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May 19
A Minneapolis DFL precinct caucus meeting in 2017.

Readers Write: Caucuses, politics, Minneapolis, 2040 Plan

Let ordinary voters in.
Letters
May 18
Charlie Krueger, a grounds supervisor for facilities management at the Department of Administration, unfurls and hooks up the new Minnesota state flag

Readers Write: State flag, college sports, theft prevention

At some point, we have to decide on future Minnesotans' behalf.
Letters
May 17
About 100 students and community members gathered outside the Hinckley-Finlayson High School Wednesday afternoon to sing and drum in protest of a scho

Readers Write: Graduation, child care, midwifery, Timberwolves fans

A drum group was just fine last year, but not now?
Letters
May 16
The family of Israeli soldier Sergeant Yosef Dassa mourns during his funeral in Kiryat Ata, Israel, on Sunday. Dassa, 19, was killed during Israel's g

Readers Write: Nuances of Israel, Minneapolis, police and leadership, garlic mustard

Flattening the story of Israel.
Letters
May 15
Readers Write: Midwifery, prior authorization, child care

Readers Write: Midwifery, prior authorization, child care

Expand access to the midwifery calling.
Letters
May 14
Grand Rapids resident Dana Butler stands beneath the Ten Commandments that were displayed on the wall of the new Itasca County jail until recently.

Readers Write: Separation of church and state in Itasca County, the caucus system, war

Decor does not a Christian make.
Letters
May 13
Readers Write: Gun storage, wildfire smoke, sports fans

Readers Write: Gun storage, wildfire smoke, sports fans

Begging for bad luck.
Letters
May 12
Sen. Heather Gustafson, DFL-Vadnais Heights, sponsored the bill that increased penalties for straw buyers who purchase guns on behalf of those not all

Readers Write: Gun control, Israel/Gaza war, Uber and Lyft drivers, Minneapolis

Taking one step but no more on guns.
Letters
May 11
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty speaks during a news conference at the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis on April 23.

Readers Write: Mary Moriarty, tobacco cost, gun storage, state trails

Justice, plus humility, is required.
Letters
May 10
Pride merchandise is displayed at a Target store in May 2023 in Nashville, Tenn. Target confirmed it won't be carrying its Pride products in some stor

Readers Write: Pride merchandise at Target, the ERA, Kristi Noem's dog

Target caves, again.
Letters
May 9
A bustling Nicollet Avenue between S. 6th Street and S. 7th Street photographed April 19, 1955.

Readers Write: Nicollet Mall and Hennepin Avenue, teaching history, state parks, waterfalls, seniors

We can still create a lively streetscape.
Letters
May 8
Workers with the city of St. Paul patch potholes along 6th Street on April 5.

Readers Write: Public project costs, health care, primaries vs. caucuses

Long-term cost calculations needed.
Letters
May 7
Gaza war protesters hold a rally on Northrop Plaza after the University of Minnesota's campus police cleared a pro-Palestinian encampment.

Readers Write: Pro-Palestinian protests, health care coverage, teaching history

Sadly, these protests are not just about divestment.
Letters
May 6
Minnesota State Trooper Ryan Londregan is greeted by supporters as he arrives with his wife, Grace, and legal team at the Hennepin County Government C

Readers Write: Ryan Londregan case, presidential election, teacher pensions, Amtrak, Minnesota

No one local could help with the Londregan case?
Letters
May 5
A dirt trail for motorized vehicle use runs through the Nemadji State Forest.

Readers Write: Off-road vehicle trails, separation of church and state, student protests at the U

What's wrong with clear signage?
Letters
May 4
Readers Write: Gun storage laws, Uber and Lyft, 24/7 businesses, the pipe organ

Readers Write: Gun storage laws, Uber and Lyft, 24/7 businesses, the pipe organ

A flawed, burdensome proposal on guns.
Letters
May 3
Readers Write: Ethnic studies curriculum, public notice laws, student protests

Readers Write: Ethnic studies curriculum, public notice laws, student protests

Your naiveté is showing.
Letters
May 2
The final presidential debate between then-President Donald Trump and Joe Biden, his Democratic challenger, was shown during a drive-up watch party in

Readers Write: Presidential debates, campus protests, reading

How do you debate a guy like that?
Letters
May 1
Protesters outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., demonstrate against the argument that former President Donald Trump has “absolute immunity

Readers Write: Presidential immunity, Sen. Nicole Mitchell

Signs of an impending mistake at the Supreme Court.
Letters
April 30
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators set up tents on the lawn south of Northrop auditorium at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis on Monday. A few hun

Readers Write: Israel/Hamas war protests

The key: We're funding this war.
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