Re: [Mpls] Is it True?: If McLaughlin win Jackie Cherryhomes will become his Chief of Staff

2005-10-21 Thread Michael Libby
primary or election. Refreshments of food or nonalcoholic beverages of nominal value consumed on the premises at a private gathering or public meeting are not prohibited under this section. [emphasis added] _ Am I missing something? -Michael Libby, Cleveland neighborhood, North Minneapolis

Re: [Mpls] RE: Another DT restaurant closes

2005-10-20 Thread Michael Libby
is it, nothing to see here or the economy? Or you don't care either way because you hope to see all businesses that ever allowed smoking or sell alcohol go out of business? -Michael Libby, Cleveland neighborhood, North Minneapolis. REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e

Re: [Mpls] RE: Another DT restaurant closes

2005-10-20 Thread Michael Libby
On 10/20/05, Michael Libby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here is a link to the BLS data on (un)employment in metro areas. Oops!. Here's the link I spoke of, but forgot to include: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/metro_09282005.pdf Scroll down. You'll notice that Minneapolis/St. Paul

Re: [Mpls] RE: BRT and Lowry Avenue North

2003-06-29 Thread Michael Libby
, is this just another weekday-workday plan or is it going to be a serious effort to provide transit options? FWIW, I can't find the plan. www.lowryave.com links to the Henn Co site, but it comes up 404. Anyone happen to know the latest and greatest URL? -Michael Libby (Cleveland/North Mpls

[Mpls] more on surveillance

2003-06-05 Thread Michael Libby
). Will be allowed to watch too? -Michael Libby, Cleveland neighborhood/North Mpls TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course

Re: [Mpls] Target Downtown Surveillance / North Target

2003-06-05 Thread Michael Libby
the outcry when they start abusing rights we don't actually have? -Michael Libby, Cleveland neighborhood/North Mpls. NOTE: In Minneapolis dancing on the streets is illegal. I quote from the City Code: 427.240. Dancing on streets. No person shall dance or engage or participate in any dancing

Re: [Mpls] Target Downtown Surveillance / North Target

2003-06-05 Thread Michael Libby
On Wed, 4 Jun 2003 17:49:16 -0500 Michael Libby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I doubt there are any legal issues to solve, Channel 5 TV has had a web cam pointed at Nicollet Ave for a few years now. I remember trying to use it to watch the BioWhateverItWas protest and police action. Apologies

[Mpls] Mpls tech issues

2003-06-03 Thread Michael Libby
://www.bigbrotheriswatching.ci.minneapolis.mn.us. :) -Michael Libby, Cleveland neighborhood. TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) Minneapolis Issues Forum

Re: [Mpls] Who's Responsible For Our Traffic Control Mess

2002-10-24 Thread michael libby
(when I was doing that) was the side streets in the Uptown area. It seems like everyone there must own a car-- and they all seem to be taking full advantage of city-subsidized parking on the streets, rather than providing themselves with off-street parking. -michael libby (cleveland/north mpls

Re: [Mpls] Your Minneapolis Public Library

2002-10-23 Thread michael libby
Board's excellent offers to come join us here in the City of Lakes). -michael libby (cleveland/north Mpls) References: MPL Annual Report: http://www.mpls.lib.mn.us/basics.asp City 2001/2002 Budget Info: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/citywork/city-coordinator/finance/services-budget/budget

Re: [Mpls] Light rail farecard machines to be in three languages? Free riders??

2002-10-21 Thread michael libby
and other information in three languages. I can't make it to the meeting, but please consider this a voice in favor. -michael libby (a resident cleveland/north mpls and a 7 days-a-week bus rider who doesn't think he can stand waiting until April 2004 to ride the train to the airport) signature

Re: [Mpls] library delayed, next block e?

2002-10-18 Thread michael libby
for Summer 2002). -michael libby (cleveland/north mpls) p.s. list-members: please don't cc me when replying on-list to a post I've made. I don't need two copies of the same message. Thanks. :) ++ Michael C. Libby [EMAIL PROTECTED] public key: http

Bulldozers Affordable Housing (was Re: [Mpls] ... next block e?)

