on 3/20/02 11:52 AM, Erik Riese at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The arts are a part of our culture. Pro > arts help to define us. Not everyone enthuses about the Minnesota > Orchestra, the Guthrie, the Walker, Jeune Lune, Children's Theatre, the > MIA and those museums in Saint Paul. The point is culture deserves > yeast.
I have no problem giving public money to nonprofit arts organizations, Erik, but pro teams are profit-making private businesses that should take care of their facilities problems like any other private business. Though they are part of our culture, just as the Guthrie, etc., that's where the similarities end. Craig Cox Hiawatha _______________________________________ 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
