Tom Bartel [“Paying for Crime,” January], please lead us out of this mess. It’s time for the community to take back its government. If our tax dollar can’t support our libraries, we need a Plan B. I suggest we contract with the American Association of Retired Persons. There is plenty of talent to staff these … Read more
Kudos to The Rake’s editorial staff for having the balls to publish the “Closed Doors” letter in the January issue. You are probably the only bleeding-heart-liberal publication that attempts to keep your mind partially open to someone outside of your Democrat-loving, communist-leaning readership. Keep up the good work! Author(s) and Location: Mitch Bossart, Roseville
Christy DeSmith sets up a wonderful environment for a tale [“Sippin’ Suds at the Single-Wide,” January]. I loved the snapshot, but I’m left wanting to see the whole movie … even if she has to make it up. Author(s) and Location: Ben Trudeau, Minneapolis
Your comments in “Sippin’ Suds at the Single-Wide” hurt the three men who own Kappus Bud’s Place. Here are people who pay their own bills, don’t live on welfare, and provide a service to the area. Yes, Bud’s Place is unique and maybe the bartender didn’t look you in the eye, but maybe he sensed … Read more
It’s dark outside and I feel a tad morbid. I’m chatting with a friend who is probably secretly depressed because he’s too serious when he’s not smiling and he sighs a lot for a guy. I’m Kao Kalia Yang and I am only four feet ten inches tall and I am moody over the rains … Read more
George Ruth on a kayaking trip in Greenland in August 2006. He left The Rake in a rack with other publications in the lobby of the airport at Uummannaq. George writes: Paddling in the fiords and around icebergs was fun and very educational. At one point Bris Bandy (Ely, MN) and I were within 60 … Read more
Pat writes: We are at the beach down off Pelican Bay in Naples on our morning beach outing- and kids were starving for lunch – and they just kept drooling over the back cover- not the front cover. Author(s) and Location: Pat Lindquist, Minneapolis
This group of friends brought The Rake along to Europe not only because they “could not stand the thought of missing a single issue” but also because they wanted to share their love of Peter Schilling’s work with the world. They took The Rake racing on the autobahn, hiking in the Alps, sampling wine in … Read more
The setting couldn’t have been more spectacular: a tiny resort along the Riviera Maya on the edge of the Mexican jungle, turquoise water as far as the eye could see. It took a train, an airplane, a car, a boat, and a wheelbarrow to get there. The resort, which amounted to a small stone restaurant, … Read more
St. Paul high school seniors Ana and Erin traveled to Florida during their spring break. They visited the Everglades Holiday Park where peacocks roam freely. This bird exposed himself in the background of the The Rake issue with the cover feature, “Exposed!” Author(s) and Location: Linda Brooks