It is ashame that the media and political insiders are able to present it as
a foregone conclusion that the only candidates who stand a chance are two
conventional politicians (at least in the context of Minneapolis politics),
neither of whom have articulated one substantive policy difference fr
I moved on 01AUG1979 into Riverview Tower and sold my apartment
(2205) on next to the top floor there in MAY2002, twenty-three years
later.
Riverview Tower is only about 60-100 feet to the Southwest from the
former site of the large black round coalgas (manufactured gas)
storage tank - the loca
Doug Mann wrote:
> Dean Zimmermann is the target of a politically motivated
> frame-up and smear campaign being carried out at taxpayers
> expense. Consider: The timing of the sensational raid on
> Dean Zimmermann's house to seize documents that are already
> in the public domain (at a Hennep
I continue to be extremely impressed with Farheen Hakeem. Impressed is not
powerful enough a word but the best I can muster.
After doing a literarture drop with my partner for Dean Zimmerman, I started
thinking about who among the three "top" candidates for Mayor speak directly
and intelligently
The following is from an interview with CP Don Samuels:
PIM:Switching gears. Your reelection campaign. The only two blacks on the
Minneapolis City Council facing off. This is some race. As I understand the
political intelligence, Johnson Lee is the "black establishment" candidate,
and you are the
[To Star-Tribune editors. Please publish the text of this email as a letter
to the editor no later than Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2005. Thank you.]
Dean Zimmermann is the target of a politically motivated frame-up and smear
campaign being carried out at taxpayers expense. Consider: The timing of the
s
As to the CP Zimmerman FBI Investigation:
Does anyone but me remember the guy hired to do an independent investigation
of the council after Brian Herron was indicted? The guy who came from out of
town and left with a fat check. He gave the city council a clean bill of
health, and soon after tha
Has someone actually said to you we needed to go back to the Jackie
Cherryhome's days??! I know Peter told some Dean supporters that Cherryhomes
was great for the city...who would have thunk?
But special interest never dies, developers are still giving money to those
City Council members with l
I want to thank both Barbara Lickness for her post regarding "A
Different Take on Dean Z FBI Investigation" and the list Manager for
"Samuels on New Orleans, Johnson Lee"
Ms. Lickness wrote a very cogent explanation of why the FBI acted
when it did ... it adds to understanding in a rational
On Saturday, September 10, 2005, at 01:17 PM, Barbara Lickness wrote:
I would say what is good for the goose is good for the gander. He
believed four years ago that some responsibility for the Brian Herron
scandal should lay at the feet of Sharon Sayles Belton. I believe four
years later th
SSB is to Brian Heron as
RT is to Robert Lilligren
RT is to Robert Lilligren as
Farheen Hakeem is to Dean Zimmerman
Barbara Lickness wrote:
Guess I am not the only one that remembers the air freshener.
http://minneapolisconfidential.blogspot.com/
REMINDERS:
1. Be civil! Please read the N
Guess I am not the only one that remembers the air freshener.
http://minneapolisconfidential.blogspot.com/
also
> http://img139.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rybakairfresener8ij.jpg
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change
the world. Indeed, it's the only
If anyone would like to see the Minneapolis Gas Works
looked like, go to this site:
http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresources/
and search using the keywords "minneapolis" "gas"
You'll get alot of photos not related to the gas works (i.e. gas stations)
but it was a very large, facility, so it
Jim Graham said:
Brian Herron
> was also a great
> > person and I still claim the best representative
> the Sixth Ward has
> > had on the Council in the last several years until
> the Sabri crime
> > scandal.
CN: I'm pretty sure that Brian Herron was the 8th ward
CM. Jim Niland was in the 6t
I am not going to comment on Tamirs conspiracy theories.
I will say unequivocally that Robert Lilligren nor any of his campaign members
had nothing whatsoever to do with the dilemma that Dean Zimmermann is in. The
notion that any of us are somehow involved in this scandal is utterly
ridiculou
Becca Vargo Daggett wrote:
> I should stay out of this, and I realize George Lakoff's 15
> minutes are up, but this exchange is a perfect illustration of his
> "strict father" versus "nurturant parent" metaphors in his book,
> Moral Politics.
>
> Support is not the same as unconditional loya
Well, you all knew I'd chime in sooner or later so I'll be as brief as I can.
To be honest, I never bought in to the charges of corruption against Brian
Herron or Joe Biernat either, and being a staunch opponent of Minneapolis
Police behavior towards anyone who is black or counter cultural in a
Jim said:
All Rybak had to do, and still can do, was admit it was a mistake caused by
poor information from his staff and assure the voting public that this
inattention will not happen again.
Me:
He would have a difficult time saying it was a mistake caused by poor
information Jim. Yes, th
I'm sad about the news of the FBI investigating Dean Zimmerman as well.
Dean and I have much in common. We are both dreamers as well as doers.
Dean has not been afraid to make changes in his own lifestyle -- riding a
bike to work, for example -- to make our city a better place. Most people
h
gemgram wrote:
I was honestly disappointed to hear that speculation had more than a
little substance. [re: Dean Zimmerman] ...
Assertion: In the midst of the Minneapolis campaign season, the FBI
media announced they were serving a warrant on Dean Zimmerman, public
official, allowing them to
On Sep 9, 2005, at 8:51 PM, gemgram wrote:
I was honestly disappointed to hear that speculation had more than
a little substance. I received a phone call advising me that the
Sabri crime organization may have brought down another elected
Minneapolis official. It was explained to me that
The entire article can be read at this link.
http://www.startribune.com/stories/562/5606438.html
My question has to do with the comment below...
• Placed greater pressure on the Park Board to merge its police
department with the city's (The estimated savings from decreasing
administrative r
Some interesting election and national observations from Don Samuels from
the Politics In Minnesota newsletter. (www.politicsinminnesota.com).
--
If Pictures Paint A 1000 Words, Then Samuels Supplies The Words To The
Pictures
Your publishers, like the rest of America and much of the world, were
Jim Graham writes:
> For those interested in reading the entire Federal affidavit for the
Zimmermann case, there
> is a link to it at WCCO.com. Please read the actual photocopy of the
document for your
> selves. I am amazed that the "List Manager" has not already posted the
link, as he usually i
David Brauer
Kingfield writes:
"Since nothing in today's news in any way implicates the mayor, I expect list
members may be waiting for an apology of a different sort."
The writer is correct, the people in Minneapolis should be expecting an apology
from RT Rybak for his action to assist the Sab
Greetings all,
There's been construction all year on Como Avenue in my neighborhood. It's
finally nearly done and I'm sure the local businesses are letting go a sigh
of relief.
On my walk home today I noticed a rusty iron bar sitting on the boulevard
near where the construction is occurring
Concerning Bluff Street Park
Toni Hauser wrote.
"Its amazing what one can find through expending a small amount of energy.
_http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/hazardous/sites/hen
nepin/mplsgswrk0996.pdf_
(http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/hazardous/sites/hennepin/mplsgswrk0996.pdf)
T
Just for reference...There is a Medicine Clinic at 28th and Chicago which
treats people in the Phillips neighborhood who are having hard times.
dorie gallagher/nokomis
2. Medical outreach to those living on the street and in shelters to
regularly assess for medical conditions, mental health
As my partner and I stopped by to offer our support to Dean and his campaign,
it was hard to miss the mobile media truck camped outside.
Doug Growe in his column today noted that Dean pointed out to the Media
yesterday afternoon, in his gente manner, that they might want to pay some
attention t
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