y would wait until noon to decide that it was
too unsafe to have classes (after everyone had already driven in).
With decisions like this the Park Board is its own best
argument for a Parks Department.
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and in reality, the only requirement is that they do indeed
"show up." Which leaves the rest of us who are too busy
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Interesting, I have seen the same behaviors exhibited by
both pedestrians and vehicle drivers. There seems to
be a general lack of respect for traffic regulations in
Minneapolis. The reason such behavior exists is simple:
lack of enforcement.
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(as it was in other cities) and that, if there ever
was a housing shortage, it doesn't exist anymore. And, being in an
extremely cynical phase, I currently don't see city politics as much
more than the process of determining who gets to milk the city cow.
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ts review:
"With Cameras on the Corner, Your Ticket Is in the Mail"
http://tech2.nytimes.com/mem/technology/techreview.html?oref=login&res=9C00E7DE1039F935A35752C0A9639C8B63
If you hurry you might be able to access this before it goes
into the archives (you will have to register howe
that required
documentation exists, it doesn't confirm the accuracy of that
documentation. The NRP orders full audits of contractors only
when there serious doubts.
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procedures then this figure should be readily available.
Thanks.
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offered though the public schools. To each his own. :-)
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> If I understand this correctly, then contractors who receive
> less than $50,000 a year do not receive full audits, THEN
> what is the dollar amount of funds that have been released
> without full audits in Phase I? If the NRP has tight accounting
>
ifth grade (a good sign), but still far
below the level I would accept before sending my child to school
there.
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numbers, changing it from a 51%
failure to graduate in four years rate to a 47% never graduate
rate).
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ng students to the next grade
regardless of whether they've mastered necessary skills). This
policy guarantees a high dropout rate. As I said, parents may be
responsible for a student's success, but the schools are responsible
for their failure.
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s actually
> ready to meet the demands of kindergarten. This is an essential tool
> that the Mpls schools use, I think, very effectively to let staff and
> parents know if the kids will be ready for school when the year begins.
> I'm glad the district requires it.
It's n
picture it'd provide
better protection than a gun.
Ok, it's such a great idea that everyone has already
thought of it... right? Or, there are some major pit falls
that I haven't considered (such as cell phone bandwidth, etc.).
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In Minneapolis
By NEAL KARLEN (NYT)
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/11/travel/escapes/11HOUR.html?
ACCORDING to the ethos of that strange breed of stolid souls
who choose to live in Minneapolis in January, Duncan Graham,
a fur trader for the Hudson's Bay Company, was probably just
a whiner
eform the whole system so that all
children in Minneapolis can be successful.
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by falsely placing the blame on parents or poverty. It's
the schools that are responsible for this failure, not the
parents and not poverty.
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If you haven't figured it out yet: money is not the problem. It's
yet another rationalization for public school failure.
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find a good statistical
analysis of the reasons for their success, but maybe this is
the school district that Pawlenty and Peebles should be visiting. ;-)
I've been trying to get the Star Tribune to do an article on
public school successes for years, I wonder why they've
hether they result in improvements...just in
case it turns out to be untrue. If Mr. Cross' assumption is false,
then failing to take action accomplishes nothing, other
than the perpetuation of an unjust system. I believe that I've
already provided enough evidence to show that there a
nd reoccur annually; they are an enormous expenditure. Just
consider what it would cost to add a year or two of preschool nationally.
A program that I actually support, but don't believe that the American public
is willing to pay for (just imagine the sticker shock).
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unities for success. Prompting the MPS to narrow
the acheivement gap though educational and institutional
reforms does not necessitate the rooting out of racist
behavior. I would just hope that White parents realize
that there is implicit racism in the way that the District
functions and that th
owledge and learning. Final point, no matter how ravaged a
culture is from it's traditions, there is still a culture even if it
is one of a defeated people.
The important question here is how do we address the problem of
Black and Indian American cultures lack of emphasis and support
#x27;t think that our city
crime and murder rates are related to this issue you're in
for a surprise. And unless we face up to it rationally, it's
not going to go away.
So go ahead and suspend me. I have other work to do anyway.
Sometimes difficult things have to be said, regard
blems. If you assume a light changes every two
minutes and tickets cost $200 then over the course of a downtown
workday one camera could generate $1,500,000 (a little optimistic,
but even $10,000 a day would be great). I'm all for it.
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all the ways to die, I'd rather not die in an auto accident
because of someone else's need to shave a minute off their
commute.
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it. Sure, I can look both ways
on Green lights. I can ask for side airbags as an option when I buy
a car. I can check the crash ratings and choose accordingly, but
I still don't want some jackass coming through the passenger door
at 45mph and crushing my four year old.
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een mugged, but I think
that it has more to do with its statistical infrequence than whether
I'm a tough guy or not. I know plenty of tough guys who've been
robbed and I know plenty of good drivers who've been in auto accidents.
