Keep saying to yourself: Stadiums and publicly financed sports and private development. Than means no Greens allowed. The daily papers' irresponsible abandonment of other values makes them no better than any other exploitive corporation. Think neighborhood newspapers for news and opinion exchange.
This is why tomorrow, they'll endorse Sharon. Andy Driscoll Saint Paul ------ "The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of moral crisis, remain neutral" --Dante > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2001 15:26:49 +0000 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Mpls] Lame Strib Council endorsements > > Did anyone read the Strib city council endorsements > today? NONE of them offer any arguments to back up their > picks. > > In Ward 4, they say Johnson "worked on" ward issues and > voted with Cherryhomes on downtown development. They say > nothing about her competitor except he's a retired > ironworker. Does that disqualify him? They go on to say > he doesn't make a case for "unseating" her. Does this > assume in a race of incumbent vs. challenger, the > challenger has to prove incompetence of the incumbent > rather than a straight comparison of the candidates? > > In 5, they start by sharply criticizing Cherryhomes' > strong arm tactics, then compliment Natalie Johnson Lee > as energetic and knowledgeable, then endorse > Cherryhomes. Huh? Did I miss something? > > In 6, they endorse Kallenbach, saying he "easily > overshadows" Zimmerman, and will "restore civility" but > they don't offer ANY evidence for this. If anyone on > this list has read the Jonathan Palmer/Rick Stafford > debate of the past days, I would say it pretty well > refutes those claims. > > The Mpls. daily paper arguably has more coverage of any > other medium relative to these races. The Star Tribune > is pretty irresponsible to offer up these > unsubstantiated endorsements. It is a slap in the face > to the candidates and volunteers who have worked so hard > on issues and campaigns important to them, their wards > and the city. If the Star Tribune is not going to > adequately research and back up their endorsements, then > they shouldn't make them. > > -Nikki Carlson > > -- > 4035 Sheridan Av. S. > Minneapolis MN 55410 > 612.925.5884 > _______________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
