I can shed no light on Ms. Marten's request for research supporting the
validity of the use of computers in our school system, but I can offer one
personal example of a use that I questioned. When I was in teacher training,
I spent 10 weeks in a kindergarten class in a MPS elementary school
The City of Minneapolis will honor 14 outstanding individuals who have
donated time, talent and energy at the 2001 Minneapolis Awards today. Mayor
Sharon Sayles Belton and MPR host Cathy Wurzer will present the awards to
these distinguished recipients at a ceremony at the Minneapolis Convention
From: Heather Martens
PLEASE convince me that our schools are not wasting money and time on
computers.
Heather, first thank you for starting a thread on a topic that gets me
cranked up, that is not about the Twins.
Amen to that.
My credentials: I am a computer consultant. I
Robert and all:
My point was that the Park Board has the money for this project under
control. In fact we stand to lose some of the money if we are not able to
purchase the entire parcel.
As far as the Park Board, in general, having its money under control: We
have indeed restructured our tax
The district could better serve children with special needs and improve the
quality of education for all children by changing some practices that are
strongly influenced by some of the state's special education reimbursement
rules.
For example, to qualify for special education
Response to all the school funding issues.
Truth be told, the per capita spending on education
is the highest here in the United States than any other industrialized nation. What is
really hard for us to swallow is the fact that we are also getting the poorest grades
on educational quality.
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In a message dated 11/10/2001 2:05:24 AM Central
Standard Time,
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Speaking of administration costs, the district is
at a very low and lean
level of administration costs. Each year, we are
audited by Deloitte
Touche, an outside
Bruce Gaarder wrote:
Available in
local libraries.
I really like this line.
WizardMarks, Central
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Tim Bonham wrote:
Statements like the following always seem to set my personal BS detector
ringing:
Most of us are well aware that a major contributor to the affordable housing
crisis is the demolition quest the city has been on for almost a decade.
Whenever anyone starts out saying we all
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If one couples this experience with statements made by senior staff at the MCDA
about the value of new construction, and that new construction is the only way
to attract suburban buyers, then it lends credibility to the demolition quest
theory.
snip
To be fair to
[Original message to list sent via my partner's computer, Jenny Heiser. I am
reposting my response from my computer in case it was missed by Meg Forney
or any other list members. DZ]
Robert and all:
My point was that the Park Board has the money for this project under
control. In fact we stand
According to a Planning Department 2000 Census Report and verified against
Census Bureau website data, the number of Census-enumerated housing units in
Minneapolis are:
1980: 168,828
1990: 172,666
2000: 168,606
Absolute decrease of 4,060 housing units. The number of occupied dwelling
units went
For those of you not on the Green Party of Minnesota list, here are
some comments written by Betsy Barnum (posted with permission).
Betsy lives in Ward 2.
Mark Knapp
Lyndale
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Fran Gumminga wrote:
I think we let CM Paul Ostrow off too easy when we say
For a lighter side topic:
I have lived in Minneapolis for 24 years after growing up in Chicago and
going to college in Bloomington, Illinois (Illinois Wesleyan
University). My wife and I were talking at dinner tonight about things
that at one time (10 or more years ago) were defining things
Walt asks for:
things
that at one time (10 or more years ago) were defining things about
Minneapolis and the Twin Cities, which are no longer around today. We
came up with the following starter list:
The Weatherball (What did the colors mean?)
OFBD (Old Fashioned Bargain Days) at
Fran --
Thank you.
You have passionately yet eloquently stated the exact reasons why this
parcel of land MUST be saved for usage by not just residents of Mpls.
but by visitors to our city both regionally, nationally, and
internationally. Our politicians must take the blinders off and
understand
ready kilowatt
outdoor baseball...soon to be baseball.
As to the weather ball
when the weather ball is glowing red, warmer weather's just ahead
when the weather ball is glowing green, colder weather is foreseen
white meant snow or rain, but I forget the rest of the jingle.
J. Trout
Wouldn't you know David would keep us to Minneapolis. :-)
Shees!
The Weatherball (of Northwestern National Bank):
When the Weatherball is red, warmer weather is ahead;
When the Weatherball is white, colder weather is in sight;
When the Weatherball is green, no change in weather is foreseen.
Does anyone remember Karlos Kaufmanis' "Star of Bethlehem" lecture? Ya know, as far as I know, it was never taped!
Ann Berget
Kingfield 10-10
Red: Warmer weather ahead
Green: No change forseen
While: Colder weather in sight
Blinking: precipitation forecast.
Ann Berget
Kingfield 10-10
The Minneapolis Herald - strike (Guild) paper in 1962 - held on for awhile
after settlement, featured Bob White of 'CCO as columnist.
The Voice of What's Happnin' Around Town: Will Jones, Star columnist
Andy
The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral
I don't want to comment on Mike Kennedy's
November sixth response through the use of
any excerpts, until I learn whether he had
given permission to post what originally was
his semiprivate/direct response.
I'm grateful to Mike Kennedy for his helpful
information in regard to the
When you drove Victory Memorial Drive and VM Parkway there was an
un-interrupted canopy of Elms that extended for 1.5 miles. Break of
sunshine at the Flag Pole and Statue of Lincoln. Then 1.5 Miles of Canopy
again. Even on the hottest of days, you could feel the temp drop in that
long leafy
WCCO
Yes, I know- The building is still there and a radio station using the
same call letters and frequency is on the air.
