Category: Letter
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The Cost of Silence
I am writing this letter as an apology to people who have migrated here from Mexico, Central America, and South America. I am Anishinabe, indigenous to what is now called Minnesota. I am also a playwright. Within the last year I was approached by a production company, OffLeash Area, to write a play with them…
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Surdyks USED to be pleasant
On a Saturday afternoon you can run many errands. One great example is tasting the many cheeses at Surdyks and even sample some wine. My roommate and I did just this. After spending an hour of doing this and hunting for two nice bottles of wine, it was time to check out. I was then…
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The New Thirty
Dear Mom and Dad, How two people who still use a rotary dial telephone dare claim to be the "new 30" is beyond me. And that old red Chrysler you drive is so ancient I actually saw one in the museum! You’d better behave yourselves when you’re in Paris in April. No singing in the…
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Helen Back for Beer & Foosball
Having a great timegoing to Helen Backfor some beer & some foosballwith the locals. Youwouldn’t believe theirselection — may behere for a while!Prosit— Author(s) and Location: Jodel & Suzey Letter Type: Red Handed
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Thanks for All the Years
This is easy. I read in the Pioneer Press that your magazine is going online. So, I wanted to thank you for all these years of the print version, for including the Colleen Kruse columns, and for the coverage of books and writers. Cheers Author(s) and Location: Stephen Borer, St. Paul Letter Type: Letter
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It's Wages, Stupid!
I’ve been watching this debate raging on my television screen over how America got into this economic mess. Am I the only person out there who understands why? It’s wages, stupid!!! Our nation’s No. 1 export is jobs, and every job that leaves drives wages down on a half dozen other jobs that don’t leave.…