Eva Young:
"Why do I hear complaints about Peter McLaughlin
regularly from most of the
people I know in his district"
Got nothin' against "Crazy Ed", actually like him
a lot, but don't really have a complaint against
my county board rep, McLaughlin either. Didn't
they decline to be involved wi
I find I come from a different angle than most on this topic.
To put it in context, I make my living off of computers, and am an
engineer in the field, helping to develop new techniques and tools
too.
However I hardly touched a computer until 12th grade. In the next
three years I knew enoug
Eva Young wrote:
> At 01:52 PM 9/17/02 -0500, WizardMarks wrote:
>
>> Eva Young wrote:
>>
>>> From what I understand, Peter McLaughlin is quite angry that Felien
>>> dares to run against him. It goes against the Divine Right of Peter
>>> McLaughlin doctrine.
>>
>>
>> WM: This doesn't even make
I have worked for the past several years (and more intensively over the past
three years on a federal DOE grant) to examine technology integration in
teacher education, and by extension, technology integration by K-12
teachers. It's a complex issue that is filled with substantial roadblocks,
not t
I never thought I would agree with Lynn Mickelson about anything or would
find myself defending Joe Biernet but let us not forget police interrogation
tactics. They are mainly interested in getting a suspect to go along the
cops' decision to arrest and charge they; really don't care about the f
At 01:52 PM 9/17/02 -0500, WizardMarks wrote:
>Eva Young wrote:
>
>> From what I understand, Peter McLaughlin is quite angry that Felien
>> dares to run against him. It goes against the Divine Right of Peter
>> McLaughlin doctrine.
>
>WM: This doesn't even make sense. A politician loves an oppo
Thought I'd try one more blanket email -
We still need a few more volunteers for both shifts (listed below) for the upcoming
festival with Abbott Northwestern Hospital, this Saturday, September 21.
Please contact me ASAP if you can help out - no need to respond if you can't.
Thanks,
Liz Gr
Gary Hoover:
The second (non-pollution-related) negative
health impact is actually more social. I noticed
that when I was doing daycare and built the
"alleycart" -- a homebuilt pushcart to take small
children to the Parks and back, that we had
wonderful interactions in the neighborhood.
People we
For starters, I've never been a fan of Joe Biernat and if he
wants to resign tomorrow, I'd say, Take It Away, Mr. Biernat. Don't
let the door hit you on the way out.
But last summer, I took Cipro for a bladder infection and
within a few days, I had the worst stomach pain of my
For those of you who may be interested:
The Historic Guthrie Preservation Coalition
invites you to a fundraiser
Wednesday, September 18, 2002
7-9 pm
at the home of Dore and Ron Mead
112 East El
About changing the platform of school computers
from Mac to something else: The most immediate result would be having to buy
all new software. Hmm.
I've questioned whether having young children use
computers is a worthy goal, and I think that's a better question than what
platform should b
MINNEAPOLIS: Biernat confession to be used at trial
Minneapolis City Council Member Joe Biernat's confession to taking a bribe
will be admissible at his trial, U.S. Magistrate Arthur J. Boylan ruled
Monday.
( BY JUDITH YATES BORGER, Pioneer Press, 09/17/2002 03:01 AM CDT)
http://www.twincities.co
About changing the platform of school computers from Mac to something else:
The most immediate result would be having to buy all new software. Hmm.
I've questioned whether having young children use computers is a worthy
goal, and I think that's a better question than what platform should be
used.
Craig Cox wrote:
> It's always interesting to me how political ideology and alliances affect
> the way we see the world around us. Here's Eva lambasting Urban Ventures for
> their "fundamentalism" and other political ties, a point that may be
> completely valid in our little insular world of cand
Eva Young wrote:
> From what I understand, Peter McLaughlin is quite angry that Felien
> dares to run against him. It goes against the Divine Right of Peter
> McLaughlin doctrine.
WM: This doesn't even make sense. A politician loves an opponent like
Felien, it's less work. Felien knows, if
Eva Young wrote:
In my opinion UV
Leadership -- Art Erickson and Ralph Bruins -- have a history of anti-gay
activity in the Central neighborhood. They were also involved with the
Motel Central scheme along with Basim Sabri. (That was the scheme that
ultimately brought Brian Herron down).
It'
Victoria Heller wrote:
> It's a symptom though of a much bigger problem: The epidemic of justifying
> horrible conduct by CREATING excuses.
We can blame the public for their willingness to accept such excuses.
Kudos to Paul Zerby for being the one and only councilmember to have the
courage to
Has Biernat ever said what part of his "tainted" statement is untrue? In
his statement, as I understand it, he basically admitted that he did the
action he is accused of and he conceded that he knew that his action would
compromise his position on the City Council. Is he claiming the part where
This is the problem with having a council member still in office while
under indictment. He has a right to defend himself, even if it's by
making himself look clueless and stupid.
What does it say about his effectiveness as an elected official, though,
that he is fighting to have his cluelessn
>
>Also shown in a big photo is Councilmember Robert Lilligren - a DFLer,
>though not afraid to run against endorsed party choices. There's no
>explicit indication of a Lilligren endorsement of Felien, but the pic
>sure implies one.
>
>Is Councilmember Lilligren supporting Felien? That would give
I had to laugh when I read that CM Biernet actually tried to use as a
defense being under the influence of Cipro?! Cipro is an antibiotic not a
narcotic like morphine or Demerol. Not an anti-anxiety medication like
Xanax or Valium. It is an antibiotic like all of us have taken for various
infec
If a private company wastes money, whether large or small, it's none of our
business.
When a public company wastes money, whether large or small, it is the
business of its Board and shareholders.
When the government wastes money, at any level, it's the business of the
citizens and taxpayers.
O
MINNEAPOLIS:
Biernat confession to be used at trialMinneapolis City Council Member
Joe Biernat's confession to taking a bribe will be admissible at his trial, U.S.
Magistrate Arthur J. Boylan ruled Monday.( BY JUDITH
YATES BORGER, Pioneer Press, 09/17/2002 03:01 AM CDT)
Judith Yates Borger
S
On Tuesday, September 17, 2002, at 08:33 AM, Victoria Heller wrote:
> Is this what we call leadership? This sounds like something a five
> year old
> girl would say.
>
> It's a symptom though of a much bigger problem: The epidemic of
> justifying
> horrible conduct by CREATING excuses.
>
> I
In a message dated 9/15/02 4:55:21 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes (in part):
So can you tell me how Mr. Engwicht will solve this problem without more
concrete?
Mark Anderson
Bancroft Neighborhood
(Hey, Mark -- is this our first direct dialogue on the Minneapolis Issues Lis
Forwarded with permission on behalf of Wallace Swan, Board of Estimate and
Taxation, in response to David Brauer's post asking for more information
about last week's 8 percent levy limit vote that allocated $500,000 more to
the library and park boards.
I have read your letter asking about the dec
Is this what we call leadership? This sounds like something a five year old
girl would say.
It's a symptom though of a much bigger problem: The epidemic of justifying
horrible conduct by CREATING excuses.
In the private sector, one gets paid for producing results, not for coming
up with 20 rea
Judge: Biernat's statements to FBI should be admitted
Rochelle Olson
Star Tribune
Published Sep 17, 2002
When Minneapolis City Council Member
oe Biernat told FBI agents that he had
illegally accepted free plumbing work,
he did so voluntarily, a federal judge
ruled Monday.
Biernat's lawy
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