Good morning, List Members.
It's 2:30 a.m. on August 29, and I've just called the Governor's office to complain, for all the good it will do me, that I have once again been woken up by white, rich, drunken twentysomething slobs on a weekday night.
I opposed the 2 a.m. law from the beginning, and i
In a message dated 3/21/2003 4:59:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
> I have little or no sympathy for students at the U who constantly gripe about their
> exorbinant tuition, yet everytime someone in this town squashes an insect, they
> leave class and go marching...
An i
Well said, Wizard.
I'd like to add that the consequence of holding a significant amount of the collection
out of reach takes a toll on firms like the one for which I work, in addition to being
a terrible inconvenience for a writer like me who needs access to some rarely-used
volumes and period
Some schools (like my old high school--not in Mpls, by the way) have a policy that
does not allow visitors at all during the regular school day.
Do most schools, in Mpls or in Minnesota, allow visitors? If they don't, how besides
at parent-teacher conferences do parents find out what their child
My favs: Modern Cafe and Erte! Of course!
Viva Mexico on University Avenue NE and 20th has great food.
Vo's on Washington near the Stop'n'Go for incredible fried potatoes and tofu--the only
time I like it.
And OK--I'm stepping out on a limb here--but the White Castle at 608 Central Avenue NE
f
I think that the "advice" we are getting is not even compatible with a Minneapolis, or
even a Midwestern, climate. Heat exchanges and ventilation systems in houses in our
area need a free flow of air. Strangling them with plastic could be dangerous. Other
advice has included statements such as "
The attached article on identity theft scared the living crap out of me, and our
story, Dear Reader, is set in and around Minneapolis...
Snip: "In quick succession, Rutherford contacted the Minneapolis Police, where the
suspect lives, and then the New Brighton Police, where his Twin Cities Wirel
After I saw on the news the warning about a door-to-door scam being perpetuated in South Minneapolis neighborhoods, an unpleasant encounter I had with a very well-dressed man in downtown today makes more sense--and makes me suspect that this scam is moving downtown.
There I was outside of Walgreen
In a message dated 1/30/2003 2:11:54 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Statements posted on the forum are public, the same as if they were said standing on
>a street corner. Reporting them in the newspaper is no different from reporting what
>someone
> said at a public gath
In a message dated 1/27/2003 10:51:24 AM Eastern Standard Time, Phyllis Kahn writes:
> My preference, besides my judgement on the quality of the
> candidates, is to elect someone who lives in both the old and the new ward I
>also want council members to care about the whole city (and even th
In a message dated 1/13/2003 8:54:37 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I think who ever is organizing these kids to parade under these banners should be
>the first to get killed in any future
> terrorist activities.
I am seriously considering a trip to Palestine, Mr. Jacob
I wonder if the Minneapolis Christian community is focusing its energies more
on local television and charitable works than on community classes. There is
a plethora of small Christian shows on cable access in this city.
(I usually don't watch most of it, but there was a play performed a few yea
The Pioneer Press article in question states:
"Voters in Northeast Minneapolis will be choosing among 20 candidates today
in the primary phase of an election to replace former Minneapolis City
Council Member Joe Biernat."
I think it's appalling. I e-mailed the reporter and requested a printed
In a message dated 11/18/2002 11:00:50 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I get a big kick out of the fact that people don't seem to understand that the
>snowman aren't about art, neither were the Charlie Brown statues. What they are about
>is fun... <
A new twist on an old
This may be a weird idea, but here goes:
What about "living statues?" Other fundraisers, including corporations, have used real
people as "statues" for various events, which would employ local
actors/artists/volunteers to put on a costume and stand in a public place at a much
lower cost.
There
I have to agree with David here...
Though there are more pressing issues to be passionate about, the Peanuts statues are
lame, and have made me thoroughly sick of one of my favorite cartoons. (Thank God that
St. Paul hasn't picked on Linus yet.) The whole thing has been a corporate,
self-promot
No one should ever apologize for a long posting when the ideas are presented in such
concise and clear language.
