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March 16
A volunteer at Fort McCoy U.S. Army base in Wisconsin plays Frisbee with Afghan refugees on Sept. 30, 2021.

Readers Write: Immigration, W. 7th Street transit, light rail

Don't lock the door behind you.
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March 15
Mohamed Said, an Uber/Lyft driver, uses a phone to record the Minneapolis City Council meeting as people behind him begin to cheer just after the coun

Readers Write: Uber/Lyft drivers, U president pay

This rideshare plan is going to backfire.
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March 14
Playschool Child Care teacher Emily Lawson, center, plays with toddlers and preschoolers in April 4 in Maplewood.

Readers Write: Child care, Legislature, RFK Jr., Uber and Lyft, Israel and Hamas

I might leave the state over child care.
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March 13
Star Tribune reporter James Walsh makes his way through the skyway to enter St. Paul City Hall on Feb. 29. He wrote in a recent story about becoming t

Readers Write: Accessibility, decarbonization, wolves, 'junk fees,' standardized tests

Thanks for the stark reminder about getting around with mobility issues.
Letters
March 12
Children from nearby Whittier International Elementary School visit the Soo Line Garden on March 7 to help pick up trash and tidy the plot where they

Readers Write: Soo Line Community Garden, IVF, immigration

Not a park? Says who?
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March 11
The New London-Spicer girls basketball team takes to the court for drills during practice in New London, Minn., in February.

Readers Write: School sports memories, Uber and Lyft drivers, aphasia, puppy mills

It was everything for me, too.
Letters
March 10
A selection of vintage clocks are displayed at Electric Time Company in Medfield, Mass. Most of America “springs forward” on Sunday.

Readers Write: Time change, endorsing Trump, Super Tuesday, rideshare wages, state flag, energy

Watch out for that Florida trip.
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March 9
Minnesota Representative Liz Reyer listens alongside fellow committee members to testimonies on the End-of-Life Options Act during a hearing in the Mi

Readers Write: End-of-Life Options Act, border policy, 2040 plan, dogs

The End-of-Life Options Act is a way to avoid implementing the rights and options we already have.
Letters
March 8
President Joe Biden shakes hands after delivering the State of the Union address on Thursday.

Readers Write: State of the Union, policing, immigration, Supreme Court

Political violence is bad, remember?
Letters
March 7
Voters walk past students to cast ballots in the presidential primary on March 5 at Highlands Elementary School in Edina.

Readers Write: Trump on the ballot, housing, film rideshare wages

The "patchwork" already exists.
Letters
March 6
Semira Ibrahim of Apple Valley held a sign urging voters to vote "uncommitted" in Minnesota's presidential primary. The "uncommitted" option won 46,00

Readers Write: 'Uncommitted' votes, Israel/Gaza war, new state flag

Don't risk all you stand for.
Letters
March 5
Former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at his Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday, the day the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously restored him to 2024 pre

Readers Write: Trump on the ballot, IVF, vaccines, ballot initiatives in Minneapolis

SCOTUS ruled for the voters in the Trump case.
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March 4
Voters fill out ballots on Nov. 8, 2022, at Emerson Dual Language School in Minneapolis.

Readers Write: Ballot initiatives, rideshare wages, Blue Line extension, state surplus, U president

Ballot initiatives aren't such a cure-all.
Letters
March 3
An embryologist uses a microscope to view an embryo, visible on a monitor, right, in New York.

Readers Write: IVF, religious freedom, Israel/Hamas war

Fertility is not an extravagance.
Letters
March 2
Minnesota had nearly $63,000 in debt per capita at the end of 2023.

Readers Write: Debt, presidential primaries

I'll do my part, but the government won't.
Letters
March 1
A Blue Line train leaves the Lake Street Midtown Station in January. Officials plan to extend the line out to Brooklyn Park.

Readers Write: Blue Line extension, zoning changes, City Council, sports fans

This Blue Line project won't go down easy.
Letters
February 29
Honor guard members folded flags draped over the caskets of Burnsville police officers Paul Elmstrand, 27, and Matthew Ruge, 27, and firefighter-param

Readers Write: Burnsville first responders, crime, city charter, ticket prices, chess

A heartfelt tribute.
Letters
February 28
Readers Write: Religious freedom and LGBTQ issues, loneliness, City Council civility, human bones

Readers Write: Religious freedom and LGBTQ issues, loneliness, City Council civility, human bones

Learning isn't infringement on religious freedom.
Letters
February 27
Burnsville Police Chief Tanya Schwartz and Fire Chief BJ Jungmann (right) spoke to express their appreciation for ongoing support from the community f

Readers Write: Burnsville shooting, policing, Gaza

Without enforcement, laws don't matter.
Letters
February 26
People place bets during the Super Bowl at a casino in Reno on Feb. 11.

Readers Write: Sports betting, IVF, education, presidential primaries, human bones

Legalization of sports betting? No dice.
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