I haven't been following the discussion on this, but the question seems appropriate to list discussion. For example, I'm aware that folks migrate here for a variety of reasons - some because of push factors, others because of pull factors. Specifically I've many times called attention to the Twin Cities as a magnet for GLBT people and of the two cities I see Minneapolis as the friendlier. For GLBT individuals who have had a bad time of it in small towns, rural settings, or whole regions of the country and the planet generally that frown on GLBT diversity for cultural or religious reasons, this is no small matter. There are also arrivals brought by economic impulses, by a need to be near comprehensive medical facilities, by academic ambitions, by sheer happenstance - lots of possible factors. There are also larger entities - corporate operations, businesses that need access to a trained labor pool, mobile investment capital interests, and the like. We have a public life that runs the gamut from happy festivals to sometimes abrasive public encounters when controversy escalates. Minneapolis is rightfully perceived as a pleasant place to live but there are also plenty of arrivals and departures dictated by harsh necessity.
I agree that vague bombast about some civic itch that can't be scratched can get old, but there's lots of life in this town and this list gives us quite the open forum. Perhaps restraint is the best medicine, not some harsh purgative. Fred Markus, West Phillips REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
