List member Jim Graham says: "The "List" is the good witch. She gives us munchkins the courage to act like Lions and demand that the Democrats have a little "brains" and that the Republicans have just a little "heart". Does it magically work? NO, but it lights the fire! After a little "courage" we get a little more demanding and who knows what we get? Perhaps justice? Well that is a little ambitious but it just goes to show how demanding we might become with a little courage."
Amen to that. I'm really glad to be able to sample the thinking around town and to pitch in when the spirit moves. Sometimes I mess up - and I routinely eat crow afterwards as do others who also sometimes stumble. Impulsive participation comes at a price. But this list is proof positive that quality of argument still matters and I have no doubt that public activity is more focused and better framed because of our various communications. Additionally, I have comments from time to time that have some weight and this list gives me the opportunity to direct folks to a website for more extended material. This is what I did when I ran for president of the Minneapolis Highrise Representative Council some time ago, when I showcased the CUE award-winning Peace Garden out back, when I put extensive explanatory material on line during my tenure as a Redistricting Commissioner, and will probably do again as part of the tension surrounding the need for adequate preventive security in the public housing highrises. If the list weren't here, who would know about these things? Particularly with reference to public housing matters, where the general public and even the policymakers are often disinterested - we are off the beaten track in a community of activist homeowners. This list gives us community-wide access. Anyway, writers love to write, right! Fred Markus, Horn Terrace, Ward Ten, in the Lyndale Neighborhood --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.483 / Virus Database: 279 - Release Date: 5/19/2003 TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
