Regarding Mary Tyler Moore: actually, a tenant of postmodern architecture and planning is that public buildings and statues should try and "shake things up" a little more... to stop being so serious and have a little fun with the design. It is, incidentally, why the Michael Graves stuff at Target looks so cute, and why a toilet plunger costs $8.99 (which I have, thank you); because Graves is a Postmodern architect and designs things with fun, out-of-the ordinary shapes. The Marty Tyler Moore thing and the Charlie Brown thing (which began with the cows in Chicago) are examples of that. They're trying to shake up the seriousness and intimidating nature of the city by including friendly shapes and icons that, you know, make people smile. But I won't give a lecture on Postmodern design... unless you want me to (in which case I could also explain the Wiesman Art Museum which everybody but me seems to hate). David's comment on Soda Pop: (on a more substantive note) Soda Pop and candy are not, as of right now, banned in Minneapolis Public Schools. I suspect that as new contracts come up between MPS and distributors, the issue will rise in prominence in terms of a policy issue. I think the issue of kids consuming unhealthy foods is a separate one then the issue that distributors are locking us into exclusive contracts for money so that schools can afford to fund extra-curriculars. Frankly, I'm interested more in that, especially because it's very unlikely that removing the soda pop machines from schools is going to result in a lower amount of students with the health problems associated with consuming high-fat junk food (Especially because many schools are situated near convenience stores which sell it too). So: to sum up: Mary Tyler Moore: Postmodern Urban Planning. Pop: Still available. MPS having to beg for money to Coke in order to fund Quiz Bowl and basketball: Unchanged. Patrick Peterson DFL-Labor Endorsed Candidate for the Minneapolis School Board Ward 1, Pct 4 ++++ "Believe in the Promise of Tomorrow" See my website under construction at: http://www.patrickpeterson.com ++++ _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - Minnesota E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
