Carol Becker: And as for the debate about identity politics, I will say
that women think differently, manage differently, and relate
differently. These are scientific facts. In the movie 28 Days, there is
a quote, The definition of insanity is repeating the same behavior over
and over again
I would encourage those who have stated they really want to work on ending
homelessness to join me at the Kaplan's and also at the Mayor's next open
house.
If you do not care for my style of addressing the social injustice of
homelessness, I would encourage you to contact the Minesota
I forgot to mention, that if you want information related to mental health
issues and homelessness, you might want to read works by the psychologist Paul
Toro who does an excellent job desribing the lack of attention to individuals
struggling with trauma, depression, addiction, mental health
I must admit that I shared some of the list members'
disappointment that the Mayor's choice for the next
Chief of Police ended up being an out-of-town white
male.
Being from out of town concerned me for a couple
reasons:
A non-local chief will not know the trouble spots as
well as a local
I really appreciated Carol Becker and Dyna
Slyter's posts. They reflected much of what bothers
about this appointment. Particularly the comment about
Minneapolitans thinking that people from elsewhere
probably would do better than our own talent. After
all, isn't that how we got Mr. Yonkers,
Howdy -
I'm still pretty new here (Minneapolis), so can
someone explain something to me?
Why is it that the CM's who've publicly declared their
support for McManus include some the ones I'd usually
expect to be opposing mayoral initiatives (not that
there is some monolithic opposition bloc)?
Peter T Schmitz wrote:
And what about the puff pieces about Sharon Lubinski, posted to this
forum by Wizard Marks and Eva Young?
So far, neither list member has cited anything that Sharon Lubinski has
done to counter racism and violence among her colleagues.
Eric says: While I can't speak to the
I would suspect that most of the opposition (on the city council) towards
the Mayor's selection of McManus has more to do with the fact that the Mayor
has selected someone that may not be the particular council person's 1st
choice for the job. That's life. Sometimes we're faced with having to
WM: I consider this post from Mr. Schmitz to be flame bait.
Peter T Schmitz wrote:
So far, neither list member [E young, myself] has cited anything that Sharon Lubinski
has
done to counter racism and violence among her colleagues.
WM: Actually, I answered this question. Lubinski treats everyone
It a huge mistake to put anyone in charge of anything because they are
(or are claimed to be)a change agent. This is a phrase that is vastly
overworked and has all the substance of world class which is another
piece of jargon that has been rendered virtually meaningless. Too often
in both the
Since no else is commenting, I will. I think that IRV (Instant Runoff
Voting) and PV (Proportional Voting) are two of the worst ideas to come
down the road in a long time.
Simply put, IRV creates a system in which the candidate who receives the
most votes may actually lose to a candidate who
MH:
I would encourage those who have stated they really want to work on ending
homelessness to join me at the Kaplan's and also at the Mayor's next open
house.
If you do not care for my style of addressing the social injustice of
homelessness, I would encourage you to contact the Minesota
Simply put, IRV creates a system in which the candidate who
receives the most votes may actually lose to a candidate who
receives fewer votes but is a popular second choice.
That may be true but why is that bad? What happens now, in the scenario you
present, is that the person who is
An Open letter to Bob Fine.
I listened to a tape recording of the Dec. 17th. Meeting of the Park Board
Commissioners. I would like permission to post your answer to this email to the
Minneapolis Issues list.
You are President of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and run the Board
Minneapolis citizens of all political persuasions should have all options of
exercising democracy, including IRV (Instant Runoff Voting). IRV is a reform
that allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference, so that in
cases where there is no initial majority winner, a runoff recount
At 12:55 PM 12/23/2003 -0600, WizardMarks wrote:
WM: I consider this post from Mr. Schmitz to be flame bait.
I don't. Though he avoids answering the question I posed.
Peter T Schmitz wrote:
So far, neither list member [E young, myself] has cited anything that
Sharon Lubinski has
done to
As I thought of the best way to let the Star Tribune know that their
morning Editorial regarding the Park Board and President Fine's flapping
leadership includes five inaccurate statements in that Editorial. Not to
let Mr. Fine off the hook but to let folks know there are other culprits in
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