Re: [Mpls] School District COO

Toss in the fact that the current mayor's husband was recently added to the school district's payroll for a modest $80,000/year in addition to being provided a $400/month car allowance and your head will likely NEVER stop spinning...as is mine. JHarmon Cleveland

Re: [Mpls] Is Reading Taught? AAA, LM's SWJ column

Constructive - I'll give it a shot, although I must admit my guts are all in knots in hopes of a continuing sodomy discussion... I'll start out by saying that I think every parent has a responsibility to ensure that his/her child makes use of the very education system you speak of - which

Re: [Mpls] Is Reading Taught? AAA, LM's SWJ column

SNIP: Regarding Lynnell Mickelsen's latest column in the SW Journal. It is obvious that the target audience consists of parents who, by and large share the prejudices of the author, a parent whose children are thriving in the public schools. The targeted audience is therefore likely to find

[Mpls] A promoter's dream

I encourage fellow listers to read the article by the Le List Manager re: Demolishing the Dome. Not too expensive a proposition I wouldn't think. Rumor has it the Shubert would have only been a cool $250,000 to demolish, of course the dome's a tad larger...but imagine the onlookers, the

Re: [Mpls] More on estimated market values

Please pardon me for my naivete but it seems to me you got your taxable value, your estimated value, your fair market value, and then your appraised value, the latter of which is what somebody might actually pay you for your property, right? It can get so confusing. I've been told too that

Re: [Mpls] North News article on the elections

I find it a bit troubling. Even during the elections in November a misconception that the northside has become some warm, fuzzy sort of place with nary a crime taking place was spewed from the lips of many a candidate; not the case. Its still got issues and they're likely not going to

Re: [Mpls] Library design suggestions

Or the grocery store, or the doctor's office, or in a theater, or at a business meeting, or while driving and applying mascara, or while at dinner with someone who bothered to show up in person... JHarmon Cleveland _ Get your FREE

Re: [Mpls] Re: Two Faced Millionaires

The Twins are not a community asset On a whim I looked up asset, just for proper clarification in my own mind - Webster says the property of a deceased person subject by law to the payment of his debts and legacies. My sympathies to the Pohlads. JHarmon Cleveland

Re: [Mpls] Mpls Bicycle Master Plan

I'm wondering how many automobile drivers couldn't attend because they're cars got towed. Of course there's always the bus... Anyhoo, as a sidenote, I did some figuring this a.m. upon reading Le Paper and it appears that the Mpls Impound (a non-income generating, self-sufficient facility)

Re: [Mpls] Mpls stadum proposal

I would hope they'd include affordable housing in a potential TIF district as all the 'new jobs' selling peanuts the stadium will create will likely pay just that. And slap me if I'm wrong, but I thought a project or any portion thereof that's publicly funded could potentially include a

RE: [Mpls] schools/computers/research

While attempting to keep up with this lively discussion, I have to say I've heard much more concern expressed by parents of average and gifted kids being denied opportunity and being told their children are going to just have to deal with the seemingly unchangeable limitations offered in the

Re: [Mpls] Parent Involvement /Responsibility

Swift noted: There are kids being forced to attend high school that have absolutely no interest in being there. So they get themselves in trouble and disrupt the education of others. I think at some point we will have to look at options for these kids, personally I favor trade schools as an

Re: [Mpls] Property tax cut

By the same token, higher taxes don't necessarily result in improved services. JHarmon Cleveland _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ___ Minneapolis

Re: [Mpls] Re: Schools: Financial Concerns and Computer Issues

This may sound naive, but I find it amazing that class size is considered such a major issue with relation to quality of education discussions. I attended gradeschool in St. Peters, Missouri (which upon relocating from MN seemed like the deep south to me at the time) In those days, Minnesota

Re: [Mpls] Re: Schools: Financial Concerns and Computer Issues

RE: I also, would like to hear what list members think about the education gap between poor and middle class children in the MPS. On a related note, isn't the education gap really predicated upon the INCOME gap? Numerous studies tell us that poor kids move more, have a higher rate of

[Mpls] my two cents

I've come to the conclusion that I've griped enough about funding a new stadium, so I've decided to send Carl my two cents in the form of a check. Anyone know his address off hand? Sure hope he cashes it right away so I can balance my checkbook... JHarmon Cleveland

Re: [Mpls] School district cuts and computers and exorbinant car allowances

snip: I’m glad to see that the school board has looked critically at some big-ticket items, like administration and transportation costs. snipe: Steve Belton's $400/month car allowance must have slipped through the old mudflaps eh? I wonder which definition of 'critically' the school board is

Re: [Mpls] Voodoo/Stadium economics

List of Stupid stuff My Tax Dollars are Used For: 1.Mayor's husband's car payment Moving a decrepid theater 1/2 block New ashtrays installed outside city hall Maybe a stadium isn't so crazy after all. JHarmon Cleveland _ Get your

