The only issue here is the weighted availability of technology to different
economic - therefore, ethnic - residents and potential delegates.
Andy Driscoll
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"Whatever keeps you from your work is your work."
Al
expression. Living in denial of this simply justifies its
escalation and creeping dare I say it: fascism.
Andy Driscoll
--
"Whatever keeps you from your work is your work."
Albert Camus
The Driscoll Group/Communicatio
All of this screams for public financing of all elections and campaigns.
Period. Talk about fair.
Andy Driscoll
--
"Whatever keeps you from your work is your work."
Albert Camus
The Driscoll Group/Communications
Writin
that corrupts the process by moving
policy in directions that too often have little to do with the public
interest elected officials have sworn to protect.
Mr. Stewart sounds like a lawyer who requires proof beyond a reasonable
doubt when the preponderance of evidence should the guiding principle.
Andy
) and that "special interests" are setting the agendas of
life in these United States, not the voters,. not the people.
So, c'mon Tim, get real.
Andy Driscoll
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"Whatever keeps you from your work is your work."
Alber
in front of reporters.
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Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 16:08:56 EST
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Mpls] Access to Planning Department Files
I've been advised by the List Manager to bring this story to your attention.
Two weeks ago, my employer sent
. I'm afraid milder measures continue to be
insufficient, because it all gets worse rather than better.
A little ruckus may be necessary, not extreme.
--
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
From: "Annie Young" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 18:10:45 -0600
To: "Michael Hohmann&qu
. To start engaging in a new kind
of profiling as an excuse for patriotism run contrary to the very nature of
our republic.
Unite.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: David Brauer [EMAIL PROTECTED
No doubt a pic from the Gore campaign days when SSB was chair of the
platform committee and active in his campaign. I wouldn't have used one with
the beard, either. It doesn't work for him at all.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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I love America more than any other country in this world
of an
administration over which the majority of voters have grow displeased.
In either case - vote. I can't - at least over there.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for
this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually
you worked on it.
We came through in St. Paul as well: Jay came in first with 30%.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
--
I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for
this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.
- James Baldwin (1924 - 1987)
I love St
yourself out
there for public judgment and rejection (always more likely than than
winning). It takes guts, commitment, and more than a little madness.
But, believe this: there is life after an election - win or lose. So, live.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
--
I love America more than any other
. Local is global.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
--
I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for
this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.
- James Baldwin (1924 - 1987)
I love St. Paul more than any other city in this world, and, exactly
Remember: our rules allow pointed disagreement, but require respectful discussion.
--
Say what?
Andy
The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: W. Brandon Lacy Campos [EMAIL PROTECTED]
James Jeffords is a Senator
.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: Julie Mattson Ostrow [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 08:32:12 -0500
To: Mpls list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Mpls
. Volunteers are hardly the same as
money collected and disbursed by the corporate body vs. the individual
decision to put time into a campaign.
Reaching. Reaching. Desperation time, people.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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moral crisis
journalism, and the rest of the editorializing will
follow, if only to remain consistent with their need to boost support for
sports. Sports - the games of life - are never to take a back seat to issues
of importance to the paper's constituency.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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The hottest place
exchange.
This is why tomorrow, they'll endorse Sharon.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2001 15:26:49 +
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Mpls] Lame Strib
This is the same list that David Brauer received in a fundraising mailing
for Sharon.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: Rosalind Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 07:42:15
Not to confuse editorial with opinion. When it's the only newspaper in town,
people consult it for news. When it's pumping out its corporate agenda
through endorsements on the editorial pages, people may read them, but they
carry nowhere near the impact they once did.
Big diff.
Andy Driscoll
Perhaps?
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
Erik Riese postulates:
Perhaps the Strib endorsement is based on what's best for the Strib and
not what's best for the voters in the Second Ward
on the possible disenfranchisement issue.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: David Brauer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 10:34:40
-0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Mpls] City
version of the fox watching the hen house as we do with the Internal Affairs
divisions of those same departments.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: Many Crows [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 28
record of accomplishment as
laid out so well by Jenny Heiser.
I'm guessing that whatever his opponents want to cite as lacking in overall
knowledge of just one neighborhoods in Ward 6 is a pittance compared with
the potential he brings to a City Council desperately in need of Dean's
politics.
Andy
Ann Berget stirs memories of some grand old big G days while making perhaps
the most salient point on the projected parking ramp, a structure that
almost never strikes at the cultural heartstrings.
