Re: [Mpls] Wildlife in Minneapolis

2002-06-02 Thread D. Jon
Injured or orphaned wildlife, from squirrels to birds to "exotics" like baby 'possums, should be transported to the wonderful folks at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota, a wildlife hospital located on St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota at 1946 Fitch Avenue. This independe

Re: [Mpls] Public Art: who needs it?

2002-06-02 Thread Ethan Jewett
This is a little nit-picky, but I have to disagree with the assessment of the state of public art in the case of Chicago. Downtown Chicago especially has a amazing amount of public art. The city specifically impressed me as have much *more* public art than Minneapolis (http://www.ci.chi.il.u

Re: [Mpls] Public Art: who needs it?

2002-06-02 Thread Barbara L. Nelson
Someone asked for people's favorite examples of public art in Minneapolis. Mine is the moving sculpture of the fish across from the north side of Lake Calhoun in front of the Lake Pointe Corporate Center. I believe this sculpture was originally comissioned for an Uptown Art Fair a few years back

[Mpls] List member needs help

2002-06-02 Thread Craig Miller
Listmember needs help Can I search archives for a thread without searching every month? Craig Miller Former Fultonite [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscri

[Mpls] Robin's question about rent.

2002-06-02 Thread Craig Miller
Robin and/or Carey asked how much rent can be charged and whether or not cities should control rent. Many answered about how much it can go up. I'll try and answer some of her other questions. > We as a city can and should have this discussion. The city of Mpls can not impose rent control.

[Mpls] More Police Brutality in Phillips

2002-06-02 Thread Tamir Nolley
With all of the discussion about the return of the Gang Wars lately, a very disturbing article appears in the May 29th issue of the Pulse. The article appears to be written by a woman who is afraid to use her real name, and documents how she was essentially brutalized and sexually assaulted by

Re: [Mpls] Public Art(or NonProfiteer Subsidy): who needs it?

2002-06-02 Thread PennBroKeith
In a message dated 6/2/02 12:10:22 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: (Keith Reitman adds all/only parenthesized (words) comments Below) << I would have to say Minneapolis has more Art (free market housing-KR), however defined, then any of these places. Why do

[Mpls] Re: What's On The Minneapolis Ballot

2002-06-02 Thread KTrain9003
Katie Simon-Datych wrote: >Blast me for these thoughts! Somehow education it is a >different issue for me than city council, or mayor >(nonpartisan seats). Never should school board >elections be complicated by party endorsement. >What do other readers think? I think we should quit pr

[Mpls] Re more on school/class warfare plus Special Ed.

2002-06-02 Thread KTrain9003
Lynnell Mickelson wrote: >When GOP candidate Kevin Trainor on the List recommends >firing everyone in the district and having 18-year-old temps >take their place---well, I get his frustration in the face >of all these overwhelming problems. But the disrespect to >good people in the district wh