[Mpls] Banning coffee

2005-12-13 Thread Ray Marshall
or are the facts demanding of some kind of benevolent dictatorship that will take care of our health for us? If the people ban wheat germ and over-the-counter nutritional supplements, would the anti-coffee coalition accept that? Ray Marshall Hiawatha Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 01:42:33 -0600 From: Dan McGrath

[Mpls] RE: Spineless Twin Cities United Way?

2005-12-04 Thread Ray Marshall
Probably because they read the newspapers. Ray Marshall Hiawatha -- Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 14:34:04 -0800 (PST) From: David Strand [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] Why Is Twin Cities United Way so Spineles in Face of Blatent Discrimination? To: mpls

[Mpls] Transit for the Future - Rubber Tires

2005-11-23 Thread Ray Marshall
when the cost of bypassing that becomes prohibitive. Ray Marshall Hiawatha REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2

[Mpls] RE: AOL Ban

2005-11-13 Thread Ray Marshall
Just what clause in the Bill of Rights, which generally begin with Congress shall make no law. . . requires that private companies adhere to Bill of Rights provisions? Ray Marshall Hiawatha -- Message: 8 Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 20:07:57 GMT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED

[Mpls] RE: Slanting the news

2005-11-07 Thread Ray Marshall
writing for them. I’m way off topic with this. Any further comments from me will be private. Ray Marshall Hiawatha -Original Message- From: Dann Dobson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 5:19 AM To: Ray Marshall; mpls@mnforum.org Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject

[Mpls] RE: Ethics of Strib 'Polls'

2005-11-06 Thread Ray Marshall
it. If you want negative coverage on Rybak, then start your own paper! But don't waste your time whining about unfair coverage. Ray Marshall Hiawatha -- Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 16:27:28 -0800 (PST) From: Guy Gambill [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] Ethics of strib Polls

[Mpls] Park Board Budgeting

2005-10-27 Thread Ray Marshall
the Park Board's blue-chip attorney has anything to do with the budgeting staff policy? Ray Marshall Hiawatha -- Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 13:57:16 -0500 From: Mark Hanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] Park Board budgeting

[Mpls] RE: People for Independent Parks - E-mail Lists

2005-10-26 Thread Ray Marshall
If you don't like a person or group from whom you are getting mail, just put them on your spam filter's black list. Ask your provider if you don't know how to do it. Ray Marshall Hiawatha -- Message: 5 Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 15:34:34 -0500 From: Rick Mons [EMAIL

RE: [Mpls] 38th Street Station Area Master Plan

2005-10-26 Thread Ray Marshall
in without publicity. Ray Marshall Hiawatha -Original Message- From: Dorie Rae Gallagher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 11:54 PM Ray, you know that everything is planned, signed, sealed, delivered and then it is brought to the public for three meetings so we can blow

[Mpls] 38th Street Station Area Master Plan

2005-10-25 Thread Ray Marshall
Avenue South * Longfellow Community Council, 2727 26th Avenue South Ray Marshall Hiawatha REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing

[Mpls] RE: 38th Street Station Area Master Plan

2005-10-25 Thread Ray Marshall
the words eminent domain quite a bit during the discussions. Ray Marshall Hiawatha -- Message: 3 Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 14:21:29 -0500 From: Doug Walter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Mpls] 38th Street Station Area Master Plan Doug here: I'm guessing that one

[Mpls] RE: Another DT restaurant closes

2005-10-20 Thread Ray Marshall
-- Message: 4 Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 22:47:39 -0500 From: Michael Atherton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Mpls] RE: Another DT restaurant closes Steve Nelson wrote: Before blaming the smoking ban I would look to the long term economic decision made by the

[Mpls] RE: Another DT restaurant closes

2005-10-19 Thread Ray Marshall
It may be a block out of the area, but don't forget that the locally owned Cafe diNapoli on Hennepin closed in July. They had been there for about 65 years. Ray Marshall Hiawatha -- Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:31:38 -0500 From: Tom Madden [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re