I've pretty much ignored this struggle between preservationists, but Ann's
post and my drive
that they simply wanted to be on
the record as having had a slate of likely winners since electability is
often as important as ideology in such special interest blessings.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
they not true betrays a desperation and/or
lack of faith in her ability to win.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: Becker [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 07:07:03 -0600
To: Mpls Issues
have been
endorsed with Mike Freeman and the internecine warfare that emerges from
primary contests between/among endorsed and non-endorsed DFL candidates
would either be minimized or eliminated.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
--
The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral
No matter how anyone feels about a given organization, if they're legitimate
interest groups, elected officials are going to have to acknowledge their
existence, even if it's only to know thine enemy. It would be irresponsible
to do otherwise.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
--
The hottest place
..
The Saturday and Sunday hum of prop planes overhead instead of deafening jet
engines flying low.
One of the Midwest's first Pizza palaces: Dulono's on Lake St., which
sponsored Franklin Hobb's late-night music show on 'CCO and put pizza on the
late night map forever.
There's more, right?
Andy
The Minneapolis Herald - strike (Guild) paper in 1962 - held on for awhile
after settlement, featured Bob White of 'CCO as columnist.
The Voice of What's Happnin' Around Town: Will Jones, Star columnist
Andy
The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral
Canton who started as a rock jock at WDGY in the 60's and
is, I think, still at W-LITE. But not much personality left around here.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: Barbara Lickness [EMAIL
that they must.
We can all think of examples of the pretense of citizen involvement in
almost every instance of major change where big money's at stake.
Beware the gurus of ad hoc citizen advisory systems - they're out to keep
you quiet.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
--
The hottest place in Hell
dared wearing them in other company.
Big time outfit, Munsingwear. Anyone know what put them out of business?
Man, this was a long time ago!
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: Pamela Taylor
played less later and became something of an impresario around town
for brining music to a variety of venues.
Andy Driscoll (of the dual citizenship)
Saint Paul
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The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date
is now?
Boy. Now I can sleep again.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: Barbara L. Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 21:40:35 -0600
To: Andy Driscoll [EMAIL PROTECTED
. Paul. Since this thread started on this list, so
has one in St. Paul to which I've been able to contribute a memoir or two.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
Crocus Hill, Ward 2
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The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: Eva Young
where it ends for me. The structure, the perks, the stadium
itself should be entirely privately financed.
The Mayor cannot walk away from talks and concerns over the impending
blackmail imposed by Major League Baseball. He must be involved, as must the
City Council.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
of Rights.
This has so many people smacking their lips over public support for reining
in those terrible dissenters over erosion of those freedoms. This what we
should fear far more than the fearful intruders from elsewhere. We're back
to the We've seen the enemy, and we are it.
Andy Driscoll
Saint
the power of
incumbency is absent in the other district, now vacant and wide open for a
different party to capture.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: Terrell Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 28
is no longer required, so out it
goes. We're completely at the mercy of Disney and Red McCombs and we should
be very afraid.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: richard carney [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date
and its hard-earned and hard-payed largesse. Instead of public
education, instead of decent housing, and health care, these guys believe we
should it all into their back pockets and damn the children.
Good bye Twins. Don't let the door hit your rears as you exit.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
-
in school and in life.
Creating citizens and leaders of tomorrow is a full time job starting at
home. Hooray for Lynnell.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 4 Dec
are not indicators of a total lack of reading
instruction. I think we have a school-basher in our midst.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: Barbara L. Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 05
of a former
board member have nothing to do with failure of the institutions. You're
scapegoating with circular logic.
My suggestion is that you start taking responsibility for your own children
before laying the blame for failure at the feet of your educational partner:
the schools.
Andy Driscoll
Is it non-smoking? Smoking would be intolerable for many, I'm certain, and
certainly would eliminate my attendance (as if it matters).
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: Craig Miller [EMAIL
in.
But don't let my severe, chronic, (eventually) terminal illness prevent you
all from have a great time without me. I can take the rejection. I can live
without socializing, if needs be. Go ahead. Have a ball. (sniffle)
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
--
The hottest place in Hell is reserved
. Property taxes go up mostly when values go up, not when rates are
set. If values are going up it's because neighborhoods/communities are in
demand.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
--
The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: Victoria
to affect my lungs, and it take very little,
unfortunately.
