Category: Letter

While I appreciated the long-overdue article on Lowell Pickett and the Dakota ("Planet Pickett," February 2008), I did not like the implication that St. Paul jazz fans won’t cross the river. As someone who’s been attending Dakota shows since 1988, I don’t care if it is in St. Anthony, Sauk Centre, or Staggerford—it is the…

On my weekly trip to the Ridgedale Library this past week, I noticed that The Rake stand had been moved from its usual location, then found it on the first floor. After conversing with a friendly (yes, your readers are very pleasant people) fellow reader, I found out that this would be your LAST PUBLICATION!…

Pleeeease!!! It’s St. PADDY’S Day, (as in Padraig) not St. PATTY’S Day (as in Patricia). Or else, just call it St. Patrick’s Day. Author(s) and Location: Martha LeDuc, St. Paul Letter Type: Letter

I thought I heard, via MPR, that The Rake is closing it’s doors. Too bad! Thanks for all the great stories and your sense of humor. I’ll be watching for the next venue [which you’re looking at online]. Author(s) and Location: Mary Jo Schmith, Front Ave. Pottery, St. Paul Letter Type: Letter

I really enjoy reading Todd Smith’s article. His self-depricating humor is always fun. Author(s) and Location: Mark DeYoung, Minneapolis Letter Type: Letter

I read Tom Bartel’s article “Discounting the Value of Work” (February). I would like to comment on it:I have worked for over forty years in the baking trade, with a lot of six-day weeks and Sundays. I also worked twenty years as a part-time janitor for a church. In the coming election, I hope we…