Re: [Mpls] Garbage & Mpls stadium

2004-01-22 Thread Mark Snyder
On 1/22/04 10:34 AM, "WizardMarks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > WM: It was my understanding, from information current in 94/95, that the > real problem with the garbage burner is/was insufficient or inefficient > scrubbers on the stack. Thus the "stack bloom" pushes out particles of > lead, cadmi

Re: [Mpls] Mpls stadium/From silk suits to purpleface yaahoos, agree

2004-01-22 Thread PennBroKeith
In a message dated 1/21/04 9:30:29 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Mr. Pohlad as the owner of the Twins in a new facility paid for but (by?) some percentage of public investment. The ownership in Milwaukee decided to maximize their own profit using the heightened fan

Re: [Mpls] Bitter Cold and full shelters

2004-01-22 Thread Toni Hauser
Does this really surprise anyone? Where else would budget cuts be taken from than the people who don't have a voice? When someone's basic needs (food, shelter, etc) are not met, they are unable to move on to other needs (making sure homeless shelters have enough resources). Why are we spending

[Mpls] Bitter Cold and full shelters

2004-01-22 Thread m1r3201
The Star Tribune has a story today about the bitter cold and the corresponding tragedy of full homeless shelters. The story is at: http://www.startribune.com/stories/1524/4333223.html. From the story: As temperatures plummeted, many of the Twin Cities' homeless wore expressions as thin as their

Re: [Mpls] Re: Minneapolis recycling contract

2004-01-22 Thread Mark Snyder
On 1/22/04 4:21 PM, "Dan McConnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Do you know for certain that those people were not recycling because it was >> "too much of a hassle" to source-separate? Did you ask them or are you >> presuming that because you obviously think it's a hassle? > > No, I didn't pre

[Mpls] Seward Reminiscence Evening Jan. 30

2004-01-22 Thread JeanJstad
YOU ARE INVITED TO HELP US REMEMBER OUR HISTORY and SAVE OUR STORIES In Seward, the street car lines crossed at 27th Avenue S. and 25th Street. People could easily walk to get most of the things they needed in life. Do you recall a time when every block had stores like Rippetoe's Sweet Shop, Co

[Mpls] Re: Minneapolis recycling contract

2004-01-22 Thread Dan McConnell
>Do you know for certain that those people were not recycling because it was >"too much of a hassle" to source-separate? Did you ask them or are you >presuming that because you obviously think it's a hassle? No, I didn't presume they were quite blatant about it. >Some people do think like that. S

[Mpls] Babylon lost in fire, years of art and effort lost in flames

2004-01-22 Thread Aaron Neumann
by Meg Novak http://www.pulsetc.com/article.php?sid=860 Pulse of the Twin Cities Volume 7, Issue 42 January 21 - January 27, 2004 http://pulsetc.com Aaron Neumann Holland REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on th

Re: [Mpls] Higher Ground & "Call Out the Guard"

2004-01-22 Thread joe allen
On Tuesday, January 20, 2004, at 06:18 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Correct my memory-- but I believe Mayor Sayles Belton had police and National Guard ( I suppose she had to ask the Governor for the Guard presence) out there to bust up the organizers who put themselves on the line to try t

Re: [Mpls] Marina still fighting for life

2004-01-22 Thread Steve Nelson
> Liz Wielinski > Columbia Park wrote > The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is still hoping a marina will > fall into their laps. Though they insinuate that it won't be on their > bonding wish list it appears to be an idea that won't die. I personally > feel that the MPRB has no need to bui

[MPLS] Re:press

2004-01-22 Thread lizski
Regarding the press at the Park Board meetings. I have been going for the past 10 months at least once a month and the reporter that is always there is Scott Russell. I for a while assumed Rochelle Olson was an avant garde male name (my apologies to Scott). Having since met Ms. Olson I hardl

Re: [Mpls] Higher Ground

2004-01-22 Thread Jhpalmerjp
MH: Any time the reality of what has happened to those who have few resources but still make the effort to struggle for democracy and fairness is pointed outthose who protect the interests of the wealthy and powerful cry out--- Not Nice, Not Fair. Our last Mayor did resort to the police

