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Opinion editor’s note: Strib Voices publishes letters from readers online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. These are the qualities I’m looking for in a mayor, ranked. That he loves, obeys and is humble before God (whether he’s Jewish, Christian or Muslim). That he loves people, and has courtesy and kindness, is truthful, trustworthy and honest, and has integrity. That he listens to people who disagree with him and adopts their good ideas for the city. That he finds joy in selflessly serving others. Being brilliant and having experience would only be icing on the cake. I worry that three candidates forming a voting bloc for ranked-choice voting will circumvent the will of the people, will be a form of cheating and will elect us a mayor the majority of us do not want. Just forming a voting bloc to give yourself an unfair advantage feels like dishonesty and a lack of integrity to me. In the past 10 years I’ve seen means to cheat an election put into practice in ways I could not possibly have imagined, so I value integrity and fair play a great deal. Let the will of the majority of the people prevail. Susan Frenzel, Minneapolis The people living outside in Minneapolis are not the problem. They are the result of a city that has failed to connect people to housing or manage public health responsibly. Small businesses see this failure every day. Along Lake Street and Franklin Avenue, owners open their doors and clean sidewalks while the city spends millions on encampment sweeps that move people instead of helping them.
