What is the city trying to hide? The Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Department is attempting to steamroll a plan to build an off-road bicycle trail down Summit Avenue against the loud protests of its taxpaying citizens. The city asserts…
A CUP of prejudice“Ma’am, no student feels welcome in your neighborhood.” That was the response of an African American student when a University of Saint Thomas (UST) neighbor asked whether the student felt welcome in the neighborhood. The response was…
An idea worth recyclingI was very disappointed to see yet another increase in the cost for city services. Having the recycling service increase by $60-plus is just another drip in the slow drowning of Saint Paul and its residents (see…
Just repave Summit Ave.I’m an avid, albeit seasonal, bicycle rider. During the warmer months, I find myself on Summit Avenue several times a week. It’s my major east-west route to many other trails around the Twin Cities. As such, I…
Dilemma of Summit Ave. trail It must be a great conundrum for tree-loving bicyclists to have historic Summit Avenue reconfigured for their noncarbon-footprint agenda. On the one hand, the cyclists want more shared space for their two-wheeled transporters. On the…
Hail to the chiefOn behalf of the St. Paul NAACP, I write to congratulate Mayor Melvin Carter on his appointment of Commander Axel Henry to be Saint Paul’s next chief of police.Commander Henry has long been an important and trusted…
Shrinking of the American dreamThe homes in the Highland and Macalester-Groveland neighborhoods reflect the times in which they were built. Examples include the razed farmhouse at Snelling and Lincoln avenues (now the parking lot of Sherman-Williams), which was probably the…
If we like our garbage hauler, will they let us keep ’em? I read with interest the recommendations for changes to the city of Saint Paul’s organized trash collection system (MyVillager, September 28). Before the citywide mandate, and after years…
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…
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