I just want to say that it was a real pleasure to attend our last neighborhood meeting
in Sheridan to hear Walt Sentyrz present his plan for the expansion of his grocery,
which has b
In a message dated 11/4/2002 7:03:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Far better to give to the community than not, I think.
Good point; I stand corrected.
Considering the well reasoned responses I received to my posting, perhaps a
donor-named library is not a bad idea afte
>From the link supplied by David Brauer: "A fundraising consultant raised that
>possibility with library trustees recently by posing an intriguing question: 'If
>someone wanted to give you $15 million, would you be willing to name the library
>after a person?' The immediate, if informal, reactio
Pam Taylor wrote: The radio station and its callers were simply exercising their free
speech rights.
Well said, Pam. Let the comments of these speakers ring in the silence and echo back
to haunt them, as those despicable anti-meritocracy "death tax" ads have. I am truly
sorry for people like
How ironic that some whose primary, if not only, language is English manage to sow
confusion by, it seems, inaccurately reporting what they think or wish was allegedly
said by a member of the mayor's staff.
Perhaps in addition to those LRT directions in three languages, we should also hang
sign
If I may ask for a clarification: when you say that we should speak only one
language, are you saying that every American should at least be able to speak
English (which I agree with), or that Americans should only know English?
In fact, the first foreign language I learned was not Somali, or Fr
I just got back from Paris, and the Paris metro is based on the honor system. There
is, however, a hefty fine if you get caught riding with a ticket. Police enforce this.
I saw many signs in three languages: French, English, and German. ALL of the menus
were at least in French and English, or al
I would also be interested in Minneapolis codes re solar panels. Also, can anyone
recommend books on a build-your-own? I believe that I read about such a thing in the
Whole Earth Catalog years ago.
Thank you.
Kristine Harley
Sheridan
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Amen. I agree with Andy about Lynnell. And I'd like to add that it is back-to-school
week for me, too.
Having grown up in a town where most people didn't think about going to college, and
if they did they went to Lakewood Community College (now Century College, but then we
called it "Driftwood
In a message dated Wed, 28 Aug 2002 8:44:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
> Shame shame shame on Minnesota based Target Corporation for failing to heed and act
>upon Joseph Rodriguez' complaints regarding the "88" merchandise they were selling.
>As a Minneapolis, Minnesot
I wonder if Holy Land Bakery and Deli, on Central Avenue, would be showing any live
World Cup games. It seems to me that they have soccer on the big screen in the
upstairs dining room even when it's not the World Cup. The employees seem to be big
soccer fans.
Kristine Harley
Sheridan
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I am wondering, what money is being referred to here? The alleged stolen 2700 dollars,
or the tens of thousands of dollars it will cost the taxpayers to ajudicate this case?
Having no special knowledge of this incident, I have no opinion as to whether or not
Joe did what he is accused of. But
I think a gun in the hands of a trained and responsible adult is much better than in
the hands of a group of agitated people. And there is definitely a difference between
fending off an intruder on one's property, and patroling the streets. Certainly anyone
who breaks into a house should be rep
Without going into the whole history of Sheridan:
Armed civilian patrols (including attack dogs) were proposed for our neighborhood by
the former neighborhood group, STAY, before SNO was formed. This was about the time
that Mr. Paris Getty was "hired" as our community staff person. However, a n
I had my experience of getting my 1 1/2 cents in on the MSNBC cable network yesterday.
The network was taking live comments about the proposal of the Jewish Defense League,
a radical group spawned by the deceased extremist Kahane, to form armed citizen
patrols to march up and down the streets a
Richard Anderson wrote:
> Just a thought but wouldn't it be nice to move bus traffic
> off Nicollet Mall for three or four months every summer?
I like the idea!