[Mpls] RE: Heating the Great Outdoors

2005-10-17 Thread Ray Marshall
The real issue is not heating the outdoors. Some folks just believe that they have a Mission from God to ban all smoking. Actually, I think that some of those heating devices heat only flesh, and not smoky air, beer glasses and ash trays. Ray Marshall Hiawatha

[Mpls] Star Tribune Web Site

2005-10-12 Thread Ray Marshall
earlier at Agincourt). The sesquicentennial of Trafalgar was a big deal in England and there were multiple articles that the Telegraph kept linking to previous or related articles on the story. Ray Marshall Hiawatha -- Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 From: Steve Brandt [EMAIL

[Mpls] Park Properties -- Then and Now

2005-10-10 Thread Ray Marshall
Triangle Rustic Lodge Sheridan Field Small Triangle Smith Triangle Stevens Place Stevens Square Stewart Field Stinson Blvd Sumner Field Svea Triangle The Gateway The Mall The Parade Tower Hill Van Cleve Vinland Triangle Virginia Triangle Washington Fair Oaks West End Triangle Wilson Windom Ray

[Mpls] RE: Broadband Availability?

2005-10-05 Thread Ray Marshall
. Ray Marshall Hiawatha -- Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 23:08:24 -0500 (CDT) From: Timothy J. Salo [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Mpls] Broadband Availability? Availability and affordability _are_ different. As Minneapolis and Saint Paul consider major investments

[Mpls] RE: St. Anthony: What's in a Name

2005-10-05 Thread Ray Marshall
I'd guess Stillwater, and Dakotah County Ray Marshall Hiawatha -- Message: 6 Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 12:04:47 -0500 From: Steve Brandt [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] Minneapolis: What's in a name? For those looking to the East Bank for guidance on anniversary

[Mpls] RE: Broadband Availability?

2005-10-05 Thread Ray Marshall
traffic. Just as I see that 25% of the city doesn't need it or want it and I can't see what would change their mind. Ray Marshall Hiawatha REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL

[Mpls] Minneapolis: What is in a name? A powerful brand?

2005-10-03 Thread Ray Marshall
be the 150th birthday of the city of Minneapolis. Why is it that the city fathers and mothers and undecideds haven't come up with a celebration for us. Or did I miss it? I guess it might have happened in 2002, but let's not let that be an excuse not to have a party. Ray Marshall Hiawatha

[Mpls] RE: Minneapolis: What's in a name?

2005-10-03 Thread Ray Marshall
http://www.mpls.lib.mn.us/history/eh4.asp Ray Marshall Hiawatha -- Message: 12 Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 14:31:35 -0500 From: Steve Brandt [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] Minneapolis: What's in a name? Here's what the public library's web site says: Minneapolis

[Mpls] RE: Park Board Groups

2005-10-01 Thread Ray Marshall
Is Steve Clift with both People for Independent Parks and Citizens for Park Board Reform? Is the first group supporting the second group's candidates? This is very confusing. Almost as confusing as to whom to vote for the Library Board. Don't you just love democracy? Ray Marshall Hiawatha

[Mpls] RE: WIFI, No free lunch - Why should it be 'free' at all

2005-09-27 Thread Ray Marshall
for something spiffier. Just what, I don't know yet. Ray Marshall Hiawatha -- Message: 6 Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 22:10:35 -0500 From: Becca Vargo Daggett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] RE: WIFI, No free lunch - Why should it be free at all? I'll take a stab at Ray's

[Mpls] RE: WIFI, No free lunch - Why should it be free at all?

