Re: [Mpls] Banneker, Troubled Schools and outside reviews

2002-04-21 Thread Anderson & Turpin
this is in response to Lynell Mikkelson's cogent attack on MAEF: Mark Anderson here:> Well, this long, but fascinating posting sure deserves an equal response by > someone involved with the school board. From what you say, I agree that > MAEF is worse than useless. If you get a reply from Carol

[Mpls] Nice Strib Story on Gary Hoover.

2002-04-21 Thread ken avidor
Nice Strib story on Gary Hoover: http://startribune.com/stories/462/2247476.html Ken Avidor Kingfield ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and

Re: [Mpls] CCHT, Peace House

2002-04-21 Thread Gregory Luce
Steve Meldahl wrote: Unfortunately, CCHT and other non profits are not required under current state law to disclose where they get all of their money or where it goes.  Until the law is changed, they will continue to operate in secrecy. [GDL] I'm not sure where Mr. Meldahl is being

[Mpls] Minneapolis Police Reserve

2002-04-21 Thread Russell Sasaoka
Why is it that the Police Reserve doesn't suppliment the Police Department in duties that doesn't require a sworn officer to do? I understand that the Police Federation is concerned that the Police department might use the Police Reserve to the point where jobs are taken away. However in othe

[Mpls] Affordable ie subsidized housing

2002-04-21 Thread steven meldahl
Cara Letofsky wrties that "affordable housing doesn't cash flow without public subsidy"     I have done over 300 small development projects over the last 32 years with no public subsidy and I have never come close to losing money on any single project!  Over 1/2 of the projects were in the t

[Mpls] CCHT, Peace House

2002-04-21 Thread steven meldahl
Unfortunately, CCHT and other non profits are not required under current state law to disclose where they get all of their money or where it goes.  Until the law is changed, they will continue to operate in secrecy.   As far as vacancies that CCHT has had, we can only surmise based on talks

Re: [Mpls] Books

2002-04-21 Thread Gregory Luce
I recommend "Riot and Remembrance" by Wall Street Journal reporter James Hirsch. It's about the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot and its implications in Tulsa today. I grew up in Tulsa, went to school a few blocks down from Greenwood Avenue (George Washington Carver Middle School), and always peripherally k

[Mpls] Human Rights Watch on Police

2002-04-21 Thread Many Crows
"The dismissal was subsequently reversed by an arbitrator who cited the alleged victim's inconsistencies and lack of credibility. Lieutenant Sauro was again reinstated with rank and back pay. In an interview with Human Rights Watch, Chief Olson stated that the arbitration system was perhaps the g

[Mpls] Silly Street Design in Minneapolis/ Olson Contract

2002-04-21 Thread Eva Young
Silly Street Design I'm very thankful to Steve Brandt for getting that story about the 8 lane Lake St -- along with graphic got in the paper. The comments in the story about 1st Av reminded me of a long standing irritating fact of life living in South Minneapolis. 1st Av has

[Mpls] Eight lanes on Lake Street

2002-04-21 Thread Steve Brandt
I write to inject a note of caution about the prospects for an eight-lane Lake Street, not wanting folks to over-react to my article in Friday's Star Tribune. The caption that was supposed to go with the graphic showing eight lanes was edited at the last minute in a way that left the impres