Greetings from the war zone,
Despite a stiff wind the smell of burnt gasoline and melted car
interior permeates the neighborhood. About 1:30 p.m. I noted the local
gangbangers running from the alley between 3rd and 4th Streets. I saw
nothing out of the ordinary: These crackheads often behave
As a frequent visitor to Northeast (yep, we southwester's do cross that
river now and then) I always suspected that they do things a wee bit
oddly up there but even they can't escape putting numbers on their
houses.
Every street in Minneapolis - thankfully - subscribes to a pretty simple
plan.
I am doing some research on Minneapolis parks and have come across some
unusual pictures of waterfalls in my search. The Silver Cascade and
Fawn's leap Falls are pictured sometime between 1870 and 1900. Does
anyone have an idea where these were? I think they were on the banks of the
That¹s because St. Paul's elections have for some time been run by the
Ramsey County Elections Bureau. Go up on Ramsey County's site and you'll
find the info.
I don't disagree it was stupid, but it was a Coleman consolidation move that
confuses voters.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
From:
That¹s because St. Paul's elections have for some time been run by the
Ramsey County Elections Bureau. Go up on Ramsey County's site and you'll
find the info.
I don't disagree it was stupid, but it was a Coleman consolidation move that
confuses voters.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
OK. But that's of
-Original Message-
From: Jim Bernstein
Every street in Minneapolis - thankfully - subscribes to a
pretty simple plan.
All buildings on streets/avenues running north-south will
have addresses ending in an even number on the west side and
an odd number on the east side of
Nice posting!
Jonathan:
The majority of the Black community was unified in it's need to address
oppression and racism. Thus a leader of the Black Community existed because
there was a common enemy or goal.
Vanessa:
Simply well put! The words you spoke are very passionate, yet true. A
On Nov 3, 2003, at 11:08 PM, Annie Young wrote:
From a person who is a Heinz 57 variety person, I think this whole
message and thread goes beyond meaning and purpose. I am actually
quite sick about all this pontificating - when will folks realize
except for the pure Danes and Swedes (which
Not being a homeowner, I was unaware of Minneapoliss license-related restrictions and
resultant problems. If the city does not intend to make significant changes to its
current policies, it needs to provide a timely and logical explanation as to why.
As another contributor mentioned,
Our wonderful new mayor was supposed to fix the snow plowing problem, but he caved to
the interests of the towers and ticketers.
I therefore am thankful that I have off street parking.
Ron Leurquin
Nokomis East
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf
Jim Bernstein wrote:
Every street in Minneapolis - thankfully - subscribes to a pretty simple
plan.
All buildings on streets/avenues running north-south will have addresses
ending in an even number on the west side and an odd number on the east
side of that street/avenue.
For streets/avenues
Hello Minneapolis Folks,
I was riding the bus (MTC) this morningwith my son from my home to his school. He lives with be approximately half the time and his mother the other half. His mother home is about fourblocks fromhisschool, Field.I live about 3.5 miles from his schooland because of the
Looks like Peter Mclaughlin and Tom Johnson might be
doing their best to censor Ken Avidor's
comicscheck out some of the discussion on another
forum:
http://www.tcj.com/messboard/ubb/Forum1/HTML/006103.html
Also, you can see the comic in question on the STRIDE
website:
Excellent idea Ken. Why not set up a trial package at a few high schools
along major transit routes to work out the kinks and expand the program the
following year? I see potentially significant cost savings and, more
importantly, a strengthening of student attitudes regarding development of
a
Regarding Vicky Heller's assertion that future
libraries may rely heavily on electronic information
and individual publishing of hard copy,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This brings up that dicey little issue called
copyright. Most writers
want us to buy their books, not copy them.
David Piehl
In a message dated 11/4/03 10:38:29 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
a cost saving solution worth looking at for middle and high school students. It would also be a great way to teach young people about the advantages of using transit, instead of the automobile.
Victoria Heller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon, 3 Nov 2003 16:38:39
-0600 (Wrote In Part)
Xerox now makes printers that can produce ONE HARDBOUND BOOK - or twenty,
or two hundred.
These printers are still expensive, but as competition enters the
marketplace, prices will fall. Within a few years, I'll bet
Jim Bernstein asks if there are any exceptions to the even-west, odd-east
and even-south, odd-north rule of street numbers.
Yup -- North Mpls!
North of downtown, we have even numbers on the east side and odd numbers on
the west side. We also have odd numbers on the south side of east-westers
and
This is a great idea! I'm waiting for someone
from the School Board to tell us why it's not.
Does anyone know of other cities where this is
done and how well it works?
Ken Bradley wrote:
I personally would not feel comfortable having my child
in elementary school ride commuter transit by
Does anyone know of other cities where this is done and how well it works?
Yes, Minneapolis when I went to school (I graduated in '65). Yellow school
buses were rare and usually used only for field trips. Most of us went to
the closest school in the neighborhood. Even so, in junior (now middle)
I've come late to this discussion, but I have comments to make regarding the
MPL operating and capital budgets; the greatly reduced hours of operation at
all city libraries (and the MPL operating budget in general); and complaints
made on this list concerning reduced capital expenditures for
Speaking of streets in North NPLS, can anyone tell me where on the internet
I may find the geographic boundaries of a zip code? I just became aware of
the fact that roughly 20% of the registered Level III sex offenders living
in MINNESOTA, live IN my zip code - 55411.