2002-10-18 Thread michael libby
similar benefits directly to those consumers. It's an old technique called cutting out the middle[person]. - -michael libby (cleveland/north mpls) ++ Michael C. Libby [EMAIL PROTECTED] public key: http://www.ichimunki.com/public_key.txt web site: http

Re: [Mpls] Library director hire delayed by pay

2002-10-17 Thread michael libby
the per capita average earnings of Minneapolitans goes up to even 50% of this salary, then I might consider it appropriate. Until then, this is just trickle-up economics all over again. -michael libby (cleveland/north mpls) ++ Michael C. Libby [EMAIL

Re: [Mpls] Crime and housing affordability: Denial?

2002-10-15 Thread michael libby
with that approach, I have to ask again. What exactly do you want the city to do? And what evidence do you have that it will solve the problem, rather than relocate it? -michael libby (cleveland/north mpls) ++ Michael C. Libby [EMAIL PROTECTED] public

Re: [Mpls] Police on the Northside and the SOUTHSIDE

2002-10-14 Thread michael libby
. -michael libby (cleveland/north mpls) ++ Michael C. Libby [EMAIL PROTECTED] public key: http://www.ichimunki.com/public_key.txt web site: http://www.ichimunki.com ++ -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7

Re: [Mpls] Garages

2002-10-14 Thread michael libby
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 14 October 2002 17:09, Victoria Heller wrote: Since the City is already in the parking business, and since the City owns the streets, I think the City should paint parking spots on every block and auction them off annually to the highest

Re: [Mpls] Should the city require new houses to have garages?

2002-10-12 Thread michael libby
to me that apartment buildings, townhomes, etc, can actually offer garage space more efficiently than single family dwellings can, so if you're looking for a place to force the garage issue, start with them. -michael libby (cleveland/north mpls) ++ Michael C

[Mpls] library delayed, next block e?

2002-10-10 Thread michael libby
at the delay, because I'm not thrilled with the design myself. But depending on how radical the changes to the proposed design are this could take a while... and what do you want to bet more rounds of designs cost money? -michael libby (cleveland/north mpls

Re: [Mpls] An Additional Library Board Budget Meeting

2002-10-10 Thread michael libby
? No renewals on videos? Less duplication of the collection across branches, especially in the periodicals department (so many periodicals have web versions these days... and there's plenty of internet access to be had at the library)? I'm just throwing out ideas here. -michael libby (cleveland

Re: [Mpls] Board of Estimate announces move to Lyndale Farmstead

2002-08-16 Thread michael libby
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Friday 16 August 2002 14:33, Brian Rice wrote: About two weeks ago I enrolled in the Forum. I'd heard about it from State Representative Phyliis Kahn and Park Commissioner Annie Young, two committed public

Re: [Mpls] mayoral veto

2002-08-13 Thread michael libby
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 13 August 2002 19:29, timothy connolly wrote: In this case it doesn't matter. Either way the Mayor comes out looking good. And why shouldn't he? By adding to the public debate on this he's made it much more difficult for the Park

[Mpls] re: Officer Schmidt and Martha Donald

2002-08-02 Thread michael libby
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Friday 02 August 2002 16:11, James E Jacobsen wrote: If you look at it from a statistical view, first, She had a gun,Doesn't mean she is a criminal, maybe 20% chance. 2nd. She shot a cop. Definite

Re: [Mpls] Rybak on Twins stadium

2002-07-19 Thread michael libby
a terse You want it, you pay for it when the teams come begging for money. This has been going on way too long. We need the energy for dealing with education issues. - -Michael Libby (Cleveland in North Mpls) - -- __Michael_C_Libby__{_x_(at)_ichimunki_(dot)_com_}__ | my website

Re: [Mpls] Re: Block E, a deal undone?

2002-07-13 Thread michael libby
water). - -Michael Libby (Cleveland Neighborhood of North Minneapolis, and in downtown on a seven-days-a-week basis). - -- __Michael_C_Libby__{_x_(at)_ichimunki_(dot)_com_}__ | my website: http://www.ichimunki.com/ | | public key at http://www.ichimunki.com

Re: [Mpls] Block E: An undone deal?

