Now the hardcore DFL hacks (Michele St. Martin, Tim Bonham) are finally
weighing in on the list to support their Dean (Kallenbach) 6th Ward
candidate. It is revealing that all they can do is continue to attack
Dean Zimmerperson and now anyone who dares support him, while remaining
completely unab
A pro-Sandy Colvin Roy counterpoint to a recent pro-Wade Russell piece,
with Minneapolis-Issues mentioned along the way...
http://www.startribune.com/stories/1519/802618.html
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Steve Brandt examines Sharon Sayles Belton's proposal - which he terms a
switch - to merge NRP and the MCDA. Steve writes that neighborhood
activists are giving the mayor's plan a "skeptical response" even as RT
Rybak also proposes what sounds like a similar merger.
We're talking big dough here,
I liked Bruce's idea for the Millers back in Mpls. and I would throw
down for a small stadium somewhere in mpls if it was publicly owned (the
team and stadium). Any ideas of practicality?
The good? old days of outside baseball being played by locals for fun
instead of profit. What a lefty idea
This is not "taking" contributions. Legal contributions from PACs and others
are completely separate issues form independent expenditures. Do not confuse
one, where the candidate has control, with the other where the candidate has
none.
This has nothing to do with glass houses or hypocrisy. RT be
I know republicans still live in Mpls. and yet we don't have any running
whatsoever. As Shane Price has said on occasion this is because their
needs are getting met by the ruling democrats. They don't need to run
any candidates. This is going to sound
strange coming from a green, but I wish they
In a message dated 11/2/01 4:32:51 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Am I the only one who's sick of sore losers? Tamir, Jonathan Palmer and
Barb
Lickness should maybe give some thought to why they didn't win the
primary -- you know, a little introspection about why your
Star Tribune Pop Culture Writer Kristin Tillotson writes,
"On an arts ticket, I'd cast my vote for Rybak in
Minneapolis." Here's the story link:
http://www.startribune.com/stories/389/797504.html
Russell W. Peterson
Saint Michael
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David Wilson wrote:
> Sunshine is a fairly common name where I come from. It is the anglized
> form of "Sonnenshein." Olsen and Johnson were not at all common there.
>
> Before you make a judgement of whether a name is real or not, check the
> ethnic origins of the population first.
There is a
As I told Mr. Wilson in my answer to his private message, I was not making a
judgment--only trying to lighten the conversation with a bit of real-life
humor. I apologize.
Kathy Kosnoff
Candidate for Minneapolis School Board
KOSNOFF FOR KIDS
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I've really appreciated the information about
journalistic coverage of the candidates in the last
few days. With David and Britt, I'm concerned that
the Strib didn't allow RT to at least tell his side of
the "conflict of interest story" in their profile
piece.
In light of that, was anyone else p
> There has been no substantive change in the security
> at City Hall. The measures in place are a public relations game, a
> veritable "dog and pony show." Those of us who work in city Hall and
> in Minneapolis government and those of us who pay taxes here should be
> appalled at the ruse th
I did not make any claim that Mr. Rybak's acceptance of the expenditures by
this PAC were illegal. It was Mr. Rybak himself that was criticizing other
candidates for taking legal contributions earlier in this campaign. My post
was just to point out that people who live in glass houses should not
Please click on the following links or scroll down to read two news releases
being distributed today.
Construction will begin this week to renovate the Pantages Theatre in
Downtown Minneapolis
http://www.mcda.org/whats_new/Newsreleases/Pantages_Theatre.htm
Architectural models exhibition opens
I received a note recently from a member who appreciated how much the
list discourse had improved, generally, in the days since early
September. I agree with her, and thank all of you.
However, I am worried we're slipping a bit. A couple of things to keep
in mind:
Direct your comments about peop
I would like to respond to Mr. Bonham's critique of my
"unsigned, semi-grammatical" post.