2005-09-26 Thread Ray Marshall
. Finding out where to score some . 6. Making reservations or ordering take-out items for pickup in 5 minutes. Thanks in advance for your WIFI tutorial, folks. Ray Marshall Way behind the times in Hiawatha REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules

[Mpls] 21 Mpls police officers head to New Orleans

2005-09-13 Thread Ray Marshall
Justin forgot to mention that the city has been completely evacuated, so just what is the MPD going to monitor, the Army? Ray Marshall Hiawatha -- Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 16:56:51 -0500 From: Justin E. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] 21 Mpls police officers head

[Mpls] RE: Against the Law for Federal Troops to Act as Domestic Peace Officers

2005-09-06 Thread Ray Marshall
cars without any worry about being arrested. It would be nice to know which laws I have to observe, and which I don't have to worry about. Ray Marshall Hiawatha -- Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 22:06:54 -0500 From: Anne McC [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Mpls] Minneapolis

[Mpls] RE: Against the Law for Federal Troops to Act as Domestic Peace Officers

2005-09-06 Thread Ray Marshall
-Original Message- From: wmmarks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 10:27 AM To: mpls@mnforum.org Cc: Ray Marshall Subject: Re: [Mpls] RE: Against the Law for Federal Troops to Act as Domestic Peace Officers Ray Marshall writes: I'll not quote Wizard's lengthy

[Mpls] Opting out of military recruiting

2005-09-02 Thread Ray Marshall
Is David Strand going to be on the front lines when the Mississippi and Minnesota overflow their banks again some day or when tornadoes strike that make those that hit the Metro Area, both in 1965, look like puffs of wind? How about when a billion Chinese or Moslems decide that they have had

[Mpls] Naming the Library

2005-08-23 Thread Ray Marshall
Scandinavian. Ray Marshall Hiawatha --- Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 22:28:33 -0500 From: Ian Stade [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] Naming the Central Library From Sheldon Mains' message today: To get a little away from the corporate naming issue: Here are some suggested names for parts of the new

[Mpls] RE: Selling Naming Rights to Our Public Librarys and/or Departments

2005-08-17 Thread Ray Marshall
Advertising being such a foreign concept for our children, I would imagine that we would need several battalions of grief counselors to help them deal with the concept of naming a library after a company. Andrew Carnegie must be grinning broadly right now. Ray Marshall Hiawatha

[Mpls] Brevity

2005-08-15 Thread Ray Marshall
there is a 5000 character limit to the size of messages. Some of the folks who regularly post unexpurgated messages here need a regular reminder that others of us don't need to read the same message two or three times. Ray Marshall Hiawatha REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES

[Mpls] RE: Rabbits

2005-07-20 Thread Ray Marshall
I delivered the NY Times a few years ago to homes in a City whose name I dare not mention just east of Mpls, and if you want to see rabbits, why get up about dawn, and the place seemed to be teeming with them. A good time to see deer too in some neighborhoods. Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 10:46:50

[Mpls] RE: An idea for MN or MPLS

2005-07-07 Thread Ray Marshall
paths. Ray Marshall Hiawatha -- Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2005 23:08:40 -0500 From: Phyllis Kahn [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sure wish they would do this in Minnesota: Bicycle Traps Coming to Utah ... You've heard of speed traps but have you heard

[Mpls] RE: Kiffmeyer's Both

2005-06-29 Thread Ray Marshall
Don't tell me that government employees are required to work for their boss's re-election. No wonder it's so hard to get one of those jobs. Ray Marshall Hiawatha -- Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 16:29:41 -0700 (PDT) From: Eva Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Mpls

[Mpls] RE: Uptown - I'm here, now will somebody lock the doors?

2005-06-28 Thread Ray Marshall
Ray Marshall Hiawatha -- Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 23:00:01 -0500 From: Chris Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Mpls] Lagoon Project and Other Uptown Developments Uptown resident for 6 years, ECCO homeowner for 4 years, Uptown patron since 1979. -- Chris Johnson

[Mpls] Colvin Roy's Dancing versus Constituent Service

2005-06-27 Thread Ray Marshall
Gee, I recently have sent Colvin Roy two emails a week or so apart asking for information on a project with which I am involved and I have yet to receive an answer. I guess she has been too busy practicing her dancing to worry about her constituents. Ray Marshall Hiawatha Date: Sun, 26 Jun

