A.J. is, of course, right, and I was wrong. Typed too soon.
I think it's pretty odd that Minneapolis would be offering better
service than the commercial alternative, for less. I had just
(wrongly) assumed it would be likely to be a little worse, but cheaper.
No wonder Qwest and the cable
The swearing in ceremony for officers-elect of the Minneapolis NAACP branch
on December 11, 2004 was advertised as an Annual Meeting of the Minneapolis
Branch NAACP However, it was not an NAACP membership meeting. The president
and
other officers of the Minneapolis NAACP branch were not
On Feb 23, 2005, at 10:05 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
JM == Jeanne Massey [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
JM I forgot to add a key feature of wireless internet service -
it is much
JM faster than cable or DSL.
Are you sure about that? Typically wireless offers less bandwidth
than wired, not
Congratulations to DFL SD60 on their very well run mayoral forum last night.
I'd eyeball the surprisingly large crowd at around 600. Moderator Kerri
Miller did a great job, especially when she veered from the established
format in the interest of clarity. The theme of the forum was pretty much
I agree with Jim Graham in his post on Mayor Rybak.
My experience of the Mayor is his tactic of diversion and spinning.
Let me give you an example:
In my filmed interview with Mayor Rybak in Illegal to be Homeless where the
Mayor was asked about what he would do to stop the suffering of
Will wireless minneapolis be similar to my home wireless network? if you can
log into my router if i have it password protected, you could see any shared
folders i have on my machines. will that happen if i hook up to the wireless
mpls? I see minneapolis being like a large office that has a T3
Gemgram wrote
Character does not make promises to support NRP then work to undermine it.
Character does not make promises to oppose a stadium and then five days
after election become the chief lobbyist for it.
Character does not promise to tear down the doors of City Hall then become
the
Is a wireless city a product that a privately owned company could
provide? - Instead of local government?
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of John Harris
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 8:45 AM
To: A.J.Colianni; Mpls Forum
Subject: Re:
Dan wrote:
Many many on this list, despite this information still enthusiastically
support the cameras. Apparently in Minneapolis, making money for the city is
more important than protecting the citizens.
Ron writes:
Yes, in spite of any information to the negative presented here, I
Sorry, I was running off to a meeting and forgot to sign -
Jennifer Rubenzer
Plymouth
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Jennifer L. Rubenzer
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 9:02 AM
To: John Harris; A.J.Colianni; Mpls Forum
Subject:
Thanks to those who attended the SD60 sponsored Mayoral debate last night. We
actually had approximately 850 people in attendance in the Washburn H.S.
auditorium (cap. 1,250). Nice to know people will take a night to inform
themselves about city issues in February.
If you were not able to
-Original Message-
From: Leurquin, Ronald
As for causing more accidents, the use of 'accidents' is very wrong. These
are not accidental in any way, its poor driving habits that need to stop.
[TB] No its not, Accidents is a very appropriate term.
ac.ci.dent ((ks-dnt, -dnt)
Jennifer L. Rubenzer wrote:
Is a wireless city a product that a privately owned company could
provide? - Instead of local government?
John Harris writes:
Will wireless minneapolis be similar to my home wireless network? If you
can log into my router if i have it password protected, you
Profuse congratulations and thanks to Mayor Rybak!! As I have said a
hundred times, cities can lead and must lead when state and federal
governments refuse to do what must be done!
Jim Bernstein
Fulton
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of
If you were not able to attend, the debate will be broadcast
by MTN and KFAI as follows: MTN Channel 16 at 10 p.m. on
2/27, 2/28, 3/3, 3/4, and 3/6.
KFAI 90.3 FM 6 - 7 p.m. tomorrow, 2/25 and 6 - 7 p.m. on
Monday, 2/28.
MTN should stream this on the web ...
KFAI should stream
On Feb 23, 2005, at 11:20 PM, Michael Thompson wrote:
Legitimate question regarding wireless internet:
Isn't technology changing rather rapidly? I thought it was. Why are we
investing public money in an area that is going to be obsolete in X
number
of years?
Hmmm, if we follow that logic, none of
Something this basic should be provided by the city. Corporations are a
creature of government; we are the government; why do we let them act like
warlords?
--David Shove
On Thu, 24 Feb 2005, Jeanne Massey wrote:
Jennifer L. Rubenzer
Is a wireless city a product that a privately owned
At heart, I am against putting cameras on the general public and more
for turning them on government. I think in the long run we will see
Little Brother (you and me) benefiting from all this modern
technology. The Minneapolis Issues List is a great example of this.
We are far better
The concept of pay at the pump is intriguing to me. Being new to this
topic, I do have questions.
To start, how does that cover expensive vehicle vs. less expensive vehicles?
In other words, a $500 car and a $50,000 car both crash. One is more
expensive to replace than the other, yet the price
The Senate District 60 DFL is hosting a candidate forum for the Ward 13 City
Council race on Saturday, February 16 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Armatage
Recreation Center, 2500 West 57th Street.
This is your chance to meet the candidates, learn why they are runing and ask
your
Tom Madden Writes:
To start, how does that cover expensive vehicle vs. less expensive vehicles?
In other words, a $500 car and a $50,000 car both crash. One is more
expensive to replace than the other, yet the price was the same at the pump.
Dennis Plante Adds:
Collision I suspect, would have
There are generally three kinds of insurance you would purchase on your car.
I'll call them liability, collision and comprehensive, although your insurer
may call them different things.
