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June 13, 2022
Hundreds of people walked along Washington Avenue S. in Minneapolis as part of the March for Our Lives nationwide protest against gun violence on Satu

Readers Write: Gun legislation, political violence, civility

Red-flag laws are the wrong fix.
Letters
June 12, 2022
An aerial view of Hennepin Avenue facing downtown Minneapolis in 2019.

Readers Write: Redevelopment opposition, Minneapolis police, violence

Don't do this to Hennepin.
Letters
June 11, 2022
An Instagram video post on Feb. 5, 2021, shows Winston Smith speaking about the stress of his court case and the dark thoughts it inspired. Smith was

Readers Write: Winston Smith, gun violence, Jan. 6 hearings, Twin Metals mining proposal

Can't underplay a person's choices
Letters
June 10, 2022
Victor Escalon, regional director of the Texas Department of Safety, spoke at a news conference May 26 addressing the police response timeline to the

Readers Write: Guns, overdose deaths

Courage, not masculinity, required.
Letters
June 9, 2022
A stand up bass rests on a classroom floor at South High School, where cuts to arts programs could be significant.

Readers Write: Arts programs in schools, the Page amendment, librarians, music

Platitudes don't pay the bills.
Letters
June 8, 2022
In this photo released May 27 by the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense, a U.S.-made missile is launched from a warship in Taiwan’s eastern waters

Readers Write: Taiwan, Ukraine, guns and masculinity, plus some good news

On defense and strategy.
Letters
June 7, 2022
Illegally possessed guns seized by authorities are displayed during a news conference in Los Angeles in 2018.

Readers Write: Guns, abortion, policing

Just a fraction of gun owners cause harm. So?
Letters
June 6, 2022
South High choir students applaud their classmates during their spring vocal and orchestra concert June 3. Minneapolis Public Schools is proposing to

Readers Write: Arts in schools, Mayor Jacob Frey, gasoline

Cutting arts hurts kids.
Letters
June 5, 2022

Readers Write: Feminism, abortion, violence against children, guns

Still far to go.
Letters
June 4, 2022
An ultrasound of a fetus.

Readers Write: Abortion, higher education

Assessing the middle ground
Letters
June 3, 2022
A demonstrator holds a sign as people gather for a rally with truckers at the start of a protest against COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates in Adelant

Readers Write: Mask mandates, the environment, the Legislature

Facing reality, forsaking mandates.
Letters
June 2, 2022
A groundskeeper at Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery mows the lawn near two freshly dug graves on the day of the funeral for Irma Garcia, who was killed dur

Readers Write: Uvalde victims, guns

Show us the price we pay.
Letters
June 1, 2022
Readers Write: Crime, policing, Christian nationalism, taps

Readers Write: Crime, policing, Christian nationalism, taps

Cold comfort all around.
Letters
May 31, 2022
Activists outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday called for action on gun control legislation.

Readers Write: Gun violence

Voters, leaders, questions, solutions
Letters
May 30, 2022
U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith at a news conference in early May.

Readers Write: Gun violence in America

Might our politicians show courage in interaction?
Letters
May 29, 2022
Crime scene tape surrounds Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Wednesday.

Readers Write: Guns, Minneapolis police, education

A missing voice: Police officers.
Letters
May 28, 2022
Residents say a prayer with a Texas state trooper at the entrance of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 25.

Readers Write: Texas school shooting, primaries, COVID, race

The steep price we pay for guns.
Letters
May 27, 2022
A Robb Elementary school employee visits a memorial for the victims of Tuesday’s mass shooting in Uvalde, Tex.

Readers Write: Guns, Taiwan

A rare showing of brutal honesty.
Letters
May 26, 2022
Outside Uvalde Memorial Hospital, hours after a mass shooting at an elementary school left 21 victims dead in Uvalde, Tex.

Readers Write: Gun violence

How many corpses is enough?
Letters
May 25, 2022
A police officer takes flowers from a resident to place them at a makeshift memorial outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Wednesday.

Readers Write: Texas school shooting, the two-year anniversary of George Floyd's death

Our kids need help.
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