As we approach the last stretch of the Minneapolis campaign season, I feel
it’s important to stress the significance of voting for candidates based
on the issues and shared values, rather than party affiliation or
“seasoned” status. ;) In that spirit, I would urge folks to press their
candidates
We all know how valuable and even vital NRP funding has been for
neighborhoods – for creating housing options, opportunities for young
people, and for livability issues (safety, redevelopment, etc), to name a
few. That’s probably why all candidates this year have been ardently for
funding and
Mr. Janssen,
This is your lucky day.
Island properties for sale -- no invitation needed.
There's a one bedroom condo for sale in the Grove Street Flats. It's been on
the market since sometime last summer.
I've heard there is, or soon will be, a condo for sale in the West Island
units.
Can members post the locations of candidates celebrations?
Maybe a contact person might be helpful as well. Thank you.
Shawn Lewis, Minnetonka, MN
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1. Be civil! Please read the
Andy Driscoll wrote:
AGAIN! It is not what you're doing to yourself by smoking,
but the violence you are doing to others that is unacceptable.
Assuming that I am doing violence to others against their
will is another FALSE assumption!
It is not always a choice to be around others whose
Hello Minneapolis Folks,
The numbers have stayed about the same since the primary. The key will be
turn-out, and in the end who decides to stay home. It was interesting that the
poll found that Rybak leads with Democrats and McLaughlin with Republicans. The
numbers are still pretty close and
The fact that secondhand smoke may be harmful is completely relevant.
The reason it's so is because of what Atherton snipped out of my comment,
which was my right to do something that has no impact on you...
If you don't believe your action of smoking impacts me, then logic would
follow that
The opposition campaign against Mayor Rybak might
appear to have been influenced by Bush/Cheney
campaign strategy:
- false inferences through a second party with
disclaimers that exempt their candidate from
responsibility for the content
- derogatory, incorrect
Good question Shawn. The information for the Green Party soiree is included
below. (I just can't bring myself to say 'Party party'.)
Darrell Gerber
Kingfield
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Minneapolis Election Night Green Party Party
WHEN: Tuesday, November 8th, 8:30 p.m. to Midnight
WHERE: Spot Art
Lenief, I can't even begin to tell you how much your letter means to
me!
I honestly don't know for sure, but my guess is that Ken Avidor is
still friends with Mark Knapp (although Ken and I are friends, we
don't discuss Mark). But I've never associated with Mark, so it's a
bit of a mystery
OK, speaking of bone-headed moves...my sincere apologies to Lenief
and to the list for accidentally posting this private e-mail. I
simply hit reply and did not check for other addresses.
Again, mea culpa. I'm terribly sorry, everyone.
Liz McLemore
Bancroft
REMINDERS:
1. Be civil! Please read
Congratulations to Michael on his persistence and his logic.
Mike Hohmann
Linden Hills
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Behalf Of Michael Atherton
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 7:00 AM
To: mpls@mnforum.org
Subject: RE: [Mpls] On the smoking ban
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My question about this historic-preservation objection to the playing field on
Nicollet Island is what is so darn historic about 3 asphalt tennis courts
surrounded by 10 foot tall chain link fence? And if tennis doesn't disturb your
sense of history, why do football
Big changes may be in store for City Pages in the wake of last week's
announcement of the alternative weekly merger between City Pages' parent,
Village
Voice Media, and New Times of Phoenix.
That is the lead on today's Star Tribune story regarding the New Times
acquisition of City Pages.
By Michael's logic, there should be no health department regulations re
sanitation in restaurant kitchens, right?
Lenief Heimstead
Stevens Square
From: Michael Hohmann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Michael Atherton [EMAIL PROTECTED], mpls@mnforum.org
Subject: RE: [Mpls] On the smoking ban and
By Michael's logic, there should be no health department regulations re
sanitation in restaurant kitchens, right?
good try but i would say no. the reason being is it isn't easy for
the public to know the sanitation conditions of restaurant kitchens
but it is easy to know if the bar allows
Surprise, surprise; but I see things a little differently than my neighbor
Neal E. Simons.