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wondering if using cameras to ticket
> red light runners would apply to bicycles as well as motor vehicles?
I think they should, but I'm not sure if the technology can
process bicycles. It might be hard to pick up the registration
sticker, if there even was one. :-) If they could, then
t; and it's
going to be subsidized by the government then it should provide
these benefits for everyone, not just those who can afford
computers and software.
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in an Jag; two of them were naked and the other in some
stage of undress) and this was before the days of cell
phones. If I remember correctly CA had a law that allowed
officers to ticket people for such behavior; for the risky
driving that is.
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safety if Minnesotans were more inclined to take responsibility
for avoiding behavior that puts their fellow citizens at risk,
but from what I've seen people here arrogantly deny any
responsibility for avoiding driving habits that put others at
risk. When injurious be
onsible drivers running the Stop sign in
front of our house. We would have to make an extended effort
to find a bar or restaurant where we would be subjected to
secondhand smoke. Conscientious participation in drug-use,
prostitution, gay marriage and other consensual behaviors
also has no i
election as California does? Caucuses seem about as
truly representational as the NRP. :-| Well, I guess
I might have answered my own question. "Power to
the fewest!"
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Steve Cross, speaking as one of the few, wrote:
> Michael Atherton said:
>
> "what are the objections to letting all party members select
> nominees through a general election as California does?"
>
> Actually, we do exactly that. It's called a &qu
of others.
I strongly agree. This is an outrageously stupid idea
combining the worst features of both automobiles and
rapid-transit. It might, however, work as an unpopular
ride for Disneyland. In fact, I think they already have
something similar (no waiting lines).
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mention many of the outer suburbanites who commute
to downtown.
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ices you are limiting them.
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ment.
Don't forget our 47% high school dropout rate and lack
of quality vocational programs.
This is not to say that you cannot reduce the amount
of drug violence through intelligent policing, but don't
expect the probably to go away. Only by eliminating
the Drug Prohibition laws will yo
There's an article in the NYT today,
"State Taxpayers Providing Relief to Military Families."
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/08/national/08tax.html
I was wondering if there exists or is any discussion
of providing Minneapolis property tax relief for
Guard members serving in
establishment. To expect to able to come in and demand
that everyone stop smoking because you find it offensive, is
in my opinion, extremely arrogant and officious. There are lots
of things that I find offensive in American society, but unless
they put me or my family at risk I don't believ
class as other drugs such
> as cocaine and heroin.
I just don't understand how anti-smoking activists can be so
worried about the questionable effects of secondhand smoke
20 or 30 years in the future, but seems unconcerned about
the far more immediate risks of irresponsible driving.
t; and many have said rightly so.
Well now it looks like the caucus is going to be run by those
who show up ... and are a little faster on their feet.
Go students! I'm most likely voting Green away. ;-)
It's not about involvement, it's about control.
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nting adults that don't impact anyone but themselves. Using your
rational Public Health can be used to ban almost anything.
Playing the religion card is a weak ploy, but probably plays pretty
well in Minneapolis.
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other than
> DFL-endorsed candidates?
The ones they endorse themselves...like Councilmember Zerby?
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eath secondhand
smoke anymore, except in some prisons. (Why aren't anti-smoking
activists trying to have smoking there banned?) I really don't
want you protecting me from my vices. I'm an adult and I can
choose which businesses I want to frequent and I already don't
frequent
y programs in favor of keeping
class sizes small (an ineffectual program intended to make the public
at large happy). Why aren't American Americans outraged? Have
you forgotten that one of the major objectives of the civil rights
movement was access to quality education? Why aren't p
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but I don't think I'll get it.
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housing. To suggest anything
> else was going on is just mean spirited.
Years ago someone gave me a rule to live by that has served
me well, "Don't listen to what people say, pay attention to
what they do." If these housing sweeps were anything but
a meaningless exercise in polit
detectors twice annually,
i.e. they have to have someone enter the unit and push the
test button on each smoke detector and change batteries.
What we need are real solutions to real problems, not
hat tricks that give the appearance of sensitivity
and concern sufficient only to soothe the l
at I do believe that governments should
have a role in promoting the General Welfare:
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~athe0007/mypoliticalphilosophy.html
If you find any inconsistencies please let me know.
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we do as a family
in our own city are MacPhail, Van Cleve Park, and the
U's family swim program. Most of our time is spent
in St. Paul or the suburbs.
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children's.
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e need the "correct" percentages
of old and young people?
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e I place more emphasis on Math
and Science doesn't mean that I don't have an
understanding or appreciation of the arts. Why is
this such an obtuse concept?
I'm just irked that with all the Parks spending
and the (Ugly! What were they thinking?) Downtown
Library (SE is a dark
o
> little snow.
