Having been reminded now of some of the mayor's promises about campaign
finance reform when he was a candidate, I'm also fairly disappointed.
Although campaign finance reform wasn't a primary motivation behind my
supporting Rybak as a candidate, I agree with the comments made by Professor
David S
At 10:00 PM 12/18/2003 -0600, you wrote:
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4276680.html
I think Goodman has a point:
Goodman said she is profoundly disappointed with Rybak's refusal to
consider the two female deputies. "But I'm not surprised because not hiring
women for leadership posts wit
Quite a lovely parable, I think.
Especially this part.
>From Lee's post earlier;
> In sum, we had awkwardly stumbled onto each other, stated our
> positions, learned something, and both left unscathed.
> Lee R. Eklund
> Victory
Thanks Lee.
If only politics were that clean and honorable... (sig
Keith says; Please try to remember; this goes beyond the Fab 5 who did the
dirty. A machine runs this town; the DFL Matrix. They will do what they want to
do; and it may not actually be decided at an open meeting; nor even by those
voting. Like it or loppett.
I do think Park Board meetings shou
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Dear List Members,
For clarification: Hennepin County has not reduced funds that support
family and adult shelters in Minneapolis. State cuts did unfortunately
force us to reduce shelter funds for homeless teens, but we continue to
work with youth agencies to improve acce
I'm writing to those Park Board Commissioners
Bob Fine (Southwest), Marie Hauser
(South), Walt Dziedzic (Northest), Jon Olson (North), and Carl
Kummer (Southeast) who decided amongst
yourselves to circumvent the democratic process by
appointing John Gurban as interim Superintendent.
SHA
Dear Ms. Franklin:
This is not the time to tuck your tail between your legs and scuttle off
into the corner. I have worked as a journalist, so I understand how
awful it feels to fall on your face through, perhaps, no fault of your
own. If your editor fails to edit, it isn't your fault. It could
So much for my speculationand R.T. kowtowing to the Federation's desire
for an insider: he's narrowed the field to Charles Moose (DC Sniper case
veteran) and William McManus, two-year Dayton chief.
An interesting discussion with the pro-insider Council should follow!
(Congrats to the Stribites
In response to an earlier post of today, I must come to the defense of the
skunk, as she or he is not oily. The skunk has a lustrous coat. Although the
skunk can be considered shifty (tricky or crafty) per the dictionary
definition, this is an advantage to it's longevity. As a hunter, I
encountered
Whatever the shortcomings of the Pulse may be, I find that Mark Wilde's
diatribe is rather insensitive to Jane Franklin, in her current predicament
as the writer of the article in question.
Jane had already stated that the factual errors that were included in the
published article were not in
The Mayor has stated he holds to his promise to not
take money from those doing business with the city but
how are we to know if the names of donors are not
released because they slip through the $100 loophole.
Am I the only person on this list who remembers the
Mayor awarded a consulting contract
Last night's decision to abrogate process and public participation in the selection of a Superintendent does not bode well for the future of the Park Board.
I have studied the history and politics of the Park Board. (The Wirth book is next to my computer). I am a neighborhood President and River A
For a news article, I'm interested in talking to Minneapolis families
who have traditional getaways or otherwise treasure the four-day weekend
in October once known as MEA weekend. Contact me at the number below or
via e-mail. Thanks.
Steve Brandt
Staff writer
Star Tribune
Phone: 612-673-4438
Fa
Changing the topic completely for a moment. Where does one buy fishing doodads
for Holiday presents? There used to be a small store next to Kaplan's on Lake
Street but I think they are gone now. Anyone know of somewhere in the city
(not miles away)?
Thanks for the info - asap.
Annie Young
Eas
I don't think the general public at large knows just how important the
County Commissioners really are. As a matter of fact, until I started
working at YouthLink in March, I had no clue the breadth and depth of the
services provided by the county.
This year, due to the goveror's budget cuts, ru
It is interesting that this topic has come up just after the December 9
election in San Francisco, where the Dems beat back the Green candidate
for mayor with absentee ballots. They made a crucial difference. Gore and
Clinton flew in to beat the Green, and then thousands of dollars were
spent by D
--- Mark Wilde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The Pulse is the most error-filled, one-sided waste
> of
> news print I have seen in many years. How can you
> put
> out a publication with so many misspellings and
> grammatical errors?
Again, I apologize. I wish I could convey to all
involved how
The Pulse is the most error-filled, one-sided waste of
news print I have seen in many years. How can you put
out a publication with so many misspellings and
grammatical errors?
