Re: [Mpls] Doug Grow's Mythology

Michael Atherton said: "A number of people have argued that academic failure and the dropout rate are intrinsically linked to poverty... I'm in the camp that thinks there's a link between poverty and academic failure. I missed the evidence to the contrary if it was posted. I don't think t

[Mpls] Earl's personal beef

>His Senate district web-site continues to push the worn out Commish's campaign As SD62's Webmaster let me assure you that Earl had nothing to do with the McLaughlin campaign piece appearing on our website, It was posted in December (by one of my fellow site administrators) just after he announced

[Mpls] Feb. 23: Debate or Conference?

Though it is regrettable that the Mayoral Debate (Feb. 23, Washburn H.S. at 7 p.m.) and the Conference on Minneapolis Neighborhood Groups and Citizen Participation fall on the same evening, they both represent great opportunities to spur citizen participation in the future of our city. As th

Re: [Mpls] Conference on Minneapolis Neighborhood Citizen Participation Feb. 23rd

One of many before Sept. 13th or Nov. 8th.] The Neighborhood conference is extremely important more for all the participants than the 2 Mayoral candidates. The outcomes of the CURA gathering will last long into the future. Annie Young East Phillips At 01:02 PM 2/15/05 -0800, you wrote: The prim

Re: [Mpls] Taxing Downtown Drivers

Bill Dooley Kenny - Ward 13 First it's London and now a San Francisco proposal. Does a downtown drivers tax have merit in Minneapolis? Here is the link to the SF story. (http://sfexaminer.com/articles/2005/02/15/news/20050215_ne01_toll.txt) then: Dan McGrath People live downtown these days. Alot

Re: [Mpls] City Republican Party Threatens Legal Action Against MayorRybak for Newsletter

It's a comfort to know the Republican party is so concerned about the welfare of Minneapolis! I wonder if they are going to support city efforts to get the MAC to fulfill it's 1996 promise to insulate Minneapolis homes inundated by airport noise too. Dean Lindberg Minnehaha Craig Cox wrote: > >

Re: [Mpls] Taxing Downtown Drivers

On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 20:09:01 -0600, Dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Want to find some money in the budget, and improve traffic downtown?Get rid of the traffic cops set out to mirror traffic lights downtownduring rush hour. They do nothing more than tell you to go when thelight turns green. Act

Re: [Mpls] Taxing Downtown Drivers

> First it's London and now a San Francisco proposal. Does a downtown drivers > tax have merit in Minneapolis? Here is the link to the SF story. > (http://sfexaminer.com/articles/2005/02/15/news/20050215_ne01_toll.txt) NO! Absolutely not! First off, at it's worst, traffic downtown Minneapolis st

[Mpls] City Republican Party Threatens Legal Action Against Mayor Rybak for Newsletter

City Republican Party Threatens Legal Action Against Mayor Rybak for Newsletter The Minneapolis Republican City Committee has notified Mayor R.T. that it is exploring legal action if Rybak does not reimburse the city for the costs of producing what it called a campaign-related newsletter. THE S

[Mpls] Doug Grow's Mythology

Michael Atherton said: "A number of people have argued that academic failure and the dropout rate are intrinsically linked to poverty and attempts to impact it are doomed to fail." But... It is true that a number of people have argued that "academic failure and the dropout rate are intrinsically li

[Mpls] Doug Grow's Mythology

Michael Atherton wrote: "I believe that the assumption that the effects of poverty are untreatable serves the same function as previous claims that Blacks cannot be educated because they are intellectually inferior. It justifies a policy of inaction and maintains the status quo..." I agree on

[Mpls] Taxing Downtown Drivers

First it's London and now a San Francisco proposal. Does a downtown drivers tax have merit in Minneapolis? Here is the link to the SF story. _http://sfexaminer.com/articles/2005/02/15/news/20050215_ne01_toll.txt_ (http://sfexaminer.com/articles/2005/02/15/news/20050215_ne01_toll.txt) Bill Do

Re: [Mpls] Conference on Minneapolis Neighborhood Citizen Participation Feb. 23rd

The primary venue for citizen participation is through politics. Matters in which the government seeks input from the citizens (as opposed to citizens seeking to give input) will tend to be of little consequence. This event conflicts with the DFL mayoral debate. -Mike Jensvold Ward 10 --- Tom

RE: [Mpls] Doug Grow's Mythology

A number of people have argued that academic failure and the dropout rate are intrinsically linked to poverty and attempts to impact it are doomed to fail. They conclude that the only solution is to eliminate poverty itself. I believe that such arguments run counter to historical evidence and ed

