As a user of an electric leaf blower, I want to say that I use one for
the following reasons:
1. My yard is heavily shaded by trees (so I have a lot of leaves).
The grass under trees is fragile. A leaf blower will remove the leaves
and leave the grass. Raking takes much of the grass along
I find it fascinating that the government wants to work hard to deport
Omar Jamal who, by all accounts, is an excellent citizen who
contributes a lot to his community. At the same time, there is a move
on the government's part to create ways for Mexican citizens to stay
here who are here
It was announced on Friday, I think, that many of the cold weather
activities were cancelled because it was bitterly cold. I heard on the
news that Theodore Wirth Park had closed down its activities because it
was deemed too cold for people to be out sledding and tubing in
sub-zero weather.
are the ones who have the
option of being part of the decision.
The system isn't perfect. We need to work on more citizen
participation. But I don't think the solution is to dismantle a system
that gives the neighborhoods a voice. When people care enough, they
get involved.
Dorothy Titus
and opportunity to determine if indeed
his actions were incorrect. Then he can be judged by his response to that.
Dorothy Titus, Jordan neighborhood
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Allen Graetz wrote:
I wish this were the case. BUt even this is based upon the assumption
that any of these children that move to a better school have parents
that are involved enough in their lives to make that happen. And
unfortunately in some of the neighborhoods where this occurs, there
with NRP dollars
have given us a way to take control of our future and work together to make
it bright.
Have we made mistakes? Of course, but none that would overshadow the
achievements. For Jordan, NRP has been an outstanding success.
Dorothy Titus
Jordan neighborhood
REMINDERS:
1. Be civil
I agree with you, Michael. My car was totaled just four weeks ago by an
egregious red light runner. It was in rush hour traffic at 5:30 p.m. I
was traveling west on W. Broadway and intended to make a left turn onto
Lyndale (to go south). It was obvious there was no way to get across the
Are you all aware that NRP funding ends in 2009? That there are no
plans to fund neighborhood redevelopment, revitalization after that?
Are you aware that the people we elect this fall to the City Council
and the Mayor's office will be the primary group that has a chance to
change that?
On Mar 2, 2005, at 10:39 PM, David Brauer wrote:
Notwithstanding Jim's water-bill situation, the city said late last year
that the average homeowner would pay $1.11 less each month with the new
storm water charge.
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I have to side with Jim. I got my notice this week, too, and if the
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
I had the interesting experience of doing a ride-along with a police
officer last Thursday. It was an eye opening experience. The calls
for the 4th Precinct were constant. A few weeks ago, one officer said
this precinct is down 40 officers over the past few years. He said
that this is an
I hear JSK about his concerns that we will become a police state. Is
it better to become a gang state? It may sound excessive to have
police checking in with people who seem to be doing innocuous things,
but I remember the police reports from two summers ago when they began
patrolling on
For Vanessa,
No, I'm not running for office. I was not trying to single her out as
someone with super human abilities. I was filled with admiration for
her and how she is handling this tragedy, and I wanted both to put a
human face on the tragedy and, hopefully, light a bit of a fire under
I think that sometimes officials make decisions in an attempt to be
fair or at least to keep their constituents quiet. A case in point
is the recent proposal on the CDBG target map. Did any of you notice
what was recommended?
The basic requirement is, if I remember it correctly, that the
The stormwater rate is multipled by the number of ESUs (estimated stormwater
units) that the property has been assigned. So it most definitely IS
possible to have a $37 bump up in fees.
In my case, my water bill was $34 a month. The city guessed that I had 2.38
ESUs (it's actually 1.17). They
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Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 3:21 PM
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Subject: Re: [Mpls] A little media disagreement
On Apr 15, 2005, at 3:01 PM, Dorothy Titus wrote:
The stormwater rate is multipled
I would like to tell you my experience with the city on this. I posted here
right after my first bill about the fact that my water bill went up by $20+,
a 60% increase. I called the city and, after some discussion, discovered
that my home was shown as a duplex, something that hasn't been true
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
Jeanne Massey wrote:
By the 2020s, baby boomleters (kids of baby boomers) will be having kids
and likely buying homes in big numbers (though not as big as in their
parents'
generation), filling in some (but not likely all) those homes built for
their parents' generation.
Not quite accurate.
In response to Ed Kohler's post on trying to get Xcel to remove the shoes
hanging over power lines:
We have lots of those on the northside, too. My suggested solution is not
to take the shoes down but for all of us to visit the thrift stores, buy
pairs of shoes, tie the laces together and to
Dyna said:
Agreed, it should not be the job of government to provide
corporate welfare to bail out businesses that make dumb investments.
In the instant case, Ms. LaVanier paid $400,000 in March 2004 for a
building with a taxable market value of $284,000. This is a 8 unit
building in a
Mark,
There are many ways the money in a ward benefits the citizens. City
Councilpersons have the ability and obligation to look out for their
constituents. When Cub came to the Northside, a lot of people talked to
them about how important it was that jobs be made available to Northside
While I liked the noble sentiments of Jim Graham, the situation in some
areas of Northside are beyond what a noble man can handle.
As a member of a Northside neighborhood organization, it feels important
that I be aware of what's happening up here, so I occasionally take these
little side
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Partnering. to Increase Community Health
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - 2nd Annual Feeding the Least.Increasing the Peace -
Community Health Awareness Event, August 27, 2005 (10am - 6pm) at Cub Foods,
701 West Broadway, in conjunction with the 1st Anniversary Celebration for
Cub
Shawn,
I attended the Northside Job Connection first anniversary celebration and
had an opportunity to talk with some of its participants. My impression is
that this is a truly innovative and solid program. Rather than referring
their clients to other agencies for some or all of their needs,
Thank you, Barb Lickness, for your comments on this. I live in the Jordan
neighborhood and I have worked for the neighborhood organization for the
past nine months. Prior to that, I was moved to volunteer as a board member
which, I guess, would count as citizen participation. For four years, I
I have read some of the posts about the Park Board's purchase of the
new headquarters on West River Road in the Hawthorne neighborhood. I
can understand some of the objections. However, on a purely personal
and feeling-level, I must say that I really like having it here on the
Northside. We
Mark said: 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
'justice'.
I must correct a number of errors in Mr. Halfhill's post about aol. I
lived and worked in that area for 35 years.
First, Dulles and Langley are 10-15 miles apart.
Second, Langley does not provide a residence to the thousands of CIA
employees. Most of them cannot afford to live in the area
Last Sunday, Greg Cavanagh had an opinion piece, Why punish the rich
for good choices? in the Star Tribune. I was outraged at the way he
ascribed all good attributes to the wealthy and all negative ones to
the poor. I wrote the following piece in response, which was not
published. It bears
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