Besides the fact that most of the articles are as far
from "fair and balanced" as the O'Reilly Report, it
really reduc
Dear List Members,
For clarification: Hennepin County has not reduced funds that support
family and adult shelters in Minneapolis. State cuts did unfortunately
force us to reduce shelter funds for homeless teens, but we continue to
work with youth agencies to improve access and services for un
Let me bring this back to a specific Minneapolis/Hennepin County issue.
Who on the city council is interested in sponsoring a resolution stating
the city's desire to allow voting by mail in the 2005 city council/mayoral
election?
Who in the Minneapolis delegation would like to author legislation
Never read your new email messages from the top down. Which is to say that I
fired off my response to Steve Sumner's post before coming across David
Brauer's admonishment that the death penalty thread is not Mpls specific. I
accept any formal warning that comes my way and apologize to list members
Okay, Mr. Sumner has mentioned Pawlenty's "true leadership" enough that he
has baited me into a response. Pawlenty's call for the death penalty came at
a time when a notorious sexual assault dominated the local and national
headlines: talk about "playing politics." On top of that, Mr. Sumner
conced
John Erwin wrote:
As an elected official I can not believe what happened
at the Park Board meeting this evening. Although this
action reflects badly on the institution of the Park
Board, I am compelled to let the public know. The
majority of the Board committed what I consider to be
a gross abus
Everyone is always talking about the political power of the Minneapolis
Police Federation. I would like to know what political power does the
Federation actually have. As a person going into law enforcement I look
forward to working some place that has a strong union in the labor sense but
I ju
I fully support the post by John Erwin to Minneapolis
Issues.
Five members of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation
Board(MPRB),Bob Fine,Marie Hauser, Jon Olson,Walt
Dziedzic, and Carol Kummer, took the most outrageous,
disrespectful and shameful action that I have ever
witnessed at last night's Park
Hello John,
Has the Park Board ever considered taking a retreat to
look at some of the communication problems? During
this process you could also start developing a
strategic plan (long term planning).
I have participated in this process through my work
and as a volunteer on the Sierra Club Boar
Rent stamps might bypass big developers and building trades union bosses,
and so might have a hard time passing the city council and mayor.
Usually the only way to give a little to the poor is to give a lot to the
rich. We give steak to the elite, and smile when they throw the bones to
the starvin
Hi all,
I just wanted to let you know that when I wrote that
Pulse article, I made the corrections listed--I'm not
sure what happened because I discussed the changes
with and forwarded a corrected version to my editor
and somehow those changes did not get made. I am
pretty embarassed. I will tal
Rent stamps (or something like it) would be a great way to fix the homeless problem
and fast. Fill existing apartments, get people off the streets.
Can my city fathers/mothers that see this list please get their butts in gear on this?
I know R.T. sees what goes on here, so he has little excuse
Ok David, please wrap me on the knuckles for this if you think it's not
Minneapolis enough...
Article in today's Star trombone:
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4274798.html
Issue: City Education Reform
One of my many challenges to the public school system is providing for the
needs of immi
The vote-by mail and death-penalty threads are no longer
Minneapolis-specific, so please take them to other forums, or off list. Such
"mission creep" happens, and no warnings are being sent, just please get
back to city-specific stuff.
Also, please watch the personal insults directed at those you
Regarding Wizard's comments:
As I have stated I not sure that I'd support the death plenty on sexual
crimes, maybe no chance for release instead. In the Sjodin, if there
wouldn't have been any chance for him to get out he wouldn't have been able
to commit this crime because he is a repeat offender
See Cathy ten Broeke's commentary in today's star and tribune:
one line from her commentary" "Americans have mastered the art of
living with the unacceptable."
Margaret Hastings-Mpls-Kingfield
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Thank you, David Brauer, for a fresh perspective on the homeless issue.
Of course, you and Mark Snyder are right, we must hold to the fire the
feet our County Board members. There's a chance I may be moving to NE
Minneapolis in 2005. If I do, I''ll really start putting the pressure on
Mark Sten
There have been cities for about 5000 years. I believe that the norm in
every one of them is that the elite few win almost always. To them go the
power, taxes, projects, land, franchises, tax breaks, privileges, goodies.
They do little to earn them.
With startup packets of money, and clever song a
As long as we've thrown out the usual process for hiring
administrators for the park and school boards, what the heck... Lets
just hire a bunch of homeless folks for these positions and their
staffs. They'd probably do just as good a job and at least they'd do a
full day's work. Then we let R.
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