Of course, it's good for no one even if it doesn't seem to bother you.
Enough of it will put you where I am, breathing-wise.
Have a great holiday.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
--
The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who
development might spawn such
a concern for the city finances of a person living elsewhere, wouldn't you
say?
Otherwise, I know nothing about her.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
--
The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: Terrell Brown
think the City would be wise to change the appointment dates as well, but
even February may be slightly too soon. You would 30 days is enough time,
but a change in administrations is a madhouse.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral
should be applauded and
compensated.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
--
The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: Gary Bowman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 19 Dec 2001 07:50:11 -0800
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL
. This should translate into less
government bashing and a better understanding of the public-private
partnership government is and ought to be with its citizens/taxpayers.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
And to all from across the East.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
--
The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: wizardmarks [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2001 11:49:27 -0600
To: Mpls list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Mpls
Yeah, me, too. Couldn't do it, damn it, but would like to know how it went.
Andy
The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: Barbara L. Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2002 22:17:41 -0600
To: Minneapolis
Once again the affair with the personal combustion engine rears its
uglier-than-believed head.
Andy
The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: ken avidor [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Organization: avidor studios
Reply-To: [EMAIL
I'd almost forgotten about the Stillwater inmate program for computer repair
and re-marketing. Yes.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: John Fisher [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2002
applicable in all districted jurisdictions where 4-year terms are the norm.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: Phyllis Kahn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 16:54:14 -0600
To: [EMAIL
.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul buddy to our Miller Twin.
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moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: Walt Cygan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 21:16:46 -0600
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [Mpls] City elections
electoral process is
a wise thing.
All of this said, it may be difficult to require a two-year term this time
around for this City Council, but the measure should pass and future
elections should reflect its proper premise. Retroactivity for these things
is difficult to enforce.
Andy Driscoll
.
The details will be made public, including those of his long service to the
City. Hooray for Minneapolis and RT Rybak's great judgment.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
Mr. Swift is an active supporter of the Maple River Education bunch bent on
ripping the heart our of public education.
Andy
The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: kathy kosnoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 24 Jan
and supplement their secondary
education.)
The threat is direct.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 13:42:35 -0600
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED
A virus is invading the lists again. I'm on a Mac, and relatively
unaffected, I believe, but:
Beware any message that promises pictures from my party. There's a virus
therein. The thing is making thee rounds. I've had five emails of that
subject and they're appearing on the lists now.
Andy
, they can't have it - my money, that is. Now, they're saying no
referendum/initiative this time. They're just gonna shove down our throats
whatever they want.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From
) Go online:
http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/
http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/
Click away to have info sent down.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: Brown, Terrell [EMAIL PROTECTED
against the dome in persistent contravention of the boys upstairs.
He wanted to retain the Met much as Dave Moore did.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: Timothy Mady [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri
What Russell says.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: Russell W Peterson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2002 11:15:50 -0600
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [Mpls] Re: Abstention
Precisely!
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: David Brauer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
But wait! If the DFL is losing elections, why is Rep. Kahn's change that
forces an additional round
. This stadium rivalry is heating up too much.
Andy Driscoll
Crocus Hill
Saint Paul
rapidly becoming a former friend of Mpls. :-)
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moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: Tony Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 11:46
useless as real reviewers.
Now what? Who knows, but the from a budgetary standpoint, they can kill the
whole thing and start over again with real outside review process
established in its stead.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
--
The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral
License inspectors and realtors and landlords have always lamented that
truth in Housing boards and procedures duplicate existing services, but
housing sales, until truth in housing mechanisms came into being, had been a
crap shoot at best with regard to disclosure of health and safety (not
of all this but you get the idea, I hope.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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Bigger is NOT better. Just more risky all the way 'round.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: Clark C. Griffith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Organization: Clark C.Griffith, P.A.
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 14
So far, I must agree with this assessment.
Andy
I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our
monied corporations which dare already to challenge our
government to a trial of strength, and bid defiance to the
laws of the country.
--- Thomas Jefferson,1816
From:
and the
Minnesota law governing it. I believe his office is listed in the Blue
Pages' State section under Administration Department.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our
monied corporations which dare already to challenge our
government to a trial of strength
Unbanks and their ilk are profitable alternatives to banks because their
customers don't trust banks, never have, and essentially deal only in cash.
