Those of us who have the ability to post to this list have a
responsibility to gather and report the stories of the people
who are suffering the most from this bus strike who don't
have access to this technology.
These are the people who don't have cars, who can't find a ride,
who can't get to w
In a message dated 3/6/04 12:50:56 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> it's important right now to tell those stories
Thanks for asking Mayor,
My quasi-spouse lives in Loring Park and I now live in St. Paul (hence
the "quasi").She works at St. Cates and as she's nev
Saw this in the Strib business section yesterday. Not sure if I agree with
his proposal for compromise, but it's an interesting read nonetheless.
Mark Snyder
Windom Park
Neal St. Anthony: Get buses rolling, then tackle health costs
http://www.startribune.com/stories/1069/4646101.html
REMINDER
Mayor Rybak makes some excellent points about the
bus strike and the importance of transit.
It is very important to tell the stories of all the
thousands of people hurt by the strike. Here is my
personal but boring story: I walked to work on
Thursday but I stayed home on Friday because of th
Thank you, Mayor Rybak, for addressing the hidden sufferings of thousands of folks
affected by the bus strike. Several clients who attend the community support program
where I work (a drop-in center for adults living in Hennepin County with serious and
persistent mental illness) have no way of
In Senate District 62 (SE Mpls), we had 3,162 people vote in the
Presidential Poll this year. Plus about a dozen spoiled ballots.
That is 5 times what we had 2 years ago, and 3 times the attendance the
last Presidential year, in 2000.
That's an average of 121 people per precinct. We had one p
Minnesota Taxpayers League President David Strom had a remarkable
statement this morning: "Transit just isn't that important to the smooth
functioning of the Twin Cities transportation system""there just
doesn't seem to be much difference in traffic when buses are running and
when buses are not
Reminder for all:
Please sign your posts with first and last name, and city neighborhood (or
city if outside Minneapolis).
Please don't sign as "Minneapolis" or "SW Minneapolis" or "Ward 10" if you
have a specific neighborhood.
It's our small way of making people take ownership of their posts a
I ride the bus every day to and from work in downtown Minneapolis.I don't own
a car but have been able to get rides from co-workers or family.
On day one and day two of the bus strike I was driving a mini-van I borrowed
from someone in my family who was out of town.
On Thursday I called the
I have seen more efforts backed with action by Chief McManus then has taken
place for years with our previous police chiefs..including Tony B.
The man is reaching out. He met with Mental Health Advocates from the
Barbara Schneider Foundation, he has welcomed activists such as Spike Moss a
I find it a bit disconcerting when people allege misleading intentions either
intentionally or unintentionally do the same thing, convoluting the story and
adding emphasis and allusions that don't quite fit the facts. That's really
where you can find out what the truth is in most matters.
To b
The Taxpayers League (which controls the Republican
party in Minnesota) claims that the lack of chaos and
congestion from the bus strike proves that transit is
a bad deal for taxpayers and doesn't reduce
congestion.
Here is the Strib article about the Taxpayers
Leech:
http://startribune.com
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