[Mpls] RE: Peebles' Job On Line

2005-06-13 Thread Ray Marshall
happy. If you can't do that, do you really expect to get rewarded with a couple hundred thousand (or so) bonus for leaving? Ray Marshall Hiawatha Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 04:11:49 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] Strib on supes: Peebles' job on line, Gurban's

[Mpls] Current Edition of Mpls/St Paul Business Journal covers North Minneapolis

2005-06-03 Thread Ray Marshall
This is forwarded from the electronic free edition of the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Ray Marshall Hiawatha I'm excited to tell you that this week, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal features a special report on the business environment of north Minneapolis. Although the area

[Mpls] MPL caught throwing away books

2005-05-28 Thread Ray Marshall
Not wanting to beat an already dead horse, but why not? Another option for the library board is to get an exemption to the law prohibiting giving away library books that no longer wanted and that can't be sold. Ray Marshall Hiawatha REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http

[Mpls] RE: Insance Obstacles to Common Sense at Library

2005-05-09 Thread Ray Marshall
it in five years? Ray Marshall Hiawatha - Message: 2 Date: Sun, 8 May 2005 22:15:23 -0500 From: Sheldon Mains [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Mpls] Insane Obstacles to Common Sense at Library By the way, since we're talking about libraries, who else thinks that the huge

[Mpls] Sports Fans and a New Stadium

2005-05-01 Thread Ray Marshall
. That is the wave of the future, folks. Ray Marshall Hiawatha -- Date: Sun, 01 May 2005 12:27:48 -0500 From: Andy Driscoll [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Mpls] Annette Meeks supports tax increase: It's not a tax - it's a user fee for Stadium Boondoggle

[Mpls] Elimination of General College

2005-04-22 Thread Ray Marshall
that will do nothing for them, personally and academically. Ray Marshall Hiawatha REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed

[Mpls] 8th Ward Boundaries

2005-04-11 Thread Ray Marshall
Are there maps on line that show war, precinct and neighborhood boundaries. People are always talking here about places that I essentially have never heard of. It would be nice to have a point of reference. Ray Marshall Minnehaha -- Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 08:49:11

[Mpls] Missing in Minneapolis - Is it time to Merge the Twin Cities to remove those travel barriers?

2005-03-27 Thread Ray Marshall
and turn lanes for modern traffic control? Ray Marshall Minnehaha REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed

[Mpls] Missing in Minneapolis

2005-03-24 Thread Ray Marshall
can't have lots of children and live in the life style to which they would love to become accustomed. Ray Marshall Minnehaha REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED

[Mpls] Time to review the traffic situation in Minneapolis

2005-03-19 Thread Ray Marshall
. Maybe the City Council can save us a little tax money (in terms of electrical consumption and maintenance) and real money (in terms of gasoline consumption) by removing some of the controls that have grown up over the years. Ray Marshall Minneapolis REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read

[Mpls] HF 1174 PRT - Is it Pie in the Sky

2005-03-15 Thread Ray Marshall
joining me for my ride? I think we better make all those 25 story office buildings referred to below a tad larger to allow for a little more overhead in the operation of PRT. Ray Marshall Minnehaha -- Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 16:14:12 -0800 (PST) From: Barbara Lickness [EMAIL PROTECTED

[Mpls] RE: Hiawatha Stoplights.

2005-03-06 Thread Ray Marshall
. Ray Marshall Minnehaha Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2005 14:18:30 -0600 From: Andy Driscoll [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] Hiawatha stoplights By chance, I drove my daughter to the airport last week, and headed for class at the University along northbound Hiawatha. Living in Saint Paul

[Mpls] RE: Caucuses

2005-03-02 Thread Ray Marshall
. Ray Marshall Minnehaha REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state

RE: [Mpls] Ward 2 and Mayoral Candidates forum last night

2005-02-23 Thread Ray Marshall
. When the report is done, one could use genealogical report formats to generate family trees for many municipal, county and state functions. One would have to make sure that officials of labor unions, associations and other lobbying groups would be included in that family tree. Ray Marshall

