In Doug Grow's column Minneapolis' mayor R.T. Rybak stated:
"I know the deal I made with voters. I crossed
ideological lines. I told people where I wanted to go on issues before the
city, issues like housing, the budget, the environment. No one asked me my
views on foreign policy."
R.T., back
Below is a list of those American cities (54 as of 1/29/03) that have passed anti-war
resolutions,
as well as cities that are considering such resolutions. At the end of the list is a
website,
"Cities For Peace," that offers additonal information.
Cities That Have Passed An Anti-War Resolu
To me, the latest incident involving allegations of beating and urinating on Native
Americans and Michael Atherton's question about socalled "police intelligence units"
are related. The decades long attempt to regulate people's use of drugs has created a
lot of the abuses we now see. It has co
Doug Grow's article brings out some critical points about the anti-war
resolution, which I will summarize more bluntly:
1. The argument that the City Council does not have time do deal with it is
NONSENSE. Paul Zerby's quotes succicintly illustrate how the anti-war
resolution takes very little t
I appreciate the long and informative post from Greg Abbott, reporting on a
meeting with CM Lane. One thing he noted was:
It may or may not be possible to reallocate some
of the $22 million in federal [CDBG] funds to NRP to cover the gap, or to
move
federal dollars to the MCDA, freeing up non-fed
Excellent post Greg. Thanks, I missed the meeting! I hope all City Council
members vote in support of the proposed five-year budget plan and retain
maximum flexibility-- avoiding line item allocations that could create havoc
only a few months from now.
I fully expect that the state legislature w
So Mr. Graham, Mr. Mork, Dyna, all of you folks who
say that the majority of (specifically MPD, I have had
decent encounters with cops in other cities, NEVER an
on duty, street level MPD officer) police are
professional decent people:
How much more of this is it going to take to convince
you tha
Greg Abbott wrote:
[Mpls] Five Year Budget Outline Does Not Hurt NRP
Greg Abbott [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Wed Jan 29 18:56:00 2003
Monday night, in my capacity as a board member for the Linden Hills
Neighborhood Council, I attended a meeting called by Barret Lane for 13th
Ward neighborhood groups to di
Greg Abbott wrote:
[Mpls] Five Year Budget Outline Does Not Hurt NRP
Greg Abbott [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Wed Jan 29 18:56:00 2003
...as a board member for the Linden Hills Neighborhood Council, I attended a
meeting called by Barret Lane for 13th Ward neighborhood groups to discuss
the proposed five-year
As some of you may remember, I had written previously about the Mayor agreeing (in writing) to a filmed interview about homelessness and then breaking that promise. I have been told consistently "It was a miscommunication.
Not to be out done-- The County has its own version of "give and ta
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/3622216.html
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Regarding Michael Atherton's questions about a
Minneapolis Intelligence Unit:
How many more innocent people does this brutal,
incompetent group of bullies (the MPD) have to harass
and kill before we stop giving them more power?
Rich Stanek is aready going to be running the
Department of Public
Tom McGreevy writes: It was my understanding that the Minneapolis City Council was to vote on the project in March or April. Will they be given the approved documents well in advance of said vote?
I have been trying to discover the projected schedule of City Council decisions on the project for s
Thank you for the concise report of the meeting held by CM Lane. I just hope people read your report and understand the current crisis we face in the City and understand that no expenditure can be taken by itself but absolutely has to be related to the overall financial condition.
We are facing d
I recall someone writing that we have spineless council members and mayor...
I think some credit is due to Mayor R.T. Rybak for his public comments to
MPR the other day, following Governor Pawlenty's remarks to the Chamber of
Commerce, noting how R.T. will not hesitate to confront state legislators
Via the grapevine - for everyone's interest.
Annie Young
Stop the Wars - Iraq and the Mpls. Police Dept.
East Phillips - living 1 block from Little Earth
The resolution was "returned to author," and the
authors (now including Robert Lilligren and Gary
Schiff) have decided to bring it to the ful
Well Michael, since the mpd seems to have trouble with
civil rights now and seem to treat much of the
populace as terrorists how can they (in any way) be
trusted to do the right thing? Even the feds seem to
have their hands full trying to get information right
so how do you or anyone else expect th
Minneapolis officers allegedly roughed up a couple and one of the
officer then urinated on the male while the female crawled under a car
to hide. Source WCCO TV 5 PM News.
Thomas T. Thai / Whittier
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As a resident of the current 3rd ward,but from what I
understand not of the future 3rd ward, I am completely
appalled by Rep. Kahn. Her expression of her wish
that the voters of the current 3rd ward should base
their decision on who will live in both current and
future ward boundaries is absolutel
Tom Johnson writes: Signed approvals from MnDot and the Federal Highway Administration may not be available for several months.
Tom McGreevy writes: It was my understanding that the Minneapolis City Council was to vote on the project in March or April. Will they be given the approved documents we
Dean Zimmermann tells me the amount of energy that goes into making the
avarage car is the same as driving 100,000 miles.
So, the bigger the car, the more energy used to make it. LOTS for an SUV!
And, better to keep the old car going.
