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Re: Ethanol (Steve Nelson) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 12:50:33 -0600 > From: "Denny Hill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [StPaul] "SAY IT AIN'T SO JOE!" - PRESS > RELEASE > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > > FEBRUARY 27, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > > �SAY IT AIN�T SO, JOE !!� - Twins Continue to > Squeeze the Public > > "We were saddened to see the Minnesota Twins in the > person of President > Jerry Bell, our local representatives of one great > American institution, > Major League Baseball, speak out against another > great American institution > -- democracy." comments Phil Fuehrer, one of the > organizers of "SAY IT AIN'T > SO, JOE !!" a campaign to allow St. Paul voters the > right to vote on any > financing for a new stadium in St. Paul. > > In meetings held with a number of state legislators > on Wednesday - meetings > that Twins representatives, no doubt, had hoped > would remain private - Mr. > Bell forwarded financing proposals that recommend > against any opportunity > for the voters of any proposed host site to vote to > approve or reject the > local taxes. > > "With both the governor and the mayor now on board > in support of a > referendum on the matter, it is terribly > disappointing to have the Minnesota > Twins continue to support taxation without > representation." said Elizabeth > Dickinson a SIASJ organizer > > "This is standard operating procedure for the Twins > in these matters" notes > Patrick Hill another SIASJ organizer. "They have > regularly opposed a vote > by the public in the past with one excuse or > another. The truth is that they > know the public has repeatedly show in previous > votes and opinion polls that > they oppose public funding for these purposes." > > "We are set to begin collecting signatures for our > petition drive to amend > the St. Paul City Charter to guarantee the citizens > right to be heard" said > Fuehrer. "We'll be working next Tuesdays caucuses." > > > > CONTACTS: PATRICK HILL 651.293.4738 (day) > 651.739.6229 (eves) ; > Elizabeth Dickinson 651.312.0616 Email > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Dennis Hill > West 7th Street > St. Paul > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee > when you click here. > http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 11:35:44 -0800 (PST) > From: John Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [StPaul] "SAY IT AIN'T SO JOE!" - > PRESS RELEASE > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > "With both the governor and the mayor now on board > > in support of a > > referendum on the matter, it is terribly > > disappointing to have the Minnesota > > Twins continue to support taxation without > > representation." said Elizabeth > > Dickinson a SIASJ organizer > > Good spin. Wouldn't any funding proposal need to be > approved by the legislature and/or the council of > the > city if it is a city tax? Our elected > representatives, Senators and councilmembers are our > representation in this taxation matter. This isn't > colonial america. > > > "This is standard operating procedure for the > Twins > > in these matters" notes > > Patrick Hill another SIASJ organizer. "They have > > regularly opposed a vote > > by the public in the past with one excuse or > > another. The truth is that they > > know the public has repeatedly show in previous > > votes and opinion polls that > > they oppose public funding for these purposes." > > I have seen polls in favor of both sides and one > vote > against the sales tax increase. Has anyone asked > the > twins why they opposed a referendum? it is easy to > jump that they oppose because it is easier to > control > the votes a few legislators especially since more > than > some on this board believe they are all corrupt and > can be bought for a song. Maybe they don't trust > the > public to vote on the issue of funding instead of > voting wheather they like baseball or not. > > john harris > webber-camden > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Get better spam protection with Yahoo! Mail. > http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 15:03:07 -0600 > From: Elizabeth Dickinson > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [StPaul] Green Party caucuses > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > For those who wish to caucus with the Green Party > this Tuesday, March 2nd > from 7-9 pm and need more information on where to > go, here's a link: > > http://mngreens.org/events.php?action=fullnews&id=58 > > Greens in District 65B will be convening at the St. > Paul Open School at 90 > Western Ave. S. in St. Paul. > > === message truncated === __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Get better spam protection with Yahoo! 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