Perhaps this attitude shown by U of M coaching staff helps explain why
Khalid el-Amin chose to go to the University of Connecticut instead of
the University of Minnesota. Then again, thank God he did, since he
would have been caught up in the basketball scandal vortex at the
University of
Thanks to Pam for raising this importantquestion. I was very active in the late 1980's/early 1990's debates around solid waste issues (particularly as they related to incineration and recycling)and I'm glad that this issueis getting some attention on the list. Metro area waste generation is
For some reason my message has not been clear to
members of the list. I did not want people to argue about Lydia House, the
number of shelters in Whittier, or the proposed West Bank Shelter.
Listen up!
I am asking where all the homeless people I see
downtown (not south or east of downtown)
Four months ago I posted a query in this forum asking what was going on for
the
planning of housing and parking for the Hiawatha LRT line.
I did not get one reply in the forum. One nice person did who felt the same
as I,
that something should be done and that we should know about it, did
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Many people in the Somali community have
displayed not only shock to me but they are also very afraid.
I can tell all of you this. They have my attention! If stopped I will say,
yes sir officer. I will not make any fast moves to my glove compartment. I
will speak
I meant to send this to the list last night, but clicked the wrong button - too much work, too little sleep!!!
Well, here goes!
Please know, one and all, that I am on the agenda at tomorrow evening's Kingfield Neighborhood Association Board to present information to a project tentatively called
[Zack]
They way I see it the city of Minneapolis has two problems...Second, the
city and Hennepin County must come together and address the undeserved and
mistreated mentally ill. What has been happening to the mentally ill with
Minneapolis is no less of a moral crime then some of the ungodly
Mr. Marshall spends a great deal of time snidely rebuking members of the list for not getting more involved in residual LRT planning--many Dairy Queen references are made. Yet, through all the verbiage, the only action he himself says he will make is to walk seven or eight blocks and ride LRT one
I'm really happy to see the recent attention being given to the importance
of providing sports, arts, and other service learning opportunities for our
city's children. During my twenty year tenure on the Park Board, I was a
strong proponent for strengthening our recreational facilities and
Message: 19
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 21:04:14 -0600
From: Cara Letofsky [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: Mpls list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Mpls] Trash: Paper or Plastic?
Cara writes--
They have the described bin at Riverside Market at Riverside and
Franklin. I'm not sure what happens to the bags,
Mr. Neiman,
First of all, thank you for you efforts and hard work over the past twenty years! As a
long time resident of Minneapolis I appreciate your service to our community.
However, I do not want to lose my point in all the positive progress that has been
made in recent years - The Neiman
Alan Shilepsky wrote:
I wonder if the cops involved in our incident individually felt they had
to uphold their honor--I won't back down--in the eyes of the civilians
present and--maybe more importantly--in the eyes of their fellow cops.
I think the cops were scared. Nothing about being a cop
Thanks to an Minneapolis Forum member for bringing this to our attention.
Minneapolis made the top ten in the annual America's Ten Best Cities for
Women. Ladies Home Journal ranked the city as the seventh best city in the
nation out of total of 200 small and large cities. A number of factors
Two notes for keeping list debate respectful productive:
1. It's not a good idea to chastise list members for their choice of
topics they comment on.. If a topic you introduced doesn't catch fire,
there could be many reasons. Best to try again with a different
approach, rather than speculating
List member Britt Robson chronicles the mayor's shifting views on the
Twins stadium:
http://citypages.com/databank/23/1110/article10219.asp
David Brauer
List manager
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Here's a quick link to the George Orwell short story mentioned by Alan
Shilepsky.
I found it both sad and thought provoking, especially in light of our
recent
tragedy.
http://mbhs.bergtraum.k12.ny.us/cybereng/shorts/shootelp.html
Conor Donnelly
WaitePark
That's easy. Run. My martial arts instructor makes it very clear.
OPTION 1: Avoid the conflict.
I already have a 20 foot head start.
But you didn't mean ME? Did you? You meant an idealized me who is
physically fit, well trained in police tactics, techniques and fighting
styles and required
Has there been a concious effort to get certain voices involved or
is
everything open to whomever signs on? Both? Should there be an effort
to gain certain voices and if so, how is it established which ones and
who should try and fetch them?
