So who are the progressive candidates for Mpls mayor replacing RT?
Either DFL (progressive, now, and willing to go vs RT) or Independent
(any candidate there qualify as progressive?) or Green.
I would like to see a Green challenge mounted as soon as possible, to put
pressure on RT, to raise new
Barbera Lickness wrote:
The state maps tracking where
many of these individuals live substantiate the
packing of these individuals into the usual few
inner-city neighborhoods in Minneapolis.
This topic has repeatedly come up over the past few months. I have stayed
silent as I am not
No one rallying as Porter is sentenced
Rosalind Bentley and Margaret Zack, Star Tribune
Published December 11, 2003
Nearly two months ago, Stephen Porter was enveloped
by advisers, attorneys and supporters. Amid cries
of no justice, no peace, he was the centerpiece of
a rally against
December 8, 2003
Minneapolis Police and Community sign federally
mediated agreement.
The Minneapolis Police Department and the Unity
Community Mediation Team announced the signing of
an agreement on policing issues last week. The Memorandum
of Agreement, which was signed on Thurs., Dec. 4th
MPR had a story yesterday on the status of homeless shelters (i.e.,full) and what is expected this winter (i.e., full). The story is at:news:news.mpr.org/features/2003/11/27_hughesa_homeless/ It isimportant to get the facts about the shelters because a few locallandlords put out the the false
Peaches Cook (Charles Baker of Powerhorn) wrote:
I understand that B Sabri and PPL are gathering the troops for a take over of the Ventura Village Neighborhood orgainzation at the next annual meeting. The last count I had was around 200 people. I hope that whatever happens, the people who are not
Just a few notes on sending posts to the list:
1. The server WAS down from Saturday to Tuesday...don't think it was a
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The discussion of Ventura Village began with a post by Charles Baker of Powerhorn (Peaches Cook) to the Mpls Issues Forum that began with:
"I understand that B Sabri and PPL are gathering the troops for a take over of the Ventura Village Neighborhood organization at the next annual meeting. The
The mpls mnforum list is a valuable service and guess I just wanted to say what I have been thinking for a long time.
Like all efforts to contribute to discourse, it has limitations, people who choose not use it, and is subject to many criticisms.
NonethelessI sure use it, it has proved a
I wonder if we will have a San Francisco-style mayor's race in 05? I believe the final
SF result was Democrats 52 percent Greens 47 percent.
Bill Dooley
Kenny
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For those interested in the homeless issue, the San Francisco Chronicle has run a
five-part series on the homeless in SF within the last two weeks. I do not have a link
as I am doing this from a wireless emailer. SF has the worse homeless problem in the
nation and puts the Minneapolis homeless
This may be a bigger can of worms than I anticipate, but here goes.
Could the city make more money fining people that do now shovel their sidewalks?
I know there are rules about when you need to have your sidewalks shoveled, and that's
a good idea.
Why doesn't the city clamp down on the ones
What are folks' thoughts on potential progressive candidates to run against
RT in the next election?
I have to say that initially I was excited about RT. I found (and still
find) that RT is much more engaged and accessible to the common person
than Sharon Sayles Belton. But I haven't seen any
If the question is "In which neighborhood do we house dangerous essentially unsupervised sexual predators?", maybe that's the wrong question. Why should any neighborhood be the "right" one for such a danger? And again, distributing those same offenders all across the state really isn't a better
Ron Leurquin
Nokomis East
wrote:
Could the city make more money fining people that do now shovel their
sidewalks?
Why doesn't the city clamp down on the ones that seem to never shovel.
Too many of the places I do walk I walk over more unshoveled walks than
shoveled ones.
This causes much trouble
Do not construe my comments here as pro sex offender. I am not.
What I have noticed from many of the posts on here about this issue is the emphasis on
children and how so many of you are concerned parents of young children. This is
admirable and wonderful, but not always on the right point.
