On 4/30/05 5:27 PM, Chris Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Margaret Hastings wrote:
This continued move to rely on the sports industry and sports moguls to
provide economic vitality to the City of Mpls is a house of cards.
And for Downtown Merchants and others to think they can revitalize
On the heels of successful Ward 8 and 9 Conventions, I'm pleased to announce
recent endorsements
from Sierra Club and Democracy for Minnesota (the former Howard Dean movement).
Both
organizations have made an extraordinary contribution to our community and I am
deeply honored to
have their
congrats!
ps. is this going to the delegates for whom you have email?
On the heels of successful Ward 8 and 9 Conventions, I'm pleased to
announce recent endorsements
from Sierra Club and Democracy for Minnesota (the former Howard Dean
movement). Both
organizations have made an
Big nonsense from Annette Meeks on At Issue today.
When they were talking about the Stadium Boondoggle, she said when asked
wasn't this a tax increase, she said it's not a tax, it's a user
fee. That's the biggest bunch of nonsense I've ever heard. Hauser let
her get by with this without
Our Mayor, City Council Members, candidates, and citizens interested in the
stadium issue would do well to listen to this interview with Congressman
Roscoe Bartlett regarding Peak Oil. The interview is online here:
http://www.globalpublicmedia.com/interviews/397
Roscoe Bartlett is a
Karen Forbes wrote:
Having attended the convention in its entirity I have to say that the
campaigns for the two leading candidates felt like the old school DFL
machines in action. The same force that we all were voting against when
Sharon and Jackie were in office and were voted out. Instead of
Dean's argument lacks reference to a couple of points: First, the
voters of Minneapolis have already passed a referendum saying that they
do not want their representatives to spend significant public money on a
stadium. That clearly differentiates it from LRT, the Guthrie and other
proposals
It is going to be expensive and the race because it is going to longer, but
hunger is the great equalizer and it is up to the person that can do the
kitchen table politics the best. That is who is going to be sitting at City
Hall.
NO ENDORSEMENT is going to be a good lesson about
Gary brings a much-needed perspective to the whole issue of how we steward
our resources and urban and non-urban environments.
We need to take heed to what he tells us.
Margaret Hastings
Kingfield
REMINDERS:
1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If
you
I'm curious as to how referendum's come into play in this situation
under current law. I'm hoping someone can better explain the details of
current MInnesota law. It's my understanding that for certain capital
projects, if a city is going to fund them by issueing bonds that a
petition can be
Jason Samuels Writes:
: Note that I said well over 100,000 arrests. The number has ranged
between 10 and 16 thousand annually for the past decade. Without taking the
time to look up and add the numbers, it's probably closer to 120-130,000.
Out of 4.9 million people in our 2000 census,
As soon as everyone understands that the media will never really challenge
this boondoggle, the better. Not a single outlet in the Twin Cities market,
print or broadcast, can ignore the revenue role professional sports plays on
their bottom line for papers, up to and exceeding on third. The
Dennis Plante wrote:
The weeks request for impact statements to my community is
for a total of five (5) individuals arrested for 3-5th degree
sale of drugs on the northside. NONE of them live within a
mile of where they were arrested for their most recent offense.
These
Dan McGrath says:
Electric cars still have to get their power from *somewhere* Right now,
that's nuclear and coal power. Adding another huge consumer of electricity
to our outdated grid would mean we have to build another power plant, and
all the greenies who want electric cars would have
Lori Sturedevant and the editors of the Strib tried mightily this
morning to get me to believe that I'm not informed enough about this
stadium issue to make a reasonable decision. They think I should let
the county commissioners impose a tax to give money to the professional
baseball
Andy Driscoll writes:
As soon as everyone understands that the media will never really challenge
this boondoggle, the better. Not a single outlet in the Twin Cities
market,
print or broadcast, can ignore the revenue role professional sports plays
on
their bottom line for papers, up to and
Let's talk about the origins of the new DFL. When Sharon won the
endorsement over Rip Rapson, it was hard fought.
Sharon did NOT win the endorsement; that Convention adjourned
without endorsing a mayoral candidate. (In fact, Sharon never won an
endorsement battle all through her
Bruce Shoemaker writes:
For something that has been in the works for years and years why is the
delay a referendum would cause a deal-killer? Stadium proponents have
not clearly made the case for the need to rush this. What aspect of the
deal will really collapse? If State action is needed
Tim Bonham wrote:
Let's talk about the origins of the new DFL. When Sharon won the
endorsement over Rip Rapson, it was hard fought.
Sharon did NOT win the endorsement; that Convention adjourned
without endorsing a mayoral candidate. (In fact, Sharon never won an
endorsement battle all
I'm somewhat of an agnostic on the stadium deal, but the more I read about
it the more I'm annoyed with how it's being spun in the media. My biggest
annoyance? Carl Pohlad's contribution of $125m. If Pohlad was truly
contributing that money out of his pocket, I'd be more inclined to support
Dan M. quoted the Star Trib article thusly:
most people don't have time to bone up on the complexities that
government must address. They go with what they hear, and they hear
those with the biggest advertising budget.
http://www.startribune.com/stories/1519/5377462.html
The irony of this
Like today, forty years ago, the sports pages and the funnies (I still like
Blondie for some unknown reason and I don't believe I have ever smiled at a
strip) were pretty much the highest-read parts of a newspaper. The
difference was then that there were more people reading the papers.
I'm shocked, shocked not to see any defense of the Mayor
after he was skewered by Doug Grow. I guess most people on
this list plan to hold their noses when they pull the lever. Or
do we think the Mayor is truthful when he sidesteps the issue.
Say what you will about the stadium but at least
I'm somewhat of an agnostic on the stadium deal, but the more I read about
it the more I'm annoyed with how it's being spun in the media. My biggest
annoyance? Carl Pohlad's contribution of $125m.
Another question on this: will Carl's contribution be a
donation, and thus deductible on
Tim Connolly wrote:
I'm shocked, shocked not to see any defense of the Mayor
after he was skewered by Doug Grow. I guess most people on
this list plan to hold their noses when they pull the lever. Or
do we think the Mayor is truthful when he sidesteps the issue.
Say what you will about the stadium
According to Dave Lawless, Finance Director of Hennepin County, the total cost
of the new Twins Stadium, on the Rapid Park site, including infrastructure,
land acquisition costs, financing and insurance is: $478 million dollars.
In a report he sent to the Hennepin County Board last Tuesday,
In reply to Mark Snyder, the Twins, as well as the Vikings, are private
businesses. What is the justification for Minneapolis continually shoving
money at private businesses?
I once said that if Minneapolis is going to be giving money to private
individuals, they could give it to me and
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