I find it very ironic that a task force appointed by our city council to
draft an ordinance to control smoke filled rooms engages in smoke filled
room policy making because they afraid of that the public might hear
what they are saying.
Thanks to Scott Russell's reporting in the current
Power concedes nothing without a demand - Frederick Douglass (or someone
else?)
In my opinion it is very important to ask the board to take specific,
corrective action related to excessive teacher layoffs realignments at the July 13
school board meeting.
There is a possibility that the board
Dan McGuire responded:
Michael Atherton had said:
The teachers themselves, their union, the school board,
the DFL, and parents. All of them are responsible for a
contract that places their personal convenience before quality
education and the needs of students.
I would say
On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 14:12:53 -0500 Michael Atherton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote re: [Mpls] Draft Resolution on layoffs and realignments
(snip)
John O'Neal wrote:
I would like to see Minneapolis as an International city. That
requires an International quality education and community outlook. Our
Gina Palandri is very correct about parking. However, it is not the
responsibility of the LRT to fund the Critical Parking Permits. I should
be the responsibility of our own City. The City of Minneapolis has created
the parking problem through zoning variances, building permits, and
development
I wanted to reply to Mr. O'Neal's post to identify some false
derisive statements because they were made in response to my
post. I would also like to make clear that my major
point is that we need to step forward and admit that
there are huge differences in educational outcomes for
students
Great to get a complete answer from a Mpls issues posting. Might be
better to have it posted to the list as I know I'm not the only one
interested in city biking. This answer seems to be a totally inadequate
response. Bollards may be being hit instead of bikers. I know I feel
much less safe with
From: Michael Atherton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 1:43 PM
Subject: RE: [Mpls] responsibility for layoffs and realignments
These two major dynamics have resulted in a situation in which
there are fewer students, who in turn require fewer teachers.
Jim Graham said:
In my opinion the City should rectify any parking problem caused by the
City. If a City decision creates the necessity for a critical parking
district then each housing unit built previous to that decision should
receive two parking permits with either their water bill or their