If the mayor took the high road at any point in last night's debate televised
on KSTP TV, it got by me. Most of the mayor's time was spent in feeble
attempts to make a silk purse purse out of a sow's
Please attend (or watch on cable TV) the next Park Board meeting.
Start: Wed, 11/02/2005 - 5:00pm
Location: 2117 West River Road
Cable TV channels: 14 and 79 live during the meeting, replays on channel 14
Official agenda documents in Adobe Acrobat PDF format can be found at this
link:
Finally!! Someone speaks to the real issue at hand in the DeLaSalle playing
field debate! I applaud you, George Janssen, for your courage and
insightand agree with you whole heartedly! This debate is about a small
group of
priveleged individuals, the island residents, who simply
Of course, just like Grove Street on the Island, the city should vacate 16th
between James and Knox so the kids don't have to risk crossing in the
traffic and we could put the new stadium right across the road and use less
of North Commons.
Steve Nelson (tongue firmly in cheek)
Willard Hay
I dont think it is a legitimate concern that this land use agreement will
result in the land going to De La Salle through adverse possession.
The land with DLS/Park Board will be subject to a reciprocal use agreement so
there will never be a point when DLS is using, or purporting to own that
Nor can you adversely possess government land anyways...forgot that part!
Anthony Thompson
Standish
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: mpls@mnforum.org
Sent: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 12:45:06 -0500
Subject: Re: [Mpls] Yes, size matters.
I dont think it is a legitimate concern
George Janssen
No dog in this fight but tired of reading Island residents trying to take
the high road in what is nothing more than greed and parochialism.
Longfellow
Seems to me that you have missed the fact that the high road of greed and
parochialism is being well represented by the
A correction. Two houses were destroyed to build the Nicollet Ace Parking Lot,
not three as I
stated in my previous post. Thank you, fellow STRIDErs for catching my error.
Russell Raczkowkski
Bancroft
REMINDERS:
1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at
Cara Letofsky, City Council Candidate Ward 2, will have an election night
party starting at 7:30 PM at the Blue Nile Restaurant on East Franklin
Avenue at 21st Avenue South.
Cara's supporters will gather in the room just off the bar, which I
believe is referred to as the Lounge. The Blue Nile is
Where exactly would a field on Boom Island go? Aren't they planting a huge
demonstration garden and moving the Pioneer statue over there? Just asking.
Also, people can play the historic 'card' in this discussion, and it is a
concern, but the nature of the site is really so altered from its
On Oct 31, 2005, at 8:55 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The opposition campaign against Mayor Rybak might
appear to have been influenced by Bush/Cheney
campaign strategy:
Enough already with comparing the opponent to Bush/Cheney/Rove. It's
childish name-calling, and it belittles the very
Attempts to put a football field on Boom Island would create many of the
same objective barriers that the current proposal faces. In layman's terms,
football fields don't necessitate a view while bike and pedestrian paths do
require a view. Furthermore, the city should not under any
Jeremy's point about Boom Island serves to point out why it doesn't make
sense to put a private football facility on any park space. The Webster
idea is good.
Dan McGuire
Ericsson
Jeremy Wieland wrote:
Attempts to put a football field on Boom Island would create many of the
same objective
I'm not certain who all the big numbers of Nicollet Island residents are
whose posts George Jannsen is so tired of reading; I haven't gone back to the
archives to count, but my recollection is only four, perhaps five very
knowledgeable posters listing a Nicollet Island location. Most of the
Nikki,
I hope you received my response to your previous email.
Thanks for your interesting observations on tennis. Notice that Minneapolis
has tennis courts in parks all over town.
The type of elitist discrimination you suggest is not a part of the Minneapolis
Park and Recreation Board.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Finally!! Someone speaks to the real issue at hand in the DeLaSalle playing
field debate! I applaud you, George Janssen, for your courage and
insightand agree with you whole heartedly! This debate is about a small group of
priveleged individuals, the island
--- Sean Ryan seanseanrichardryanmhotmail wrote:
The island in 1935, look no freeway or jersey
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ML: I must admit that the streetcars
Strib Editorial:
Library crisis calls for stronger board
We favor Duckor, Wittstock, Mains, Thaden, Krueger and Hooker to guide city
libraries through hard decisions.
http://www.startribune.com/stories/1519/5700328.html
sheldon
...
