Judgeship race-Mottl??

2000-11-06 Thread Alan Shilepsky
Sorry about waiting till the last minute. But in this judgeship race, Mottl vs. Patricia something something; what are the pros and cons. I thought I heard the incumbent had relatively low Bar Association ratings. But is there more to this energetic insurgency than that? Recommendations

Library vote

2000-11-06 Thread D.Klein
I am usually a lurker on this site, mostly because I feel I don't have a good grasp of the issues discussed here (but obviously I am interested!) - and since I was soundly walloped for my one voiced opinion on graffiti. But, I offer my (and others of my family and acquaintance) opinion on the

Re: Vouchers

2000-11-06 Thread Clark C. Griffith
Vouchers make an enormous difference for poor kids. All private schools have scholarship programs for kids who are bright and not able to afford the tuition. A voucher program allows an expansion of the scholarships to admit a significantly larger number of kids. These schools want all the

more on staff reply to Meadowbrook dialogue

2000-11-06 Thread Annie Young
From: "Siggelkow, Donald E." [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Young, Annie" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: staff reply to Meadowbrook dialogue Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 06:45:28 -0600 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) The enterprise activities are the 5 - 18 hole golf courses, 1 - 9 hole par 3

Re: Libraries and Bonds

2000-11-06 Thread Mark Wilde
i appreciate mr. rudnick's work in tracking down all these resources. it is this type of informative post that makes me glad to be a member of this list. i am in support of the library referendum because i use the downtown library a lot, as well as southeast and northeast branches. IMHO (In My

vouchers

2000-11-06 Thread Jolapub
I'm not sure a school vouchers discussion is appropriate, unless someone knows something about the next school board elections or some local state race that I don't know. It's been a while since any serious candidate or official from Minneapolis has proposed school vouchers. It doesn't

Library Vote

2000-11-06 Thread JHGendler
Minneapolis citizens have been talking for years about how much we need a new central library. We don't need more focus groups and discussions on siting. We need funding. I'm supporting the referendum. Good libraries are an important symbol of what we value as a city. Janet Gendler Linden

RE: Newspaper endorsement scorecard

2000-11-06 Thread Anderson, Bruce
Or, just maybe, the Democrates are, 77% of the time, the better choice. The stats really tell us nothing. Bruce Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Blaine, MN -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 10:07 AM To: Multiple

Jessie knows my number!

2000-11-06 Thread R.T.Rybak
I just got a call from Jesse Ventura. Well, actually it was a RECORDED call...on behalf of the Independence legislative candidate in my area. I found it interesting that the Indepdence Party is working harder in this race, it seems, than the Republicans. I also saw evidence of that this

RE: Libraries and Bonds

2000-11-06 Thread David Brauer
Lawrence Rudnick argues: A quick look at the Metropolitan Council's summary of top-bond-rated cities (www.metrocouncil.org/Region/ri121.htm) lists five cities with rankings of Aaa or Aa1: Minneapolis, Dallas, Phoenix, San Diego and Seattle. Except for Minneapolis, all four have breath-taking

RE: Jessie knows my number!

2000-11-06 Thread David Brauer
RT asks: It is list-appropriate to ask what other tactics people are seeing to turn out city voters? Sure, that's fine, as long as it's city specific. A couple of other election anecdotes: Included with my independence party lit drop was a piece for Nader. Are Jesse's folks and Ralph's folks

Re: Newspaper endorsement scorecard

2000-11-06 Thread wizardmarks
You might also note that the percentage of democrats and republicans in Minneapolis probably mirrors the endorsement percentages. I know the republicans in my ward could hold a meeting in a phone booth--if there were phone booths anymore. Wizard Marks, Central [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: Jessie knows my number!

2000-11-06 Thread Evan Schnell
I think this is a good forum for discussion. As a democrat and politcal hack, I personally was really irritated to receive a mailing from the State DFL in SD59B (University / NE) last week. It was a mailing for Kahn, Pogemiller, Sabo et al. It said paid for by the state DFL, Mike Erlandson,

Re: Jessie knows my number!

