Repave Summit with bricks I suggest that the city of Saint Paul leave Summit Avenue in its present configuration, but take all of the blacktop off, put in a deep European-style underlayment and pave the entire street with bricks, as…
Trail would destroy Summit My grievance is in response to the trees that will be destroyed as a consequence of the city of Saint Paul’s plan to build the Summit Avenue Regional Trail. I am in full disagreement with the…
Federal act is reducing inflationReading T.J. Sexton’s letter, “No antidote for inflation” (MyVillager Inbox, August 17), I was reminded of what my high school economics teacher told us: Those who lecture their opponents as people who “don’t understand economics” can…
Rent control is bound to failRegarding the letter to the editor from Marri Renne (“Rent control is still a bad idea,” MyVillager Inbox, August 3): With rent control, there will be increased property taxes for all homeowners. The value of…
Rent control is still a bad ideaWhy do politicians keep digging up old, bad ideas? Rent control was buried by most cities decades ago because it doesn’t work. I own and live in a duplex in the Summit Hill neighborhood.…
Say “no” to UST sports complex Thank you for the informative piece on the status of the University of Saint Thomas’ move to occupy 23 acres of the Ford site (MyVillager, July 6). The three principal issues raised in the…
The glory of Summit threatened The city has decided that Summit Avenue must be remodeled to be more multi-modal, essentially accommodating more bikes. Saint Paul is about to experiment with one of its unique features and conform it to the…
River road to ruinA beautiful new tunnel and path on Mississippi River Boulevard at Hidden Falls is almost complete. While the city spent millions on this project next to the Highland Bridge development, the existing path on river road under…
Freedom and gun controlI have tried to have faith that all our kids will be OK in this country. But it’s hard when the people who are responsible for making laws say things like, “You can’t legislate evil,” “It’s just…
A scholar coach to celebrate As the school year comes to a close, I’m writing to celebrate someone who has dedicated the last four years to supporting our students. As an AmeriCorps member with the Total Learning Classroom initiative of…
Maintain protections for rentersAs a longtime Saint Paul resident and voter, I am dismayed that the Minnesota Senate Housing Finance and Policy Committee would pass a measure to ban rent control and rent stabilization measures statewide (MyVillager, April 27). What…
Madness of nuclear proliferationI am growing increasingly convinced that we human beings must subconsciously desire our own destruction. What other explanation can there be for our wanton disregard for our survival? The conscious and willful destruction of our environment and…
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