I agree with David that the portion of the article discussing the Downtown Council conflict-of-interest had to be attributed, and RT deserves to respond.
But, reading both the Strib and the CP pieces, the impression you get (and I'm saying this is the first thing that came to mind when comparing the two) is that RT did make a suggestion to create a job then suggested he fill it, then disclosed that information to the Strib, who suspended him. That's the primary interpretation I can take away from a story where you are suspended for properly disclosing a conflict-of-interest. Otherwise does a suspension make sense? One can imply, from both stories, that something went on beyond a mere disclosure. Presumably, the Star Tribune editors at the time had more information because RT discussed the conflict with them--which points again to the question of attribution: where are they getting their information? My disclosure: not really liking the choices, which comes down to a matter of lack of trust with Rybak, a matter of lack of strong leadership with Sayles Belton. Gregory Luce N.Phillips North Phillips Press is a publication of Project 504, a housing related neighborhood organization based in the Phillips neighborhood. _______________________________________ 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
