I consider the metro area my area; I consider cities more democratic and un-corporate than higher levels.
I am a member of the StPaul/4th Congressional District Greens, who ran candidates last election for StPaul council and school board. Even tho neither won election, I think we (Elizabeth Dickinson and Richard Broderick, and volunteers) helped shift the issues and agenda to the more progressive stance we see today. I supported Mpls Greens Dean Zimmerman, Natalie Johnson Lee and Annie Young; Roseville DFL Amy Ihlan; now Greens Tom Taylor, Becki Smith, and Jay Pond in Mpls, and Roger Westall in StPaul. Advances in Mpls/StPaul will be reflected in Roseville, eg on smoking ban and limiting big boxes. A jazz and poetry fan, I want to hang out at the (StPaul) Artist's Quarter, but I can't stand the smoke. I like many places in the metro area, and don't want to pay extra tax for a new stadium, and don't want big boxes crowding out the small businesses and co-ops and local roads I much prefer.... In short I identify with the metro area - bigger than one city, and smaller than the state or country. I/we have close to zero influence on the US president and Congress (99% corportate bought), somewhat more on the legislature (75% corporate bought??), but demonstrated influence on (parts of) metro areas. --David Shove Roseville On Fri, 25 Jun 2004, Eric Mitchell wrote: > --- David Shove <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > we got a better Council after this last election... > --David Shove > Roseville > ------------- > What do you mean "we"? Does Roseville vote in St Paul > city elections? > > Not to take one side or another, but I'm willing to > bet is you go in the Districts they represent, you'll > find the constituents having bigger concerns about > their everyday life. > > Eric Mitchell > Eastside > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
