I guess I'm lost. If the city does not fund schools, according to Ms.
Collier, who does? I seriously want to know how it breaks down. Does the
state or county fund public schools? If so, than why aren't urban schools as
lavish as the suburban schools.
Oh, and by the way, there is
Carol Becker wrote:
It sometimes seems that some folks believe that elected officials by virtue
of their position don't even deserve basic respect. And when we treat
elected officials like that, it allows us to depersonalize and dehumanize
them, making them into some monolithic force instead of
How about a public caning, like they do to graffiti vandals in Singapore?
wade russell
I think it's terrific that issues have been raised about possible motives
and agendas of the new finance director and those who appointed him. I wish
him well with his new assignment, and I hope he does a fine job for the
citizens of Mpls.
But, if and when, Pat Born begins to broker a
Mholm writes:
The City Finance Director doesn't broker political deals... he's a City
employee, and primarily responsible for providing financial advice and
recommendations to the Mayor, the City Council and other Department heads.
Decisions for or against using city subsidies for a sports
Exactly! Belton should have made a stand against business extorting city
gov. Instead her and the majority of our city council opened the flood
gates, our services are going down and our taxes are going up. Public trash
cans are being removed as trash is strewn about our community. We
PRIVATE SCHOOL using public tax dollars? PRIVATE BUSINESSES using public tax
dollars? Supporters of funding private school with tax dollars are wrong
plain and simple. The ever-increasing practice of corporations and other
private entities stealing finances from the public is a threat to
Isn't it interesting that politicians and the rich talk about responsibility
and accountability when demanding social "welfare reform," but when we talk
about corporate welfare reform or argue against more tax benefits for the
rich, all of a sudden it's class warfare. Don't be fooled by the
