Tim - Just to set the record straight, some other organizations who are
not screening Park Board candidates include the Minneapolis Police
Federation, Teamsters and the Minneapolis Building Trades union.
To be fair, I had several long conversations with members of Citizens
for Park Board Reform
When Fremont Ave N was taken down to the streetcar tracks a few years ago,
my husband and a neighbor asked the workers what they did with the red brick
pavers. They were told that the city hauled them off and pulverized them.
Rather than see that happen, many of us put peices of historic
I see where most of the 8th Ward candidates favor a smoking ban repeal
citing their belief that the ban is hurting Minneapolis small business owners.
But
what about hurting small business workers and the amount we as a society pay
for smoking-related health care issues? It appears the
Dear Members of the Forum,
Wow. Understanding the complexities of the Mayoral
contest are seemingly insurmountable. Many on the list
have served in various capacities in the community for
many years. I was raised in the State of Minnesota
and, having lived in many coutries and a number of
other
The recently unearthed Central Avenue pavers belong/belonged to the road
contractor, not the city, according to the city's Public Works and/or
engineering folks. This apparently was in the contract the city wrote with
the contractor. Unfortunately, this was done despite years of pleas from
The 8th ward city council candidates who attended last nights forum took more
than 2 positions on the smoking ban. For example, I stated that I favor
restrictions on smoking in bars and restaurants but do not support the ban in
its
current form.
I am opposed to making second hand smoke
Lets not forget the real issue here…
As crime is increasing in Mpls, is our Mayor working to improve things or
suddenly making promises?
I remember many posters (Vicky especially) talking about the police cuts
years ago. This outcome should be no surprise as the breakdown in law was
Bill Cullen wrote, in part:
Lets not forget the real issue here…
Well, I can agree with that. Let's not forget that the Minneapolis DFL has
two nearly-identical candidates -- actually moderate Republicans -- wasting
about a million bucks apiece to sling mud at each other.
The DFL
Has RT complained about the decline in County Sheriff staff? If he
has, I haven't seen it.
And what, if any, responsibility for law enforcement within the
boundaries of Minneapolis does the County Sheriff have?
Criticizing someone for failing to condemn someone's else's behavior
is a
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I don't think John Delmonico owes anyone an apology. He is speaking the
truth as he sees it.
No, what he is doing is utilizing a tragedy that is fresh in the minds of
Minneapolitans to further Peter's
On Wed, 7 Sep 2005, Gary Hoover wrote:
Bill Cullen wrote, in part:
Lets not forget the real issue here…
Well, I can agree with that. Let's not forget that the Minneapolis DFL has
two nearly-identical candidates -- actually moderate Republicans -- wasting
about a million bucks apiece
Well, I can agree with that. Let's not forget that the Minneapolis DFL
has
two nearly-identical candidates -- actually moderate Republicans --
wasting
about a million bucks apiece to sling mud at each other.
There they float, side by side, in the big porcelain bowl.
High up there is
These taggers have got to be stopped. Some of them are serial taggers,
they literally go up and down different parts of the city taggin not
dozens of buildings, but hundreds of buildings. And at $500 a pop to
clean them up professionally, that is $50,000 in damages or more. In my
mind, that
Gregory,
Great question.
Gregory Reinhardt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It seems to me , a significant amount of influence in determining the course
of Minneapolis public safely efforts rests in the hands of next chair of
the Public Safety and Regulatory Services committee and not solely in the
Please attend the first regular Park Board meeting of the month -- and then,
afterwards, hit the GetBoB candidate fair at DeLaSalle High School.
When: 5:00pm
Where: Park Board headquarters building at 2117 West River Road
What:
Some items of note:
6:00pm -- public Open Time
- presentation
With exceptions, the posts on Delmonico have been over the top.
We must have, for the moment, forgotten what we already knew.
Delmonico often suffers from hoof in mouth disease. From the
viewpoint of a reporter, that means he gives good quote. Conclusion:
keep the salt handy when you
Al Capone was taken down for tax evasion. Loss of income is often used
as a deterrent to organized crime. It works.
To maintain order in a country controlled by the rule of law, criminals
are either sent to jail(loss of freedoms) or fined(loss of capital) or
both. To criminally prosecute
The stones and brick pavers from Central Avenue are now for sale by a
company in Stillwater called Historic Stone.
Granite cobblestone - gray, authentic street paver $2.95 ea
Used red brick - Old street brick $1.25ea
http://www.historicstone.com/new-cat.asp
Six years ago when I was gathering
Peter Vevang [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
We can also start selling spray paint and paint markers from a locked cabinet
or from behind the counter and ban selling it to minors.