Not to mention that they close their outdoor facilities when it
gets too cold! ;-)
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people had tightened immigration laws four hundred years ago).
There is a popular mythology that follows Rousseau's concept of
the natural man that assumes that Native Americans lived peacefully
before they were corrupted by the evil influences of the White
man. It is just a myth.
too much to ask for the
$3000+ in taxes that we contribute to the city. I would hope that
out of her responsibility as an elected official, that Ms. Young would
at least explain why the Park Board does not appear to be interested
in providing the kind of service that I am requesting rather than
su
hat it
should be legal if customers are clearly informed of the risks. If for
some strange reason people want to suffer a solid dose of salmonella
that should be their decision as long as the dangers are clear. On
the other hand, the Firestone/Explorer fiasco should have resulted in
criminal cha
ve
American history or literature, I'd suggest watching
"Black Robe." Or to see that the problems of
subjugated peoples are not local to North America
try watching, "Once Were Warriors."
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er the flag? The City Council?
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cides how to spend
my tax dollars in my own neighborhood. Case in point (and inherent
NRP problem). Bill Kahn posts the following to the List
> Michael Atherton wrote: "The Children's Museum moved to St. Paul."
>
> Bill Kahn corrects:
>
> The Children's Museu
#x27;re sending in your checks for "pro-choice"
you might want to consider the State ACLU Branch:
www.aclu-mn.org, which is also having a Benefit
at the (smoke-free) Minneapolis Convention Center.
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IA Annual Meeting (the most well
attended of the year with numerous misinformed PPERRIA
members) they voted to rescind our request of the city.
We could have gone on calling Special Meetings and having
our motions rescinded for months. Paul Zerby now admits that
PPERRIA should have allowed rea
I have
> apologized for my ignorance;
Oh? I wasn't aware of it. Is it on the List?
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> posts provide adequate reason to disregard everything he has to say.
Ah, here's the Disgruntled Employee Spin again. As usual Mr. Cross
fails to detail his accusations and says that you should judge
the veracity of my statements based on my "tone."
s
between it and the anti-smoking campaign, then America really is
at risk and not from secondhand smoke or the gay community.
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again, I can make a similar argument, as do the smoking ban
advocates, as to why you and your children should be forced
to eat lean meat. Both arguments will have similar flaws.
People should have the right to make their own choices as
long they don't dire
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is more about pushing opponents out of the spotlight of liberal grace,
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atistics are artificially inflated
by miscatorization, giving the impression that rape is
more prevalent than it is. Statistical misrepresentation
has been a part of the Feminist campaign to force changes
in rules of evidence and rape statues. I think that
this is especially true in Minne
use
they are doesn't justify inflating the statistics by
including other types of sexual assaults that we would not
normally consider to be rape.
I would also point out that people's opinions on these
issues is often misused as a litmus test for cultural
sensitivity and political correctnes
ng women and girls
> by disgusting names and slang for body parts are also bullying
> and done just because, in this society, it has been acceptable
> behavior for males. That rather enlarges the number of potential
> rapists because these are all bullying behaviors, even if
> a
hat it would help his campaign more than
the $42,556.
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head, rather than talking values. You're far more likely to
say something that's logically inconsistent.
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consumes the
lives and futures of minority youth, while White middle class
youths go on to become mayors of major American cities.
Chris Johnson wrote:
> By all means, fight for marijuana legalization. Just stop
> buying it in gang-afflicted neighborhoods of Minneapolis.
> Otherwise,
ug use, given the state of public health in many third world
countries.
Note: I believe that immigration is an important and integral
component of American society and that one of the most negative
outcomes of 9/11 was the reduction of the number of student
visas.
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etro) and it would be
just as efficacious and ineffective of a public safety strategy,
i.e. it would have no impact whatsoever.
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7;t need to imprison me to try and force
me to conform to yours." Translates to: If I'm not hurting
anyone, then please have the decency to leave me alone.
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should be cognizant of
the link between the 47% high school dropout rate and the
crime rate. I think that Mr. Plante's example is an
important reason why. We should start with habilitation,
not incarceraton and then rehabilitation.
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importance to their moral imperative.
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I'd really like to see the growth
curves for the city's revenue and dept. Does anyone know
where to find them?
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I thought that the title of the post was "Skyscraper
valuations going up." ;-)
I think that the most important question is the relationship
between the revenue and debt curves. Do you have an answer?
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ulate the former the latter is
> in danger too.
I'd tend to agree that regulating panhandlers might be
a violation of free speech, but the interesting question
is whether panhandling is a commercial activity. What
do you think?
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have even greater protection? Not that that many panhandlers
are collecting political donations, but they could be. :-)
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coming and then asking people to help finance your farewell party.
In one case money changes hands and in the other it doesn't
I am still undecided as to whether a monetary exchange can
be classified as an act of speech or "free" expression, but
I'll need a stronger argument to
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