From the city of Minneapolis website
(at
http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/crime-prevention/sex-offender.asp):
*Why is this offender being placed in my neighborhood?*
Sex offenders are NOT placed in any neighborhoods in the City of
Minneapolis. Once they are released from prison, they are
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This morning's Strib editorial makes an important point: sexual
predators who have not already murdered would not qualify for a death
penalty. Unfortunately, perpetrators of this sort do tend to continue
to offend and to escalate in the violence of their crimes.
WM:
As most of you know, I've posted regarding this subject on numerous
occaissions over the past several months. Here's where I find the irony in
the current law. I've received no fewer than 4 notifications that an
offender had chosen my immediate neighborhood as their new residence.
You're
just because San Fran has more person experiencing homelessness does not let Mpls
off the hook.
the perspective of one person who lives in homelessness or 10,000 is the same...it
sucks.
Margaret Hastngs-Mpls-Kingfield
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And also let's talk about the homeless youth living on the streets in
Minneapolis. On any given night there are between 650 to 1200 unaccompanied
homeless young people on the streets of Minnesota (that's ages 13-21). Let's
also talk about how there are only 50 youth designated shelter beds in
Barb Lickness wrote:
The people in the Phillips neighborhood have been
complaining for well over two years quite vocally
about the concentration of released sexual offenders
into their neighborhood. The state maps tracking where
many of these individuals live substantiate the
packing of these
While this is an interesting read, it is unfortunately not a policy position or
comprehensive. Interestingly enough, it says that Sex Offenders are free to live
wherever they want, but that moving outside of the jurisdiction of conviction can be
turned down, which seems a bit contradictory.
Health workers fight to unionize
By: Doug Mann
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
Originally posted 12/11/2003
[first of a two part story]
NLRB curtails Walker Methodists union-busting practices
In May 2003, employees at Walker Methodist Health Center voted 165 to 105 to
be represented by a union,
Given the heated commentary about police issues on the list, I'm surprised I haven't seen any commentary on the police chief selection process.
All of the candidates struck me as fairly well qualified. If I had to choose, my preference would be for Sharon Lubinski, partly for a preference for an
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All of the candidates struck me as fairly well qualified. If I had to
choose, my preference would be for Sharon Lubinski...
[Me] Pure speculation here, for entertainment purposes
Michael Atherton raises great points about the dangers posed by inattentive
smokers. I agree with him that it shouldn't be as simple as saying I'm
sorry. if a fire caused by smoking ends up killing someone.
Here's my question though: Given the prevalence of house fires caused by
careless smokers
In fairness to Erik, he did post to me, but only to say that it is MNDOT that is putting in the bridge rods. (I already knew that) have my interview with MNDOT on film.
Since that was not the point of my post to him.. I responded that he had not answered my question.
which was--- will he
This is the only news report on this I've seen so far:
Minneapolis Schools To Make Mid-Year Cuts
http://wcco.com/topstories/local_story_345181751.html
At my sons' elementary school, these reductions translate into over $12,500
that must be cut. Plan has to be submitted by Monday. If you've
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David
Curle
This is the only news report on this I've seen so far:
Minneapolis Schools To Make Mid-Year Cuts
http://wcco.com/topstories/local_story_345181751.html
Steve Brandt is also in the School House
In a message dated 12/11/03 5:13:17 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
"180 Degrees at 236 Clifton Place"
Don't forget that we had an alleged Al Queada member dwelling there and he walked away and was only captured trying to flee the country at the Virginia airport. This
A couple of other things that don't make sense about the mid-year budget cuts:
It sounds like the schools are being asked to take a per pupil currently enrolled
cut (although the exact formula is
not in the WCCO story, nor is it available from anyone I've talked in the schools.)
In other
The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the
poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.
-Jacques Anatole Thibault
Neal Krasnoff
Loring Park
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The temperature will go below zero tonight, and probably way below
zero before this winter is over. To survive outside in this weather you
first need a couple hundred dollar sleeping bag for a start. The wind
will blow right through that bag though, so you will need a windblock
like a
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