[Mpls] The Artist's Roundtable

You are invited to The Artist's Roundtable on Monday, February 21st, 7:00 pm at Homewood Studios, 2400 Plymouth Av N, Minneapolis. The topic is "Finding Balance" with Karen Carr, a life and career coach with Embrace Your Essential Self. She'll lead us through the Balance Wheel to help us find new o

[Mpls] Parent information centers hit the fan

NAACP SPINS OFF PARENT INFORMATION CENTERS, DOES DAMAGE CONTROL by Doug Mann, 15 Feb. 2005 BACKGROUND On June 28, 2003 a two-thirds majority at a Minneapolis NAACP branch meeting passed a motion to instruct the branch president to take no steps toward opening any "Parent Information Centers" a

[Mpls] Conference on Minneapolis Neighborhood Citizen Participation Feb. 23rd

Mark your calendar to participate in the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs' conference on Minneapolis Neighborhood Groups and Citizen Participation. DINNER IS INCLUDED!!! Wednesday, February 23, 5:30-8:30 P.M. Wilkins Room 215, Humphrey Center University of Minnesota, West Bank 301 19th Av

[Mpls] Doug Grow's Mythology

Dan McGuire said: "One idea that I've heard is for the district to incent a whole team of successful teachers from one school to move to a school that is struggling." But... I think that this suggestion is based on the belief that the cause for the problems at the struggling school is a lot of poo

[Mpls] City of Minneapolis' Enterprise (areas)

Susan Young, the boss lady of the SW & R Enterprise (area) wrote: "There was NOT a decision to stop the recycling calendar to reduce General Fund costs. Solid Waste and Recycling Services is an Enterprise Fund in the Citywe receive no money from the General Fund. In fact, the SW & R Enterprise

RE: [Mpls] Recycling newsletter issues

I hope this has not already been answered and I missed BUT, speaking of recycling, I noticed on the big mailing that came from the Mayor's office I do not seem to recall that there was a recycling bug or logo on it. Does the city used recycled paper and if so for what and how much is the recycled

RE: [Mpls] Recycling newsletter issues

Greetings: My name is Susan Young...the Trash (and Recycling) Lady. The delay in the Recycling Newsletter is my fault. I apologize for the delay. I have been tardy in finalizing the document and getting it through the proper authorization and purchasing channels. There were some programs, suc

[Mpls] Young Abandons 9th Ward Run, Will Seek to Retain Park Board Seat

Young Abandons 9th Ward Run, Will Seek to Retain Park Board Seat Park Board Commissioner Annie Young seriously considered challenging incumbent 9th Ward Council Member Gary Schiff, but has decided to run for a third term on the Park Board. THE STORY >> -- Craig Cox

[Mpls] SDFL Communication to Candidates - FYI

FYI - The following email has been sent and is being sent to any campaigns currently claiming endorsement by the Stonewall DFL Caucus. === Hello - My name is Megan Thomas, I am a current member of the Stonewall DFL Board. The current Chair has asked me to assist in the pr

[Mpls] RE: Doug Grow's Mythology; ignoring the elephant in the room

Whether you attribute "lies, damn lies, and statistics" to Lord Byron or, like me, make the common mistake of attribution to Mark Twain, who wrote something derivative of it, Steve Cross is correct in saying that the achievement gap is largely a societal problem. Michael Atherton makes som

Re: [Mpls] Doug Grow's Mythology

> "Dan" == Dan McGuire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> David> On Feb 14, 2005, at 7:33 AM, Michael Atherton wrote: >> >> a) Nothing has been done about the problem of there >> >> being a disproportionate number of inexperienced teachers >> >> in minority schools. A problem

Re: [Mpls] Stonewall DFL Endorsements/Mayor's Race/Natalie Johnson Lee and Bachmann Amendment

At 10:09 PM 2/14/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have been up for around 48 hours so I cannot comment in detail on the Stonewall DFL endorsements and the Mayor's race. But I will say this. Sometime in the early 90's (I"ll find the exact year later), a proposal was introduced before the Co

Re: [Mpls] Stonewall Endorsements

David Strand makes some good points... So I think I want to correct a previous post. At 11:10 AM 2/14/2005, David Strand wrote: I don't believe this is a legitimate glbt issue. It appeared to me that McManus was percieved- rightly or wrongly- as the best person for the job. The black and gay co

RE: [Mpls] an arts org. in your neighborhood?

Liz asks: > ArtiCulture is a 5 year old 501(c)3 nonprofit visual arts organization is looking for a new > home. We've outgrown our present space and would like to move ASAP (potential > expansion in our present space fell through). Just a small shout-out on Liz's behalf; our 4-year-old daughter w