And 2000 miles of the small car is better than 2000 miles of
Mike Atherton said:
There's something that really upsets me about this antiwar resolution:
How do proponents know that their resolution is supported by a majority
of the citizens of Minneapolis?
I would be in favor of a referendum question if it could be done fairly soon.
Given our spineless ci
Thank-you Ms.
Heiser and Mr. Bradley for your posts.
Of course, no one is asking the City Council or Mayor to form an
international relations committee. This is absurd and
disingenuous. All of these politicos know that politics is mainly
a medium of image; and this vote on the war would be abou
Monday night, in my capacity as a board member for the Linden Hills
Neighborhood Council, I attended a meeting called by Barret Lane for
13th Ward neighborhood groups to discuss the proposed five-year budget
outline and its possible ramifications for NRP funding.
It was an excellent meeting, an
On the Star Tribune website this afternoon for publication tomorrow (Jan. 30).
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/3621411.html
Bill Dooley
Kenny
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[LG]I got an email awhile back about planning for protesting the war against
Iraq today at the Lake Street/Marshall St. bridge, from 4:30 to 5:30.
Can anyone confirm that it's still on???
[JM] From twincities.indymedia.org :
Peace Vigil on Lake Street Marshall Avenue Bridge
Twin Cities area or
It's still on!
David Strand
Loring Park
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I got an email awhile back about planning for
> protesting the war against Iraq today at the Lake
> Street/Marshall St. bridge, from 4:30 to 5:30.
>
> Can anyone confirm that it's still on???
>
> Liz Greenbaum
> Longfellow
>
So basically, several weeks ago stated that he had
approvals from MNDoT and the Feds on the weave, he
really meant that the approvals would happen
(maybe?)several months from the date of that claim.
Interesting!
Also, I've recently learned that the cost estimates
around addressing the weave issue
I got an email awhile back about planning for protesting the war against Iraq today at
the Lake Street/Marshall St. bridge, from 4:30 to 5:30.
Can anyone confirm that it's still on???
Liz Greenbaum
Longfellow
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Sen. Skoglund has introduced legislation (SF 182) that would prohibit the commissioner
of transportation from raising the Hiawatha Av speed limit until revenue service has
been provided on the light rail. Rep Davnie has the companion bill. Apparently, rumors
of Hiawatha speed limit increases hav
What is frustrating to continue to hear from all of my
anti-war advocates on the forum is the insinuation the
United States is equally corrupt in its morals as the
current Iraqi regime. I suspect this comes from the
belief of moral relativism, which is a completely
self-contradicting philosophy.
Gary Hoover wrote:
> I believe that it is crucial for us as american citizens to face the fact
> that fascists -- and I do not use the > term loosely or lightly -- now
> control our national government.
> We need that resolution against the war on Iraq. Even now, the Bush
> administration is
Now that the War resolution matter seems to be mute,
I think that we can move on to matters that have
a more immediate impact on the city. If I recall
correctly Chief Olson was urging the creation of an
anti-terrorist unit in the Mpls Police Dept. In a
pervious post immediately after 9/11 I suppo
I want to register my support for the city of Minneapolis City Council to pass a resolution in opposition to the war in Iraq.
I believe that our current national government is in violation of our Constitution, and that our democracy is being subverted at a national level. Local expression of demo
News Just In From Ohio . . . And Minneapolis City Hall
This news just arrived from a friend in Ohio:
"Please add Cleveland, Ohio to the growing list of cities passing
resolutions against the war on Iraq.
Monday January 27,2003 Cleveland became the 50th city to pass such a
resolution...
--- Mark Snyder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> By Tim's logic, one could say that DFL members are
> anti-gay because Paul
> Wellstone voted to support the Defense of Marriage
> Act some years ago.
>
> But that would be wrong, wouldn't it? Because under
> "Civil, Human, and
> Constitutional Rights,
Betty Tisel wrote, "If R.T. vetoes as promised, is the game over or is
there something else that can happen?"
[BRM] If Mayor Rybak vetoes the resolution, then it comes back to the
City Council's next meeting, which can override the veto by a two-thirds
vote.
Here is what the Cha
Hello Folks:
We can't wait for the 2004 Presidential elections to speak out against this war. For those of you who oppose our local leaders sending a strong message to President Bush, I hope you are right. I can't support the Wag The Dog War. I can only hope those of you that believe it is more im
NEWS . VOL 24 #1156 . PUBLISHED 1/29/03
Minnesota Greens: Your Antiwar Party
After a terrible November 5, Minnesota's forgotten "major" party retools
by G.R. Anderson Jr.
A full Saturday of populist workshops and
political head-scratching is winding down at
St. Louis Park High School, and ro
Okay, so I did a little research...
Betty Tisel
Kingfield
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/3619618.html
Minneapolis Council committee turns aside anti-war resolution
Rochelle Olson
Published Jan. 29, 2003
For the second time in a year, a Minneapolis City Council committee has
declin
What happened at the meeting yesterday?
If R.T. vetoes as promised, is the game over or is there something else that
can happen?
Betty Tisel
Kingfield
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but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.
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