Category: Letter

How come Britt Robson is not listed on the main page of the website? He’s all I read from The Rake—that is the sentiment of a few of my friends as well (all Wolves fans). He’s always amongst the most popular/e-mail articles as well. Let’s get Britt up at the top of the page! Author(s)…

I cannot tell you how happy I am to see Jeremy Iggers’s byline in your magazine. I have missed his informed, careful criticism. He is a class act every time, and I truly appreciate his thoughtfulness. I’ll be thrilled to continue to read him in The Rake. How about reviving his column on ethics? Author(s)…

Imagine my surprise that another Twin Cities left-wing rag has a year-end list that is strictly to bash conservatives — which, of course, always focuses on Michele Bachmann, the only true conservative this state has sent to congress. By the way, Bachmann’s bridge bill was a stand-alone bill to pay only for the 35W bridge…

“Who doesn’t love Sam and Sylvia Kaplan?” [January] Well, I guess I don’t. Nothing personal; it’s just that they stand for everything I dislike about politics and “progressives.” Secretive meetings held behind closed doors; politicians groveling for the Kaplans’ approval; the Twin Cities’ elite hobnobbing at invitation-only soirees. It reeks of the cronyism the Kaplans…

Somehow, the September Rake still lays around, and I re-read “The Roman Arch” [Good Intentions] every few days. It must be good writing. Author(s) and Location: Bill Kinghorn, St. Michael Letter Type: Letter

As dead-on as Colleen Kruse always is [“Satan in the Litter Box,” January], James Boswell may have said it best in his couplet: The only problem with a kitten is that / Eventually it becomes a cat! On the QT to Ms. Kruse: A helium balloon tied to an unsuspecting tail can yield hours of…