Re: [Mpls] Garbage & Mpls stadium

2004-01-22 Thread WizardMarks
Leurquin, Ronald wrote: The garbage that stinks in all of this is that somehow it seems OK for the average hard working taxpayer to build an overpriced playpen for millionaires that are owned by a billionaire. WM: It was my understanding, from information current in 94/95, that the real problem

[Mpls] Teacher feedback requested

2004-01-22 Thread Steve Brandt
List: I've been covering Minneapolis schools for the Star Tribune for all of seven weeks. That's long enough to figure out that there's often a gulf on issues between the district headquarters and school buildings. I'm trying to set up an e-list of Minneapolis district teachers and principals

[Mpls] Eco-psychology

2004-01-22 Thread stack
Chris Johnson wrote: > I am absolute convinced that if even half a dozen > of the major parks and lakes (e.g. Wirth, Calhoun, > Nokomis, Boom Island, Lakeview Terrace, and Powerhorn) > disappeared, the violent crime rate would go up in a > big way, especially on those really hot summer day

Re: [Mpls] Eco-psycology

2004-01-22 Thread Barbara L. Nelson
The founders of our park system were believers in a Transcendentalist movement that swept the nation at that time. If I have it right, the idea was that every citizen should remain physically close to the natural world. By observing the natural cycles and inter-relatedness of the natural world,

Re: [Mpls] Minneapolis Park Board meeting notes

2004-01-22 Thread WizardMarks
David Brauer wrote: Wrong, Chris. Scott Russell of Skyway News/Southwest Journal was present and covered the meeting. First Lou Gelfand, now this! (Perhaps we need to wear big Fedoras with "Press" cards in the hatband...) WM: Uh, how about a nice cloche with a press card? WizardMarks, Central

Re: [Mpls] Higher Ground

2004-01-22 Thread Mike Skoglund
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > Any time the reality of what has happened to those who have few resources > but still make the effort to struggle for democracy and fairness is pointed > out > those who protect the interests of the wealthy and powerful cry out--- > Not Nice, Not Fair. Maybe I

[Mpls] Re: Mpls stadium

2004-01-22 Thread petertomschmitz
RS: The garbage that stinks in all of this is that somehow it seems OK for the average hard working taxpayer to build an overpriced playpen for millionaires that are owned by a billionaire. Does anyone on this list actually think that if Carl or Red were to build their own stadiums that they w

[Mpls] Garbage & Mpls stadium

2004-01-22 Thread Leurquin, Ronald
The garbage that stinks in all of this is that somehow it seems OK for the average hard working taxpayer to build an overpriced playpen for millionaires that are owned by a billionaire. does anyone on this list actually think that if Carl or Red were to build their own stadiums that they would

Re: [Mpls] Minneapolis Park Board meeting notes

2004-01-22 Thread David Brauer
Chris Johnson wrote: > Oh, and as far as I know, no media reporters were present. Wrong, Chris. Scott Russell of Skyway News/Southwest Journal was present and covered the meeting. First Lou Gelfand, now this! (Perhaps we need to wear big Fedoras with "Press" cards in the hatband...) For a com

Re: [Mpls] Minneapolis Park Board meeting notes

2004-01-22 Thread Jason C Stone
Chris, your notes are appreciated. Jason Stone Nokomis --- Chris Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It was a fairly uneventful MPRB commissioners meeting this evening, > although the organization's disfunction continues to be evident. I did > not take complete notes, but here's a summary of

[Mpls] Higher Ground

2004-01-22 Thread m1r3201
Any time the reality of what has happened to those who have few resources but still make the effort to struggle for democracy and fairness is pointed out those who protect the interests of the wealthy and powerful cry out--- Not Nice, Not Fair. Our last Mayor did resort to the poli

[Mpls] Minneapolis Park Board meeting notes

2004-01-22 Thread Chris Johnson
It was a fairly uneventful MPRB commissioners meeting this evening, although the organization's disfunction continues to be evident. I did not take complete notes, but here's a summary of what I do have. No promise of objectivity. Present from the MPRB was the usual cast (from left to right a