[Mpls] Mpls news in the PioneerPress

2002-09-11 Thread Borger, Judith Yates
For some, LRT is a train wreckConstruction for light rail transit is taking a toll on downtown Minneapolis businesses. Judith Yates Borger Staff Reporter Minneapolis Bureau St. Paul Pioneer Press 612 338-8198 Cell: 651 503-0162

Re: [Mpls] Everything you wanted to know about city pensions....

2002-09-11 Thread KarenCollier
Absolutely magnificent article on pensions. Thorough and scary. Pension shortfalls have been known at City Hall for a long time, but no one has ever taken the time or the energy to delve into the numbers and present them in a form most people can understand. The City of Minneapolis faces a real

RE: [Mpls] Count Your Blessings

2002-09-11 Thread Pamela Taylor
Hello List, Paul's right. Things are a mess here in Florida. I could not even vote. I moved to another county a month ago, and did not realize that I had to re-register. No same day registration like in Minneapolis. My candidate (McBride ) was winning last night when I went to bed. This

Re: [Mpls] Everything you wanted to know about city pensions....

2002-09-11 Thread Jim Mork
Makes me glad I took my money out of their hands. Jim Mork (Cooper) --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Absolutely magnificent article on pensions. Thorough and scary. Pension shortfalls have been known at City Hall for a long time, but no one has ever taken the time or the energy to delve

[Mpls] Green Party Primary Vote Totals in Mpls

2002-09-11 Thread Scott Persons
I was reading the Strib election results and saw that statewide about 6,000 Green party voters gave Green Party endorsed Ed McGaa the heave-ho for some other guy. Anybody on the list know how many of those Green votes were cast in Minneapolis? My instinct tells me most were cast here given the

Re: [Mpls] Green Party Primary Vote Totals in Mpls

2002-09-11 Thread Susan Maricle
--- Scott Persons [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My instinct tells me most were cast here given the fact that the party actually has elected officials in Mpls. Any concerns from Green Party types about the low total of voters given the embarrassing Ed McGaa? Scott: well, at least one of those Green

RE: [Mpls] Doug Mann: In The Elite Eight

2002-09-11 Thread Pamela Taylor
Congratulations to Doug Mann. His win in the primary was not accident. It is my sincere hope that those individuals who wish to see a concrete change in the education of our children in the near future get behind his campaign NOW. Examine carefully all the candidates who are advancing.

[Mpls] police bashing,racism democracy

2002-09-11 Thread Lydia Howell
Reading about the Labor Fay party incident, once again,I have fundamental questions that I hope that those who cry,police bashing! will take to heart: 1.would a simple noise complaint --a TRIVIAL infraction--have been handled w/such an over-reaction of force and arrests by police, if it had

RE: [Mpls] police bashing,racism democracy

2002-09-11 Thread Lomker, Michael
1.would a simple noise complaint --a TRIVIAL infraction--have been handled w/such an over-reaction of force and arrests by police, if it had been a white family? Yes, they had already received one warning. I have been at a number of parties that were broken up my MPLS police, in my

Re: [Mpls] police bashing,racism democracy

2002-09-11 Thread WizardMarks
Lydia Howell wrote: 3.why are POLICE considered (by some) to ALWAYS be absolutely credible?Yet,civillians-espesciallt, civilians of color, have NO CREDIBILITY? This is no different than the old South tradition that no black person's word had any weight against any white person's. WM:

[Mpls] Crime

2002-09-11 Thread Dave Piehl
Pam Taylor wrote: It took them (police)almost two hours to arrive at my home, and when they finally got there, they said it was not customary for them to dust for fingerprints. They wrote a report, which nothing ever came of, and gathered no type of evidence. I was given some crappy story,

[Mpls] All You Can Eat Pancakes!!

2002-09-11 Thread Mark Wilde
As lomg as we are promoting pancake breakfasts. I'm sure the East Side Food Co-op's are the Best Ever, but ours are All You Can Eat! Sunday, September 22 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. $5 All You Can Eat Elim Baptist Church 685 13th Ave NE (across from Logan Park) Sponsored by Elim Baptist, and

Re: [Mpls] Green Party Primary Vote Totals in Mpls

2002-09-11 Thread Annie Young
Actually we number crunchers are doing that kind of figuring as we all speak today. However, I am very impressed with our growth out state from 4 years ago shown just by the number in counties we have at this moment. And you are right - Hennepin County is a heavy weight as are Ramsey, Anoka,

[Mpls] Crooks

2002-09-11 Thread Dave Piehl
Michael Lomker wrote: The police have never investigated burglaries. That isn't just a Minneapolis thing -- when I lived in rural Wisconsin they didn't investigate them, either. David Piehl writes: They investigate theft in Fargo-Moorhead, at least on the Fargo side. The Fargo-Moorhead area

[Mpls] Wrong numbers - oops!

2002-09-11 Thread Annie Young
Oops! I read the wrong columns and misinterpreted the info - I stayed up to late last night obviously, sorry for the mistake, Some of my message still stand though... Annie Young ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy

[Mpls] RE: [central-traffic] Question about 38th

2002-09-11 Thread Dave Piehl
Money for flier distribution has been an issue since the first days of the Access Project. If organizers of a process truly want neighborhood input, then information is vital, and over the years fliering has become a key method of notifying residents. All of this was made clear in the beginning

Re: [Mpls] police bashing,racism democracy

2002-09-11 Thread Valdis2001
I agree that Wizard Marks has some very fine points as does Michael Lomker and this lines initiator LYDIA HOWELL. However I wish to ask all list members a question; When do we take responsibility for our own lives and actions? If I am going to get confrontational with a police officer I

[Mpls] Loring Park Peace Site

2002-09-11 Thread Richard K. Anderson
Today we dedicated Loring Park as a site of peace. I would like to invite all of you to come to Loring Park, not just to see what a jewel it really is in the park system, but to just get away and take some time out to reflect where we may be going in the next few months. Richard Anderson Loring

[Mpls] Fall Campaign kick off party 9.17 from 7PM to 10PM

2002-09-11 Thread Socialist2001
Thanks to everyone who helped me survive the primary. You're invited to a party: Tues, September 17, from 7PM to 10PM. Location: Home of Doug Linda Mann 3619 Grand Ave S, Mpls Email or phone us if you plan to attend. Home Phone 612 822-3776 -Doug mann http://educationright.tripod.com

[Mpls] Hennepin Stronghold? Maybe. Major Candidate? Maybe Not or Putting the Green Vote into Perspective

2002-09-11 Thread Joseph Barisonzi
List, It's been my impression that Minneapolis is the stronghold/beachhead of the Green Party in Minnesota. I looked for Ken Pentel's voting results to test this. While I haven't added up a Minneapolis breakdown of the gubernatorial totals yet, I did find Hennepin County's totals easily.