Somali Justice Advocacy Center
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Media Advisory
Omar Jamal: 612-715-1221
September 01, 2005
Somali women from Minnesota will first time meet with
the President of the 60th Session of the General
Assembly at the United Nations in New York
I think Jim Graham's memory is playing tricks on him.
In 2001, none of the mayoral candidates were talking about adding cops or
meddling with the school board.
Now, Mayor Rybak was talking about supporting NRP and increasing the amount
of affordable housing available when he was a candidate. Per
Friends, neighbors, sisters and comrades!
Please join Samantha Smart and friends at a
Get Out The Vote Party and Fundraiser
for the SMART campaign for Minneapolis Library Board
on Thursday, September 8 at MOTHER EARTH GARDENS
42nd Ave South & East 38th Street,across from the Riverview Coffee Shop
Sorry, I forgot to sign my name.
Btw, we had a pretty good turn out in the debate/forum.and not just people
who were already committed.
-Thatcher Imboden
CARAG
10-6
-Original Message-
From: Thatcher Imboden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 7:47 PM
To
Gee, you sound a whole lot like RT Rybak back in 2001. It worked for him,
so Barry maybe you will get elected. You forgot promising to not support a
stadium. With that promise you truly would have sounded like the
resurrection of the 2001 RT.
Jim Graham,
Ventura Village
REMINDERS:
1. Be
Seems to me that historic arguments for keeping the MPRB as a separate Board
were always based on the fact that a separate MPRB would protect and
preserve the parklands, and not sell them off to raise cash when times get
tight, which presumably, the city would/could do (just as the MPRB
would/could
I suppose everyone is aware of what was on and in some cases is
still is buried on that landone of the old gas holders
(which is under a mound of dirt that kinda resembles
the rock of gibraltar) is uncomfortably close to some
residential housing just up the road from "the leaky cavern"
where
I have been following the issue of what should happen at the Bluff Street
Park and have talked to many folks who would like to see this site improved as
a natural area.
I have also spoken to Commissioners and staff about future plans for this
site.
Generally, It seems like there is a lack
Sad isn't it that each (at least each of the square jawed candidates)
have gotten into a kind of tell them what they want to hear
say yes to everything kind of frenzied snake oil sales pitch...
They've lost all credibility.
You can't tell them apart or even get a sense of who
they really are as
Good question Tom. An ancillary question: What percentage of the students
are on scholarship and would not be affected by this tuition hike?
Peace,
Dean Zimmermann
Mpls City Council - Ward 6
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
C: 612-388-1311
W: 612-673-2206
H: 612-724-3888
2200 Clinton Avenue South
Minneap
I posted this question over a month ago but there was no takers on it I will
try again.
Where is DeLaSalle in their capitol campaign to raise money for the stadium
that they want so bad on the island and what will the cost of this facility
do to the already increasing cost of tuition for the stude
The Tenth Ward forum last tonight was really interesting, and yes, perhaps a
little long. In my view, Scott Persons came out on top. I thought he very
clearly articulated his top priorities of public safety and strong
neighborhoods.
While Allen Bernard spoke well, he played up the fact that h
An audit of the Minneapolis NAACP branch & NAACP Parent Information Centers
financial books and records was supposed to be underway by the end of April
2005 and completed by sometime in May or early June 2005. However, at the
branch
Executive Committee meeting in late June, Branch President Dua
I just got a call from a representative from the War Memorial Blood Bank in
Minneapolis. Obviously, they are in immediate need of blood in Louisiana and
Mississippi.
You can look up a location near your home or office at:
www.memorialbloodcenter.org
You must be 17 or older to donate blood.
megan goodmundson wrote:
Me: Im glad this problem house was dealt with quickly- thanks to all. But this is what makes me sooo mad- and what many of us here on the Northside are constantly screaming about - why can't we get that 'quick' action and collaborated efforts to deal with problem pr
David B says: The tenants - technically victims, by the way - were evicted;
they had long rap sheets as juveniles clearly something was up. Good work
by the landlord and also by MPD, which responded right away, kept the
neighborhood informed and worked with a problem property task force
to
Because in many instances the signs were placed on the boulevard so that the
person placing the sign didn't have to get the homeowner's permission.
dennis plante
lind-bohanon
From: Annie Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Barbara Lickness <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, mpls@mnforum.org
Subject: Re: [Mpls] L
According to a park board employee I spoke with (who
shall remain nameless) they have been instructed by
Park Board management that if they see a sign on
boulevards or other places that are clearly the
purview of the park board to maintain they can just
yank the sign out and take it. Is that tr
Unfortunately - our Supt. would probably demand such a thing rather than
maybe giving everyone a few days to remove them and get them back up on the
lawns - where they belong or some other kind of compromise.
