Laura Waterman Wittstock wrote:
I happen to agree that culture is a large contributing factor in
academic failure -- the culture of the majority class. People of all
cultural backgrounds buy into this as they are educated and if they go
into education, when they return to the public districts
Bob Johnson says many things such as,
It looks like nobody on this List will defend the miserable situation
called 'citizen participation' or 'citizen engagement' in this City.
Just before that statement he talks about Ed Felien, Barb Lickness and
others whose statements on NRP he disagrees
See:
http://www.popsci.com/popsci/generaltech/article/0,20967,1027536,00.ht
ml
Techopolis Found
We weighed dozens of variables, from the number of homes with
wireless internet to the number of robotic surgeries performed at
local hospitals, to rank U.S. cities by tech quotient. And the
Bill Dooley asks:
Is the Dutch Elm Disease as prevalent outstate as in the metro area or does
outstate have a better mix of trees such that the devastation is less
noticeable? Is Minneapolis Dutch Elm heavy and if so what is the history
behind the
planting of that type of tree?
First, it's
From listening to Mike Schmidt the GM for Operations at the MPRB
burning is not the only solution. Apparently if the trees are run
through a chipper the resulting chips are not a viable home for the
fungus or the beetles. This is the method the MPRB is currently
employing. The $2.5 million
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Michael Atherton wrote:
I believe that culture is more important. There is no
study that I have been able to find (I've look for years),
but anecdotally you need only look at examples of families
whose cultures emphasize the importance of knowledge and
learning to see that income is not the
It is so nice that we have a Great person in charge who takes responsibility
for her own actions.
Thank You Susan!
Joan Thom
Hawthorne
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Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 10:56 AM
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I concur. Best issue of Skyway News yet.
Bill Dooley
Kenny - Ward 13
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Liz Wielinski wrote:
From listening to Mike Schmidt the GM for Operations at the MPRB burning is
not the only solution. Apparently if the trees are run through a chipper
the resulting chips are not a viable home for the fungus or the beetles. This
is the method the MPRB is currently
Ward 13 Candidate Forum
Saturday, February 26th, 10:30am to 12:00pm
Armatage Park Rec Center, 2500 W. 57th Street
The Senate District 60 DFL will be hosting a candidate forum for those
seeking the DFL endorsement for the Ward 13 city council race on Saturday,
February 26th from 10:30am to 12:00pm
Court agrees with Assessor's values on 800 Nicollet Mall US Bancorp
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The Center for Urban and Regional Affairs' conference for people involved in
Minneapolis Neighborhood Organizations has been getting a GREAT response
from folks that want to attend. I urge you to give them a call so a large
enough room can be secured and there will be dinner enough for all.
I am new to the NRP process, but I have lived in the Jordan neighborhood for
3 years now. 18 months ago, I joined the board of directors. I joined the
NRP Steering Committee about six months ago for Phase II Planning. As of
February 1, I am the Executive Director for the Jordan Area Community
Wizard Marks wrote:
WM: There's something wrong with the logic here. Both African
American and American Indian peoples were deliberately denied
their cultures. Beaten and murdered for using their own languages
(primary carrier of a culture), dragged away/marched away from
their homes,
For people interested in the Ward 3 City council race, here is the blog
for Jeremy Wieland. He has posted his positions on various issues
affecting Ward 3 and the city and several questionnaires about his
positions.
http://www.jeremywieland.blogs.com/
Also a reminder, March 1, DFL Caucuses.
Michael Atherton said:
I would claim that the facts you cite indicate why Black and
Indian cultures no longer support knowledge and learning as
being important goals, if they ever did.
But...
if they ever did ---
I simply don't get it. First he was arguing against those of us who argued
WOW - how have we stayed on this non-MLPS specific topic so long?
What's next? World peace or back to the dangers of second-hand smoke?
-J
Jennifer Rubenzer
Plymouth
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Sent: Thursday,
On Feb 17, 2005, at 5:13 PM, Jennifer L. Rubenzer wrote:
WOW - how have we stayed on this non-MLPS specific topic so long?
What's next? World peace or back to the dangers of second-hand smoke?
-J
Although you should send messages like this to me off-list, Jennifer's
right...this started here
I have a love/hate relationship with NRP. Like some friends, relatives,
aquaintances, and a few other strange folks (perhaps like Bob Johnson); I feel
that NRP added more layers to our government, duplicated some efforts, and
made for some relatively wasteful efforts. What do you expect
Steve Cross wrote:
I simply don't get it.
That much is clear. I've been trying to expound on
issues that are relevant to the MPS's 47% dropout
rate. I've tried to make clear that there are institutional
polices within the MPS that differentially impact
minorities. I've also tried to
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