I wrote:
>Last interesting note: in a city of 370,000, Politics in Minnesota reminds
>us that in 1993 and 1997, Mayor Sayles Belton won with 14,163 and 15,329
>votes, respectively. I didn't realize it was that few.
Several list members have written me very politely to question these numbers
as low. They're right. They're for the primary, not the general election.
The general election results were:
1993
SSB 59,269
Derus 44,042
Write-Ins 535
In 1997
SSB 52,222
Babs 42,530
WriteIns 794
(Thanks to Annie Young!)
Also, on snipe, several members have written me off-list to ask if I'm
against "lost pet" ads and band ads, and the answer is no.
What really bugs me is what I think I'll call "Industrial Snipe" - those
mass-produced plastic corrugated signs for weight loss & making money at
home. This also includes a series of unfortunate yellow paper Diet Pill
signs currently afflicting S. Minneapolis.
It would be great if a civic-minded corporation would sponsor a Wipe Out
Snipe Day (cleaning company of some sort?). Let neighborhoods battle each
other to remove Industrial Snipe and win prizes! We could even go to other
less-gung-ho neighborhoods and clean up their Industrial Snipe...unless
that's a boundary issue!
David Brauer
King Field - Ward 10
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