When, due to the construction of the LRT line, all the Hennepin and Nicollet buses ran
on Nicollet Mall, it was a mess. Now, all the
I take the bus to work every day; it's even close enough for me to walk. I have the
ideal commute, since I live in Northeast and work in the Warehouse District--bike
paths most of the way (except my 30-year-old Schwinn is too creaky now).
There is a guy in the area who rides his unicycle every
The HPC has two preservation planners (which is far too few) shouldering the burden
for this entire city, and a commission, much like the City Planning Commission. It is
guided by the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation, and has
jurisdiction over all historic districts an
I think that we can all agree that when an old, formerly beautiful house owned by the
MCDA is allowed to sit vacant and go unrepaired, and is used by crack addicts and
homeless people who display disrespectful behavior (public urination, harassment,
etc.), the property can be characterized as b
--- Terrell Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> [TB] I'm shocked that not only the Mayor, but the
> Police Chief are engaging in such public stereotyping.
> Can't you imagine the pictures of donut eating
> pigs that must have been shown at the press
> conference announcing this?
And who's en
How was the E-Democracy celebration last night? What happened, who won, did everyone
have fun?
I really wanted to be there. I did eventually show up--at 9:45 p.m.--to see if there
were any stragglers left (well, you know, I was on my bike and I had to pull over to
let all these cars pass, and
Valdis Rozentals asked if people were seeing more instances of pedestrians crossing
out of turn, and I think it would be remiss of me not to mention that I replied
offlist that I did--Seventh and Nicollet Mall is one place were people run en masse
against the light to beat the oncoming cars.
A
Let's get back to the subject.
There may or may not be a cultural difference--we learned a lot about
misunderstandings in my Somali language course. (Their 1:00 in the morning starts at
dawn--our 6:00 a.m.--for example.) However, yesterday a taxicab nearly made a left
turn into me while I was
I never listen to talk radio, liberal or conservative, but it seems to me that Barbara
Carlson used to criticize Chief Olson on her own radio show as being "impotent."
Interesting.
Kristine Harley
Sheridan
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Valdis Rozentals wrote: The idea that the Democratic party is under fire is absurd.
Agreed. The Democratic Party in Minneapolis (as in the state and national arenas) is
not the victim of any conspiracy to discredit it, but engaged in a struggle for its
very identity and soul. (I think an "atte
Keeping this a Mpls Thread--
Two books by Minneapolis authors that I highly recommend:
Our Sometime Sister (fiction) by Norah Labiner, and
Fire in the Hole: A Mortarman in Vietnam (memoir)
by J. Michael Orange (Note: This book can be rough on you.)
As part of a class taught by Carol Bly at the
Bill Dooley writes:Is there a plan to start a reads one book initiative in Minneapolis?
Why, I ask? What is the attraction of everyone reading just one book, the same book?
It sounds desperate and Oprahish to me. Minneapolis is chock full of avid readers and
good writers. We can do better.
Ho
Need a belly dancer to mezmerize and distract the police? I am game. (And if need be,
I'll go to jail, finger cymbals, sequins, mascara and all.)
Kristine Harley
"Hip" in Sheridan
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Hang on to that crystal ball, Ken! It's priceless.
And people say there's no humor on this List anymore.
Humor + Insight = WIT,
and Ken shows it.
Kristine Harley
Sheridan Neighborhood
Proudly car-free in "America's Capitol of Diversity"
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Yeah, I'm sure the parking situation didn't help the establishment. Sad but true.
One reason I did find the Loring's location convenient was that its proximity to both
MCTC and my dance school made it easy to walk to. I am going to miss the place big
time.
I think there's Arabic music there to
My letter to the Pioneer Press regarding Ray Stoltzman's condemnation of Minneapolis
made it in:
http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/news/editorial/letters/2947386.htm
I would like to say that growing up in North St. Paul was a difficult, difficult
experience. I and my siblings experien
I'm fed up. I grew up in North St. Paul! I sent this letter in response.