[Mpls] RE: Mpls Digest, Vol 14, Issue 20

2005-02-13 Thread Ray Marshall
When a dropout rate of 47% is reported, is that a true dropout rate, or perhaps is it more reflective of a family's move to another school district or state? Or, perhaps might it be just an unauthorized vacation from school? Ray Marshall Minnehaha - Date: Sun, 13

[Mpls] RE: Mark Dayton: Quiet Man

2005-02-10 Thread Ray Marshall
Every time I click on this link, I get a white screen with the word Galileo on it. I have responded to Cox three times but have not heard from him. Is anybody else having this problem? Ray Marshall Minnehaha -- Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 23:04:20 -0600 From: Craig Cox [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject

[Mpls] RE: Nieman Fields

2005-01-26 Thread Ray Marshall
into his personal agreements with the Park Recreation Board? Ray Marshall Minnehaha -- Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 08:54:58 -0600 From: Elizabeth Wielinski [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [mpls]re:Politiking and the NRP Instead the paid professionals , attorney Brian Rice

[Mpls] Rybak Mailing - Junk Mail?

2005-01-21 Thread Ray Marshall
printers sell their waste paper to recyclers. Ray Marshall Minnehaha -- Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 15:39:51 -0600 From: Young, Susan A [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Mpls] Rybak Mailing Greetings: Susan Young, the Trash (and Recycling) Lady here. The piece that was sent out

[Mpls] Closures

2005-01-18 Thread Ray Marshall
-3 in the daytime and they are closing winter recreation? I propose that we need a State Constitutional Amendment requiring that only lifelong residents of Minnesota be responsible for setting Winter schedules. We're getting to become a State of Wimps. Ray Marshall Minnehaha Date: Mon, 17 Jan

[Mpls] RE: Minneapolis Populatoin

2005-01-15 Thread Ray Marshall
1960s as Urban Renewal wielded its bulldozers. Ray Marshall Minnehaha -- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 14:26:04 -0600 From: Erik Larson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Mpls] Minneapolis population Victoria H wrote about the decline in Mpls population using the 1950 peak

[Mpls] RE: Mpls Digest, Vol 13, Issue 18

2005-01-08 Thread Ray Marshall
in the history of mankind. This is wonderful news. When can we expect the book? Ray Marshall Minnehaha ** Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2005 11:15:35 -0600 (Central Standard Time) From: Eli [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] Immigration Fraud I found it interesting this subject on lying

[Mpls] Leaf Blowers

2005-01-07 Thread Ray Marshall
For the life of me, I do not understand why most people need leaf blowers at all. Just keep running over it with your lawn mower and it makes wonderful mulch. I believe that's the way it was designed. Recycling on-site! Ray Marshall Minnehaha REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated

[Mpls] Should the Mpls Schools be operating a radio station at all

2005-01-04 Thread Ray Marshall
with fifty job leads to pursue. Ray Marshall Minnehaha Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 17:43:38 -0600 From: Sheldon Mains [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Mpls] RE: Should the Mpls Schools be operating a radio Ray, you did a great job of setting up a straw man and knocking him down. But please re-read my

[Mpls] RE: Mpls Digest, Vol 13, Issue 7

2005-01-04 Thread Ray Marshall
to Minneapolis (and other) districts. Does anybody else have any ideas other than the status quo? The School Board will need to take action soon. Ray Marshall Minnehaha - Subj: [Mpls] RE: Should the Mpls Schools be operating a radiostation? Date: Sunday, January 2, 2005 2:24:07

[Mpls] RE: Should the Mpls Schools be operating a radio station at all

2005-01-02 Thread Ray Marshall
that most radio stations are swamped with applications when they post help wanted ads. A friend who worked at a radio station in Stillwater once indicated that every day people more talented and educated than he was would knock on the door to apply for his job. Ray Marshall Minnehaha Date: Sat, 1 Jan