Liability is insurance against harm you to do other people and other people's
property, including injuries,
I have been following the discussion on red lights-cameras at intersections. I
was wondering if using cameras to ticket red light runners would apply to
bicycles as well as motor vehicles?
Ben Jangula
Longfellow
REMINDERS:
1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at
Dan wrote:
Who was driving the car?
Let me propose this: three strikes on a vehicle and you're out. Two
warning letters, then a stiff fine, and this should not be a moving
violation. If this is a behavior problem the person is very likely
doing it often and they will be tagged shortly.
Astounding! You are so egar to turn law-enforcement (read: revenue
generating) over to automation run by a private, for-profit
venture, that you will turn a blind eye to a documented increase
in traffic injuries as a result of this highly irresponsible,
suspicious Orwellian system?
Quick clarification on Dan Miller's White House Job...
Here's a Minnesota Daily article on Dan Miller:
http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2005/01/20/62820
Article highlight:
While attending the College of the Holy Cross, Miller interned in
Washington for Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., in 1999
Randall G Cutting [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't think Cam understands how much work it is
to do the work of the council.
I need to say some things about Cam, though I don't live in Ward 2. I know
Cam well and respect him, his ethics, and his commitment more than I could
possibly say here.
Something this basic should be provided by the city. Corporations are
a
creature of government; we are the government; why do we let them act
like
warlords?
--David Shove
ME:
Wireless Internet is basic? To whom?
Let's educate our children, protect our citizens and allow the private
Jennifer L. Rubenzer wrote:
Something this basic should be provided by the city. Corporations are
a
creature of government; we are the government; why do we let them act
like
warlords?
--David Shove
ME:
Wireless Internet is basic? To whom?
Let's educate our children, protect our citizens
In response to Randall Cuttings reactions to the Ward 2 City Council
candidate forum this past Tuesday:
I think it would have been good of Randall to disclose that hes not an
unbiased observer. He is listed on Cara Letofskys website as a supporter.
His views about Bill, Dan and Cams
In a post earlier today, Randall G. Cutting suggested that Bill Svrluga,
one of the Minneapolis Ward 2 city council candidates, would be
prohibited from voting on all city budget matters because Lucy Gerold is
Deputy Chief of Police. Id like to try to answer that claim.
There are at least two
Dan McGuire wrote:
If internet access helps us educate our children, keeps us safer,
more healthy, and generally become a better informed citizenry
then it is a reasonable and appropriate function of local government
like roads, sewers, parks, libraries and water supply, etc. Yeah,
The budgets and financial information voted on by the City Council is in
aggregate. They do not vote on individuals salaries. The salaries are lumped
together in a line item. What designates those salaries are negotiated by
unions or established in job classifications predetermined by Human
Thank you to Doron Clark for the clarification about Dan Miller, Eric
Oines for your opinion about Cam Gordon, Robin Garwood for your opinion
about Cam Gordon, Steve Cross for his opinion on Bill Svrgula, and Barb
Lickness for her post about conflict of interest. And let me offer my mea
culpa for
As a point of information, it is my understanding that Judge Kevin Burke
retired as
Chief Judge on July 1 of last year.
Lucy A. Wieland is currently the Chief Judge of the Fourth Judicial District
Court of
Hennepin County.
Jenny Heiser
Whittier
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL
How will red light cameras make money, exactly. According to the estimtes
by the MPD, the system will cover its cost. The vendor will be paid on a
flat-fee basis, not on a per ticket basis. And the timing of yellows will
not be altered.
Citizens remain protected.
Mike Thompson
Windom
-
Wireless internet is something this basic? You mean like water, sewer, and
fire protection?
It's a want, not a need. Pay for wants from your own pocket, please.
Mike Thompson
Windom
- Original Message -
From: David Shove [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Jeanne Massey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc:
Like I said, there is room for debate on this. Internet access is to
the 21st Century what electrification was to the 20th; and where would
private enterprise be without substantial government assistance with the
electrification of the U.S. in the 20th Century? Let's put it this way
- there
Networking starts at 5 and Program starts at 5:45, so things end at 6:45 to
allow people interested in attending caucuses in Minneapolis and St Paul to
go to them. Please forward to others you think might be interested in going.
The first of these is:
TUESDAY, MARCH 1
In the Backroom:
In short the analogy would most likely be correct. There may be
multiple points on the wireless network that connect to the Internet.
A wireless Minneapolis would work similar to a home network. At this
point it would probably be best to wait on a wireless network until the
new technologies are
Eva:
This sounds like a wonderful event, However, March 1st is Precinct Caucus Day
for those in Minneapolis, so hopefully, everyone will be there. :(
Matthea Little Smith
Eva Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The first of these is:
TUESDAY, MARCH 1
In the Backroom: Legislative Insiders
At 09:18 PM 2/23/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I was reading some previous posts that referred to others being unsubscribed
from Peter McLaughlin's list.
I didn't remember ever subscribing.
I didn't take it as an insult...more just kind of surprised.
Perhaps some techno glitch.
Margaret
Are you all aware that NRP funding ends in 2009? That there are no
plans to fund neighborhood redevelopment, revitalization after that?
Are you aware that the people we elect this fall to the City Council
and the Mayor's office will be the primary group that has a chance to
change that?
My initial reaction to the proposal of pay at the pump insurance was wow,
what a great idea! As long as we are required to maintain liability
insurance (and a huge percentage of motorists still do not carry it), why
not go to state insurance and pay at the pump? That would guarantee
everyone's
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