--- Begin Message ---
A March 23 letter from a North St. Paul resident complained that socialist
Minneapolis is filled to the brim with hordes of disgruntled Hispanics, Somalis,
Hmong and African-Americans who take f
When I first moved to NE Minneapolis there was a bus line that ran down Broadway,
which was very handy, but it was discontinued soon after I bought my house.
That has put a damper on my going to North Minneapolis, and it's a shame.
Lately I've been mulling over the idea of a "sister-neighborhoo
Tonight at 8 p.m., Intermedia Arts is showcasing music, drama, poetry, and paintings
by Muslim/Middle Eastern writers and artists.
(2822 Lyndale Avenue S., 612-871-)
Tickets are on a sliding scale, $0 - $5.00.
Artists included are Adnan Shati, a painter from Iraq, and Salah Fattah, who I've
What in the world are construction workers constructing on the plaza of the Federal
Reserve Bank? Whatever it is, I'm afraid it's permanent.
In September, the STrib ran an article about the gun-toting security guards and the
fenced-off river access because of Sept. 11th concerns
(http://www.sta
I had no idea that this technology existed and I think it's pretty cool. I think they
should spend the extra money to install it. It's not that much more, and it would at
least give a bread-machine design some distinction. (How do the owners know that the
development won't become obsolete befor
I, too, am grateful for the leadership R.T. has shown and for his comments on the
List. I am glad to hear that Mr. Jamal appeared on Almanac with the mayor. Of course
Mr. Jamal's controversial remarks were not representative--that's why they surprised
me so. I know from experience that the Soma
This "slaughterhouse" comment is exactly the kind of inflammatory, schism-creating
rhetoric that I was afraid of and I am glad to see that the article focuses on the
people in the Somali community who challenged Mr. Jamal's statement. His choice of
words astonishes me. I can't think of anyone w
Michael Atherton wrote:
"There's a simple solution to this problem: make the penalty for first offense
pedophilia a mandatory life sentence or the death penality, then everything is legal
and there's no violation of civil rights. Then all you have to do is decide the age at
which it becomes a
I agree with Wizard about the fear produced in people by the label "mentally ill."
Often, people think mental illness equals "insane" or "psychopath" and that it refers
to an absolute and untreatable state of being, or some romantic connection with
"genius" and poetry, rather than a disease as
I think the message that has gotten through on this List loud and clear is that,
whatever one thinks of police tactics, we do not feel safer when a man wielding a
machete is shot to death for our "protection." And while that message is encouraging,
I am concerned about yet another rally and mar
Loki echoes my sentiments exactly.
Speaking from my own experience, I credit this list with being there when I needed it,
and for directly solving an issue that affected my job (after I made three separate
calls to the city department in question in an effort to resolve the situation
privately
In my last post, I made reference to Rebecca Yanish's run for Senate. I was referring
to the last election, not the upcoming one. (It appeared in the Pioneer Press but not
the STrib.) I have not heard anything about any present campaign by her against
Wellstone from the Star Trib or any other s
The Star Tribune also did not break the story of Rebecca Yanisch's announcement that
she was a candidate for state senator--a big story to miss, rather.
Whether Cherryhomes' action was legal or not does not concern me as much as whether it
was to the benefit of the 5th Ward. (The answer is, ob
Also, Tippi Hedren and her friends will appear at the Heights Theatre tomorrow night,
which is showing "The Birds" as part of a marathon movie-showing attempt to set a
Guiness World Record.
Link in City Pages:
http://citypages.com/movieclock/showtimes.asp?MID=3304
Kristine Harley
Sheridan
Neal asked my reason for using the pronoun "he." I used it because I had read that the
person arrested for allegedly causing the fire was a man. No other reason.
Being one of these "male-identified" women that radical feminists love to hate, I tend
to be more comfortable with men than women, an
Wow, thanks for the info. Heretofore I'd bought into "the guy" theory, but considering
I was working for the HPC at the time and with all the intrigue I and the planners
were up against with other projects, I should have known better...You're right, the
story is specious.
