It is a drag, having to register. But at least
the Strib isn't charging to access content (yet).
Salon.com has created a two-tier news caste structure
with Salon Premium. There are some things you can
access as a nonmember, but others you can see only if
you're a paying member. I can see it now:
I'd appreciate answers to this off list.
I'm looking for some of the Minneapolis resturants that have posted
signs banning guns. I didn't see any while walking to work this
morning, however, I did see a sign in front of a sign shop on Marquette
that was advertising that the signs are for sale
Banned Guns
I would prefer this info to be shared on list so all of us can act according
to our own opinions on this matter.
While the sign does no good at this point with the way the law is written, I
for one would rather throw my patronage to the banners of guns rather than
those not banning or
on 6/3/03 9:25 AM, Leurquin, Ronald at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Banned Guns
I would prefer this info to be shared on list so all of us can act according
to our own opinions on this matter.
Fair enough. I've seen two so far:
Eli's Bar at 12th and Hennepin
GameWorks in Block E.
Had lunch at
The question was asked Why downtown?
1) Because downtown is a city income generator. Because of Block E, 1st
Ave No., Downtown Target, Lower Hennepin, the Mall, the Library, and
including the riverside housing development sprouting on both sides of the
river and on down the street to Loring
While the numbers are indeed as Mark presents them, they are heavily skewed
by theft figures. Even car theft, if no one is in the car, is more of a
nuisance than a threat to personal safety. The stats that matter are the
ones where people are directly affected and threatened. Murder, rape,
I found this editorial pretty interesting in context
with our coming surveillance cameras. What sort of
image of downtown Minneapolis does it project?
I remember the first place I saw these sort of cameras
in use was 30 years ago in South Miami Beach. This was
long before its renaissance.
They
I understand that this system involves cameras connected to a digital
computer system, so the video is stored on computer disk, without any need
for changing tapes, etc. (except possibly for archives). Also, there is
software that recognizes when there is no activity on the video, and it
Hi all,
I am working on an article about Target in
Minneapolis, and I'm looking for information about how
the Target Center and the downtown Target are
financed, and I've read so many thought-provoking
comments on this list that I thought I would ask you
folks for comments, recommendations, or
Although I have not asked permission, I don't believe the original sender would mind my posting this on the forum list.
This is a post sent to our neighborhood group on our neighborhood email list. This is the cummulative result of our neighborhood effortsto move the thugs of the street corner
Tuesday June 3, 20038:00 AM
For immediate release:
"Neighbors stand united to slow traffic in their neighborhood"
On Thursday June 5th at the corner of Broadway Ave. and Marshall St. NE. residents from the Marshall Terrace, Bottineau, Sheridan, Nicollet Island East
One thing to remember about video surveillance. The police will be aware of
those cameras watching and therefore perhaps inhibited in how rough they
treat civilians.
As to location, the city is probably PARANOID about stuff happening downtown
that might persuade business to locate elsewhere for
A sketchy article, but one that leads the front page
on Star Tribune Online:
startribune.com/stories/535/3917012.html
Susan Maricle
formerly of Folwell
Bruno MN
(I think this was my second post; if it was my third,
my apologies David)
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If surveillance cameras were to show police treating civilians roughly, I'm sure
incriminating footage on tape would be promptly erased or disposed of with the the
blessings of both our Mayor and City Council.
-Peter Schmitz CARAG
TEMPORARY
This is the last installment of the NYT article on Wi-Fi activities
world wide. Hope it inspires some action in Mpls.
The urban solution is far more demanding, said Alan
Salisbury, a consultant at Gaia Technologies, a Welsh
company that designed the network in East Manchester. We
feel it's more
Michael Atherton responded to:
Consider this: Over 200,000 NRP volunteer hours are donated by
citizens each year towards bettering Minneapolis.
The total number of volunteer hours do not speak to the value
or the legality of the outcomes.
The point being that the City could never
Wendy wrote:
Doug, I sat on the board, on the exec committee and on the
project fund committee at the time the $82,000 was written
off. I've spoken to highest officials at NRP and the atty
gen's office about it... tried to convince the board to look
more closely into what was going on
At 01:18 PM 6/3/03 -0700, jim_mork_esq wrote:
One thing to remember about video surveillance. The police will be aware of
those cameras watching and therefore perhaps inhibited in how rough they
treat civilians.
As in other cases wherein the police are caught misbehaving on video tape,
these
Michelle Gross:
As in other cases wherein the police are caught misbehaving
on video tape, these tapes would simply disappear. We are working on a
case of this right now. The man was beaten BECAUSE he was taping the
cops. They stole his camcorder and tape. Later they returned the
gemgram states that, unfortunately our culture has placed a very high value
on theft, and in
particular car theft.
I think our society has placed a very high value on owning an automobile
too. Why? Poor alternate transportation options, sprawl, unavailability of a
decent wage job in your
Jim Graham wrote:
Sour grapes:
Reading Michael Atherton's response to my posting on that
Nokomis article regarding NRP was like drinking a bad year
Cabernet. Do I detect a little sour grapes here? Sour grapes
from someone who was not able to control the voting of his fellow
METRO/REGIONAL BRIEFING: MINNEAPOLIS:
South Side shooting leaves man dead
One person was killed Tuesday afternoon
in a South Minneapolis
shooting.
The man was found about 1:50 p.m. in the
area of East 35th Street and Fifth Avenue
South in the Central neighborhood. He was
taken to Hennepin
Thanks to those who have responded to my original message.
As a civil libertarian, I firmly believe that public surveillance has a detrimental
effect on society. By treating everyone like suspects rather than citizens,
surveillance contributes to an overall atmosphere of distrust. In addition
Though Vinny's Education Coalition is not endorsing any candidate in this
race, Mr. Mann came the closest and out of the eight people on the ballot, he is
the most deserving of your vote on November 5.
http://www.twincityschools.com/mann.html
Sister sites include Southhighsucks.com
-Doug Mann
Target's decision
Despite the tremendous financial assistance Target has received from Minneapolis, its
North Side customers, as well as employees, are no longer considered economically
viable? Should it continue with its plans to close its West Broadway store, I won't
be shopping at any
I want to make sure that folks are aware of a series of important meetings that
are coming up regarding the future of NRP. I am not sure if all this
information has made it to the list yet. I hope we get a great turn out.
Here is the press release: (meeting dates, times and locations below)
www.southhighsucks.com
An unofficial student web site owned by a former South High student,
Christopher David, who also worked on the official school newspaper at South High.
The 4 students who founded the web site were given three day suspensions, and
threatened with further disciplinary
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