from the article...In short, the Park Board has been
the poster child for unchecked government.
Britt Robson has done a great job of capturing the
truly dysfunctional and out of control nature of the
Park Board. The story is compelling and makes it clear
why reform is desperately needed and the
I just want to clarify a point made in a recent email about the
environmental record of Mayor Rybak as it regards Stage I Vapor Recovery.
The initial Stage I vapor recovery ordinance was introduced and passed in
December, 2001 (2001-OR-160), but that ordinance only applied to new gas
Mr. Blackshaw should not worry about his previous statements. It is
actually indicative of the folks RT picks to run his administration.
Blackshaw's gaff is not worse than what has occurred in housing, with the
Police Department, with the NRP, etc. Actually, much more acceptable,
because
I'd like to go on record here and thank David Brauer for his vision
and dedication to the Southwest Journal and Skyway News for the past
several years. He has been an outstanding editor and I could not be
more proud of the work that he has done for us, for his staff, and
for the city he
Mark Snyder said:
By the way, that big Department of Environmental Quality initiative
unveiled by McLaughlin yesterday? That's something that has been part of
Dean Zimmermann's and Lisa McDonald's city council campaigns for at least
six months now, plus other candidates who did not survive
More Park Board stuff in the news.
http://www.startribune.com/stories/587/5705531.htmlSeems that if
you are a questionable incumbent instead of taking it to the voters you
go behind closed doors to air your grievances. Why so shy now?
Liz Wielinski
Columbia Park
I agree that Minneapolis is becoming a more diverse city with larger numbers of
immigrants and people of color. This is an exciting byproduct of the citys
renaissance and overall growth after years of decline. With 30,000 downtown
residents, Minneapolis is the first large city in America to
Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion has discontinued its
relationship with the Fitzgerald Theatre in downtown St. Paul effective January
1,
2006. Keillor is looking to move the show to other venues. The Orpheum and
State
Theatres in downtown Minneapolis have been mentioned. It
Ghost wrote:
Rybak.and McLaughlin are two peas in a pod.
That certainly is untrue. There is one giant difference and that
difference is what will make life doable for Minneapolis residents or
make life miserable.
Rybak, bless him, is threatened by people who are smarter than he is. It
DeLaSalle and Non-Discrimination? DeLaSalle and Non-Discrimination? What? Is
DeLaSalle discriminatory?
This time you've gone too far. You have crossed the line.
This sort of sneaky ploy makes me sick. You want integrity in government? Then
play fair. Don't use red herring arguments. Don't
An excellent summary of downtown Minneapolis Block E development in light of
the Hooters controversy in today's Doug Grow column. According to some, if
Block was better developed, Hooters would not be an issue. From the Grow
column:
Bottom line from McCaffrey: Minneapolis isn't in a
Michael Thompson wrote:
Just as an aside, and solely for my benefit: this is the first time I've
ever seen used the term Transportation Justice. I've heard of social
justice (though I'm not sure what that means) and economic justice and
maybe even a couple of other justices. But Transportation
Clear DayJust finished reading the Strib article, Trust is issue in Park Board
races.
In it President Jon Olson defends the board as being more open than ever
through airing meetings on TV and the Web.
I'll let you in on a dirty little secret employed in taping meetings. Speakers
before the
An open letter to Mayor Rybak
Dear Mayor Rybak,
The general public perceives you as supposedly more environmentally
friendly than your opponent Mr. McLaughlin.
However, the proposed Minneapolis sustainability indicator targets from
your department, that I have had the pleasure to work and
How can they possibly hope to compete with Hooters?
Bill Kahn
for better self-editing of names, junk in Prospect Park
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Peter Wagenius is one of the most intelligent, hard-working individuals that
I have ever met, connected with City politics. Which, is not only a
reflection on himself, but also the current mayor for being smart enough to
bring him on-board.
He's played a major role in many of the policy
Christine Viken wrote:
Clear DayJust finished reading the Strib article, Trust is issue in Park
Board races.
In it President Jon Olson defends the board as being more open than ever
through airing meetings on TV and the Web.
I'll let you in on a dirty little secret employed in taping
Please take a deep breath, Nikki.
Yes, discrimination is an uncomfortable subject.
I was surprised by introduction of the topic by CM Erwin last night, because
I've questioned several times in the public meetings why the reciprocal
agreement had NONE of the standard equal protection language
Michael Thompson asks:
... Did someone slip another justice in on us sometime, without
letting us know? ...
