A different perspective:
The weather warms. The snow melts. The streets become passable by
emergency vehicles. The Public Works Director and the Police Chief take
note and remove the restrictions, an authority which lies with them and not
the Mayor or the City Council . Someone has to send out the press release
so the Mayor's Office does, fairly noting in it that this is not the
decision of the Mayor nor the City Council. The press release is sent to
the wider press and to the list. I think characterizing a "score" for any
politician is inaccurate.
The real question is why did the Star Tribune chose to interview a mayoral
candidate for this article when there were 12 other Council Members that are
not running for mayor who could have been interviewed? Why did they chose to
involve themselves in the mayoral race in this way and if they were, why not
provide balance?
Carol Becker
Longfellow
----- Original Message -----
From: Fredric Markus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Mpls-Issues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 12:05 PM
Subject: [Mpls] Press releases on list
> Aw, this is too easy. Fact is: snow restrictions lifted. Start your
> stopwatches! The list hears about it from CM Mcdonald; someone on the list
> thanks the CM for her good work; and coming in a distant third, the list
> gets a press release from SSB's camp stoutly affirming involvement. My
vote
> is: Score one for Lisa.
>
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