Chris Johnson wrote:
Let's be clear about one thing: Governor Tim Pawlenty, his
administration and his political cohorts are the A-1 problem in the
Minneapolis Public Library's budget. Regardless of any valid criticism
of past or present library administration or board, the 30% or $2.8
Jason Stone wrote:
Barbara's ideas reflect a strong will, courage, and personal motivation.
They appear to focus on
personal experience instead of acknowledging the interaction of any
historical and cyclical
poverty and discrimination.
Pulling yourself up by the bootstraps is a great thing,
Chris Johnson:
snip... sales taxes are among the fairest taxes available. One only pays in
proportion to what one spends, and one typically spends in good
correlation to what they can afford. Sales taxes are also pretty much
voluntary taxes, unless they are on food and shelter, which they are
Anne McCandless wrote:
If a person has worked hard all their lives to try and obtain some security
in their old age, what gives Mr Anderson and same thinking persons the right
to take it all away with taxes. You had better have children who are hard
working and love you very much. You may need
Jan Del Calzo wrote:
I don't know about anyone else, but Doug Grow's column in today's paper regarding the
death of Willie Wise and how his life could be a case study in the failure of the
Judiciary to help solve the crime problem. My hat is off to Jana Metje and her
perseverance in following
David Brauer wrote:
I'd appreciate hearing from others, especially those who don't weigh in as
regularly on these issues. Am I off-base in my defense...too defensive? If
you feel this discussion is boring the list, please email me off-list. If
your comments are wider in scope, I'll hang in here.
Jim Bernstein wrote:
Point of interest: Simon Delivers is the creation of Brian Sullivan, the candidate who
made Gov. Tim Pawlenty look like a moderate. Mr. Sullivan is the darling of
ultra-conservatives. When he was running against Mr. Pawlenty for the republican
nomination, he made it pretty
Jim Bernstein wrote:
Consider this: A person (Brian Sullivan) runs for a high political
office and runs a campaign that you believe is so far off base and whose
positions on some major issues is, in your opinion, appalling, poorly
thought out, and genuinely harmful to the people of Minnesota.
Mark Snyder wrote:
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It's one thing to assume that state employee wages won't rise, but that only
represents about 10% of the budget. It's quite another to assume that the
costs of the various other goods and services that are purchased by the
State of Minnesota will remain flat for
Jim Bernstein wrote:
Bad idea! There is no reason to poll any officers no matter what their color or
gender. It sets a terrible precedent.
This is a mayoral appointment which must confirmed by the City Council. It does not
require the support of the police officers.
When the mayor appoints a
up last time just came to me as I was writing earlier today, and so I got more
emphatic as I wrote.
Mark Anderson
Bancroft
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