Apparently, some readers aren't taking transportation justice
as seriously as others believe they ought. If they don't, upon hearing
the term, immediately believe in the rightness of
Heard any good books lately?
Minneapolis Public Library (MPL) has something new for book lovers and transit
commuters -- free downloadable eAudiobooks. You can choose from hundreds of
titles and download them with a Minneapolis Public Library card to listen to
anytime, anywhere--especially
Mark Hanson wrote:
A large metro area needs user-friendly, cost-effective public transit,
but to assign the word 'justice' to that goal is a very big stretch. It
implies that that public transit is an entitlement, and the tax base
(collective) needs to accomodate the needs in the name of
Sierra Club enthusiastically endorses R.T. Rybak for Mayor because he will
be the strongest advocate for clean air and water, greener government,
vibrant neighborhoods and world-class parks.
It is clear that for Mayor Rybak the environment is not a side- nor a
stand-alone issue; he
Christine Viken wrote:
Yes, discrimination is an uncomfortable subject. ...
De LaSalle is not legally prohibited from discriminatory practices. ...
Brother Michael had responded to Mr. Patrick Scully *[founder/first
owner of Patrick's Cabaret ] that some uses might have to have
approval by
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~ Minneapolis Ward 3 City Council Candidate Aaron Neumann (Green Party) to
camp out on the city’s struggling Northside
~ Neumann will hold rally in one of the many vacant
As DeLaSalle stated publicly when asked this question at the CAC: when the
field is being used for Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board activities it
will have the same usage guidelines as any other Minneapolis Park and
Recreation Board property.
Nikki Carlson
Linden Hills
P.S. I hope and
I too want to weigh in on behalf of Peter Wagenius! Everything that
Dennis Plante said about Peter is absolutely right and, I will add that
Peter is accessible, flexible, easy to work with, and knows his stuff!
Mayor Rybak and the people of Minneapolis are well served by having
Peter Wagenius on
Wizard:
Your statements that DLS is designed to discriminate is a horrible
misrepresentation of the school.
I attended DLS. De La Salle is private and so you're correct, it may limit its
admission and certainly does so based on aptitude, testing and a variety of
factors. We both know that
Wow! I'm surprised Ms. Marks forgot to mention the Inquisition,
Holocaust, and the DiVinci Code!
I think I can state pretty categorically that DSL/Catholic/Parochial
schools are not designed to discriminate. It's true many parochial
schools don't serve students with severe emotional or
Hello Guy,
Your allegations seem over the top, would you please publicly state who these
four Sierra Club members are that are so unhappy with the endorsment? I
participated on the two committees and do not recall this oposition but rather
committee members being very excited about endorsing
Laura Huseby wrote:Sierra Club volunteer, member and McLaughlin supporter
Ken Bradley writes:
CLAIM: Laura Huseby McLaughlin supporter, Sierra Club volunteer, member.
REALITY: Laura Huseby became a Sierra Club member in February of 2005. She made
her decision to join the organization after
I hope Aaron knows where he's camping out - cause there is no Northwest corner
at Lyndale and Bryant Ave N -
These streets run paralell and don't cross each other - so there's no
intersection of Bryant/Lyndale.
Good Luck Aaron!
-Megan Goodmundson
Jordan
Thank You!
Megan Goodmundson
CORRECTION: Neumann to camp at Northwest corner of Bryant Ave. N and
*LOWRY* AVE. N - rally still at 5pm, this Friday. ;)
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http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/5706355.html
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Insight News Endorsements:
Thursday, November 03, 2005
http://www.insightnews.com/articles.asp?mode=displayarticleID=2066
Twin Cities voters are at a crossroads. While differences in candidates for
important local offices may not seem great, we believe they are appreciable and
bear scrutiny
Sure,
Two of those people have already posted on
this list (look in the last 3 Digest versions).
I suggest you speak with them yourself...should
be a simple matter to find them on the list.
Guy
Hello Guy,
Your allegations seem over the top, would you please
publicly state who
these
I can think of no better reason NOT to vote for Aaron Neumann than this post
of his intent to camp out in at risk neighborhoods as part of his campaign
strategy. The blocks in the Northside neighborhoods, irregardless of what
Ward location are already costing the tax payers of the City additional
Join us for the election night Party on Eat Street.
The Robert Lilligren Ward 6
Election Night Party at Azia
In the Caterpillar Lounge
26th and Nicollet
7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.
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shows a callous disregard for Merrill-Anderson, for Black people, and for
voters in general.
My mother has lived in the 8th ward for a long time. She raised three children
there. Most of our friends were minorities: Black, Hispanic and Native American.