> Four cards were mailed to that address because 4
> people claimed to live
> there when voting in the primary. If, as Mr. Nolley
> says, "there are only
> two of us who live here", he should report this
Ms. Becker's been around long enough to avoid straw men - or women - in
pursuit of her candidate's interest. She knows the campaign laws, while not
wise in this, allow independent expenditures as long as the candidate's
campaign are not involved in the planning or placement of materials
generated
Am I the only one who's sick of sore losers? Tamir, Jonathan Palmer and Barb
Lickness should maybe give some thought to why they didn't win the
primary -- you know, a little introspection about why your campaign was
unsuccessful, or your own inadequacies as candidates -- instead of
criticizing tho
As someone who remembers Wizard's posts regarding the 9/11 tragedy and its aftermath, I was a bit surprised at the allegation that she was joking about it the next day. So I looked into the archives and read Wizard's posts from the days following. In one, she responded to a query of airplanes flyin
At 08:36 PM 11/2/01 GMT, deanc wrote:
>Any one ready for election predictions? Here are mine:
>
>MAYORS RACE:
>
>RT - 53
>SSB - 47
>
>RT wins Wards 12, 11, 13, 10, 7 big; 1, 4 tight
>SSB wins Wards 3, 5, 8, big; 9, 2, 6 tight
>
Aw heck, I was wrong on the Mayor's race the last time -- though I
I first met Minneapolis almost 4 years ago. The
U had a good graduate program in my field and I came
for a visit, trying to decide whether Minneapolis was
a place I wanted to live. Thanks to the misleading
rental car map, my Mom and I stumbled onto Minnehaha
Park and spent an enjoyable afte
There is an interesting little article buried in the Strib metro section
today with various SSB supporters reacting to the St. Paul Pioneer Press
poll.
Here's the link:
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/800896.html
Couple of interesting tidbits: 1) SSB is trying to invoke the memories
Sunshine is a fairly common name where I come from. It is the anglized
form of "Sonnenshein." Olsen and Johnson were not at all common there.
Before you make a judgement of whether a name is real or not, check the
ethnic origins of the population first.
David Wilson
Loring Park
On Fri, 2 No
Constance Nompelis wrote about Dean Kallenbach's mailing:
I also received the postcard from Dean Kallenbach.
snip
The postcard was pretty sad, with it's bold red ink,
and highly accusatory tone.
I wish DK would have talked about what he has, or will
do, rather than slamming his opponent. I
Seems even real names can be a problem. My hotmail "junk filter" snagged an
e-mail invitation to a candidate event--I'm not sure if it was the sponsor
(a GLBT business group) or the unfortunate name of the sender, Mr. Hooker.
Maybe he should have taken a nom de plume, like Mr. Sunshine.
Ka
I want to thank Michael Atherton for his excellent background post on
the phonics wars. I haven't been involved but maybe I should be. I
realize that through the intervention of my mother (now suffering from
Alzheimer's), I was lucky enough to have a life.
Somehow or other I wasn't taught or di
I beg to differ, there is no way SSB will take ward 3.
Tom Taylor
Sheridan Neighborhood
In a message dated 11/2/01 2:40:38 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> SSB wins Wards 3
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I also received the postcard from Dean Kallenbach. (I
got "phone-banked" too, which is surprising,
considering the fact that I'm an active member of the
GOP, but that's beside the point.)
The postcard was pretty sad, with it's bold red ink,
and highly accusatory tone.
I wish DK would have talke
Any one ready for election predictions? Here are mine:
MAYORS RACE:
RT - 53
SSB - 47
RT wins Wards 12, 11, 13, 10, 7 big; 1, 4 tight
SSB wins Wards 3, 5, 8, big; 9, 2, 6 tight
RT racks up huge numbers in 11 and 13 and SSB doesn't have the numbers
elsewhere in the City to overcome.
COUN
People Serving People is a very worthy organization that serves hundreds of
people every night -- of which two thirds are children. Their new facility
will allow them to offer -- in addition to providing shelter -- on-site
daycare, indoor and outdoor playgrounds, children's programming,
transitio
There are several errors in Mr. Nolley's unsigned, semi-grammatical post.
First, these postcards (not pamphlets) came from the Minneapolis DFL party,
as is clearly indicated on the card. I know this, I wrote the checks to
the printer and the Post Office. But I'm sorry if I misspelled Mr.
Zim
Eva notes:
Regarding "Wendell Sunshine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>'s post "Down
with
Wizard Marks". Is that a real name? I've never heard "Sunshine" as a
sirname before. Every once in a while I see other posts on this list,
where I question the authorship. I'd like to ask that people post using
thei
In a message dated 11/2/2001 8:23:28 AM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Mr. Mann states that the MPS don't teach phonics and Ms. Shreves states
> that they use uses a combination of phonics, grammar, and literature.
> Not knowing the details I asked someone who I know is an
This would not be the first time that an endorsement was given to undermine
a candidate's credibility with her/his base, especially if they don't really
want that person in office. Such endorsements are cynical attempts to split
constituencies by creating a sort of negative check-off. If the cops
Thanks to those who reminded me about the Pillsbury/General Mills merger,
and to all who informed me off list that Nike was filming a commercial
early this morning from 9 last night to 6am this morning... apparently
people in Nike shoes running in the snow behind a bus. Coming soon to a
televis
Sara Strzok wrote:
Imagine my surprise on this unseasonably warm and sunny day: I'm riding
the bus downtown to transfer, and find traffic at 6th St and 2nd Av. slowed
by piles of melting snow, presided over by a large, inflatable Pillsbury
Doughboy . . . .
