[Mpls] SSB and Labor;Police and News Biz

2003-08-17 Thread Jim Mork
It occurred to me today that SSB may not have lost to RT due to the incessant spectacle of gifts to private business and the lawsuits that the city lost for this and that. I was working for city government in the period leading up to her loss. I was a union member. Gingrich was running his

[Mpls] Gallmon's Racist Comments in the Strib

2003-08-17 Thread Socialist2001
Some people will say you are blaming the victim he said But from where I sit, being on the school board, being a pastor, we have gotten away from the African American community having a culture, an environment that says education is important. -- Rev. Albert Gallmon, President of the

[Mpls] Lake Street Bridge

2003-08-17 Thread Paul Rohlfing
I was out for a walk last night and decided to walk out onto the Lake Street Bridge over the Mississippi. Two things struck me: 1) The decorative street lights on the Minneapolis side of the bridge were all turned off, while the lights on the St. Paul side were all on. Is this a symptom of

Re: [Mpls] SSB and Labor;Police and News Biz

2003-08-17 Thread N.I. Krasnov
on 8/17/03 3:45 AM, Jim Mork at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Police and News Biz Mr. Krasnov, instead of answering sensibly, tries tossing down a gantlet: Perhaps, then, the City Council and the Mayor should state on City letterhead which parts of the Minnesota Statutes and Minneapolis

Re: [Mpls] Gallmon's Racist Comments in the Strib

2003-08-17 Thread N.I. Krasnov
On Sunday, August 17, 2003, at 04:02 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Can the academics - and you - explain how my parent's generation - those who lived through the Depression - were somehow able to live in poor but safe neighborhoods, get an education, go on to Brooklyn College, CCNY, and

Re: [Mpls] Gallmon's Racist Comments in the Strib

2003-08-17 Thread Socialist2001
In a message dated 8/17/2003 10:58:14 AM Central Daylight Time, N.I. Krasnov writes: Can the academics - and you - explain how my parent's generation - those who lived through the Depression - were somehow able to live in poor but safe neighborhoods, get an education, go on to Brooklyn

[Mpls] Forget the Rain Forest -- Save the Trees in Minneapolis

2003-08-17 Thread Annie Young
Please take my friend Dean's advice - WATER THE TREES TODAY. An advance thank you, Annie Young citywide Park Commissioner From: Dean Zimmermann [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: AA Undisclosed Recipients [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Forget the Rain Forest -- Save the Trees in Minneapolis Date: Sun, 17 Aug

Re: [Mpls] A few points re: police v. Johnson Lee

2003-08-17 Thread Peter T Schmitz
David Brauer says: I was only referring to Wizard's notion that the Strib had overplayed this story, and make the point that interesting things rank high in public attention, not just important things. Peter Schmitz responds: David, correct me if I'm wrong, but as a professional journalist

[Mpls] Forget The Rain Forest For Now -- Save Trees In Minneapolis

2003-08-17 Thread Dean Zimmermann
The fate of thousands of trees is in your hands.There are literally thousands of trees in parks and on boulevards and in private yards that will die if they do not get lots of water SOON.Go outside right now and look up and down your block.Are there any trees that were planted less than

RE: [Mpls] Forget the Rain Forest -- Save the Trees in Minneapolis

2003-08-17 Thread Michael Hohmann
I've noticed young trees around neighborhood schools that are looking pretty rough-- for lack of water. Since school's out, perhaps an emphasis should be placed on city/park employees getting such trees watered.Young trees in boulevards near homes could more easily be watered by nearby

Re: [Mpls] A few points re: police v. Johnson Lee

2003-08-17 Thread WizardMarks
Peter T Schmitz wrote: David Brauer says: I was only referring to Wizard's notion that the Strib had overplayed this story, and make the point that interesting things rank high in public attention, not just important things. WM: The Strib has the job of ranking stories. The story shuffled to

RE: [Mpls] Gallmon's Racist Comments in the Strib

2003-08-17 Thread Peter Jessen
Yep. See Ron Edward's commentary on this in his web log entry #89, at www.TheMinneapolisStory.com. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 2:03 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] Gallmon's Racist

[Mpls] RE: Parents' Education Attainments

2003-08-17 Thread Ray Marshall
I suspect our parents often were successful in getting an education years ago because their teachers worked for $3-4,000 a year. And some parents got assistance through the G.I. Bill. Then, our parents decided that they wanted salaries of $30,000 to $70,000 a year and more. So did the teachers.

RE: [Mpls] Gallmon's Racist Comments in the Strib

2003-08-17 Thread Michael Atherton
N.I. Krasnov wrote: Can the academics - and you - explain how my parent's generation - those who lived through the Depression - were somehow able to live in poor but safe neighborhoods, get an education, go on to Brooklyn College, CCNY, and Brooklyn PolyTech to become successful citizens

[Mpls] Gallmon's Racist Comments in the Strib

2003-08-17 Thread Peter Jessen
Subject: RE: [Mpls] Gallmon's Racist Comments in the Strib Yep, a Black man expressing White racism. See Ron Edward's commentary on this in his web log entries #89 and #90, at www.TheMinneapolisStory.com. Doug Mann quoted All Gallmon and then commented: Some people will say you are blaming

Re: [Mpls] Gallmon's Racist Comments in the Strib

2003-08-17 Thread N.I. Krasnov
on 8/17/03 7:01 PM, Michael Atherton at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: N.I. Krasnov wrote: Can the academics - and you - explain how my parent's generation - those who lived through the Depression - were somehow able to live in poor but safe neighborhoods, get an education, go on to Brooklyn

[Mpls] nicollet/franklin area

2003-08-17 Thread Nick Kyle
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RE: [Mpls] Gallmon's Racist Comments in the Strib

2003-08-17 Thread Michael Atherton
N.I. Krasnov: The Irish had a choice: either leave Ireland, or perish in the potato famine. Don't forget those who arrived as indentured servants. The Jews left Europe after centuries of Anti-Semitic savagery, expulsions, forced conversions, blood libels, pogroms, revolution, typhus,

RE: [Mpls] Insufficient Funds

2003-08-17 Thread FNA
No one forgot, lateness of the electronic deposits were due to a computer glitch that was fully discussed in the Star Tribune about a week ago. Roberta Englund, Folwell -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of timothy connolly Sent: Sunday, August