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"There's a reason why generations of Black families have passed down warnings about water," attorney Haley Taylor Schlitz writes. "That fear isn't superstition; it's survival."

Keep the "suckers" and "losers" in mind today.

From columnist Rochelle Olson: Civic booster Scott Mayer's Dinner du Nord in downtown Minneapolis will feature food from 40 local restaurants, with pricing friendly to all.

"While the intent to enhance safety at 'the people's house' is understandable, it is essential to carefully balance security requirements with constitutional rights," writes Rob Doar, senior vice president of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus.

"Congress and the president are proposing to bombard our financial security by forcing counties to raise property taxes to pay for cuts to federal programs," Kandiyohi County Board member Roger Imdieke writes. "It is an assault on property owners."

Do senators like being rubber stamps, or what?

"Outside forces are sending a clear message. If you respond by retreating, hiding from the public and throwing money at the problem, nothing will change," Aaron Keller writes to UnitedHealth Group leadership.

Ukraine is "a killing field" for children, columnist John Rash writes, "with Russia indiscriminately killing and maiming more than 2,700 Ukrainian kids since its full-scale invasion in February 2022."

"This was certainly a damned-if-you-do-damned-if-you-don't situation for the chief. That often goes with the territory," former MPD Deputy Chief Gregory Hestness writes.

Great, another thing to worry about behind the wheel.