2000-11-06 Thread Darren Pierson
These automated dialing calls are against the law. I think many campaigns have been advised to cease this activity, but obviously it's continuing with others. Here is the statute number and web site to view the actual language... Be advised, if your campaign is taking part in this activity,

RE: Voting Question

2000-11-06 Thread Pam Blixt
David Brauer wrote: I was just looking over my ballot for Tuesday (thanks, Hennepin County cyber-dudes!), and I noticed a contested race I know nothing about. OK, OK, it's the Soil Water district race -- but darn it, I like to cast informed votes! The contestants are: Leigh Harrod Gregory M.

the sky is falling.....

2000-11-06 Thread timothy connolly
I spent a lot of time walking this weekend. it's what i do to clear my head. got as far north as dowling av and the freeway up in mckinley on sunday before the rains came. thinking about the library referendum. i already voted against it by absentee ballot as on election day i'll be a judge in

Re: Jessie knows my number!

2000-11-06 Thread Base Clarksen
I have gotten about 4 calls already from different parties who left recorded messages on my machine. One was a republican , and one was from the Gibson senate campaign. They are annoying...and in the first case, very biased an uninformative. I think something should be done about this Robb

Automated dialing

2000-11-06 Thread Steve Minn
Many thanks to Mr. Pierson for posting the statute regarding automated dialing, but a correction is necessary regarding illegality. The statute is primarily intended for commercial marketing purposes, not restriction of free speech expression. I doubt the statute meets a constitutional test on

Newspaper endorsement scorecard

2000-11-06 Thread Steve Minn
Oh, Come on Wizard!...And this goes for Steve Brandt's post, too! Please don't tell me that the Strib news editors are not just as biased as the editorial pages. I could cite dozens of examples over the years (can we say John Derus' Senate race or Sharon Sayles Belton's '97 Mayoral race?), but

Re: Automated dialing

2000-11-06 Thread Steve Minn
One legal scholar close to a federal case on this point,indicated that the typical voice mail/answering machine message: "please leave a message at the tone..." constitutes permission to do so by the automated calling device. In any event...for federal office, the MN Sp.Ct. does not apply.

Candidate Questionnaire

2000-11-06 Thread Jordan S. Kushner
To Candidates and prospective Candidates for City offices: The following is a candidates questionnaire that was developed through the input of various members of the Minneapolis issues internet discussion group. A copy is being sent to all incumbents (who have not announced that they are not

Mpls Community Dialogues

2000-11-06 Thread List Manager
Forwarded on behalf of Sally Westby (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]): The City of Minneapolis has its goals for the future. Your help is needed to determine how to measure the City's success. Join in the discussion. Attend a community meeting where you can learn about the City's performance measures

RE: Library vote

2000-11-06 Thread Richard Chandler
I am voting for the library referendum even though I never plan to visit the main library. I am voting for the referendum because I want strong branches. A bunch of the cash is slated for a updating or relocating a number of branches. Every time my wife has a meeting I pack up all three kids

RE: Automated dialing

2000-11-06 Thread Jonna Connelly
"The recorded message left on voice mail or answering machines can not be discerned as anything less than an actual call." Whatever else you can say about it, this hasn't been my experience. I got calls from the DFL, AFSCME, and VP Al Gore himself over the past week. The Gore one was the best

RE: Automated dialing

2000-11-06 Thread Young, Susan A
I "received" TWO calls from Barbara Bush last night!!! Maybe it's just outside the City limits phones that get that call! -Original Message- From: Steve Minn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 1:44 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Automated dialing

RE: RE newspaper endorsement scorecard

2000-11-06 Thread Goodman, Lisa R
On the issue of Star Tribune endorsements: Not that I am proud to remind folks of this point but I was not endorsed by the Star Tribune in my campaign in 1997. My independent opponent, who was endorsed and supported by the incumbent Pat Scott, was endorsed in the 7th Ward. One of things they

