Author: The Rake

Dear Rake, The author of your July fiction piece—which I edited—was actually Dan Hendrickson, and not Don Hendrickson as was printed. I’m sure you regret this embarrassing error as much as I do. I’m also sure that you, like I, would very much like to apologize to Dan Hendrickson, his friends and family, and everyone…

Tom Bartel’s editorial [“To the Barricades,” July 2007] based on Michael Moore’s film Sicko, was misleading in many ways. The sub-headline mentions health care but the article focuses on health insurance. There is hardly a subtle difference between the two. Few would disagree that the U.S. offers the world’s finest health care, and what’s more…

Reading the Rake in front of the Haitian National Presidential Palace. Author(s) and Location: Marcia Erickson and Jen Halverson

Mark Wange of Richfield mailed this photo taken during a recent trip to Zambia, where he traveled with his daughter, Ginger. Wisely, Wange brought along an issue of The Rake to help pass those lazy afternoons. Could it be that the text was so captivating he didn’t even notice when an elephant passed by? We…

Proud as we are to have Medina resident Greg LeMond amongst us, he is just that—a non-native resident, born in California. [“Twin Cities on Two Wheels,” June] Apparently he moved here to pursue Nordic skiing to train in the off-season after being accidentally shot while turkey hunting. Keep up the good work. Karl Herber, Minneapolis…