Letters from readers September 5, 2004 Speaking up for Rybak
In his Aug. 29 Op Ex article, "Inner-city blacks must protest cutbacks in cops," Dwight Hobbes said it was doubtful that my family had dinner with Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and his family. Until now, we've kept our families' friendship private, but to set the record straight, we've spent nearly every holiday together since my daughter Tyesha was killed, most recently July 4th. We will be together again on Sept. 18 for the PEACE Ball event, whch is focusing public conversation on the realities of violence, calling the broader community to collective action and supporting street-level solutions to local violence (http://www.citypeaceball.org). I was a member of the mayor's historic community advisory board in the selection of William McManus as Minneapolis police chief. McManus has received incredible support from all communities of color. So when I read that Hobbes believes that Rybak does not care about the concerns of "inner-city African-Americans," I need to say that he is wrong. Rybak is an excellent mayor for the entire city and a good friend to my family. Linda Longino, Minneapolis. Posted by Shawn Lewis, Field Neighborhood -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm 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