[Mpls] RE: Should the Mpls Schools be operating a radio station at all

2004-12-28 Thread Ray Marshall
The real issue is that the station is losing $400,000 annually, apparently one-half of its operating budget? Out of which program will that $400,000 be obtained in the future? Ray Marshall Minnehaha Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 17:40:06 -0600 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] RE: Should the Mpls

[Mpls] RE: Should the Mpls Schools be operating a radio station at all

2004-12-24 Thread Ray Marshall
public school systems in the country operate full power radio stations? Ray Marshall Minnehaha Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 17:38:54 -0600 From: Rick Mons [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] Best way to get Traffic Info The MN DOT is making a huge mistake when it decides to withdraw funds

[Mpls] RE: MPRA as MCDA

2004-12-17 Thread Ray Marshall
in designing or building something magnificent. The third principle is that while it may be that your magnificent project costs more than the community can afford, the public will forget that by the time of the next election. Ray Marshall Minnehaha -Original Message- Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 23:46

[Mpls] RE: City Manager

2004-12-10 Thread Ray Marshall
, the biggest change would be that the people on the City Council would not be talking to city employees below the level of Department Head. That would certainly cramp a lot of styles. Ray Marshall Minnehaha REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED

[Mpls] RE: Property Taxes in Minneapolis

2004-12-05 Thread Ray Marshall
dozen homes valued at over $100,000 in those days. Ray Marshall Minnehaha Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 10:44:36 -0600 From: Cathy Leighton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] Property Taxes in Minneapolis To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] An earlier post raised the question and I haven't seen it answered yet. Why

[Mpls] RE: Superintendent Candidates

2004-11-27 Thread Ray Marshall
I find it amazing how the Park Board, like most school districts, spends fortunes looking for a combination of Theodore Wirth, Frederick Olmstead, Cass Gilbert, Baron Haussmann, Robert Moses and Mother Theresa to run the park system. And this individual when hired, like school superintendents,

[Mpls] RE: 160 County Attornies

2004-11-26 Thread Ray Marshall
to inquire as to how many attorneys are employed by Minneapolis. And this list seems to be well informed as to the Park Board's attorney situation. Any more agencies out there who need representation? Ray Marshall Minneapolis REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list

[Mpls] RE: South Mpls. places to eat (the real south-east, not the University area which is east-east and really is old St. Anthony)

2004-11-24 Thread Ray Marshall
has knocked the Chatterbox on 35th street as not being tony enough, but I like their extremely varied menu. I'll second Fat Lorenzo's for some of the best pizza in town. They're just south of Nokomis on Cedar. Ray Marshall Minnehaha REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email

[Mpls] Turnout

2004-11-02 Thread Ray Marshall
at all (well, 4) when I arrived, but it must have been busy this morning. I've never seen so much neighborhood canvassing as this year. Cars, apartments, houses, groups on the corners with signs both yesterday and today. Ray Marshall Minnehaha REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated

[Mpls] Speaking of Traffic on Minnehaha Avenue, Again

2004-10-11 Thread Ray Marshall
happen in their Ward. Well, there's been a lot of documentation of problems with traffic on Hiawatha. How come, nobody authoritative has come back to us with information? Ray Marshall Minnehaha REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list

[Mpls] Speaking of Traffic on Hiawatha Avenue

2004-10-06 Thread Ray Marshall
signals be turned off in times of non-rush hour traffic? Ray Marshall Minnehaha REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national

[Mpls] Arts in the Mpls schools

2004-10-02 Thread Ray Marshall
of the numbers of people who can't pass the basic tests, where do we want to put our priorities? Ray Marshall Minnehaha Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 20:42:06 -0500 From: Steve Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Mpls] Arts in the Mpls schools I'm sorry, Mark, but if its necessity in society is obvious to you

[Mpls] RE: Proposed Ordinance Regulating Residence Locations of Sex Offenders

2004-10-01 Thread Ray Marshall
Given the list of places where they can't live according to this proposed ordinance, I can't imagine that there would be more than a half dozen houses in Minneapolis that would qualify. Maybe that's the intent. Ray Marshall Minnehaha Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2004 08:08:00 -0500 From: Booker Hodges

