Don't even get me started.
Andy Driscoll
St. Paul lover of Minneapolis as long as you don't go overboard
> From: "Barbara Nelson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 00:06:10 -0500
> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Minneapolis
>
> This may be an ignorant question, but what is so terrible about the
> census bureau wanting to drop the "St. Paul" from their designation of
> the "Minneapolis-St. Paul area"?
>
> It's just a name, isn't it? Many on this list have protested about
> unequal treatment amongst cities and suburbs, and perhaps government
> could capture many economies of scale if we moved to a "regional
> government".
>
> Are there no merits to this idea at all?
>
> I realize that the census bureau's change in how it designates the area
> wouldn't change anything "real", but maybe calling the Twin Cities metro
> area by the name "Minneapolis" would give the "engine of the regional
> economy" the recognition it deserves.
>
> Please hold your cries of protest about the civic pride and history,
> hurt feelings, etc. caused by using the name of one city versus
> another's. Sure there would be some pain, I'm thinking it might be fun
> to play through a "what if" discussion about any advantages. (Like
> eliminating one bureaucracy? That's bound to save some money over the
> long haul and after the initial costs of change over).
>
> Barbara Nelson
> Seward
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