Costs of Achievement
I ran across a couple of good online articles. One was about assigning best
teachers to the worst schools. It said the worst schools had the highest
turnover for a lot of reasons. One was that they got the least experienced
teachers, and those teachers had the worst
Hi, all. I don't normally forward stuff that sounds
like an urban legend (because it usually *is* an urbanlegend), but this
sounds like it may actually have happened, bizarre anddisturbing as it is.
Has anyone else heard about people being attacked
like this while downtown?
(The email as I
The Excess Project Lands in Iraq!
I just came across this and it far too hilarious to pass up. For all who
have been aghast at the mishandling of the 35W Excess Project, this is
must-read material:
http://www.raucouscaucus.com/fertil.html
Jeff Carlson, Whittier
REMINDERS:
1. Think a member
I sometime wonder if the redistricting commissioners
had an opportunity to do their work differently
based on what has happen since submitting their
final map.
Statistical Breakdown
New Minneapolis Redistricting Plan
http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/redistricting/20020430planstats.asp
On Monday, October 20, 2003, at 02:46 PM, WizardMarks wrote:
The laws are made in the congress and in the legislature. The
institutionalized racism is embedded in those laws, many of which
unequally affect people of color. The institutionalized racism doesn't
care if a few people make it
Title: Re: [Mpls] Be careful downtown--local urban legend?
That happens to be almost the exact spot a former co-worker of mine experienced a very similar experience. (They were closer to 1st Avenue than Hennepin Avenue on that same street.) She was with a group of 6, three guys, three gals. One
Stadiums - Sports Arenas _
Gopher or Vikings stadiums will have games 8 to 10 days a year. What do
we do with the structures the rest of the year?
Target Center has ice events, musical tours, and other events. People
keep saying we need a single use stadium for a particular sport.
Ted Halstead, NY Times journalist and author of "The Radical Center", will be speaking in St. Paul on October 29th. I think this may be interesting to list members, so here are the details:
The Citizens League and Minnesota Public Radio are pleased to present
"The Radical Center and America's
In a message dated 10/20/03 6:01:41 PM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Minneapolis in 1983. At that time,
the Warehouse District was the place to go for nightlife. While there were
just a few places
I don't think listing old hang-outs that were more attuned to
This was an off line communication to you Mr. Krasnov because it is no
longer a Minneapolis issue. However, I left out the city council because
they do not make the laws of the land. They make ordinances for the
city. That's not the same thing.
WizardMarks, Central
Neal Krasnoff wrote:
On
Anderson Turpin wrote:
It's funny how the only arguments being made for mass
transit are to complain how expensive and impossible
highway construction is. Those arguments would be a
lot more credible if they'd include the cost and
possibility of reducing congestion by building mass
transit.
In a message dated 10/21/03 10:11:38 AM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Finally, the greatest place to ever exist on First Avenue is in a bit
of fiscal trouble. Please support this great club. I realize that many folks
on
this list are so geezerly that they are
Neal Krasnoff wrote:
According to the 2000 census, Minneapolis has a white
population of 249,186, or 65.13%; the black population
is 68,818, or 17.99%. Two out of the thirteen members
on our City Council, or 15.38%, are black. The 2.61%
difference, IMHO, will be balanced by the racial
Jon Gorder writes:
I don't think listing old hang-outs that were more attuned to your
personal preference than the current businesses are is making any kind of
argument at all.
I don't believe I ever stated nor did I intend to suggest that these old
places were better than the current
Dave, was it not that DFL party that endorsed Councilmember and Mayor
Sharon Sayles Belton and legislators Ellison, Gray, Jefferson, Walker,
etc.?
On Tuesday, October 21, 2003, at 11:27 AM, Dave Piehl wrote:
David Piehl notes:
It's interesting to me that the only non-white
Minneapolis council
Redistricting
After reading the stats and noting the fact that there is a HUGE difference
between the population of the largest and smallest wards, I am also
scratching my head on WHY the city collects stats on Hawaiians. Why arent
they lumped with other when they constitute a miniscule
Another 17% of the populations would also be non-white or of European decent.
Making the total non-white population 35%, with 15% representation on the Council and only two Representatives at our state legislature.
Ken Bradley Corcoran NeighborhoodDave Piehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Neal
They should have sent this to the Yankee players, not the City Council.
And just before the last game, it might have helped with the results.
Tim Bonham, Ward 12, Standish-Ericsson
Another scandal stinks up City Hall
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4165686.html
David Brauer
List
on 10/21/03 2:07 PM, Tim Bonham at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
They should have sent this to the Yankee players, not the City Council.
And just before the last game, it might have helped with the results.
Tim Bonham, Ward 12, Standish-Ericsson
Another scandal stinks up City Hall
The lights on and under the railroad bridge that passes over Monroe
Street are out. This bridge is a few feet south of 18th ave NE. I am not
writing to complain about budget cuts and safety and the rest. I think the
new, darker intersection is better. I move through this intersection almost
I'm wondering if anyone could provide some information about the huge
rigs that have been drilling at several locations (26th and Howard, 23rd
and Washington, parking lot of St. Clements church at Lowry and Jackson)
in the Holland neighborhood in northeast Minneapolis over the last few
weeks. From
Reprinted with permission from the Checks and Balances web site:
Wanted Lobbyist for Minneapolis, Only Republicans Need Apply
10/21/03 -- MINNESOTA
The city of Minneapolis is in the process of securing a new advocate at the
state capitol. Andrea Hart Kajer is leaving Mill city government
The Southwest Journal article on the Redistricting Lawsuit provides some
good information on the status of the lawsuit. The journal's editorial,
however, (written by David Brauer) is confusing. He seems to agree that
many of the points raised are valid and that the proposed Settlement Map
is far
on 10/21/03 5:51 PM, B. Shoe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The Southwest Journal article on the Redistricting Lawsuit provides some
good information on the status of the lawsuit. The journal's editorial,
however, (written by David Brauer) is confusing. He seems to agree that
many of the
In a message dated 10/21/03 10:02:22 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Don Samuels will probably get the DFL endorsement, and Robert
Lillegren is a shoe-in. Don will easily end Natalie Johnson-Lee's
undistinguished Council tenure and we have plenty of qualified DFLers
Dyna said:
and Robert Lillegren is a shoe-in. Don will easily
end Natalie Johnson-Lee's undistinguished Council
tenure and we have plenty of qualified DFLers of color
waiting in the wings in the 6th Ward.
I say:
First off, who is we? Second, if Robert Lilligren is a
shoe in then why are you
The Getting to the Bottom of the Ballot's After the Election Series is
sponsoring a seminar on individual lobbying practices:
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Gain confidence in presenting yourself and your concerns to politicians at
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Aaron Neumann writes:
dear dyna,
reminder #2:
2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait.
i will try to respect the list rules...and i realize
that your frustrated
with the situatiuon in your neigborhood - but we're
all homies - i mean
human...um...you get the idea.
its not cool
In a message dated 10/19/2003 2:11:30 PM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes (quoting a Star-Tribune editorial):
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1954 that separation of the Races is
inherently unequal, they were talking about a government that
systematically
gave more
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