Is there filming going on downtown?
nts and University students and is better
suited to represent Ward 2.
http://www.mndaily.com/story.php?date=20011102&storyID=4723
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Has anyone else noticed how lax and undisciplined the StarTribune
endorsement procedures seem to be? They seem to be able to get away with
practices that would be strongly condemned if any other interest group
operated using these practices.
I'm talking mainly about their screenings for the v
My suggestion to use a revamped Parade Stadium site for the Millers would certainly
cut costs significantly. Plus, it could be owned and operated by the Minneapolis Park
Board! Yippee! Every ticket stub benefits the city parks system and in turn, the
citizens. And, now we've created a real use
And the alternative to Nicollet and Lake is Chicago and Lake - we
desperately need something to happen at Chicago and Lake - nothing better
than a Triple A ball club. I was raised on the Denver Bears which was the
Triple A club to the Yankees and let me tell you I saw some of the best in
my day -
I got my mail today and was surprised (well, I guess I
really wasn't) to see an "attack" piece put out by the
Dean Kallenbach campaign about Dean Zimmerman today.
It appears to have been mailed to all the voters and
was prepared and paid for by the DFL.
The continuous negative campaign tactics
Sayles Belton's Scheduling Snafoo
I'd like to thank both Jo Mattson (Sayles Belton's campaign manager) and
Alan Hooker for letting us know what happened with the Quorum Forum. I was
at this forum. I actually thought Sayles Belton did better at the debate
than Rybak did. However her late entran
I was just asking this morning if the old Minneapolis farm team wasn't named the Millers, and we were talking about how much fun it would be to play catch up with St. Paul: What for a cute mascot? Got playhouses and sand toys to donate to the kiddie area? Need better parking than they have...
B
Oops,
I forgot to sign.
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Whittier 6-7
61A
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The Minnesota Daily endorses Cam Gordon for 2nd Ward City Council.
Read it here:
http://www.mndaily.com/story.php?date=20011102&storyID=4723
The Daily's endorsement is about what is best for the entire University
Community. They argue that Cam will represent all the residents of the
Last night I opened my mail to find FOUR pamphlets
(there are only two of us who live here) from Dean
Kallenbach once again trying to hang the prostitution
issue on Dean Zimmermann's head (and misspelling
Zimmermann's name.) This reminds me of an old trick
that Lyndon Johnson was rumored to have
I am loving the latest bruceshoe idea. RT, once elected, will you
consider the possibility? Can we expand the northern league? Can we
build a city owned, old style ballpark and fill it to the brim on sunny
summer days? Of course we can! Maybe we can just use the Parade Stadium
site, with modest im
1. The Mayor's policy aide, Ron Thaniel and a City attorney met with Sandy
Meyer, Jeremy Meyer, and me in the Mayor's office Wednesday morning this
week. We talked for about 30 minutes. The purpose of the meeting was
mostly to hear from Jeremy and Sandy what their experience has been with the
Cl
So with the Twins on the verge of "contracting" (Go Twinsand take the
Vikings with you!) how about bringing back the Minneapolis Millers as a
Northern League team and get a good cross-town rivalry with the Saints
going? Maybe, as part of cleaning up the horrible Kmart strip mall mess at
Nicol
I NEVER joked about the bombings. I was in a lot of shock
about them, but, other than the other-worldly/movie feeling
I got from watching the pictures on TV, I never saw anything
funny about the bombings.
Wendell Sunshine wrote:
>
> I will be voting for the other 5 DFL candidates for the Board o
Imagine my surprise on this unseasonably warm and sunny day: I'm riding
the bus downtown to transfer, and find traffic at 6th St and 2nd Av. slowed
by piles of melting snow, presided over by a large, inflatable Pillsbury
Doughboy . . . .
Is there filming going on downtown? Or just a very isol
Doug Mann wrote:
> I will respond to few issues addressed by Catherine Shreves.
>
> In a message dated 10/31/2001 8:15:32 PM Central Standard Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > Finally, Mr. Mann's web site contains serious inaccuracies about the MPS
> > curriculum, particularly his statemen
Set your VCR's this morning so you can watch the political debates held
this past weekend at the NE Armory. The tape is over three hours long.
Hour #1- Mayor debate between RT and SSB
Hour #2- Ward 1 debate between Paul Ostrow and Dave Ramstad (only debate
of the General Election)
The deb
I will be voting for the other 5 DFL candidates for the Board of Libraries but not
Wizard Marks. She has shown herself, if judged only by her conduct on this list, as
being unfit to hold the office. She is frequently caustic and flippant. While
everyone was still in shock, she was JOKING abo
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