But it is not 'CCO.
Duke Powell
Burnsville
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What's missing...???
The big panfish in our city lakes... sun fish and crappies
The clean, clear water in our city lakes
(might be a relationship between today's algae laden pea soup waters, lower
oxygen content and smaller fish.. ya think?)
Main Beach at Lake Calhoun and the gymnastic hardware
The Original Plymouth Avenue and the old neighborhood people that focused on
it.
Keith Reitman, still seeing ghosts of the old Northside every day, Near
North.
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In a message dated 11/15/01 7:14:51 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
When you drove Victory Memorial Drive and VM Parkway there was an
un-interrupted canopy of Elms that extended for 1.5 miles.
Same is true for the elms on Lyndale Ave.
How about the Toddle House? Anyone
- Dave Moore Bud Kraehling Hal Scott on 'CCO 4
- Ray Scott's restaurant
- Moby Dick's
- Central High School
- Outdoor high school hockey
- All Star Wrestling (with Marty O'Neil interviews) at the Calhoun Beach Club
- The Harmon Killebrew show (before WTCN11 TV broadcasts)
- Mel Jazz (sp?)
-
The streetcar bridge that spanned Minnehaha Creek connecting Bryant Avenue
South. Does anybody know when it was torn down? The pedestrian bridge that
was to its east still exists. I stood on that bridge the other day and was
struck how it's beginning to look like a mini-35W below there with
From: Walt Cygan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Minneapolis Issues List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Mpls] What is missing?
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 18:18:54 -0600
For a lighter side topic:
I have lived in Minneapolis for 24 years after growing up in Chicago..
(snip)
Additions??? What does this say
Lit up neon Grain Belt BEER BEER BEER sign
Deals at Bank's
The Suburbs at the Union Bar
Marshall-University High School in Dinkytown
Trespassing on the Stone Arch Bridge
Congressman Don Fraser sign left up in Warehouse District
Burning leaves
Hot Licks and Northern Lights
* The New Riverside Cafe
* 3.2 beer at the Seward Cafe
* The Unique Bar and the Famous Bar, both on Lake Street and now
in the heart of Sabriville.
* 38th and Fourth when it was Mr. Crown's Corner. Although I'm
embarrassed to admit that I was glad I didn't have to change
busses at
Sue writes, then brakes:
I'm going to stop now because I suddenly realized that this
information isn't
Minneapolis specific (sorry, Mr. Brauer)
The education thread has, for the most part, been great.
But like everything, it must be made Minneapolis-specific. We don't want
to get too far
Walt Cygan wrote:
For a lighter side topic:
The Weatherball (What did the colors mean?)
OFBD (Old Fashioned Bargain Days) at Dayton's
There was a mule living on Nicollet Island and you could live in the Nicollet Inn for
damn cheap.
The streets were eerily clean all over town.
There
Bedtime Noos (with Dave Moore) -- Moore on Sunday too
Great Northern Depot (the Federal Reserve Bldg. is now on the site)
Cafe Extempore
elevator operators in the Medical Arts Bldg.
Young Quinlans and Barbara's Bridals on the Nicollet Mall
Porky's on Lyndale
Cruising on the strip (Lake Street) in
REMEMBER THE DAYS...(please add to this ironic list), topic by KEITH REITMAN
/DOWN MEMORY LANE AT WEST BROADWAY ENVIRONS, October 04, 2000 10:54 PM CST
...when you could walk to the corner store for a jug of milk at 9:PM? (26th
Penn or Broadway Irving) ...when West Broadway was a destination
Along with the other sound arguments made for preserving the Riverview site as a park, think of the educational value it provides as an urban river experience as well as the connection to other significant parks such as the North Mississippi Regional Park, Edgewater and Boom Island.
From MCNC's
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Whatever happened to that weatherball? Is it at the State Fairgrounds in a
box?
Oh yea: Colors blinking by night or day mean precipitation's on the way!
Steve Jevning
Kingfield (once Nicollet Field)
The weather ball melted in a fire many
--The original Kaplan Bros. store on E. Franklin
--The Rainbow Cafe at Lake Henn
--Bill's Dollar Store kitty-corner from the Rainbow at Lake Henn
--McCosh's Book Store on the West Bank (where the Mixed Blood Theatre
now is)
--Savran's Book Store on the West Bank
--Crane's Stationary store in
Kraehling is correct. He and John Gallos were the longest serving booth
announcers ever in television. They were THE voices of Channel 4.
It was Jass. Mel Jass - and the Channel 11 (WTCN-TV) Afternoon Movie and his
incredible used car sales pitches for everything. Often used cars, but
dozens of
Dean,
I appreciate your comments but I am still unclear
about the Park Board and some of its money issues. I
am not familiar with the details of the Riverview
Supper Club project but you speak of money that you
will lose if you don't purchase the entire parcel.
What is the source of this funding
Congrats
I just want to offer a belated congratulations to all the candidates who were
elected last week, and especially Paul Zerby, my opponent in Ward 2. I have
already offered my personal congratulations, but wanted to do so on this public
forum as well.
Paul is to be commended for
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