James Ford Bell; wimpy sports columnists

Town has a skewed read on history.
Letters
October 16, 2020
FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2020, file photo, hundreds of people wait in line for early voting in Marietta, Ga. Black people are going to the polls by the

Readers Write: 2020 election, Kendall Qualls vs. Dean Phillips, Angie Craig vs. Tyler Kistner, Trump's re-election

These lines are our national shame.
Letters
October 16, 2020
A pile of cinder blocks and part of one exterior wall is all that remains of Uncle Hugo's science fiction book store on Chicago avenue that was burned

Readers Write: The Legislature, distance learning, environmental protections, the Mississippi River

Senate GOP is right on this one.
Letters
October 15, 2020
The Supreme Court Building is seen from the Senate of the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020. A flurry of activity was underway in the Sena

Readers Write: Court packing, Amy Coney Barrett

Don't set the precedent.
Letters
October 14, 2020
Harris County election worker Romanique Tillman prepares mail-in ballots to be sent out to voters Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in Houston. Texas is one of

Readers Write: Voting systems, Kendall Qualls, Amy Coney Barrett hearings, race in America

Yes, the elections system works.
Letters
October 13, 2020
Teachers and supporters called for safer working environments for teachers and students at Wednesday afternoon's rally. ] aaron.lavinsky@startribune.c

Readers Write: Distance learning, homeless shelter at Bethesda Hospital, 'Mark Trail' comic

Little help over here.
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