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November 13, 2020
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), left, and Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) participate in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov

Readers Write: Divided government, the country's future, Trump's appeal

Guess no one gets anything.
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November 12, 2020
The White House is reflected in a puddle, during a rain in Washington, on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. It's not exactly a stampede, but the number of Repu

Readers Write: Election results, polarization, Minneapolis police, the Catholic Church

Yes, Trump lost. Think about it.
Letters
November 11, 2020
Minneapolis police say multiple people are in critical condition after a man suspected in a carjacking struck pedestrians Monday, Sept. 30, 2019 in fr

Readers Write: Minneapolis police, protests, COVID restrictions, the presidential election

We need help. It wasn't obvious?
Letters
November 10, 2020
Supporters of President Donald Trump unfurl a giant American flag outside the Pennsylvania State Capitol, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Harrisburg, Pa.,

Readers Write: Election results, Trump's behavior, alligator killed in Minnesota, Armistice Day

Or, his voters simply disagree.
Letters
November 9, 2020
Biden supporters celebrated at the intersection of Nicollet Avenue and East 40th Street in Minneapolis. ] AARON LAVINSKY • aaron.lavinsky@startribun

Readers Write: Election results, the Biden administration, voting, Alex Trebek

Legitimate results, despite denigration.
Letters
November 7, 2020
February 10, 1988 Sen. Jim Ramstad, IR-Minnetonka, conducted the Hopkins High School String Orchestra in the State capitol rotunda Tuesday on the firs

Readers Write: Jim Ramstad, the Biden victory, the broader election, young people and crime

Decency, humility, ethicality.
Letters
November 7, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event in The Villages, Fla., Oct. 23, 2020. ÒDonald Trump lies a lot. In fact, he lies so often that

Readers Write: Election results, what comes next, Jim Ramstad

These claims degrade the office.
Letters
November 6, 2020
Chester County, Pa. workers transport mail-in and absentee ballots to be processed at West Chester University, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in West Cheste

Readers Write: Electoral votes, election aftermath, evictions

Some context for the College.
Letters
November 5, 2020
Workers count absentee ballots in Detroit, Nov. 4, 2020. While the nation awaits final results from Pennsylvania, Arizona and other key states, it is

Readers Write: Election process, Electoral College, polarization

Some thanks to dispense.
Letters
November 4, 2020
Commentary Our contributors include local and national writers, along with staff members John Rash and D.J. Tice. Among the most-read in 2019: Minneap

Readers Write: Election results, polling errors, judicial elections, COVID-19, school sports

We must bridge this divide.
Letters
November 3, 2020
Boarded-up doors and windows outside the Hennepin County Government Center in downtown Minneapolis. Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, amid worries about the poten

Readers Write: Voting, the Electoral College, Minneapolis police, delisting gray wolves

Love the U.S.; respect the results.
Letters
November 2, 2020
Election judge Janice Arenz checked ballots as she removed them from ballot envelopes. Ramsey County election judges processed early voting ballots a

Readers Write: Voting, bipartisanship, a heartwarming Halloween

Thanks to those backstage.
Letters
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.
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