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April 10, 2022

Readers Write: Stained glass, government spending and saving, solar panels

Saving the art, embracing the future.
Letters
April 9, 2022
Police gathered in May 2020 during protests at the Third Police Precinct in Minneapolis.

Readers Write: Police PTSD claims, 'Virginia model,' Minnesota's exports, fusion energy, Rondo

Or, require malpractice insurance
Letters
April 8, 2022
A coalition of groups outside the Hennepin County Government Center on Wednesday decries the decision by Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman and Att

Readers Write: Amir Locke, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

Focus on how the system really works.
Letters
April 7, 2022

Readers Write: Amir Locke, crime, solar panels

Let his death bring change, at least.
Letters
April 6, 2022
Minneapolis police can no longer apply for or execute unannounced search warrants, even when assisting other law enforcement agencies, according to a

Readers Write: No-knock warrants, the power of photography, climate change

No more no-knocks? Allow me some skepticism.
Letters
April 5, 2022
Washington County Attorney Pete Orput, pictured here in 2013, died Sunday at 66.

Readers Write: Pete Orput, Prince, Fishing Opener, women's sports, trans rules in sports.

An admirable public servant.
Letters
April 4, 2022
Eagan police officer Kirsten Dorumsgaard printed off a ticket for a motorist who was spotted typing on a phone during a 2019 enforcement effort agains

Readers Write: Distracted drivers, Russia and Ukraine, trans rules in sports, Supreme Court, oil prices, Wolves/Wild scheduling

Enforce the law unapologetically.
Letters
April 3, 2022
Infowars host Alex Jones has offered to pay $120,000 per plaintiff to resolve a lawsuit by relatives of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims

Readers Write: Alex Jones and Sandy Hook, ALS funding, Aitkin County lakeside RV park, sidewalks and snow, basketball habits

The Alex Jones show
Letters
April 2, 2022
Crews install a replica of the Women’s NCAA Championship trophy in front of Target Center.

Readers Write: Equity in college sports, northern border, the 'Big Lie,' critical thinking, gas prices, antlers

Some progress; not enough
Letters
April 1, 2022
Pennsylvania’s Lia Thomas competing in the NCAA championships in March. She won the 500-yard freestyle at the women’s nationals, becoming the firs

Readers Write: Trans rules in sports, paid leave, Supreme Court, White Castle

The missing context
Letters
March 31, 2022
Black Lives Matter protesters stood with a banner in downtown Minneapolis last January as they prepared to march from the Hennepin County Government C

Readers Write: Police reform, Minneapolis schools, the Supreme Court, the Oscars, Minnesota food

New contract is a bust.
Letters
March 30, 2022
Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks at the Heritage Foundation in October 2021 in Washington, D.C.

Readers Write: Clarence and Ginni Thomas, Minneapolis school board

Her private views aren't the problem.
Letters
March 29, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting in Moscow on Tuesday.

Readers Write: Vladimir Putin, the Oscars, CEO pay

Pure truth, not gaffe.
Letters
March 28, 2022
Ginni Thomas, conservative activist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2017.

Readers Write: Clarence and Ginni Thomas, Minneapolis schools

Is a spouse's view really an ethics violation?
Letters
March 27, 2022
Minnehaha Falls on March 22 in Minneapolis.

Readers Write: Minnehaha Falls, CEO pay, train crews, learning gaps, Iran nuclear deal, home prices

The blemish of a sewer pipe
Letters
March 26, 2022
A solar garden in Scandia, Minn. The Scandia City Council is considering a one-year moratorium on solar farms after several have begun operation in th

Readers Write: Solar farms, health insurance, Enbridge Line 3, homelessness, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar

Define "natural" use.
Letters
March 25, 2022
Virginia Thomas, wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sent weeks of text messages imploring White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to

Readers Write: Supreme Court, responses to events in Ukraine, clearing the sidewalks

The thrill is gone.
Letters
March 24, 2022
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, nominee to the Supreme Court, was questioned by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Tuesday.

Readers Write: Court hearings, snow-clearing, property taxes, Minneapolis police, racist incidents, American flag, Russia and Ukraine, time changes

We're lucky people put up with this
Letters
March 23, 2022
State Rep. John Huot, who is familiar with fan abuse as a football and basketball referee, has introduced legislation aimed at deterring disruptions a

Readers Write: Unruly sports fans, learning gaps, Putin as a target, time changes

Legislation giving the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission more authority to regulate fan behavior is part of a trend toward civil action, and is out of bounds.
Letters
March 22, 2022
Don Samuels is challenging U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar in the Fifth District DFL primary.

Readers Write: Don Samuels vs. Ilhan Omar, Minneapolis police contract, teachers strike

The competition is welcomed
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