When I read Tim Connolly's translation of a letter to the editor of the St
Paul paper I was stunned initially but quickly appreciated the brave
confrontation he made to the writer's bigotry. Political correctness can also
have the effect of providing bigots protective cover and can
I'm re-posting this (slightly modified) to make it clear that the
inflamed-language rule is in force...
Re: North St. Paul Ray's letter quoted from the PiPress:
Mr. Stoltzman clearly means only to incite, not encourage facts or
reasoned debate. Still, I'd appreciate it if list members would
To me, the one part of this post that sticks out like a sore thumb is the
following:
Our neighborhood board has housing guidelines requiring 30 percent of
any new more-than-duplex development be rentable at 30% of MMI, 30
percent at 50% MMI, and the rest market rate. Otherwise, we don't
I was very disappointed last night to see how I believe Channel 11
covered the march to the courthouse Saturday. In particular, they
suggested that the march was representative of the Somali community, and
was less conciliatory than at the recent meeting they had with the
Mayor.
I attended
I have to say after reading this morning's Pioneer Press story on RT Rybak
that, as I proudly suspected you would, you have in R.T. a person of
extraordinary means to bring Minneapolis together in ways no other has - and
I must, in some ways, include the great Don Fraser.
This guy has the job by
Time for an all encompassing critique from a housing provider.
A couple of nights ago, we met with a developer named Ned Abdul. Ned has
struck a deal with the owners of the Good Samaritan nursing home, 4425
Nicollet, a former 105-bed hospital that has been on the market since
2000.
Good
March 21, 2002
The Honorable R. T. Rybak
City of Minneapolis
Room 331, City Hall
Dear Mr. Mayor:
The Community Collaborative requests a meeting with
you prior to April 7, 2002, to talk
about ways in which the interests and perspectives of
poor African Americans can be made a
In a message dated 3/23/02 12:22:34 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
From Ray Stoltzman of North St. Paul in today's
PiPress
Well, the city of Minneapolis and it's bleeding heart
Dfl political clique has finally reached the pinnacle
of success in making the city of
I missed the TV coverage, but I was at the rally. There were a few sour
notes for me--mostly because I don't generally enjoy demonstrations all that
much, even if I am one of those white progressives. But I was pleased with
a lot of what I heard and I was encouraged to see such a large and
I am a member of what you
would call the working poor and I think what we need in affordable housing are
multiple bedroom units that are pretty inexpensive for people who DO NOT get any
public assistance. Lots of us work and work hardwe are on your bus
system we live in marginal
T H E M I N N E A P O L I S O B S E R V E R
A Weekly Digest of All Things Minneapolitan
Vol. 1, No. 32
March 25, 2002
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City Council Members Scott Benson and Sandy Colvin Roy will host a
Public Meeting this week to review the latest developments concerning
the Metropolitan Airports Commission's Updated Part 150 Residential
Sound Insulation Program.
The Public Meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, March 27,
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