I find this as somewhat
--- Anne McCandless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does anyone know of other cities where this is done
and how well it works?
In the 1980s some schoolkids rode the SEMTA
(Southeastern Michigan Transit Authority) bus through
the northern suburbs of Detroit. I remember it built a
feeling of community
OKAY! OKAY! I surrender! Last time I write a post at 1:30 A.M.!!
Sen. Higgins is, of course absolutely right and even Mrs. Bernstein's
idiot son (that's me)should have remembered that because his maternal
grandparents lived for many years at 4038 Humboldt Ave. North and their
house was on the
Trying to figure out how any government entity comes up with a numbering
system will drive you nuts. Why are the numbers on half of each floor in
City Hall odd and the other half even? Try finding your way around HCMC.
Then, after you think you've accomplished that, figure out how the old MMMC
In the bad old days when I went to high school (1960-64) we rode the city
buses. We went to the Public Service (bus company) building and bought a
book of subsidized bus tickets. If I remember correctly the regular fare
was $.15 and each ticket cost $.05. It was affordable to everyone and it
Transportation Department
The Transportation Department's 2003 budget is $35 million. With this budget, more than 56,000 public and non-public students are transported by MPS buses to and from school each day. In addition, the Transportation Department provides the following services:
Provides
My personal experience with bussing, both school and public my help.
In Middle school I was bussed, via the schools because my school was way out past
sidewalks and public transportation.
In High School (different city than Middle School), I had to use the city bus or walk,
my choice. The
Begin forwarded message:
From: Tracy [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: November 4, 2003 2:51:08 PM CST
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Mpls School Busing
I just came from a volunteer training session with the Minneapolis schools and the statistic was something like 6 million miles are driven each school
Regarding the recent communication about responsible pet ownership and pet
licenses--for cats as well as dogs--applications are available at the website
address at the end of this e-mail. Also available at this website are the permit
applications for the four off leash recreation areas now
Quoting Dave Piehl [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Looks like Peter Mclaughlin and Tom Johnson might be
doing their best to censor Ken Avidor's
comicscheck out some of the discussion on another
forum:
http://www.tcj.com/messboard/ubb/Forum1/HTML/006103.html
Where Mr. Avidor writes: The
I checked with Peter McLaughlin about this. His reply, It's all news to
me. The poster might have done the same before putting the blame on
Mame, as it were.
Personally, I like satire that's at least a little more subtle than a brick.
WizardMarks, Central
REMINDERS:
1. Think a member has
Michael Hohmann wrote:
Looking back to the time of the MPL referendum ($110 million for
construction of a new downtown central library and $30 million for capital
improvements at neighborhood libraries), MPL Board members and the former
Library Director were aware of the fact there would be a
http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/council/2003-meetings/20031107/HHS20031027agenda.asphttp://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/council/2003-meetings/20031107/HHS20031027agenda\
.asp
Council Member Lilligren
7. Honorary Resolutions presented to V. J. Smith and Pauline Thomas
recognizing their contributions
Ms. Pauline Thomas works very hard for REAL social
justice for people who are often ignored and underserved
in the community. Ms. Young, I encourage you to go to the
Minneapolis Library and read back issues of the
Minnesota (Minneapolis) Spokesman-Recorder.
Eva-Nice to see you back on the list,
I looked at Ken Avidor's B.E.E.P. cartoons. Thought he did a very good satiric rendering of how local politicians make decisions not based on what is best for a city or its people...but on who has the money.
Margaret Hastings-Kingfield-Mpls
Shawn Lewis wrote: Ms. Pauline Thomas works very hard for REAL social
justice for people who are often ignored and underserved in the community.
Peter Schmitz Responds: But has Ms. Pauline Thomas been sanctioned by Mayor Rybak,
Doug Grow and their corporate masters at The Minneapolis Star
The latest SW Journal has an only in Minneapolis story about how the Wedge
Coop tried to take down their The Wedge Bans Handguns on these Premises
signs only to threatened with a boycott by its customers if the signs
weren't put back up. Read the story here:
I would make the following comments regarding Mr. Rybak's post.
First I have to say that Mr. Rybak has worked very hard to raise money for
the downtown library. For folks who have not heard, we are expecting to
have about $8 M of the $15 M of the fundraising done by the end of the year.
This is
Anne MCandless wrote:
Trying to figure out how any government entity comes up with a numbering
system will drive you nuts. Why are the numbers on half of each floor in
City Hall odd and the other half even?
The City Hall numbering system is easy. It isn't City Hall. It is the
Municipal
Tomorrow most people on this list will read about possible options for a
Marina outside the new Park Board Headquarters.
At this moment my vote is still unclear as I have the following concerns:
1. Nothing is for free. Even if Irwin Jacobs does it all what is the
hitch? or ties?
2.
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