> [Original Message] > From: Gail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > One writer said, > "The *fact* remains, Julitta MacFarlane earned her living as a bar & > restaurant employee and she died tragically of heart disease at a very > early age. It's an on-point, local example of the very same and specific > reason that Councilman Thune raised this issue in the City Council." > > And then from another contributor: > "I repeat, the only facts here are those contributed by Mr. Treumann: > Julitta McFarlane earned her living working in bars and restaurants and > died tragically young of heart disease which is a proven consequence of > exposure to second hand smoke. > > Unless and until someone contributes any additional facts, those are all we > have to apply our common sense to. Insinuating a lot of ideological > assumptions in response does nothing but cloud the discussion in lieu of > any real contribution." > > The original post about Julitta's death did not claim Julitta earned her > living in bars and restaurants as fact . The obit said that for the past 5 > years she had worked with her family's band on about 5 summer > concerts, the last being Taste of MN. We don't know how much > time she spent in smoky bars, but this is already being transformed > into an established cause-and-effect.
Your quotes are both from the same contributor--that would be me. The original post contained the following quote in black and white, asserting that Julitta McFarlane worked in well-known, local *bar bands* since her graduation from high school. I can't imagine how you overlooked it. .."Julitta McFarlane, a singer with a silky alto who joined her family's reggae band Ipso Facto after high school, died Tuesday after her third heart attack in 10 years. She was 38.".. .."She was back at Ipso Facto's microphone in 1987 when she won the Minnesota Music Award for best female vocals in world-beat music. .."By 1992, she left the family band to sing with her own band, Ethical Treatment, Wain McFarlane said." This IS how she earned her living. These ARE bands who work regularly as contract employees of bars and restaurants. Maybe you and others weren't familiar enough with the bands by name to make that connection. Sorry for the apparent assumption. I'm also the poster who has been the most outspoken about giving Mayor Kelly the benefit of the doubt with regard to exploring other, regional solutions that would level the playing field for small businesses and potentially benefit the health of more bar & restaurant employees, so be a little careful how generally you hurl this blanket charge of "Rummy-ism". Guy Western the West Side _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________ 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/
