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Letters
December 30, 2016
Readers Write (Dec. 31): 'Rising from poverty' series, U.S.-Israel relations
"Rising from poverty," at our expense, it seems.
Letters
December 30, 2016
Readers Write (Jan. 3): U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen, global affairs, police unions, deterring crime, Muslim registry
Klobuchar has coattails in any race.
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December 30, 2016
Readers Write (Jan. 1): True religion as an antidote, binge drinking, quitting smoking, fighting climate change, banking fees, speedy transportation
A dangerous idea surfaces regarding religion.
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December 30, 2016
Readers Write (Jan. 2): Hennepin County Medical Center, work rules and the Minnesota Legislature, U football crisis, air travel, U.S. Bank Stadium and wind damage
HCMC is a jewel, as I now know.
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December 29, 2016
Readers Write (Dec. 30): Inline skating at U.S. Bank stadium, U.S.-Israel relations, sanctuary, lives lost in 2016, holiday shifts, the holiday spirit
A simple entertainment option is diminished in the new place.
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December 28, 2016
Readers Write (Dec. 29): U.S.-Israel relations, sanctuary, women in leadership, air travel, the holidays
Bad leadership indeed, but not from the U.S.
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December 27, 2016
Readers Write (Dec. 28): U.S.-Israel relations, offering sanctuary, Christmas Day editorial, holiday shifts
A damaging decision by Obama.
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December 23, 2016
Readers Write (Dec. 24): Climate and soil science, bettering black lives, the mining regulation process and the BWCA, the year's best journalism
Essay misrepresented soil science.
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December 23, 2016
Readers Write (Dec. 26): Winters in Minnesota, climate change, cultural differences, Minneapolis hindrances, Minneapolis assets
Winters in Minnesota: Often brutal, sometimes erratic, always beautiful.
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December 23, 2016
Readers Write (Dec. 27): Nuclear weapons, smoking and rental housing, violence against animals, gender bias, business ethics
The thing that hasn't changed: Nukes are still hell on earth.
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December 22, 2016
Readers Write (Dec. 22): Health insurance crisis, U football crisis, economic development
Just call a special session to address the state's health insurance crisis.
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December 22, 2016
Readers Write (Dec. 23): U football crisis, Compassionate Care Act, Trump's plan for Muslim registry
A way forward in U football crisis, based on the past?
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December 20, 2016
Readers Write (Dec. 21): Martin Luther's legacy, race and policing, U football crisis
The full history of Martin Luther is acknowledged.
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December 19, 2016
Readers Write (Dec. 20): U football crisis, stadium suites, the prison environment, regulations
Due process does not always rule the day.
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December 16, 2016
Readers Write (Dec. 18): The middle class, faith in science, men in the workforce, Salvation Army bell-ringing
But aside from all that, how are things going?
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December 16, 2016
Readers Write (Dec. 19): Solitary confinement, fossils fuels and the Minneapolis City Council,
Letter writer who wondered why we should be concerned demonstrated a cruel and damaging attitude.
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December 16, 2016
Readers Write (Dec. 17): University of Minnesota athletics, Russia, Electoral College
Will this be the inflection point at the U?
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December 15, 2016
Readers Write (Dec. 16): The political divide, Gopher sanctions, Metropolitan Council, holiday liquor ads, ranked-choice voting
You call that conversation finding common ground?
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December 14, 2016
Readers Write (Dec. 15): Syria, political ambition, highway projects, U.S. education, psychiatric drugs
Please help alleviate the suffering in Syria.
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December 13, 2016
Readers Write (Dec. 14): End-of-life decisions, the Trump transition, stadium suites, the elderly, winter weather, methane levels
There's support but misconceptions about aid-in-dying legislation.
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