Wieland, Hofstede running in Ward 3
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Chris Steller
Nicollet Island-East Bank
From: V.L. Freeman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Does anyone know who's running for third ward?
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David Brauer writes, I'm sorry, but this still avoids the second question.
If you make the top
priority - cops - a more sizable top priority, it has to be paid for.
David misses the point (as a great many do)! It is not making it a
priority. The FIRST obligation of the City government and part
On 3/6/05 7:54 AM, gemgram [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The problem has been that some so called leaders just do not understand
their OBLIGATION and duty so they enter office because it sure sounds like
fun and being cool rather than having an understanding of either their
obligations or the
I'm unclear as to how a smoking ban limits ones ability to smoke. It simple
limits where one can smoke. As a matter of fact a smoking ban is the best of
all occassions. Smokers can feel free to step outside into the wide world
where they can smoke blissfully while exhaling their potent toxins
Here's how it works:
The smoking ban limits choice. Everybody now, today, has a choice about
smoking. Bars and restaurants can be smoking or non-smoking based on their
market and their customer base. Non-smokers can decide to stay away from
bars if they are smoky (I do). Smokers can stay out of
Comments in response to the Fred Olson - Peace Foundation post;
Contrary to the Peace Foundation post, the whole city is not disturbed by
the gangland style slaying of two men yesterday at a local Northside
restaurant. If they react at all, the majority of Minneapolis residents will
say that
Mr. Brauer asks a reasonable question: If you plan to spend more money on
something, where do you get it from? Mr. Graham responds that You either
tax more or you spend less on the favorite projects of your buddies and
political benefactors. It does not matter what the source, you just do it,
I have lived in Jordan since August of '97 and lately, I am left scratching
my head wondering as to what exactly I am doing here.
For me, it is enough that a candidate for mayor would say that they are 100%
committed to accomplishing more appropriate staffing levels (for public
safety) within
Britt Robinson Writes:
Because Mr. Graham has long been both a resident of and an advocate for
Minneapolis neighborhoods with disproportionately low income and high crime,
and because we just had what seems to be a particularly senseless double
murder (as opposed to the sensible murders that
Dennis writes:
For me, it is enough that a candidate for mayor would say that they are
100%
committed to accomplishing more appropriate staffing levels (for public
safety) within a specific period of time, to offer myself and my neighbors
the same level of protection that my fellow residents
Does same level of protection equate to same level of safety?
I might argue that I get the same level of protection in Windom that you get
on the north side. I could also say that the north side does not have the
same level of safety, for a variety of reasons that does not necessarily
have
In this post I am not wanting to open a debate on county issuesbut the
issue below specifically impacts Minneapolis and , in my opinion, will
disproportionately negatively impact homeless persons in DownTown Minneapolis.
At a recent County Commissioners meeting I attended on March 1st, a
David Brauer wrote:
I am NOT questioning the need for more cops with my
questions, and I don't question the legitimacy of the
desire. What I AM suggesting is that if a candidate
just says more cops without some details on how
they are going to do it, you're less likely to get
Gregory Reinhardt:
There are a variety of indices used determining staffing, none of which
solely determine the right number of cops. Uniform Crime Reports (crime
numbers), calls for police service, FTE per thousand citizens, budgets,
tradition, and customer satisfaction. Ultimately it depends on
By chance, I drove my daughter to the airport last week, and headed for
class at the University along northbound Hiawatha. Living in Saint Paul.
Being self-employed, I rarely confront rush hour, except when driving to an
8 AM class at the Humphrey Institute two days a week. The Hiawatha
experience
Dennis says,
Yes, the benefit to this decision is that we will all continue to be able
to drive the boulevards in more affluent neighborhoods and view the
magnificent foliage. And continue to keep the dirty little secret of the
northside out-of-sight and out-of-mind.
Just so they do not feel
I wish to weigh in on the issue of what North Minneapolis does and does
not get from the rest of the city. What we do NOT get is empowerment.
Has anyone paid attention to the recent redistricting? Ward 5 was
stripped of its share of downtown and the warehouse district, the two
parts of the
In so much of the recent communications about the double homicide here
in North Minneapolis (it happened just a block-and-a-half up the street
from my house), I have read the hue and cry about what the city can and
cannot do and what the city should and should not do and the questions
about
Jim Graham says:
And Margaret, more and better policing should not equal more
harassment of the homeless. Just the opposite. Being homeless is not
a crime and the homeless should not be treated as criminals. We do
not have a shortage of real criminals to take up the time of police
officers.
Andy Driscoll wrote:
First I was amazed at the sight of the rail operating
at full tilt. A great addition. But the massive delays at the lights at
46th, 42nd, 38th, 32nd, maybe more, were all but unbearable.
I still think that the light rail and the planning, or lack of it,
is taking more
Allen wrote:
This is pure speculation on my part. I figured the real problem with the
traffic lights on 55 is that they haven't dug up the streets to install
proper traffic sensing equipment so the signals can function according to
cars that are present.
This is exactly what I have heard from
It's nice to have a knowledgeable tourist such as Andy Driscoll give an
opinion on the fiasco that is the traffic signaling on Hiawatha.
In this regular's opinion, a lot of the problem, for me, at least, could be
solved if they would get rid of the red/green arrow signals controlling
traffic
Just another note on the issue of downtown and the commissioner's resolution
to address crime downtown.
from the resolution: Whereas, there are approximately twenty thousand
warrants issued in Hennepin County for persons who have either failed to appear
in
court or have failed to comply with
At meeting of 8 Minneapolis NAACP branch executive committee members on
February 25, 2005, a report was submitted by EC member Carol White, who wrote:
On February 8, 2005, I attended a meeting called by Treasurer Jesse Overton
to discuss the financial situation of the NAACP Parent Information
Jim Graham is correct that we will soon have our once every 4
years opportunity to demand proper staffing of our police department,
though he forgot about our understaffed jail. In the 1993 and 2001
city elections small blocks of delegates were able to award or
present an endorsement even
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