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Vol. 2, No. 10
October 14, 2002
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The Twins are done for another year and should be congratulated for a
magnificent effort.
That effort doesn't change the fact that I don't want to be taxed for a
stadium to make more money for Carl Pohlad. Let St. Paul tax themselves!
I still think community ownership is a pipe dream. Major Leag
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Subject:Re: [Mpls] Why we're losing the Northside
[Mel's] reply
I think it is unfair to mandate disenpowered landlords who
I would like to weigh in on this garage issue. I live in a house in South
Minneapolis. I have to admit that it was a plus NOT to have a garage. I
would not want to give up my extra garden space and other back yard
amenities. Our neighbors put up a garage and I have to admit it makes their
prop
I like Vicky's original and positive version better:
"The most patriotic and GENEROUS thing anyone can do is -
Risk one's own money (and/or sweat) in business
Hire people
Make a profit
Pay taxes."
WizardMarks says:
"The most socially destructive thing you can do is
start a business
hire peopl
Title: Garages are for more than just cars...
List,
Let’s all take it for granted that
garages are nice and useful. For parking cars, fixing bikes, storing shovels,
hanging rakes
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or as my garage is being
used at this moment to paint a 960 sq. ft graffiti mural for the Dungeo
Brandon Lacy says:
> But, I believe Dyna is way off base when it comes to identifying the
> economic problems in this city with crime. For the last ten years most
crime
> statistics in Minneapolis have dropped and dropped steadily. Why? Because
> the general economy had been in an upswing, people
Eddie Felien stated:
> Unfortunately, Hennepin County cannot legalize marijuana, and it is sworn
to
> uphold State and Federal laws on this subject. However, Hennepin County
> Commissioners can lobby the Legislature for a change in the law, and they
> can lobby the Federal government. The laws m
Actually, Brandon, according to www.ecomponline.com, Robert Ulrich at
Target received total direct compensation of $5,115,311 last year.
That amounts to $2,557.66 per hour, or $42.63 every working minute. The
top 9 executives of Target together received just under $18 million for
their
CM: This post is a good case study why your average landlords will not rent
to people who sometimes need housing the most. Ms Mann proves that landlord
baiting and hating is thriving.
> I also live across from a party house (with drugs too probably) and I live
in
> Kingfield, an area I thought
A fact about garages...
If you have a garage attached to your house, rather
than a detached one, your insurance is higher. I
believe the reason for that is because if your house
burns and/or blows up, etc., there is more chance of
your garage and car doing the same so the insurance
payout for d
When does R.T. Rybak wear the Mickey Mouse ears all day? (The
consequences of losing his bet with Anaheim's mayor...)
It'd better be a work day, and we'd better get advance notice, Laura
Sether!
David Brauer
King Field
(Who also saved $210 by not going to Games 6 & 7...but would've rather
spent
List members are urged to take what Brother James Graham had to say
in an earlier post about the upcoming Green Tomato Cookoff with a
grain of salt. He's one of the judges and is therefore unreliable.
Nevertheless, guests at the event (and you're all invited) can be
assured that:
1) Although
JIM GRAHAM wrote:
> Actually, Michael I can, if not equate, compare the two. I have raised three
> sons one block from Franklin and two blocks from Chicago Avenue. During the
> last twenty-five years I have probably provided the "father" figure for
> several hundred other "innercity" children who
Title: Garages are for more than just cars...
I think it’s a good idea for Minneapolis homes to have garages.
Garages are a great place to store bikes, burleys, trailabikes, wagons, and scooters. Helps prevent theft.
Garages are a great place to store “yard junk” and yard/garden equipment — whi
The other Jordan: Three families work to rebuild the neighborhood they love
Jon Tevlin
Star Tribune
Published Oct 13, 2002
Snapshots of the Jordan neighborhood can be
dramatic and brutal. The most recent showed
an angry crowd beating journalists and torching
cars after an 11-year-old bo
Like Barb, I live in a critical parking area, particularly when the snow
parking ban goes into effect. It might be better if the city were to
require off street parking of any new builds. I know I'm frantically
putting together the scratch to make off-street parking just for my own
peace of mi
Perhaps, one would have to have been in Mr. Ortega's stores to
experience the full effect of what the Mpls. Inspections Dept.'s issues
with Mr. Ortega were. The Ortega store at 4th and Lake, bought by
someone connected to Urban Ventures, it would appear, was really nasty.
It smelled bad the on
The Strib has a lot of good stuff on transportation today: I think the
Strib's editorial and articles make a very good case for scrapping the
35W Access Project and for increased spending on transit.
Editorial: "Life in the slow lane' What now? Freeway era comes to a
close"
http://www.startribun
Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act with the Mississippi
Corridor Neighborhood Coaltion on
Friday, October 18, 2002
Boom Island Park
Between noon and 2 p.m.
30th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act
National Water Monitoring Day Celebration and Information Session
Hosted by the
Maybe Mr. Ortega got a whiff of his property tax bills over the next few
years and reacted as many others have with a great big "Bye Bye."
Question for you social engineers out there: How can you be pro-jobs and
anti-business?
The most patriotic and GENEROUS thing anyone can do is -
Risk one's
Truth Mze, wel-known in the Twin Cities spoken-word scene was brutalized
by an undercover Minneapolis officer Saturday night,October 12th--who
did not identify himself as a cop. What was this respected poet doing to
inspire the violence directed against him? He was exercising his First
Amendm
Vicky Heller said:
>I'm confused>No wonder we have so
many mental health problems - our leaders are
schizophrenic...>Our City
government should stop treating us like MORONS.
I know Vicky was trying to be clever
in this post and I do have a sense of humor - a pretty good one as a matter
Shawn Lewis seems surprised at the letter from Dyna and says he would like
to help. He also asks how other City of Minneapolis residents can help the
Northside. Well Shawn first you can help by being aware of the problem and
making others aware. Start by realizing you have problems within a mile
One thing that's been on my mind about the new library design, given
that we still have to raise $15-20 million to make it go
How essential is the 200-some seat auditorium?
It seems to me that the city has done a fine (maybe too fine) job of
subsidizing/building/encouraging downtown auditorium s
Linda Mack does further analysis of Pelli's library design, and argues
some criticisms are premature.
http://www.startribune.com/stories/1405/3355528.html
David Brauer
List manager
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I agree with Dan Niziolek on this one. Currently, zoning considers 5,000 square feet a buildable lot. If they are going to lower that to whatever some of these odd shaped lots are, then it doesn't make sense to require a garage.
I live on a block with 6 21/2 story walk-ups. There are no alley
I don't understand. The council voted down an Iraq motion because national
issues are out of their jurisidiction and thus a waste of the city council's
time.
But they have time to consider requiring* citizens to build garages? I have
a neighbor who ripped up her driveway and planted flowers
I'm confused.
I thought Minneapolis wanted to ban cars (or at least discourage their
use.) Then again, maybe not.
We're spending two fortunes in opposite directions: $150 million to expand
35W at Lake Street and $??? millions to build Light Rail.
No wonder we have so many mental health proble
I also live across from a party house (with drugs too probably) and I live in
Kingfield, an area I thought was outside the crime containment zone. It has
taken years of 911 calls and threats against the landlord to finally shut
these people up (and who knows when they'll start up again?).
I ha
Repost:
Michael Atherton writes:
"> I don't see how you can equate a rural background to an intercity one.
You
> might just have found yourself on one of those street corners if, in order
to
> avoid being beaten up everyday, you'd joined a gang.
I have found myself on many of those street corners
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