Or maybe I was in den
I wonder whatever happened to the guy who burned Dania Hall down in the first
place? Did he go to jail? Does he care about or even realize what he's done?
The trauma this loss left in the preservation community lingers to this day.
Kristine Harley
Sheridan
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Believe me, Mark, you are NOT alone in detesting the proposed Guthrie skyway.
I hate it, as do my parents, who being in their 70s and 80s are terrified at the
prospect of setting foot in the thing. I think it looks about as inviting as a
gangplank on a pirate's ship.
Kristine Harley
Sheridan
I am very saddened by the loss of a brilliant and accomplished local urban designer,
Victor Caliandro, over the weekend. He taught at the U of M College of Architecture
and Landscape Architecture and established the Cunningham Group, which presented many
projects to the HPC and neighborhood gro
With all the crows in my garden, eating my cucumber shoots and picking on the littler
birds, I once asked my mother about getting a slingshot (horrible, I know!) and making
a little crow "chicken pie." She said, "They call it 'eating crow' for a reason, you
know." I guess crow meat would not be
I don't know what "recently arrived group of people" is being implied here,
but I was spooked again by the crows this week after leaving my Somali
language course at MCTC.
Kristine Harley
Sheridan
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Gee, I don't know, guys. I'm probably wrong, but I am so disillusioned with
professional baseball that I'd rather stick St. Paul with the Twins and steal the
Saints. Wouldn't that be a coup.
Regarding the non-PC attitude: "burning incense," etc., yawn, ZZZ. As I always
say, there's not
Two weeks ago I left my night class at MCTC to walk to the bus stop at Nicollet, via
Loring Green. I skirted Loring Park and looked up to see crows--hundreds of
crows--sitting as silent as can be in the very tops of the trees in the Park. They
looked like pepper. I felt like Tippy (Hedren).
No
I too have wanted to read comments from Issues List attendees at the conference. I
couldn't be there, but my sig. other was (P.S. he biked to the conference), and he was
impressed by the attendance, the presentations, and the fact that the mayor showed up.
I understand that it was the first tim
In general I support later bar closing hours, but for those of us who live near bars
(I live half a block North of Mayslack's and Knight Cap) I'd prefer to see these hours
extended only on the weekends, as I wouldn't like to be awakened by whooping patrons
at 2 or 3 in the morning on a weeknigh
I like the idea of the building "going over the street." We have that kind of design
in downtown already--it's called a skyway. Perhaps the planetarium and coffee shop,
etc., could be on the north block, and the actual library on the site of the existing
one, with a skyway connection between th
In all fairness to Thomas, I told him that I would forward his idea to the coordinator
at the Y, and I did so. But I also think that individuals should get involved in
organizing such events if they feel strongly on the matter.
I should also add (and I'm trying to keep this discussion relevant
The YWCA has pledged its support for Arab and Muslim members of our community who are
being harassed or intimidated since the Sept. 11 attacks, and is working with leaders
of Muslim communities to identify opportunities for volunteers to assist them,
particularly women who may be targeted becau
First, I'd like to say that David has done a great job of overseeing this list and I'd
like to thank him for that.
This has been a strange year--good in some ways, not a very good one for me,
frankly--and I think I speak for a lot of folks when I say that the past three months
have seemed like
So, what do people think of the fact that the Holidazzle is going to be renamed the
"TCF Holidzzle?"
Makes me want to make the phrase "To Our Friends" a registered trademark, so that
every time TCF sends out junk mail addressed as such, they owe me money.
:)
Kristine Harley
Sheridan
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I don't like whisper campaigns, either. But I think for Jackie Cherryhomes to bring
that up now does more harm than good.
Clarence Hightower remarked in Doug Grow's column about what to say to young
African-Americans about Sharon's defeat. I am concerned that young people are being
taught that
Remember: our rules allow pointed disagreement, but require respectful discussion.
