--- Andy Driscoll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If a delay and a task force allows a more thorough
> and thoughtful
> presentation of the reasons to issue a complete ban
> on smoking in public
> accommodations already regulated by other health
> measures, then fine.
>
> But the beverage association
Smokers' rights do not exist. There are no inherent "rights" for smokers
anywhere. Why smokers believe they possess the inalienable right to smoke,
therefore poison others in the process, is beyond me.
If any such right existed, it would dissolve in the offsetting requirement
of society to protect
I would suspect that one problem with increasing ridership on mass transit
is the apparent unreliability of bus schedules. I've had great experiences
with some routes, but have also had occasional bad experience with an early,
late, or missing bus. It seems like there may soon be a technological
The more I see smokers' rights denounced either implicitly or explicitly in
this forum, the more I wonder why such rights are so easily dismissed. Like
most guilt-ridden smokers, i've been undone by the attacks and too
discouraged to attack back. For one thing, I'm not much of an attacker, but
I'v
Sherman Patterson Jr. said:
Our children are on the streets killing one another
and residents are living in fear; which has led to
depression for some. I challenge myself and all of
you out there to bring and end to this madness. This
is our watch and we must answer the call to duty.
I ask that
No, I don't have the stats for 20003, but I would like to share my view of what's
going on in Mlps.
I'm Sherman Patterson a resident in Mlps and a recent retired U.S. Army Veteran of 21
years. I'm looking at all of this violence, killing, gang banging, but you know the
rest of the story. I ask
Even U2's Bono now understands he can't smoke in the restaurant he owns in
Ireland.
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Rock 'n' roll ain't what it used to be. U2 frontman Bono
has apologized -- for having a cigarette.
The breach of Ireland's new smoking ban was committed last week during a
night out wi
If a delay and a task force allows a more thorough and thoughtful
presentation of the reasons to issue a complete ban on smoking in public
accommodations already regulated by other health measures, then fine.
But the beverage association - a front for tobacco companies in this matter
- has had the
Five-week postponement, plus a new task force.
>From the Strib:
Mayor R.T. Rybak, whose position had been less than clear, said the action
wasn't a cynical move to delay a ban. "I fully intend to sign a smoking ban
that is well-crafted," Rybak said.
And Council Member Scott Benson, who is viewed
Paul Rohlfing wrote:
> As a Powderhorn resident, I can't wait for light rail rides to the
airport
> and to all the restaurants and bars downtown.
> What would a mature light rail system look like?
Carol Becker wrote:
http://www.metrocouncil.org/Planning/transportation/TranPlan2025%208x10%2
Bill Dooley posts,
> Does anyone have numbers to compare crime this year to date
> compared to YTD
> crime in 2003? I doubt if we will get back to the Murderapolis
> rate but I want to see if we are backsliding from last year.
I think that comparing crime statistics- one limited time period vs. an
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Like Cleveland's voucher schools, the charter
> schools in Minneapolis will have
> considerable less money per student in their
> operating budget than the
> district run schools, and since teacher's salaries
> are a big part of the operating
> budget of any schoo
The reorganization plan that David Jennings presented to the Minneapolis
school board includes shutting down district run schools and opening charter
schools. Teachers will be laid of from the district run schools, and hired by the
charter school for less pay and with no job security. The Clevel
Mayor Kelly says the Consulate will be in St. Paul. Governor Pawlenty says
no location decision has been made. Looks like Minneapolis has a good chance of
landing it. I walked past the Seattle Consulate while on vacation out there
last year and the place was jam packed.
Bill Dooley
Kenny
RE
Does anyone have numbers to compare crime this year to date compared to YTD
crime in 2003? I doubt if we will get back to the Murderapolis rate but I want
to see if we are backsliding from last year.
Bill Dooley
Kenny
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Paul Rohlfing wrote
> As a Powderhorn resident, I can't wait for light rail rides to the airport
> and to all the restaurants and bars downtown.
> What would a mature light rail system look like?
http://www.metrocouncil.org/Planning/transportation/TranPlan2025%208x10%20Sept%20Final.pdf
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