My mother worked in children's and
David Greene said (and MT responds):
Transportation is absolutely a justice issue. I wouldn't label it
transportation justice. It's social justice. No reason to fragment
our efforts.
Please assist with the definition of social justice. Is social justice
about equal opportunity, or equal
Sierra Club enthusiastically endorses R.T. Rybak for Mayor because
he will be the strongest advocate for clean air and water, greener
government, vibrant neighborhoods and world-class parks.
There are hundreds of stronger advocates for these laudable
goals in Minneapolis. Most of them are
With no inkling of criteria used to endorse and Insight's obvious
obliviousness to the candidates, or at least their clear disrespect for
them in spelling some of their names wrong, (Louis Birnstein??, Tracy
Norstrom??), how can we take these endorsements seriously? Or maybe
the obvious
I questioned this post also and sent Rod a note. The candidates should
be candidates and their names should be spelt correctly. This is
even more reason to question endorsementsand Rod should have
proofed and questioned before posting.
Revealing what one of my female friends went through a
Ken, Laura has been on Sierra Club's Water Committee for 2 1/2 years and
has been very active on a number of issues by doing research and developing
issue statements for Committee consideration. She has a technical background
that has been extremely helpful on many different issues. I'm sure
Sierra Club has a well-established process for doing endorsements.
Regardless of the process, the number of people on the committee, or other
sincere efforts to do so, the Political Committee could never speak for each
and every Club member. There are about 5,000 or so SC members in
Minneapolis,
In less than a week, I might have to say we instead of they. So in what
might be a last shot as an outsider, let me try to pin down another source of
potential controversy.
The Park Board is launching a $20,000 ad campaign-promoting the Park Board
and has produced a 20 minute DVD for
Michael Thompson wrote:
Please assist with the definition of social justice. Is social
justice about equal opportunity, or equal outcome? It appears to me
that the latter is the operant notion in social justice rather than
the former. But since it's your term, maybe you can help.
Social
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How can they possibly hope to compete with Hooters?
Because we Minnisotians only have lust for that
which is just above average. A knowing nod and fare
thee well to anyone who takes on airs, especially when
it's injected dontcha' know.
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How can they possibly hope to compete with Hooters?
Because we Minnisotians only have lust for that
which is just above average. A knowing nod and fare
thee well to anyone who takes on airs, especially when
it's injected dontcha' know.
What is bullet balloting?
Bill Dooley
Kenny
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I read the Mpls Issues list in digest form, and speaking only for myself, I'm
skimming past the messages about the Sierra Club and endorsements in the
Minneapolis mayor's race.
With all due respect to Sierra Club members and their good work, I wonder if
the parsing out of the endorsement
I met Megan Pogatchnik at Farview Park during a special WCCO broadcast
yesterday addressing crime in North and its effects throughout the City and
region. The radio show gave candidates a chance to share how they would
address the issues. Megan, who's worked as a housing inspector in
Nikki Carlson writes:
I was at the meeting last night. John Erwin
brought
up 3 amendments to the CAC playing field design
motion: non-discrimination, more landscaping, and
alternative parking. Since the motion was about
design, most commissioners asked why he was
bringing
up
On 11/3/05 6:11 PM, Dyna [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
and with a broad range of stakeholders to secure the conversion of
the Riverside coal plant to cleaner natural gas.
Meanwhile, new coal burning plants in the Dakotas are on the
drawing board, and natural gas has become so expensive that
--- Timothy J. Salo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Michael Thompson asks:
... Did someone slip another justice in on us
sometime, without
letting us know? ...
Apparently, some readers aren't taking
transportation justice
as seriously as others believe they ought. If they
don't, upon
Dean E. Carlson
East Harriet, Ward 10
Proud Parishiner of Annunciation Church
Proud Parent of two Annunciation School children
What is really sad is the opponents of the football field are so
desparate in their opposition to DSL's plans that they are willing to
resort to name calling, ugly name
Thank you Loki!
Block E was razed years ago because some people felt uncomfortable there.
Those people were not forced to be there. It was just another case of the
tyranny of the minority in my opinion. I'm a small person, physically
speaking, and I never had a problem on that block as it was
You tell 'em!
Marie
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Mike Nelson makes excellent points about Block E. I, too recall fondly the
old Block E, before it became a parking lot and ultimately the new
monstrosity as it now stands. That block had character! Now it looks
prefabbed, and suburban vanilla.
As to Hooters going in, I think it's a perfect fit.
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