Maybe he has matured as a candidate, but when I saw him speak at a DFL
meeting in Feb or March, he was much more like Jason McGrath described
yesterday than as Tom Parsons describes.
Remington repeatedly promised to be a strong ADVOCATE, in a voice that
startled many people in the room (each time he said it!). What he was
advocating for seemed less important. I took it to be a mix of left-wing
activism and a non-specific anti-racism.
As an urbanist, he seemed confused. He stated that putting commercial
properties next to residential ones was tantamount to "institutionalized
racism" I think you maybe could say that about a certain big, run-down
chain store on lake street, but what about small neighborhood shops that
provide goods, services, and jobs right where people live?
Mike Jensvold
East Isles/Uptown/Ward 10
At 11:46 PM 7/7/2005, you wrote:
We find Ralph Remington to be a good person and
candidate for Ward 10. He has a great understanding of
the issues and concerns facing our neighborhood.
Whenever we've engaged him with tough questions on
issues that we care about, he has always been
forthright and direct. Directness is important to us.
His passion and commitment to public service for our
neighborhood is comforting. We are confident that he
has the best interests of Ward 10 residents in mind
when he speaks about what needs and wishes we see for
our neighborhood.
Parsons / Meyer
Uptown residents
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