It has not helped when needing credit for such items as mortgages for those
who deal in cash because, of course, there's little or no real credit
Now this finally makes sense, thank you very much. I wondered how you would
have staggered term in both even and odd numbered years.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
--
I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied
corporations which dare already to challenge our government
the necessary forces for her cause or started
her own parochial list for boosting North Side influence on the processes
that affect them.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
--
I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied
corporations which dare already to challenge our government
up the courage
to really overhaul the police culture? Can it be?
I wish I knew.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied
corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of
strength, and bid defiance to the laws
Ye.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
--
I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied
corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of
strength, and bid defiance to the laws of the country.
--- Thomas Jefferson,1816
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED
requiring public sensibilities in their management
and policies.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
--
I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied
corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of
strength, and bid defiance to the laws of the country
policy almost every time -
especially as regards environmental conflicts and corporate welfare matters.
Minneapolis DFLers are the same, I'd be willing to bet. Check it out.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied
corporations which dare
Erik misses this point:
While sports may be part and parcel of this culture, they are not a public
purpose to which public dollars should be funneled for the private
enrichment of owners and players who couldn't care less what they own, where
they play, or who pays for it as long as it is them.
Looks like a DFL battle between Scott Dibble and e-democracy founder, Steve
Clift.
Andy
I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied
corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of
strength, and bid defiance to the laws of the country.
ensemble work, especially
for an amateur staging.
It's a very popular show for young people to do because it's all about young
people serving themes of racism and the self-destruction inherent in hate.
Break a leg, South High kids.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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I hope we shall crush in its birth
by the horns. When the cops and the aggrieved can
praise him for his unusual willingness to wade into the think of the
controversies with confidence that a new approach will bode well for the
city, you've got a whale of an elected official here.
*sigh* If only we...
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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I
and helps
the City set civil/human rights policy (I hope). Not all CRA appeals are
discrimination matters, albeit predominantly so.
Generally an independent authority is best, perhaps staffed by the Civil
Rights office. But independence from the police is the most critical
element.
Andy Driscoll
the killing.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
--
I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied
corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of
strength, and bid defiance to the laws of the country.
--- Thomas Jefferson,1816
--
From
that air quality at the state and local levels (as
well as federal) are key issues in discussion about Minneapolis and the
health of it citizens.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied
corporations which dare already to challenge our
Nellie and I were very close as well. I'll miss her.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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Subject: [Mpls] Nellie Stone Johnson dies
A great icon of progressive politics and the DFL - and the first African
American elected to office in Minneapolis - died yesterday. Sorry,
confirmation came
I hate admit checking the electronic version of political rags,
(ChecksandBalances.com), but the following item without a specific bill
reference - appeared there today (if you can wade through the worst syntax
in journalism). I thought David said this bill was killed in committee.
Anyone have
It's not. When councilmembers are forced to share a constituent base, he/she
is more attuned to the shared constituency.
Andy
I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied
corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of
strength, and bid
the Courts turned down their power trip. This
year no lawsuit, but what a divisive process it's been.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
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I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied
corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of
strength, and bid defiance
What ARE we going to do about these renegades in the streets of Minneapolis.
What sort of hammer hangs over the heads of civilian authorities that
prevents them from putting a stop to this inexcusable abuse of police powers
and an increasing intolerance for anything smacking of public defiance
barrel of
wonderful men and women is refuted by the frequency we're able to capture
their misbehavior on film or tape. The odds would otherwise be against it.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
From: DUKE POWELL [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 16:25:35 -0500
To: MJ Mueller [EMAIL PROTECTED
they don't want gaining a foothold
in the election dialogue.
Sad but true, I'm afraid.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
--
I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied
corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of
strength, and bid defiance to the laws
I agree. Information begets rationality. I'm second to none as most people
can discern here, in my criticism of the police culture, but that doesn't
excuse the idiocy of turning any celebration into an excuse for vandalism
and terror.
But therein lies a lesson: 1. Drunken children are going to
the
office elected, and that would be beyond the pale for police and fire
chiefs.
Time for a charter amendment again shifting those office back to public
accountability.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
--
I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied
corporations which dare already
Didn't think loons ever clustered. Loners, I'd always believed.
Andy
I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied
corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of
strength, and bid defiance to the laws of the country.
--- Thomas
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