Re: [Mpls] Pit Bulls: Ban Them !

WizardMarks wrote: Virtually any dog can be trained to bite and be mean. The pit bulls, the rottweilers, the Dobermans have all gone through a period of distain and false accusations as to their propensity to bite. Any dog will bite if frightened badly. Any dog will bite if trained to do so.

[Mpls] Pit Bulls: Ban Them!

Bill Dooley wrote: I agree with the ban but beware, the dog owners lobby (American Kennel Club) is very strong. It would have to be a city ban. I cannot foresee getting the state legislature to move on this because pit bulls are of little concern to suburban or outstate citizens.

[Mpls] Federal meditator in Minneapolis assesses racial tension

Federal meditator in Minneapolis assesses racial tension Chris Graves Star Tribune Published Aug 25, 2002 A senior mediator with the U.S. Department of Justice said that a Saturday morning meeting with Minneapolis leaders went well and that she was asked to return to Minneapolis on T

[Mpls] Developer's use of prefab homes raises Minneapolis eyebrows

Developer's use of prefab homes raises Minneapolis eyebrows Steve Brandt Star Tribune Published Aug 25, 2002 After years of accumulating empty lots as boarded homes were razed, the lower North Side of Minneapolis now has a booming housing demand. Chanhassen-based Dream Home

Re: [Mpls] Bob Fine Editorial

Just to let folks know that I did read Vivian's e-mail for the record on August 7th - it is on the record. I have not responded to the list requests about this issue because I believe I stated my position a few weeks back and it has not changed. This decision is not about the financial

Re: [Mpls] Bob Fine Editorial

--- Annie Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip This decision is not about the financial difficulties of this year or next (we have financial ups and downs every few years as far as I can tell). This decision about the headquarters is a sustainability decision - about a decision made for

[Mpls] Park Maintenance

On a bike ride Sunday afternoon and passed through Minnehaha Park. The little depot building was open and had a wonderful history lesson from the volunteer there. Then went across the street to where once had been planted, only a few years, ago a beautiful area around a pergola. What do you look

[Mpls] Re: Bob Fine editorial

Having looked at the financial analysis given to the board, it is my opinion that it is methodologically flawed. The standard, widely accepted, way to evaluate alternative uses of money in the future is to use a Discounted Cash Flow analysis and to look at the Net Present Value to see if it is

[Mpls] Re: Bob Fine letter in Strib - Would Mr. Fine explain?

I'm not an expert on Mpls city parks (just a citizen who enjoys using them), but it seems there is a fairly obvious answer to Ms. Heller's questions. Minneapolis has more parks than St. Paul, and a lot more park land. Over half again (154%) as much parks acreage in Minneapolis as in

Re: [Mpls] Bob Fine Editorial

Annie Young writes: This decision is not about the financial difficulties of this year or next (we have financial ups and downs every few years as far as I can tell). MM: I am shocked that a person with a leadership role in Minneapolis, who has financial responsibility for how a portion of

[Mpls] This Week in The Minneapolis Observer

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 www.mplsobserver.com Vol. 2, No. 3 August 26, 2002 Here are some highlights from this week's Minneapolis Observer. To subscribe to the full-text edition ($12/yr.), just hit reply and we'll set you up.