Re: [Mpls] School Funding

Wiley questions: And if you don't think money would help, why is it that rich people send their kids to private schools which cost a bundle and have very small class sizes? I would think that money's not an issue for them, and higher income people can likely afford both the tax increases and

Re: [Mpls] City Council OKs Guthrie Demolition

What can we expect from a city that views baseball and a Target stores as cultural entertainment? This entire discussion makes my skin crawl, although it might be allergies... JHarmon Cleveland _ Get your FREE download of MSN

Re: [Mpls] Belton Wastes Our Time Again

Maybe she was at a job interview. JHarmon Cleveland _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn

Re: [Mpls] Promises on schools

Representative Kahn cited Pratt school as unique because it's integrated both economically and racially AND it happened naturally...in Minneapolis? What an insane concept! JHarmon Cleveland _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer

Re: [Mpls] Minneapolis schools

The school system seems to have become the scapegoat for lack of parental involvement. I think it's partially due to folks not even making sure their kids get to school let alone are adequately prepared. I think it could have to do with the multi-generational result of parents not having a

[Mpls] experience is overrated

There’s been a tremendous amount of discussion on the list about the value of experience among election candidates and going with ‘what we know’ (i.e. incumbents) with regard to the upcoming election. There seems to be an insinuation that many of the challengers seeking office don’t know the

[Mpls] livable wage...if you survive

Upon perusing the city's website, I spotted an opening for a Park Patrol Agent. It states that applicants must possess the following abilities: - Run and chase suspects or other vehicle - Wrestle and subdue suspects - Jump and crawl over and under objects - Lift or drag heavy objects - Work in

[Mpls] In defense of squirrels

Remember: our rules allow pointed disagreement, but require respectful discussion. -- A little positive verbage about squirrels; they don't drive too fast, crank their bass-thumping stereos, use profanity, throw trash in my yard, or urinate on my boulevard trees like some of the urban youth

[Mpls] (no subject)

Remember: our rules allow pointed disagreement, but require respectful discussion. -- Just a few weeks back I heard that a mother deer and 2 fawns 'had' to be shot in order to protect the flower garden in Theodore Wirth Park from being nibbled on. Now some rich folks want to destroy some

Re: [Mpls] public art

Repeat reminder: be sure to clip the previous post, or excerpt what you're referring to in the body of your email. Constant reminder: our rules allow pointed disagreement but require respectful discussion. -- from mark wilde: 'opinions about what is worthwhile should never be considered

Re: [Mpls] Ballpark issue

Repeat reminder: be sure to clip the previous post, or excerpt what you're referring to in the body of your email. Constant reminder: our rules allow pointed disagreement but require respectful discussion. -- Mr. Griffith warns Now before you start writing your flaming response... Frankly,

Re: [Mpls] Transit Subsidies.

Good point. I've also wondered why the city is often times forced into accommodating businesses they assist downtown by agreeing to provide parking facilities as part of the development package. The cost of constructing ramps and underground parking facilities is astronomical. If the city

Re: [Mpls] NRP charter-changers seek more time

Minneapolis Charter Commission Membership There are fifteen Commissioners appointed by the Chief Judge of the Hennepin County District Court to a four-year terms which are renewable once. Commissioners may request to be reappointed for a second full four-year term. Members must be qualified

Re: [Mpls] Northwest to buy 75 passenger jets

Mr. Chandler asked, Will these be based out of MSP? Anyone know how loud they are? Yes they will ALL be based out of Minneapolis as NWA has purchased Empire Airways (not Airlines) A company with bombardier jets, they also purchase new from canada. It could be the largest feeder airline in the

Re: [Mpls] Affordable housing

I agree!!! JHarmon Cleveland From: Rosalind Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: wizardmarks [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Mpls] Affordable housing Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 08:29:29 -0500 At 08:30 AM 6/28/01 -0500, wizardmarks wrote: I'd call it a fairly vicious mind-set this

Re: [Mpls] Strib poll and racial tension

I'd be interested in finding out why African Americans are drawing a line between themselves and Somalians. Somalia's in Africa last I checked. If they've relocated here, they're basically African Americans. Every race in the world embraces and touts the differences among themselves, not the

Re: [Mpls] The Rich go to Jail

From my interpretation the City/County has been in need of a new jail for years. So they built one. The advertisement of the partay is not tasteful I'll admit. I disagree however that MOST arrests are nuisance/wrong place at the wrong time situations. The majority of arrests are warranted (no

Re: [Mpls] Neva Walker

I beg of you Eva, Neva... cease and desist!!!for the sake of the site, of course. JHarmon Cleveland _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ___ Minneapolis

Re: [Mpls] Downtown grocery stores

I miss Woolworth's too - they had it ALL. I don't know why they were THE choice for so-called mid-priced retail, accept that they had their hand out the farthest. I live in north Minneapolis and drive to Crystal to the Target there. The one on Broadway is laughable as far as service and