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April 24
A scene from Lake Minnetonka. In an April 18 commentary, Bloomington resident Tiffany Johnson wrote about a racial interaction — or rather the lack

Readers Write: 'The white family at Lake Minnetonka and words unspoken,' policing inconsistencies, legislative foot-dragging, majority rule, marijuana

The introspection over racial walls between people helps.
Letters
April 23
A runner passes by the memorial to George Floyd in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning.

Readers Write: The death of George Floyd, protesting, the Minneapolis City Council and Park Board, Highland Bridge

That square is hallowed ground.
Letters
April 22
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland arrives at the Department of Justice on Wednesday to speak about the verdict in the case against former police o

Readers Write: Policing, Derek Chauvin, housing, John Kass

Review "adverse outcomes" like my profession does.
Letters
April 21
Hundreds of people gathered in the street near the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis after former officer Derek Chauvin was convicted o

Readers Write: The conviction of Derek Chauvin

May this, one day, be normal.
Letters
April 20
People in downtown Minneapolis reacted to the guilty verdicts for former officer Derek Chauvin.

Readers Write: The trial of Derek Chauvin, Judge Peter Cahill, remembering Walter Mondale

A just and righteous outcome.
Letters
April 19
The Rev. Jesse Jackson hugged protesters as he stopped by a demonstration outside the Brooklyn Center police station on Saturday.

Readers Write: Daunte Wright, law enforcement, due process

We are tired and grieving.
Letters
April 18
Light-rail trains pull out of the Warehouse District/Hennepin Avenue station in Minneapolis.

Readers Write: How to get around the city, mass shootings, war, hope

Don't write off transit so fast.
Letters
April 17
“Once [marijuana is] legalized,” wrote Blaine Cooper, a University of Minnesota Duluth freshman, in an April 11 commentary, “our society could e

Readers Write: Marijuana and 'Brave New World,' officer's actions in Daunte Wright shooting, mask mandate, journalistic choices, opinions you don't like, U.S.S. Johnston

The world won't be that new.
Letters
April 16
The scene outside the Brooklyn Park Police Department on Wednesday night.

Readers Write: Police tactics, columnist John Kass, Kim Potter in court

Officers need more options.
Letters
April 15
Fencing encircled the Champlin residence of former police officer Kimberly Potter and four police vehicles guarded the area on Tuesday night. The fami

Readers Write: Daunte Wright, public transit, pulling out of Afghanistan

Prevention over platitudes.
Letters
April 14
An aerial view of Hennepin Avenue toward downtown Minneapolis in 2019.

Readers Write: Public transit and Hennepin Avenue, Daunte Wright's death, COVID vaccines

Not fit for all people and all trips.
Letters
April 13
Snow coats a memorial for Daunte Wright near the site of his death on Sunday in Brooklyn Center.

Readers Write: The death of Daunte Wright

On police, guns and death.
Letters
April 12
West Hennepin Public Safety Sgt. Rick Dennison showed off a gun equipped with one of the cameras made by Viridian Weapon Technologies in a holster. Th

Readers Write: Brooklyn Center police, combating extremism, Georgia voting law, Arab American Heritage Month

Without a gun, you can't shoot.
Letters
April 11
Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Hopkins held drive-in services from the rooftop on March 14.

Readers Write: Constitutional rights, the filibuster, policing, the southern border

Add context. Complexity appears.
Letters
April 10
An illustration of proposed apartments along Lexington Parkway near the Green Line in St. Paul.

Readers Write: Rejected redevelopment in St. Paul, proposed Hennepin Avenue makeover, the meaning of quote marks, social justice in health care, state GOP leadership fight, sports and politics

The nuance of a vacant lot.
Letters
April 9
Co-head polling judges Kathie Trotta, left, and John Keenan place ballots into secure bags to be sealed and dropped off at City Hall in Duluth on Elec

Readers Write: Voting rights, sports and politics, Derek Chauvin trial, Lake Street rebuilding, political intimidation

Same-day registration must go on.
Letters
April 8
Technicians, officials and members of the media in Arak, Iran, visit the secondary circuit of a heavy water reactor in the city 150 miles southwest of

Readers Write: Iran and nuclear weapons, pesticides, politics in sports, newspaper bags

Difficult diplomacy indeed.
Letters
April 7
Gov. Tim Walz spoke during a news conference on Feb. 21.

Readers Write: Walz's emergency powers, Derek Chauvin trial, downtown Minneapolis

Restricting rights is the issue.
Letters
April 6
Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo testifies on Monday in the trial Derek Chauvin.

Readers Write: Derek Chauvin trial, climate change, moving the All-Star Game

Open criticism heralds change.
Letters
April 5
A soybean plantation near Porto Velho, Brazil, where forest is sometimes burned to create farmland. Humans’ impact on the planet is unsustainable an

Readers Write: Population growth, policing, Ethiopia

A new economy, not more people.
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  1. Readers Write: 'The white family at Lake Minnetonka and words unspoken,' policing inconsistencies, legislative foot-dragging, majority rule, marijuana
  2. Readers Write: The death of George Floyd, protesting, the Minneapolis City Council and Park Board, Highland Bridge
  3. Readers Write: The conviction of Derek Chauvin
  4. Readers Write: The death of Daunte Wright
  5. Readers Write: The trial of Derek Chauvin, Judge Peter Cahill, remembering Walter Mondale

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