Re: Library vote

2000-11-06 Thread kaforbes
D. Klein, Just for the record, not that anyone is keeping track, I'm not supporting the Library referendum either for some of the very reasons you have stated, quite well I might add. Today I was figuring how much I would be paying over the long hall and its just too much for a shoddy plan. I

Senate Race

2000-11-06 Thread richard carney
Just curious, what is the word on the street regarding Orfield v. Brown? richard carney st. paul (former Orfield/Spear constituant)

Re: staff reply to Meadowbrook dialogue

2000-11-06 Thread Carol Becker
The report I was citing *was* from 10 years ago. Wow - time flies when you are wonk. Let's see if we can tease this out. The golf courses, refectories, the parade tennis complex, the ice arenas, boat docks and such contribute $1 million to the Park Board General Fund. From this money, the

Re: Mpls Community Dialogues

2000-11-06 Thread KarenCollier
I would like to have more information on this before deciding to attend the meetings. Who is setting them up? What is their purpose? What will the information be used for? I know Ms. Westby and assume she is acting as a consultant in this? Is this being done through the Planning Dept?

Re: Jessie knows my number! (So does Stenberg)

2000-11-06 Thread Adam Stenberg
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --EAC532C9D45AAF694806C4C7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Well, I just finished knocking on my last of almost 11,000 doors here in district 60B and am settling in for one last night of personal

Re: Park Board Dissolution

2000-11-06 Thread DeWayne Townsend
Erik Even a cursory analysis of the Park Board structure would show us such rampant waste, inefficiency and even misuse of resources that would warrant a merger with other city functions. That is a pretty broad statement. Lets have some specifics. I think it is much more a problem of a

Stealth Candidate Adds

2000-11-06 Thread Barbara Lickness
Like R.T. I too was out flyering for Neva this weekend. But..I didn't see any literature for anyone else anywhere. As many Nader signs as are in my neighborhood, I would have thought at least someone would be out delivering something. H..guess my neighborhood doesn't have any target

Meadowbrook dialogue

2000-11-06 Thread Terrell Brown
Carol Becker writes: If we sold only Meadowbrook, and put the money in a trust earning a concervative rate of interest, say 6%, you could get $1.2 million a year for kids and parks. For an asset which is outside of our city limits and benefits few residents, this sounds like a good

Re: Vouchers

2000-11-06 Thread wizardmarks
I don't think Mr. Griffith or a lot of others, have a clear picture of how tight money is in the homes of poor families. In order for kids to take advantage of private schools, they need more than tuition. Every program, every outing, every event costs money, both for the kids to get in and for

Re: Fw: Sheree Breedlove Senate 58 Candidate

2000-11-06 Thread Mary Catherine Lynch
I was lit dropping with Sheree Breedlove this last weekend in north Minneapolis. She has an excellent canidate to represent north Minneapolis in the MN senate ( District 58) The Insight newspaper representing the North Minneapolis African American community has endorsed her as an Independent

Sheree Breedlove MN Senate District 58

2000-11-06 Thread Mary Catherine Lynch
I was lit dropping with Sheree Breedlove this past weekend and she is recieving an enormous amount of support for her canidancy in north Minneapolis for Senate 58. She is endorsed by the Independence Party. She has been endorsed by the INSIGHT Newspaper as an African American woman leader for

Sheree Breedlove MN Senate 58

2000-11-06 Thread Mary Catherine Lynch
sorry for repeating thought last message did not go through ,mary lynch northupgrew up in camden

Re: Jesse knows my number

2000-11-06 Thread Barbara Nelson
I'm in SD62A and I've gotten calls from: Jesse for Mary Mellon The Republicans for their slate The Democrates for their slate The Progressives for Nader, Davnie and the School referendum. I told them I wasn't supporting Davnie and they asked if I was supporting their next favorite, Steve