2002-07-07 Thread michael libby
, or will McCaffrey just pull a Brookfield on us? I am probably going to have to avoid the place to keep from feeling dirty. If that's my tax money hard at work, I think I would have preferred simply hiring a few more cops to work the *old* block E. - -michael libby (Cleveland neighborhood of north Minneapolis

Re: [Mpls] June Critical Mass

2002-06-29 Thread michael libby
with a large group like that. I don't at all mind the blocked intersections-- so many drivers willingly block intersections when traffic is heavy that they should be able to deal with it. But riding the wrong way seems dangerous and needlessly confrontational. Either way, what an inspiration! - -michael

Re: [Mpls] I think I'm missing something

2002-06-26 Thread michael libby
to the same problem of decentralized lack of control... I am confident he has staffers working full-time on making sure this doesn't spiral out of control (as this is the same problem the previous administrators had). - -Michael Libby (Cleveland Neighborhood/North Mpls

Re: [Mpls] Watching the judges

2002-06-08 Thread michael libby
to monitor their actions? - -Michael Libby (Cleveland neighborhood in north Minneapolis) - -- __Michael_C_Libby__{_x_(at)_ichimunki_(dot)_com_}__ | my website: http://www.ichimunki.com/ | | public key at http://www.ichimunki.com/public.key | -BEGIN PGP

Re: [Mpls] MDC/Most Dangerous Corner/22 Irving N./Crime Scene

2002-05-31 Thread michael libby
they were born. How many more? - -Michael Libby (Cleveland nieghborhood of North Minneapolis). - -- __Michael_C_Libby__{_x_(at)_ichimunki_(dot)_com_}__ | my website: http://www.ichimunki.com/ | | public key at http://www.ichimunki.com/public.key | -BEGIN PGP

Re: [Mpls] Re: Public Art

2002-05-30 Thread michael libby
over downtown and that statue gets more attention than any of it, from what I can tell. Maybe because, in spite of being 100% about a TV show, Mary isn't some vague modern art nonsense that people can't connect with. - - -- Michael Libby (a Fine Arts degree holder, and a resident of North

Re: [Mpls] Mpls. news in the Pioneer Press

2002-05-20 Thread michael libby
soon? I do hope City Council will interpret the bill as passed by the Legislature as anti-Minneapolis and forego dragging this whole torture out further by putting a referendum about it on a ballot. - -Michael Libby (Ward 4/North Minneapolis) - -- __Michael_C_Libby__{_x_(at)_ichimunki_

Re: [Mpls] lawn care

2002-05-19 Thread michael libby
to smell the fresh cut grass and makes an enjoyable whirring noise. - -Michael Libby (Cleveland neighborhood in North Minneapolis) - -- __Michael_C_Libby__{_x_(at)_ichimunki_(dot)_com_}__ | my website: http://www.ichimunki.com/ | | public key at http

Re: [Mpls] Downtown mugging

2002-05-07 Thread michael libby
they have more of an element of surprise. Bikes (like beat patrols) also make it a lot easier for the police to stop and participate in the community, at least say hello, help people, and generally increase the amount of goodwill. That would be a very good thing. - -michael libby (Cleveland/North

Re: [Mpls] Banning SUVs

2002-05-03 Thread michael libby
prostitution and I bet our convention business would go up too. - -michael libby (the Cleveland part of North Mpls) __Michael_C_Libby__{_x_(at)_ichimunki_(dot)_com_}__ | my website: http://www.ichimunki.com/ | | public key at http://www.ichimunki.com/public.key

Re: [Mpls] Chain Restaurants in Downtown

2002-04-30 Thread michael libby
truly vegetarian-friendly restaurants downtown-- although probably not Good Earth. :) - -Michael Libby (Cleveland/North Mpls), who recommends 13 Moons in downtown (Robbinsdale) for an excellent locally-owned restaurant experience. At least I assume it's local. Like I said, it gets so hard

Re: [Mpls] Liquor License Enforcement Procedures

2002-04-24 Thread michael libby
of a Minneapolis specific study that shows that teenage smoking/drinking/drug-use are down as a result of these enforcement efforts, I'd be glad to stand corrected that these policies are working. Given the number of Minneapolis kids I see smoking, I'm pretty skeptical. - -Michael Libby (Cleveland/North

Re: [Mpls] Hidden Beach Planning report

2002-04-23 Thread michael libby
are taking this step in response to either financial need or concerns over Microsoft security/ethics. I hope it is something Minneapolis will consider as time goes on. - -Michael Libby ( Cleveland/North Mpls ) - -- __Michael_C_Libby__{_x_(at)_ichimunki_(dot)_com_}__ | my website

[Mpls] Chief Olson and Police (long)

2002-04-19 Thread michael libby
that changing police chiefs results in lower reports of police abuse? - -Michael Libby (Cleveland/Ward 4/North Mpls) __Michael_C_Libby__{_x_(at)_ichimunki_(dot)_com_}__ | my website: http://www.ichimunki.com/ | | public key at http://www.ichimunki.com/public.key

