[Mpls] MPRB 201 Building, Fort Snelling

2004-09-18 Thread Shawne FitzGerald
When the Park Board leased the land where the Nieman fields are located at Fort Snelling they also leased a building on the property which a developer proposed to turn into an indoor skate park. This developer contracted with other tradesmen such as electricians and carpenters and then failed to

[Mpls] Duluth City Council places measure on ballot

2004-09-18 Thread Jason Samuels
DULUTH: The City Council approves a ballot initiative to ban smoking in all indoor workplaces. http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/9688658.htm I find it ironic that the Duluth City Council just placed a measure on their ballot after the qualifying petition lacked the required

[Mpls] Tips for new members - and reminders for old ones!

2004-09-18 Thread List Manager
We've had an uptick in membership lately, so I thought I'd toss a few basic list rules onlist for everyone's benefit. In no particular order: 1. Sign all posts with real first and last name and city neighborhood (or city if outside of Minneapolis). This forum does not allow anonymity or

[Mpls] PEACE Ball tonight!

2004-09-18 Thread Michelle Martin
List, The PEACE Foundation's first annual PEACE Ball will be held tonight at 7:30pm at the Historic Grainbelt Brewery Bottling House at 79 Thirteenth Ave NE. Already, over 500 tickets have been sold! Entertainment for the evening will be provided by Wain McFarlane Zydeco Blue, Unknown Prophets,

[Mpls] Art, Music, Math, Reading and Science in the Minneapolis Public Schools

2004-09-18 Thread Tamir Nolley
First, apologies to David for further commenting on this thread, but I've got something to say and I'll keep this local. I've only skimmed this thread, but I've noticed that this started out as a critique of a program that Whittier elementary offers. (Criticism: too much art and music, not enough

Re: [Mpls] Creationism Center Sponsors Gay Marriage Debate/School Board Candidates on Creationism

2004-09-18 Thread Steve Nelson
Eva Young Near North Minneapolis wrote Sen Michelle Bachmann had a cameo role at this event She asked about gay marriages causing increased illegitimacy in Scandinavia... H... And here I thought that gay marriage by definition did not produce progeny. So is it guys

[Mpls] Re: MPRB 201 Building, Fort Snelling

2004-09-18 Thread Steve Nelson
For those details I will humbly bow to Annie Young or John Erwin who usually moderate this issues list. Steven M Nelson Willard Hay http://citizenshipchronicles.blogspot.com/ Get UP! Get OUT! GET INVOLVED!!! When the Park Board leased the land where the Nieman fields are located at Fort

[Mpls] Nader event drew over 700 / The empire strikes back

2004-09-18 Thread Socialist2001
There was an admission charge, $10 per person, $5 for students (I guess students count as half a person), and several thousand more was raised during the program. A process server from Arkansas was on hand to give Nader a summons to appear in court to respond to a lawsuit to keep him off the

RE: [Mpls] Duluth City Council places measure on ballot

2004-09-18 Thread Jim Bernstein
JASON - As you are well aware, this issue was never about the number of signatures! The city of Duluth has the authority to regulate smoking within its city limits. The Minneapolis City Council has the authority (and responsibility in my opinion) to reject charter petitions that are contrary

RE: [Mpls] Nader event drew over 700 / The empire strikes back

2004-09-18 Thread List Manager
This post is simply not a Minneapolis issue. Announcements about national political events happening in Minneapolis are welcome, but that DOES NOT open the forum up to state national presidential commentary, reports, etc. That belongs on other forums. Future violators will be warned and

[Mpls] Re: Voting patterns / 12 reasons to NOT vote for Doug Mann

2004-09-18 Thread Socialist2001
The distribution of votes for Mann and Dayhoff in the 2004 Minneapolis school board primary resembles the distribution of votes in Minneapolis for Nader and Bush in the 2000 presidential election in the following ways: Where Nader was getting between 15 to 30% of the vote and outpolled Bush in

RE: [Mpls] Duluth City Council places measure on ballot

2004-09-18 Thread Jason Samuels
Mr. Bernstein, Once again, the charter amendment we put forth is NOT contrary to state law. Its plain language states that the city would be required to authorize, license and regulate medical marijuana distribution centers TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED by state and federal law. There is nothing

[Mpls] Re: Geese part 2 non lethal control

2004-09-18 Thread Svattheriver
Too many geese is a problem for us and them. It is an ecological problem for creatures living in the river and us and a contributor to the dead zone and water quality issues of the Mississippi River _http://www.animalalliance.ca/projects/Landscape.pdf_