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March 28
Former President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he's selling “God Bless the USA Bibles."

Readers Write: Trump's Bibles, NBC News, environmental permitting, nuclear power, Ramadan

Left shaking my head over the latest Trump scheme.
Letters
March 27
Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages being held in the Gaza Strip by Hamas attend a rally calling for their release in Tel Aviv on Tuesday.

Readers Write: Israel/Hamas war, liberal arts degrees, Uber and Lyft

Hostages? Who?
Letters
March 26
Beer maker Mark Stutrud, president and head brewer of Summit Brewing Co. in St. Paul, checks on the production of a batch of Summit Extra Pale Ale in

Readers Write: Minnesota's fine beer, politics, Uber and Lyft, college debt, guns and cows

You forgot the trailblazer: Summit Brewing Company.
Letters
March 25
The campus of Macalester College in warmer times.

Readers Write: Liberal arts education, Uber and Lyft, TikTok

Don't be so myopic.
Letters
March 24
A wintry view of the Uptown neighborhood at Hennepin Avenue and Lake Street last February.

Readers Write: Uptown parking, straw buyers, wind energy, Apple antitrust lawsuit

Think creatively about that YWCA parking garage.
Letters
March 23
Kristi Maricle teaches an adult literacy class to immigrants at Windom High School in Windom, Minn., on Jan. 23.

Readers Write: Immigration, future of the Star Tribune

Exclusionary attitude is not universal in Frontenac.
Letters
March 22
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara speaks during a March 6 news conference announcing the launch of a multiyear, comprehensive recruitment campai

Readers Write: Policing, Red Lake Nation land, Uber and Lyft, worker classification, teacher pay

You won't draw recruits with that.
Letters
March 21
Second grade teacher Carmy Mersereau wrote out words for her class during a reading lesson on January 11, 2024, at Fair Oaks Elementary School of Minn

Readers Write: Teacher pay, accountant licensing, water, emerald ash borer, Trump's 'bloodbath'

You think teachers' work ends when the school day does?
Letters
March 20
The State Capitol in February. State legislators have introduced a proposal to change the requirements for aspiring CPAs.

Readers Write: Accountant licensing, U administration, teacher pay, W. 7th streetcar, construction

It's about incentives, not an "agenda."
Letters
March 19
FILE — Katrina Spade, the co-founder and chief executive of Recompose, monitoring the temperature of a mound of wood chips that contains a human bod

Readers Write: Human composting, real estate commissions, recess, Uber and Lyft wages

Finally, an after-death option that feels right.
Letters
March 18
The evening rush hour traffic on Portland Avenue in Minneapolis.

Readers Write: Uber and Lyft, 2024 election, Israel/Hamas, Park Point in Duluth

Ridesharing is a key part of our transit system. Save it.
Letters
March 17
The TikTok logo is seen on a cellphone in front of a computer that displays the app's home screen.

Readers Write: TikTok, environment, East Phillips, Soo Line Community Garden

This app's risks are too great.
Letters
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.
Letters
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.
Letters
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.
Letters
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?
Letters
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.
Letters
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.
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