[Mpls] redistricting

2002-04-14 Thread michael libby
probably enough ranting from a guy stuck in Ward 04. - -michael libby (Cleveland/North Mpls) __Michael_C_Libby__{_x_(at)_ichimunki_(dot)_com_}__ | my website: http://www.ichimunki.com/ | | public key at http://www.ichimunki.com/public.key | -BEGIN PGP

Re: [Mpls] More Dinkytown coverage

2002-04-09 Thread michael libby
of the mayor and a significant number of city council members. Yes, the reason for that is that we, the citizens of Minneapolis, voted for those people to hold those jobs. They work for us. The Minneapolis police work for us. They are therefore accountable to us. - -michael libby (Cleveland/North Mpls

Re: [Mpls] Critical Media

2002-04-04 Thread michael libby
) were filled with both good exercise and a general sense of wonder. There's so much to this great city (both good and bad) that just whizzes by when you armor yourself in a 2000 pound killing machine. - -Michael Libby (Cleveland/North Minneapolis) __Michael_C_Libby__{_x_(at)_ichimunki_(dot

Re: [Mpls] Police Arrest Bike Riders

2002-03-30 Thread michael libby
there are good cops on the team: this isn't about the street cops. It's a management decision, and a poor one at that. - -Michael Libby (Cleveland/North Mpls) - -- __Michael_C_Libby__{_x_(at)_ichimunki_(dot)_com_}__ | unsolicited hotmail/yahoo email is deleted due to spam | | my

Re: [Mpls] MPLS Pedophiles using Yahoogroups!

2002-03-21 Thread michael libby
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 20 March 2002 09:55 pm, Thomas Swift wrote: They only want to “chat with” local kids, our kids. Why do think that is Eva? How about you Michael Libby? What about me? You didn't respond to a single point I raised. It's insulting

Re: [Mpls] MPLS Pedophiles using Yahoogroups!

2002-03-20 Thread michael libby
they are rightfully cautious about being overzealous in policing that sort of stuff. When AOL tried to protect children from the EVIL people not long ago, they caught a lot of flack from their customers for really screwing it up. - Michael Libby (Cleveland/North Minneapolis). - - 1 - Hofstede

Re: [Mpls] Schiff, Rybak, Berglin selling out on stadium

2002-03-20 Thread michael libby
staffing the concessions at the Dome. Anyone with the inside scoop willing to illuminate how that works? Michael Libby, Cleveland/North Mpls __Michael_C_Libby__{_x_(at)_ichimunki_(dot)_com_}__ | unsolicited hotmail/yahoo email is deleted due to spam | | my website: http

[Mpls] Abu Kassim Jeilani

2002-03-18 Thread michael libby
is not enough time for a small group of people to decide to deprive a man of his life, a wife of her husband, and children of their father. When can we expect not only the results of an investigation, but a real plan for preventing future similar tragedies? -Michael Libby, Cleveland/North

[Mpls] Re: Police bashing (long)

2002-03-12 Thread michael libby
surprised they even accept these jobs given the way we treat them. - Michael Libby, Cleveland/North Minneapolis __Michael_C_Libby__{_x_(at)_ichimunki_(dot)_com_}__ | even monkeys fall from trees : saru mo ki kara ochiru | | private hotmail/yahoo email is deleted unread due to spam

Re: [Mpls] Asset Forfeiture (was Attorney General Mike Hatch...)

2002-03-12 Thread michael libby
? - Michael Libby, Cleveland/North Minneapolis __Michael_C_Libby__{_x_(at)_ichimunki_(dot)_com_}__ | even monkeys fall from trees : saru mo ki kara ochiru | | private hotmail/yahoo email is deleted unread due to spam | | public key at http://www.ichimunki.com/public.key | -BEGIN

Re: [Mpls] Qwest cuts back on Zipcodes

2002-03-11 Thread michael libby
/lookup_zip+4.html And if you aren't sure where an address is in our fair city: http://www.mapquest.com (MapQuest will provide excellent maps, ZIP+4 AND aerial photographs!) - Michael Libby, Cleveland/North Minneapolis - -- __Michael_C_Libby__{_x_(at)_ichimunki_(dot)_com_}__ | even

Re: [Mpls] NYTimes.com Article: Good (or Unwitting) Neighbors Make for Good Internet Access

2002-03-10 Thread michael libby
neighbors have tax credits and some initiative, then we get to decide directly how to spend that money. --Michael Libby, Cleveland/North Mpls. - - FOOTNOTE (1) Please see http://www.ichimunki.com/cgi-bin/waka.cgi/Fritz%20Hollings/rant/20020228 for a text copy of Senator Hollings recent

