I think that if Chaska can do a wifi plan and make it
work, that the population density of Minneapolis would
make such a plan twice as successful.
However, I imagine that there is either some kind of
clause in the Time Warner contract with the city that
already grants an unnecessary degree of excl
On Sunday, September 5, 2004, at 09:55 AM, Eva Young wrote:
Gotta hand it to the Taxpayer's League. They are good at getting
their goofy ideas covered in the media.
And when a member in good standing of the Taxpayer's League's favorite
political party says their outa line, she's probably right.
David Brauer wrote:
> So Michael is using the most negative example to make a
> general point. Not fair. The Strib did say "in some cases."
>
> BUT WAIT! I usually disagree with Michael on this forum, but
> I AGREE with him on the more important point here.
There was only really one major poin
Additional reading on the subject:
About Chaska: http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2004/Jul/1056934.htm
About Tropos Networks: http://www.wirelessiq.info/content/qa/9.html
Other big cities considering wireless (Philadelphia and Madison)
http://www.pottstownmercury.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=12832839&BR
Michael Atherton asks how the Strib can conclude Minneapolis' performance is
"...typical and in some cases better" when the paper's own numbers showed:
> Minneapolis Atlanta
> Number of Students48,155 56,586
> Poverty 67%
Jim McGuire
> One barrier that immediately comes to mind is jobs. Whereas I'm not one
of
> those that thinks the city should never run a business (city owned
> utilities, for example, often do very well and, unlike our "local"
> utilities they don't outsource jobs) I do wonder why the city shoul
I'm all for this equipment and think the ethical arguments are bankrupt,
but I am biased perhaps.
Decades ago in another state, I appeared in court for a speeding citation
and was given traffic school at my request. The class and the police sergeant
who taught it, all gave up a Saturday
It was exciting to read (Strib, 9-3-04) about Chaska taking the lead in
providing its residents with wireless service, at a significantly reduced
cost ($16/month) compared to DSL or cable ($40-45). Does anyone know if
Minneapolis is making a similar effort and, if so, what the status is? If
not,
Kudos to SWJ for addressing transportation and environmental issues recently - for
example:
http://www.swjournal.com/articles/2004/09/03/opinion/opinion01.txt "Damn
Obstructionists?"
http://www.swjournal.com/articles/2004/09/03/opinion/opinion02.txt -- Citizen
Pressure/Pollution cle
David Brauer wrote:
Here are links to this week's stories:
Damn obstructionists! Why city leaders want what's best for all on Crosstown
municipal consent
http://www.swjournal.com/articles/2004/09/03/opinion/opinion01.txt
Story: http://www.swjournal.com/articles/2004/09/03/news/news04.txt
Are SUVs i
The Star Tribune's Op Ex section this Sunday
focuses on Education. Included in the section
is a table titled, "Gauging school performance."
The editors conclude that when compared to other
large metropolitan school districts Minneapolis'
performance is "...typical and in some cases
better..." Th
Maybe we are in the dog days of summer, the humidity is too high, or the Dow
Jones Industrial Average is too low; but how, given at least an average
intellect, did someone decide to rename Olson Memorial Highway.
If Ronald Reagan had been the savior, so to speak, of the Northside, maybe
so, but he
In a message dated 9/4/2004 12:51:17 PM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< we must take action that gives people hope that something will be
different and better next year than it was last year. >>
In my opinion, the main systemic problems are high teacher turnover, a high
co
In a message dated 9/5/2004 9:28:23 AM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< You state that there is a high concentration of probationary teachers in
the "hardest schools," meaning schools where the poverty rate and transciency
rate are very high and teacher turn-over also high.
The Taxpayer's League sat back and didn't do anything about the most
imminent tax increase for Minneapolis - and that is a sales tax increase to
pay for stadiums. I was at the hearing when Linda Higgins' committee was
considering state funding/financing of the Twins and Vikings
Stadium. David
Mr. Mann,
Could I ask a point of clarification? You state that there is a high
concentration of probationary teachers in the "hardest schools," meaning
schools where the poverty rate and transciency rate are very high and
teacher turn-over also high. (I am not disputing this. . . this is
rea
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