David Brauer from Kingfield responded to my post about Johnson running for Council President, he writes:
An observation and a comment: If memory serves, of the last three council presidents, two have been north of the river - Alice Rainville (Barb's predecessor and mother) from the north side/northwest corner of the city, and the north side's Jackie Cherryhomes, with Sharon Sayles Belton (south central) sandwiched in there. The two combatants this time are north of the river - so this aint an anti-north thing. If anything, folks southwest and southeast have a gripe, council president-wise. end David, begin Eduardo... In the end it doesn't matter to me who wins the Council President. In my view the field of "candidates" are strong and all appear to have the best interest of Minneapolitans at heart. What disturbs me is that once again is the North vs. South mentality creeping in here. Perhaps I have an allegiance to the North side at present, but you must know that I did live in the Keewaydin Neighborhood for 15 years and was always struck at the imbalance in city resources and energies between the North side in general and the more affluent South side. Rodney King was quoted as saying "can't we all get along?". Can't we focus on the City, not the specific geographic areas when we advocate for our leaders? As an outsider originally from California, this reminds me of the mindless energies Californians put into their Northern California vs Southern California rivalry! I can see the Strib headlines..."South Minneapolis secedes from North Minneapolis". Eduardo Parra Cleveland _______________________________________ 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