Therefore, since I know there are lots of candidates, campaign workers and
interested
>From the Business Week article forwarded by Bill Dooley
www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_36/b3949053_mz011.htm):
"Now, Addison's 100,000 residents can buy fast wireless Web access from
startup RedMoon Inc. for just $16.95 a month -- a far better deal than most
phone or cable broadband of
While I couldn't agree more that less than $200 is a deal, and while I would
have to dig up my papers to find the actual amount (for some reason approx
$190 comes to mind, but would have to verify), the $100+ plus comment was
with reference to the string of emails with the subject: "boulevards/priv
As many know several new houses are being constructed for families in the
Ventura Village neighborhood. There was some delays in the construction of one
of the homes that was needed for a family by September 1st and now there lease
is up and the landlord will not extend and the short term apart
Tom Madden Writes:
That, and they don't guarantee the work. I had the small piece replaced
that runs between the street and main sidewalk. That one little 2'x3' or
3'x3' slab cost significantly more than $100. Worse yet, it cracked the
first year (I don't use salt on my sidewalks) and seem
THE CAST: Minneapolis Park Board Staff and Commissioners and citizens of
the City of Minneapolis
THE PLOT: A citizen (that's me) is on a Quest to discover the proper
procedure to challenge the composition of the Citizen's Advisory Committee
(CAC).
ACT I: Park Staffer Jedd Rietkerk (the Jedd-o in
That, and they don't guarantee the work. I had the small piece replaced
that runs between the street and main sidewalk. That one little 2'x3' or
3'x3' slab cost significantly more than $100. Worse yet, it cracked the
first year (I don't use salt on my sidewalks) and seems to be getting worse.
I'
Dear Barry:
You forgot to promise lower taxes with more City services of higher quality.
Robert Halfhill Loring Park
http://halfhillblog.blogspot.com
http://halfhillviews.greatnow.com
http://www.thepen.us
-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's apparent from what's currently happening in this
Reminder... tonight
Bottom of ballot forum on the above 3 boards.
Temple Israel
7-9 pm
corner 24th and Emerson (1/2 block west 24th street and Hennepin Avenue)
Thanks,
cheryl luger
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Also from the article:
"Cities may want Wi-Fi to bridge the digital divide. But many of their
potential partners -- such as Sprint, MCI (MCIP ), and satellite TV
provider EchoStar -- are old rivals to the Bell and cable companies and
see wireless as a way to compete with their enemies. While I
According to a park board employee I spoke with (who
shall remain nameless) they have been instructed by
Park Board management that if they see a sign on
boulevards or other places that are clearly the
purview of the park board to maintain they can just
yank the sign out and take it. Is that true?
It's apparent from what's currently happening in this mayoral campaign how easy
it is for challengers to bash the incumbent,promise everything, and spend
nothing. So, of course, I've decided to get in on the action too!
In my administration, we will add 150, no wait, make that 250, police officer
I certainly didn't mean to open a can of worms regarding the
property boundaries of boulevards and parkways - but alas - it has been done.
Along with Carol Becker's astute work to get the city ordinances.the Park
Board staff clarified with me this morning that the Park Board ordinance
that re
As a former property owner in the Longfellow area, I can say that this
ploy to raise money for the city was pretty much the last straw, in an
increasing list of non-incentives for owning a home in Mpls.
A city inspector attempted to cite me for my four boulevard gardens,
despite the fact that I ha
Minneapolis has been assessing the property owner for repaving sidewalks for
years. While I don't like it and can't see why it isn't a part of the
general fund, I suppose there are good reasons for doing this and it doesn't
happen but once every thirty years at least.
What I didn't understand
On Aug 31, 2005, at 8:16 AM, Ed Kohler wrote:
More progress on the shoefiti front. The Ace of Spades in the Deck
of Most
Wanted Shoes (The pair hanging in the alley at 31st St E between
4th & 5th
Aves since March 28th) is finally gone!
Completely anecdotal data here, but we had some "shoe
More progress on the shoefiti front. The Ace of Spades in the Deck of Most
Wanted Shoes (The pair hanging in the alley at 31st St E between 4th & 5th
Aves since March 28th) is finally gone!
Thanks to those of you who've reported shoes. I've heard some great offline
success stories from other Minne
Folks, list rules require civil dialogue. "Trashing" people and calling them
names, etc. is forbidden.
Action is being taken on my end, but if you want to avoid warnings and
expulsions, resist the temptation to label your critics or those you
disagree with and stick to discussing issues, facts, et
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