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Vicky suggests: "Tell your local government to stop breaking the law. A
lot of time and money could be saved this way." She left out "stop doing
what is legal yet stupid." There was no rule against the Titantic racing
full speed ahead. But it was stupid. She correctly
Victoria Heller wrote:
We need some arithmetic here.
If you contribute $50,000 to your retirement plan, and draw $500,000
of benefits after you retire, who pays the difference?
Nobody pays in $50,000 to social security and draws out $500,000 unless
it's through disability or retiring early and t
See for yourself... Twin Cities Underground, a new teen and parent run youth
center is having an Open House TODAY! 5pm-7pm, with some of the best teen
bands in the metro area performing short sets from 7-9pm.
Find out why more than 600 teens ages 12-22 have come to The Underground in
its first 4
I was present at an impromptu event on Oct 2, 2003
from 4pm to 7pm at Lucille's Kitchen to start this
fundraising campign. Please give what you can as well
as continue to make a conscious effort to buy food
from them.
Lucille's Kitchen
2013 Plymouth Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN 55411-3712
612-
David Piehl wrote:
> Clearly, Allina is not committed to keep their
> corporate offices in the neighborhood, so why should
> the neighborhood spend nearly $200 million to add
> ramps, widen Lake St to 8 lanes, tear out housing,
> displace businesses, etc.
Terrell Brown wrote:
How did I miss the pr
> Clearly, Allina is not committed to keep their
> corporate offices in the neighborhood, so why should
> the neighborhood spend nearly $200 million to add
> ramps, widen Lake St to 8 lanes, tear out housing,
> displace businesses, etc.
How did I miss the proposal/request/whatever to use neighbor
David Piehl: "Clearly, Allina is not committed to keep their
corporate offices in the neighborhood, so why should
the neighborhood spend nearly $200 million to add
ramps, widen Lake St to 8 lanes, tear out housing,
displace businesses, etc."
Whoa, David!
Without taking a position on whether the
Small business good, big box bad. Resist. No TIF. No corporate welfare. No
eminent domain.
Have micro loans to encourge small business. Keep ownership and money and
jobs in this area, small enuf they can't bully government, or relocate.
It is our interest to benefit our community, not absentee bi
Bruce Gaarder wrote:
> There was an article about the possibility of Allina
relocating to the Midway area of Saint Paul in the
Pioneer Press this week.
>
> From the comments, I gather that it was as an
alternative to the Sears site.
>
> Should fuel those opposed to the I-35 project.
David Piehl
On Thu, 2 Oct 2003, Victoria Heller wrote:
> Jim Bernstein states:
>
> "Pensions are earned. They are not welfare."
>
> Vicky replies:
>
> We need some arithmetic here.
>
> If you contribute $50,000 to your retirement plan, and draw $500,000
> of benefits after you retire, who pays the difference
The
Turning the Tides conference will be this Friday and Saturday. You
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Minneapolis, MN 55407
tel. 612-822-4846
Turning
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Join us in celebrating the founding of Environmental Justice Advocates of
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For direction
Tom Holtzleiter says:
So my question still stands, If everyone's property increased in value (a
lot
over the last 5 years) and therefore so did their taxes, how is it that
Minneapolis collected less in 2002, and why did they need to borrow to pay
for
their pension plan? That money is going somew
For all you big-box watchers out there -- From today's Star Tribune: "CVS,
Lowe's still pursuing Twin Cities entry / Wanted: prime Twin Cities real
estate for rapidly expanding national retailers."
http://www.startribune.com/stories/535/4131078.html
>From me: Proposed CVS drug store location is i
Suing the City:
Jim Mork says,
> Whoa, Betsy! Does Doug understand what he's saying here? "The city" isn't
> some alien species, it is Doug, it is me, it is most people on this GROUP!
> I have to think MAYBE we can find a better way forward than residents
> encouraging groups, especially a group t
Jim Mork is tired of paying judgments against the City:
"I have to think MAYBE we can find a better way forward than residents
encouraging groups, especially a group that Doug has flayed
repeatedly, to
use the courts to bludgeon the citizens of this city. As a citizen of
this
city, I PROTEST. Th
Light not heat department...
Apropos the current pension discussion, some readers may want to check out
the big pension story Scott Russell of the Southwest Journal did last year.
It's a good primer on the ins and outs of Minneapolis pension financing.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?C6F023416
PS A
Hello Minneapolis Folks:
I would have responded to this issue earlier but was out of town.
Bruce did a great job of summarizing the issues. I am one of the Plaintiff's and can confirm the city had approached us about submitting a settlement proposal. We submitted our proposal late July and ha
Jim Bernstein states:
"Pensions are earned. They are not welfare."
Vicky replies:
We need some arithmetic here.
If you contribute $50,000 to your retirement plan, and draw $500,000
of benefits after you retire, who pays the difference?
In the case of public pensions (including social security)
on 10/2/03 7:52 AM, Bruce Gaarder at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> There was an article about the possibility of Allina relocating to the Midway
> area of Saint Paul in the Pioneer Press this week.
>
> From the comments, I gather that it was as an alternative to the Sears site.
>
> Should fuel thos
On 2 Oct 2003 at 2:03, Jim Bernstein wrote:
So now pensions are "paying people for not working??
Yes. Basically you work now, and pay someone elses pension/Social Security who
already retired. Workers after you pay your pension/Social Security when you
retire. Though the amount you get is ba
There was an article about the possibility of Allina relocating to the Midway
area of Saint Paul in the Pioneer Press this week.
>From the comments, I gather that it was as an alternative to the Sears site.
Should fuel those opposed to the I-35 project.
Bruce Gaarder
Visit www.EffectiveTransit
I find it amazing that some people think that
appointing a superintendent with no background in education is okay to do with a
minimal amount of public discussion. Some members of the
African American community are upset -- we should all be upset. This
is a huge change and should be done
STRIB EDITORIAL "Jennings comes to the superintendency believing that the
course set by Johnson is the right one for producing lasting improvement in
student performance. In that sense, he represents stability. But he is also capable
of challenging sacred cows, including the teachers' union, in
The Strib "news story" on Gallmon reads like an opinion piece by Gallmon as
told to Terry Collins. You only get Gallmon's side of the story. Gallmon
wanted to attract more middle and upper class people who can "get thing done." The
problem is that the NAACP has a long tradition as an advocacy o
I find it so interesting that some white and black people
who see controversy automatically hear someone complain
about Mr. Ron Edwards (who does his homework), then starts
to attribute all or any problems; "MUST be because Ron Edwards
is around". My, My I have seen this pattern use many times.
Now
On Wednesday, October 1, 2003, at 03:27 PM, Victoria Heller wrote:
Someone needs to address the unpleasant subject of pension/healthcare
costs head on - it only worsens as time goes by because of
demographics and added interest expense to the debts. How many
CURRENT jobs are we willing to sacrifi
So now pensions are "paying people for not working"?? The city of
Minneapolis as well as every other public agency, many (actually most I
think) private companies have pension or retirement plans in which the
company pays a percentage but the worker pays a higher percentage.
Pensions are earned
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