15 years of experience with listserves
Robert Schmid said in response to Clark Griffith:
That's easy. Run. My martial arts instructor makes it very clear.
OPTION 1: Avoid the conflict.
I already have a 20 foot head start.
I respond:
Wow! At the risk of stating the obvious, perhaps there is some duty of a
police officer that
A very nice, expensive camera and case were left at my 60th Birthday party
a couple of weeks back. If you know of anyone missing the camera, have them
get to me offline or they can call me at home, 612-729-3359.
Thanks,
Annie Young
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Minneapolis Issues
Joy A TRASH Issue!!!
Good Memory, David! Frank, Tim, Pam, Mark and other posters remind how
lucky I am to be a Trash Lady in a community that is so knowledgeable and
caring about my issue! Trust me, I am the envy of most of my peers across
the nation--in addition to being VERY CLEAN,
MISSISSIPPI RIVERFRONT
ONLINE FORUM
MARCH 13-31
The Mississippi River is the lifeblood of the Twin Cities. But it's come under
increasing pressure from many directions in the past few decades. What will become of
the river in 20 or 30 years? What about 100 years?
The Metropolitan Council is
Jana Metge writes:
I just want to say that Inspector Lubinski and her department have been
working extremely hard with our Phillips Block Club Network which focuses on
enhancing safety and reducing crime in and around 28th Bloomington Ave.
We have 13 different languages in our Network area and
Neal Blanchett wrote:
Otherwise, let's wait for the facts, see if these police applied MPD procedures
correctly, and discuss whether or not we need to change those procedures. The
investigative report will probably do these things (although it will disappoint those
of you who have
already
Deeply sorry, forgot to sign:
Susan Young, Director
Minneapolis Division of Solid Waste Recycling; Dept. of Public Works
-Original Message-
From: Young, Susan A
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 3:28 PM
To:
Subject: RE: [Mpls] Trash: Paper or Plastic?
What is the House doing about our current affordable housing situation? I can't
understand how one can take the time to dream up any stadium bill for any
legislative body, until that legislative body has at least one act passed and
running that gives structure to an ongoing means of producing
In a message dated 3/12/02 10:43:13 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
What's different is that some Minneapolis residents are bypassing the
traditional information sources, like the Star Tribune, and working together
to keep informed and active on issues of interest to
Speaking of reasons the Strib might not appreciate this revolutionary new
form of communication, lets not forget their Democratic Party bias and
hostility to the Green Party. Their biased reporting is diluted by the
Internet. When they talk of this list (and possibly other lists or chat
I just heard on the news that an amendment to the stadium bill called for
money to implement noise insulation around the airport. I don't know who
offered the amendment, but I just want to say I think it set back the cause
of airport noise mitigation more than anything else I can think of.
As being someone who is rather intimately aware of the deployment of
non-lethal modes of police force (mainly at demonstrations aka ISAG, Hwy
55, etc.) I thought I would weigh in on this issue. Mr. Griffinth gives us
an imaginary situation where we are suddenly confronted with the crisis...
At the East Area Parent Advisory Council meeting on Monday night, the
district announced its intentions to close three to four schools in the East
Area. We have worked hard to make our community schools in this area great
schools, but the district policies have the cards stacked against
Those of you who are passionate about reducing fossil
fuel dependency and the voracious appetite for fuel
and land (to say nothing of fatal accidents), check
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rapid transit system that has the potential for moving
beyond use of fossil fuels. It
Those of you who are passionate about reducing fossil
fuel dependency and the voracious appetite for fuel
and land (to say nothing of fatal accidents), check
out http://www.taxi2000.com/ which is a sustainable
rapid transit system that has the potential for moving
beyond use of fossil fuels. It
Those of you who are passionate about reducing fossil
fuel dependency and who are concerned about the
voracious appetite cars have for fuel and land (to say
nothing of fatal accidents), check out
http://www.taxi2000.com/. Taxi2000 is a sustainable
rapid transit system that has the potential for
Just a quick addition to what Susan wrote about furnaces and dioxins: The
temperature differences she talks about between home furnaces and HERC also
apply to things like fireplaces, grills (both charcoal and gas) and
campfires. So please don't burn any garbage in any of those because if
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