Has anyone been out to San Diego recently? All paint (even at WalMart and
local hardware stores) is in locked glass
Source:
http://www16.co.hennepin.mn.us/cfrs/welcome.do
Income expenses cash balance
Mpls Mayor
MCLAUGHLIN, PETER$211,681.35 $199,554.66 $33,286.36
RYBAK, RT$245,725.00 $252,092.00 $12,702.00
HAKEEM, FARHEEN
It's well documented that speedy removal is one of the most effective graffiti
abatement strategies, yet some businesses and residents simply fail to keep on
top of it. I recently stumbled across what may be one of the factors
contributing to the delay:
A local convenience store along E Lake
Isn't there already a law on the books about selling spray paint to anyone
under 18 as illegal. I agree the markers and paint should be behind the counter
as well as the Glass Etching Pens.
Joan Thom
Hawthorne
REMINDERS:
1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules.
Some have thought that it is the Public Safety and Regulatory Committee of
the City Council that has responsibility for public safety in Minneapolis.
That simply is not true with this mayoral administration.
This is a deflection of the Mayor's authority and accountability. RT made
it very
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Mark Snyder suggests a proposed development near his neighborhood rather than
one in the Southeast Industrial Area that I described:
Projects like the industrial area surrounded by my neighborhood, SE Como,
Marcy Holmes and the U got short shrift for quite some time because of a
narrow,
I find it interesting that the only candidates that the media seem to portray
as real contenders for the 8th ward council seat are those candidates who are
DFLers, who went for the endorsement at the convention, or have people or
entities endorsing them.
I really look at endorsements with a
Folks, this sort of personalization is forbidden by the rules. Stick to
debating issues and facts, not another's ulterior motives.
David Brauer
List manager
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As long as the thread is about endorsements, Who is Snyder supporting for
the
office of mayor? It certainly
I wasn't aware that these staffing issues were
campaign issues for either incumbents or challengers.
Do any of the candidates publicly support hiring over
30 full-time workers? For that matter, if these
decisions were made by the current board members, why
does labor endorse every incumbent (save
I recommend a recent book by Malcolm Gladwell called The Tipping Point -
it's mostly about how small trends become nationwide popular fads - but
it's also about how context influences behavior.
A case in point that is highlighted is the New York subway system, which
was plagued with petty and
It is titled: Building the New Minneapolis with Leadership. Vision.
Results.
Perhaps RT could try building the New New Orleans instead while we continue
tweaking the old Minneapolis?
Bill Kahn
Prospect Park
REMINDERS:
1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules.
Minneapolis Folks,
I had just enough time to review the contributors A through C, of McLaughlin
for Mayor.
It is a who's, who, of Old Guard, Minnesota Twins, Developers, Northwest
Airlines, PAC and lobbyist that have done very well for themselves over the
years with our tax payer dollars.
Rybak Campaign Manager John Blackshaw writes:
It is an outrage for the leadership of the police federation to use the
tragic events in New Orleans to score political points. They not only need
to apologize to the thousands of police, fire and other public safety
officials risking their lives to
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Park Board Challenger Wins Key Endorsement in Fifth District Park Board Race
Minneapolis, MN September 2, 2005 Park Board Candidate Jason Stone, running
in the Fifth Park
District against appointed incumbent Carol Kummer, today received the
endorsement of the DFL
Aaron Klemz wrote:
I wasn't aware that these staffing issues were
campaign issues for either incumbents or challengers.
Do any of the candidates publicly support hiring over
30 full-time workers? For that matter, if these
decisions were made by the current board members, why
does labor endorse
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Criticizing someone for failing to condemn someone's else's behavior is a
form of guilt by association frequently used by right-wing blogs to imply,
for example, that all liberals secretly support Saddam Hussein (while else
would they have failed to condemn
Ahh, Jim. I have missed the opportunity to discuss and debate with someone
of your caliber. You are probably the only person on the forum who writes
longer and denser posts than me (or at least run equal to) and it's always a
joy to exchange thoughts, especially when you're wrong. I did,
I've been looking at the same report that Ken Bradley reports on in this
thread, and paid a bit more attention to the bottom line. The contributors
listed
are those that gave over a $100 and account for around half of McLaughlin's
money; so my name, occupation (Taxicab Driver), and $100
God, and the DFL, want the rich to be much richer, and all the rest of us
much poorer. Since we would rather be dirt poor than (gasp!) protest, it
will happen. Happy poverty, all. Thank you DFL and DFL lesser-evil voters.
The rich couldn't do it without you.
--David Shove
Roseville
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