Here are more stories from the people who are suffering because of the bus strike:
Poor Stranded by Transit Strike Mike Kasuba Minneapolis Star Tribune March 8, 2004 "Max Uhler needs a cane to walk and a bus to get to the grocery store. The Metro Transit strike has left him "pretty much stuck" in a world that extends no more than a block from his one-bedroom apartment in south Minneapolis..." http://www.startribune.com/stories/373/4650310.html Call Them the Young and the Riderless Allie Shah Minneapolis Star Tribune March 8, 2004 "So this bus strike has been going on for a few days now, and already your parents/ roomates/co-workers are sick of carting you around. Welcome to the world of the young and riderless..." http://www.startribune.com/stories/373/4650269.html Areas' Needy Lose a Transit Lifeline Phillip Pina Pioneer Press March 6, 2004 "Living at Mary Hall, a long-tern shelter meant to help the homeless get back on their feet, James Newman worries the Metro Transit strike will cost him all the momentum he has built toward rebuilding his life..." http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/8119336.htm Impact Bus Riders: Six riders face challenge of getting around Phillip Pina Pioneer Press March 5, 2004 For many Twin Cities residents, Metro Transit is their lifeline to the rest of the community. When the buses stopped running on Thursday, it altered the way they travel, spend money, work and even relax.... http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/local/8109311.htm (This week I am riding to work with a woman who works at City Hall who graciously agreed to give me a ride even though she does not know me.) Madeline Douglass Kingfield (Mpls) 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