[Mpls] RE: Arts in the Mpls schools

2004-09-28 Thread Ray Marshall
will grow higher and higher in the district. Giving them a lot of room for expression won't help them much as adults if they can't read the job application form. Ray Marshall Minnehaha REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED

[Mpls] American Schools v. The World

2004-09-19 Thread Ray Marshall
spending billions of dollars in a contest we never will win, and wouldn't want to win if it required such culling? Ray Marshall Minnehaha -- Message: 4 Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 11:48:23 -0500 From: Victoria Heller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] Greenspan comments

[Mpls] RE: NCLB - Whittier

2004-09-15 Thread Ray Marshall
When kids aren't graduating or can't pass tests, is it wise to spend a lot of scarce funds on music and art? Ray Marshall Minnehaha Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 19:21:40 -0700 (PDT) From: Barbara Lickness [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] NCLB The exciting part of this whole thing is that we

[Mpls] RE: Mpls Digest, Vol 9, Issue 21

2004-09-15 Thread Ray Marshall
Marshall Minnehaha Message: 4 Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 10:24:13 -0500 From: David Brauer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Mpls] RE: NCLB - Whittier On Sep 15, 2004, at 9:29 AM, Ray Marshall wrote: When kids aren't graduating or can't pass tests, is it wise to spend a lot of scarce funds on music

[Mpls] Cars, Trains, Pedals, Feet, and . . . Senior Citizens and others

2004-08-19 Thread Ray Marshall
of the population has had their license revoked? What percentage of the population cannot yet read well enough to pass the drivers exam? Ray Marshall Minnehaha -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Hoover Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 8:40 PM

[Mpls] Lifetime Fitness Fun Run on Wednesday Night - Aquatennial Event

2004-07-22 Thread Ray Marshall
of this event? Ray Marshall Minnehaha REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html

[Mpls] More on David Jennings and Degrees

2003-10-10 Thread Ray Marshall
academics. Ray Marshall Hiawatha --__--__-- Message: 3 Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 09:59:27 -0500 From: WizardMarks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Paul Kuettel [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Mpls] David Jennings Paul Kuettel wrote: Dave Jennings has been described by insiders I know

[Mpls] RE:St. Paul's Street Numbers

2003-09-22 Thread Ray Marshall
needed. Ray Marshall Hiawatha Message: 2 Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 13:57:24 -0500 From: Chris Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Minneapolis Issues Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Mpls] Avenue print style P.S. I'm not slamming St. Paul. I like the city a lot. There's just no rhyme or reason

[Mpls] RE: Mpls Links

2003-09-10 Thread Ray Marshall
These are the ones I have Snow Emergency Link: not sure what the link is, but signing up for their alert notification is one of the most valuable things the city does. http://www.metrocouncil.org/transit/rtindex.htm MCTO Route Index http://www.twincitiesgasprices.com/ Twin Cities Gas

[Mpls] RE: Parents' Education Attainments

2003-08-17 Thread Ray Marshall
. Then, our parents decided that taxes were too high on those salaries, so they decided that it would be best if the State stopped subsidizing university/college education. So they voted that way. Ray Marshall Hiawatha --__--__-- Message: 13 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 13:32

[Mpls] Are Highway Patrol Officers Full Peace Officers

2003-08-05 Thread Ray Marshall
State Police. Has the law been changed to give them regular police duties and jurisdictions? Thanks in advance. Ray Marshall Hiawatha TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain

[Mpls] RE: Lake Sandy

2003-07-23 Thread Ray Marshall
I also mourn the loss of Lake Sandy. Somebody should begin an archeological study of the area to unearth the boat houses and pavilions of those 72-hour a week laborers (for $6 a week) who resided near the lost Lake Sandy. Ray Marshall Hiawatha --__--__-- From: Charles Gimon [EMAIL

[Mpls] Cub at 46th

2003-04-02 Thread Ray Marshall
to be a lumber yard there. Ray Marshall Hiawatha TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages

[Mpls] Speaking of Bus Stops . . .