Re: [Mpls] medical marijuana

2002-03-06 Thread michael libby
. and Yes! In fact I consider a much broader pro-legalization stance one of several important factors in whether or not I will support/vote for any political candidate. Candidates supporting the war on drugs get an automatic red X in my book. - -Michael Libby, Cleveland/North Minneapolis

Re: [Mpls] Brandon Lacy Campos For Minneapolis Public Schools and Caucus Night

2002-03-06 Thread michael libby
and still have 100% graduation and usually 100% of the students went on to college-- this in spite of some obvious pandering to special interests in the curriculum. - -Michael Libby, Cleveland/North Minneapolis. __Michael_C_Libby__{_x_(at)_ichimunki_(dot)_com_}__ | even monkeys fall from

Re: [Mpls] Dairy Queen

2002-02-27 Thread michael libby
. In fact, it might be nice to have a wider variety of treat choices at Lake Harriet. I'm even less concerned about the Calhoun location, since it is so close to Uptown and feels a lot different (to me) than Harriet. - -Michael Libby (cleveland/north mpls, but grew up near Lake Harriet

Re: [Mpls] stadium

2002-02-24 Thread michael libby
of tax are really so little to ask for, why not just roll that into ticket pricing and have the people who came for the game pay an extra fifty cents or a dollar per seat? The convenience charges a lot of them pay to TicketMaster are much higher than that. - --Michael Libby, Cleveland/North Mpls

Re: [Mpls] Unofficial list of K-Mart closings

2002-02-19 Thread michael libby
at a loss once the store has been open a couple of years, no matter where they are. And if they want to keep unprofitable stores open, they'll need to raise prices in order to stay solvent-- something I suspect would drive a lot of their customer base elsewhere. - Michael Libby ( Cleveland

Re: [Mpls] *Minneapolis* Identity Politics

2002-02-18 Thread michael libby
to decide what you think the national average might be (based on your definition of who you will include in this class of people). -Michael Libby (Cleveland, North Mpls) - -- __Michael_C_Libby__{_x_(at)_ichimunki_(dot)_com_}__ | even monkeys fall from trees : saru mo ki kara ochiru

Re: [Mpls] parking problems

2002-02-06 Thread michael libby
parking all over a residential area. - --Michael Libby, Cleveland/North Mpls __Michael_C_Libby__{_x_(at)_ichimunki_(dot)_com_}__ | even monkeys fall from trees : saru mo ki kara ochiru | | public key at http://www.ichimunki.com/public.key | |_Fingerprint: D946FE20 79EE2109 161BFAFB

Re: [Mpls] Public Schools

2002-02-05 Thread michael libby
://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/glance/cpracept.htm). - Michael Libby ( Cleveland/North Mpls ) -- __Michael_C_Libby__{_x_(at)_ichimunki_(dot)_com_}__ | even monkeys fall from trees : saru mo ki kara ochiru | | public key at http://www.ichimunki.com/public.key | |_Fingerprint: D946FE20 79EE2109 161BFAFB

Re: [Mpls] Computers and Schools

2002-01-21 Thread michael libby
that necessity)... using a computer is reading practice! Forget taking the computers out, are we even using them fully yet? -- Michael Libby, over North. __Michael_C_Libby__{_x_(at)_ichimunki_(dot)_com_}__ | even monkeys fall from trees : saru mo ki kara ochiru | | public key at http

Re: [Mpls] Computer lesson

2001-11-16 Thread Michael Libby
, and are highly dependent on age of the students (who probably need to be 4th or 5th grade at least, just to have mastered some of the math and logic skills that are inherent in programming). - -Michael Libby (Cleveland Neighborhood/Over North

Re: [Mpls] Red light districts

2001-11-11 Thread Michael Libby
side-effects of those markets (litter, gang activity, lost sales tax revenue, harrassment, police behavior, etc) and can deal with those markets and any attendant ill-effects (disease, addiction, etc) more directly? - -Michael Libby (Cleveland/North Minneapolis

Re: [Mpls] twins

2001-11-09 Thread Michael Libby
really a boy's club anyway. Let them go, I say. Well, I didn't mean to go off on a rant like that. But there you have it. :) - -Michael Libby (Cleveland/North Side) - -- = | My Public Key available from: keys.pgp.com | or http