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God, I cannot believe that once again the mayoral race has been tied--this time
apparently by SSB herself--to the terrorist attacks in NYC and on the Pentagon!
I see no connection between them. But since othe
Remember: our rules allow pointed disagreement, but require respectful discussion.
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I, too, must throw in with the mayor regarding the use of 911. I think that when it's
publicized that Muslims will be calling the police rather than some special "task
force" number or whatever, this could be
What is all this "white supremacy" garbage coming out of the mayor's office all of a
sudden?
Aside from Larry Leininger, the mayoral candidate who IS a white supremacist, who are
these other "white supremacists" her self-styled spokespeople are referring to--Rybak
supporters, like me?
Did Sha
I'd like to continue the discussion of getting candidates and citizens together in a
peace demonstration.
I'm a student of Middle East dance and was recently involved with the YWCA's anti-Klan
rally. I think both my classmates and members of the Y would be very interested in
such an event.
Kr
Here's a start: Channel 4000 (www.channel4000.com) has a list of local prayer services
and/or meetings being held tonight in response to today's events, as well as one
tomorrow night (in St. Paul). The one at the Basilica is advertised as
nondenominational. Here are the ones being held in Minne
Online local news reports said that there was a "credible" bomb threat made to the
V.A., and that the building was being evactuated.
There was no information as to whether or not this was related to today's acts of
terrorism in New York and Washington.
That's all I know.
Kristine Harley
Ward 3,
I live on 4th Avenue Northeast between 15th and 16th Avenues, half a block
north of the bar known as Mayslack's, which this weekend is having another
one of its rowdy music festivals that I never attend. And last night I
observed the driver of a police van (#2202 I believe), socializing with my
I don't know who can seriously expect that kind of "perspective" to be respected, on
or off this list, but anytime he wishes to do so Mr. Minn knows he can respond to what
I think are pertinent questions raised by Mr. Kushner.
Kristine Harley
Sheridan resident
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I am not on the board of my neighborhood group either, and my letter should make a
good counterpoint to the first one. Sheridan at this time does not have a paid staff
person, although it did in the past. We have not always had the best experience with
staff, in part because of how the posit
John Akre and I used to live in Phillips, and being surrounded by highways/busy
streets and sound barrier walls is absolutely a form of segregation and
discrimination. Most of those cars that raced through and around our neighborhood
belonged to people who did not live there. (Not an insignific
I have not yet undergone this polling experience, BUT--
guess which mayoral candidate was the only one to contact me personally about my
recent, admittedly chump-change gripe about access to City Hall files, and to listen
(presumably with a straight face) to my thoughts and ideas about larger p
If anyone thinks the mayor should not tolerate criticism, and that a citizen
activist--admittedly one running for mayor--should shoulder full responsibility for
the mayor's duties, what does that tell us (once again) about the climate of openness
(or lack thereof) that exists in City Hall?
We
Don't worry, Barb. You stated clearly in your post that you were not "naming
names," and therefore the Sheridan Neighborhood was not included in your
statement. That's what I concluded. (Although I did go "huh?" for a second.)
Thank you for your clarification.
Kristine Harley
Sheridan 'hood
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I've been advised by the List Manager to bring this story to your attention.
Two weeks ago, my employer sent me to the Planning Department to look at and photocopy
Heritage Preservation files for a project my firm is working on. I am former employee
of the Planning Department and used to manage
I met Shane Price at a Green Party meeting; he is thinking (but still
undecided as far as I know) about running as a Green Party candidate. I was
impressed by him. He would indeed make a very good candidate. I know of no
one else who is running, but I and most people I know are excited at th
I, as a Third Ward resident, have seen the ad and am wondering who the individuals are
who have started this group. What are their names? I assume that this is a
non-profit organization--is it a 501-c-3? Do they have by-laws and a statement of
purpose? Are donations to their organization ta
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