2003-03-16 Thread Ray Marshall
Why are the schedules in [Minneapolis, have to relevant here] bus stops generally placed over the seats so that I have to stick my face in somebody else's face in order to find out when my bus is due? Not very user friendly, I'd say. Ray Marshall, Hiawatha TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all

[Mpls] Public Works Hard At Work

2003-03-10 Thread Ray Marshall
Alert! Four Inches of Snow Fell! Mobilize the Troops. Ticket the Scofflaws! Tow Those Cars! Tote That Snow! Keep Those Plows Running! Never mind the budget shortfall! Never mind that the forecast is for 52 degrees on Friday! Our job is to obey the law to the tiniest letter! Ray Marshall

[Mpls] RE: Public Works Hard At Work

2003-03-10 Thread Ray Marshall
plows barreling down 41st street, keeping it open in case a plane wanted to land. If the City Departments are going to survive the projected budget cuts, they are ALL going to have to learn to perform their functions in a more economical manner. This is just a petty example. Ray Marshall

RE: [Mpls] Public Works Hard/Is your truck parking Barred?

2003-03-10 Thread Ray Marshall
Sorry to disappoint, I drive a pickup with no commercial markings used for personal use. And it is the first parking ticket I have had in maybe 20 years. I was wrong. I can handle the $20. But why were they out ticketing and plowing on Monday when the snow is about to melt? Shouldn't they be

[Mpls] Gas Masks For The Homeless

2003-02-14 Thread Ray Marshall
rational thought on Local Government Aid Message 15: Where to Snowtube from someone who doesn't want Federal Funds (as far as I know) Message 16: American politicians likened to Nazis in whipping up anti-Iraq fever. Ray Marshall Hiawatha TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2

[Mpls] RE: Why the NRP is a Very Bad Thing

2003-02-06 Thread Ray Marshall
as the NRPs. Ray Marshall Hiawatha --__--__-- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2003 22:03:23 -0600 From: Alan Shilepsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] Why the NRP is a Very Bad Thing In disagreeing with Michael Atherton's point that NRP bypasses our elected representatives and lets

[Mpls] RE: Speed Limit on Hiawatha

2003-01-16 Thread Ray Marshall
made on that subject, but I have always wondered about it. Ray Marshall, Hiawatha --__--__-- Message: 13 Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 17:03:47 -0800 From: Dean Lindberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Mpls] speed limit on Hiawatha The speed limit on I-35W is 55 mph. Will people respect a 55 mph

[Mpls] RE: Mpls digest, Vol 1 #1248 - 12 msgs

2003-01-03 Thread Ray Marshall
their products. You want to talk about the appropriateness of the product, that's another issue. Ray Marshall Minnehaha ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe

[Mpls] A different topic: Fort Beauhamois

2002-12-11 Thread Ray Marshall
to Minnesota, south to Richmond and southern Illinois. Ray Marshall Minnehaha ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e

[Mpls] RE: Mpls digest, Vol 1 #1039 - 19 msgs

2002-09-20 Thread Ray Marshall
or some other such minority. Ray Marshall, Minnehaha ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls

[Mpls] Commissions for Ex-Commissioners

2002-08-31 Thread Ray Marshall
who might have paid more for it, and thus generated a higher commission for himself. . . . snip And if nobody want to buy it, how much commission would this former Park Board Commissioner make then? Ray Marshall Minnehaha ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum

[Mpls] Hiawatha LRT Line

2002-03-13 Thread Ray Marshall
project. I imagine the developers see those also. Who will determine what it will look like? Ray Marshall Hiawatha ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest

[Mpls] Hiawatha Light Rail

2001-12-10 Thread Ray Marshall
local traffic on that line. And please remind me again why millions are being spent to lay track about 150 feet to the west of the existing tracks which extend south to about 46th street. Was there an attempt to lease the use of those tracks from the railroad? Ray Marshall (new to the list

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