There is another college professor of sociology in the
race this year-- Dave Berger. Dave is endorsed by the
Green Party.
Visit Dave's website. I think you'll be pleased at
what you see.
http://votedaveberger.home.comcast.net/
David Strand
Loring Park
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met. Fuller's main philosophy and goal was to make every human a success and
to bring maximum wealth to every human by using his technique that he called
ephemerlization or doing the most with the least amount of
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Dr. Rubin
August 23, 2005
Mr. Judd Rietkerk
Project Planning and Construction Management
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB)
Mr. Rietkerk,
No doubt you are preparing a response to my previous request for information
relating to the Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) formed to study the
proposed De
The suggestion to name a room/department or an entire library in honor of
Gratia Countryman is not a new idea, the topic has come up before. In fact
there was an earlier movement from the Gratia Countryman Society to name the
East Lake Library in her honor. In the past there has not been
I wonder how many of the reporters and bloggers who have covered this
story actually listened to Nick Coleman's show.
It was, more often than not, dull and shallow.
He rarely had guests. Most of the time it was two hours of his
yammering about whatever he wanted.
Wendy Wilde, on the other hand,
Oh, you betcha!
I attended the 6/15/2005 PCRC meeting and am interested in going to more
of these, as are my colleagues on the CRA Board, but even though the
PCRC is a public forum, the time and location have been prohibitive for
many of us to attend regularly.
In addition, whether real or
Rod Krueger wrote:
The suggestion to name a room/department or an entire library in honor
of Gratia Countryman is not a new idea, the topic has come up before.
... I have always and will continue to be in favor of naming a library
(including New Central) or an appropriate room/department in
And when I join Rod and Sheldon on the Library Board, I will be proud to add
my vote with them on behalf of this idea.
Alan Hooker
Victory Neighborhood
DFL/Labor endorsed candidate for Minneapolis Library Board
www.alanhooker.com
From: Rod Krueger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: mpls@mnforum.org
I'm a little confused by Alan's post. Alan, have you abandoned your
position on selling naming rights for the new central library? I think you
quoted 20 million dollars or some such number for the naming scheme.
Just curious.
Eric Hinsdale
www.erichinsdale.com
From: Alan Hooker [EMAIL
Nick Coleman's show was, more often than not, dull and shallow.
Wendy Wilde has a great show. She does, as you say, work hard to cover a
variety of topics with good research and knowledgeable guests. She is terrific.
Nick Coleman's show was an entirely different format, with humor and
Must we keep naming things after bureaucrats, dead and living, all the time?
But I suppose that's what comes from being a member of a discussion list
where the majority of subscribers (many silent ones, of course) are probably
bureaucrats themselves who figure they might get a skating rink or
On Aug 23, 2005, at 12:32 PM, Ray Marshall wrote:
In two years there won't be 50 people who would be able to identify
Countryman, other than by guessing that she was a librarian or
something.
Being that a library contains books, how about naming the new
building after
Sinclair Lewis? I
No matter the official name, everyone will just call it the Downtown or Main
Library. Every other branch in town is named for its neighborhood, which makes
a certain amount of practical sense.
Did the old one have a name? (I think it was just called the Central Branch,
which may be boring but
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2005, the first _five_ e-mails we receive one or two free tickets to the
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Ray,
I'll comment on the bridge. As far as I know, the Park Board has nothing to do
with it. Nevertheless, with all due respect to Martin (of whom I'm a big fan
and very grateful for his work) I think naming the bridge the Midtown Greenway
Bridge makes some sense. Just a thought. (I know
I believe my friend Eric has taken a statement I made during library board
candidate forums and has expanded it to a level I never mentioned, nor would
endorse. Allow me to clarify.
As has been previously mentioned in other posts, naming rights for our
libraries is nothing new. In fact, the
Please note a new Candidate Forum on Wednesday, September 7, 7:30 - 9:00 am at
the Nicollet Island Pavillion, sponsored by the City of Lakes Chamber of
Commerce, the Mpls Downtown Council, the League of Women Voters of Mpls, and
the East Downtown Council
Also - in today's Star Tribune, please
SAVE THIS DATE!
There will be a PARK BOARD Forum/Debate October 13 6:30PM at the Minnehaha
United Methodist Church.
3701 East 50th Street Minneapolis
More to come after the primaries. Save the date and get the word out!
Dorie Rae Gallagher/Nokomis
REMINDERS:
1. Be civil! Please read the NEW
Thanks to Alan for clarifying his position. I heard him speak at eight
library board candidate forums but I never realized the naming rights
opportunities did not include the building itself.
If a philanthropist was willing to make a large enough donation I wouldn't
have a problem with
The Park Board has very little to do with the Midtown Greenway and the endeavors
of the Greenway Development. This is a Hennepin County Railroad Authoiry
project plus lots of other players except the Park Board.
Annie Young
citywide Park Commissioner
Quoting Matty Lang [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Thursday | 25 August 2005
MNSWA'S PEOPLE'S OPEN MIC | Mapps Coffee Tea
1810 Riverside Ave. | 7pm-9:30pm | FREE
Libraries, Literacy, Liberation and the Power of the People!
Curated by Samantha Smart, Candidate for Minneapolis Public Library Board
Featuring performances by:
Arleta Little,
Minneapolis Public Library branches got their names in various ways, to
correct the impression one poster left us with. Southeast, East Lake
St., Webber Park, Linden Hills, and Nokomis were named for areas.
Franklin Library was the first Carnegie library in Mpls. (1914) and was
probably named
Mr Cutting is dead wrong about elm trees. Many grow as high as 100 feet
tall. In my lifetime (75 years) I've seen homes literally split in half by huge
elm trees. They are a menace to the gardener. Try pulling a young seedling out
by the root sometime. There are many variety of elms and
Members of the LCR board met with Donald Bellfield on
Thursday, August 18th to discuss his candidacy for the
8th Ward council seat in Minneapolis. We're pleased
to announce that we're endorsing his candidacy, and
look forward to supporting him in the days leading up
to the September 13th primary.
Nice attempted attack on Schiff's record. Clearly you haven't been paying
attention to his work.
Gary created new resources to fight graffiti, reorganizing the city's approach.
Now if your property is damaged, the city will send you a form giving the city
permission to paint it over for you
On 8/23/05 4:35 PM, Samantha Smart [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Also - in today's Star Tribune, please note the article on page B3 noting that
the 2006 budget proposed by Mayor Kelly would keep library hours the same
(SEVEN Days a week, full time!) and add $100,000 for new books and materials
and
This thread isn't Minneapolis-specific. Try our statewide forum at
www.e-democracy.org if anyone would like to continue it.
Thanks,
David Brauer
List manager
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Of
Eva Young
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005
I think William Brandon Lacy Campos Central Library has an excellent ring to
it! Very dignified. Hehehee.
-Brandon Lacy Campos
-Loring Park
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At 09:50 AM 8/23/2005, Becca Vargo Daggett wrote:
I wonder how many of the reporters and bloggers who have covered this
story actually listened to Nick Coleman's show.
It was, more often than not, dull and shallow.
I listened to Nick Coleman's show on occasion. I enjoyed the show. Nick
has
Gina writes:
Nice attempted attack on Schiff's record. Clearly you haven't been paying
attention to his work.
Yes. I have. Close attention.
Gina Continues:
Gary created new resources to fight graffiti, reorganizing the city's
approach. Now if your property is damaged, the city will send you a
That little fund was rather interesting...it was stated to help keep the
libraries open
when, in fact, it went for programs such as Homework Helpers. Nokomis never
received those programs...while our neighbors thought they were helping the
local
library with the $12.00...they were not and it
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