Sheldon Mains
DFL and Labor
First, as I disclose in all my posts, I am a Nicollet Island resident.
Second, Peter Surmak, as he never discloses, is a DeLaSalle parent.
Peter tries to paint the portrait of rich yuppies on Nicollet Island
trying to stomp down the poor, diverse and hungry DeLaSalle students. I
like DeLaSalle.
Also, Mayor Rybak has been endorsed by the
Sierra Club. I hope that fellow progressives who
identify with nontraditional political parties will rally
with me behind all candidates who want honest
government and want to put the people's interests
before special interests.
Neal E. Simons
The _Star Tribune_ has endorsed Duckor, Wittstock, Mains, Thaden, Krueger
and Hooker for the Library Board. Link follows:
http://www.startribune.com/stories/1519/5700328.html
P Michael Mackey, Uptown
REMINDERS:
1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak leads Hennepin County Commissioner
Peter McLaughlin by the same margin he won the primary election,
although one in five likely voters remains undecided, according to a
poll released late Sunday.
R.T. needs to be above 50 percent now- in Pol Sci 101 you
learn
Barry Clegg wrote:
So, I encourage all of you to weigh
in on this issue and the policy ramifications of giving away our Parks.
Call your Commissioners and vote next week!
Here's a shortcut to getting info. on contacting Park Commissioners (and you
don't have to be limited to contacting only
I've heard more than a few county workers grumble
about the lack of pay increases over the last few
years, while they say Commissioners, including Peter
McLaughlin, continue to take more substantial pay
increases.
Anyone have the facts on this? Is the county payroll
bargained for as a whole or
Eric Mitchell Writes:
A complaint has to be filed.
Augies is a strip bar.
Was it not just a few weeks ago there was a blow-up
when Samuels accused Johnson-Lee's husband of peddling
porn and accepting advertising dollars from that
industry for his magazine?
Hopefully Johnson-Lee returned the
Dennis Plante Replies:
It amazes me that nary a hint of a discussion took place on this list
regarding this issue. Is it because no one dares question Johnson-Lee
about the impropriety of accepting inappropriate and potentially illegal
campaign contributions? Is it too hot an issue for
Eva Young Writes:
I'm just wondering if Natalie's campaign is being advised by litigation tax
attorney Michele Bachmann. My guess is part of the reason there's not much
comment on this here, is that people figure this is par for the course for
Natalie Johnson Lee's campaign.
Dennis Plante
I think the reason no one is talking about it is cause no one wants to be the
next subject of the MTN cable's greatest hits series. Or the next lawsuit.
Everyone is scared off - and that was probablly part of the whole tactic.
-Megan Goodmundson
Jordan
Meeting called to order at 5:00pm and a report on the Charter
Commission is added to what was suppose to be a one item agenda.
Brain Rice reports that he has received the 8th draft from the Charter
Commission and it does not include the revisions that had been
requested by Commissioner Young
Budget meeting continues...
Commissioner Mason notes that the MPRB has gone from quite a few FT to
PT positions and wonders if this should be reconsidered.
Commissioner Olson asks how a line item budget is done?
GM Siggelkow states it is done by the department managers
Commissioner Mason
On 10/31/05 8:05 PM, broberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am sorry you were as bam-boozeled as the Sierra Club Political Committee
when they heard the candidates for the Mayoral election. Mayor Rybak claimed
responsibility for many environmental initiatives and projects that were in
the making
One hybrid car driver driving 10 miles per hour slower than
the speed limit trying in vain to equal the mileage of a biodiesel
car driven 10 mph over the limit can hold up traffic- imagine what
congestion a whole parade of these slowpokes can create! It's a made
for R.T. PR event restricted
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