[Mpls] Call Pawlenty re: conceal and carry

who else has got a gun?" -- My comment: This gun lobby drive has been nothing but an advertising campaign for handguns and vigilantism. Heather Martens Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation,

[Mpls] Call Pawlenty re: conceal-carry and Nye's

ecca Thoman, Executive Director Citizens for a Safer Minnesota Forwarded by Heather Martens Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing

[Mpls] Lawn sign hoax?

Hi all, I'm forwarding this from Dan Berg. He received an official-looking notice to remove his lawn sign two days ago, as I did. According to his research, the notice is neither official nor accurate. Heather Martens Kingfield. Dan writes: Two years ago, many of us kept our Wellstone

[Mpls] Stop City Council from giving away control of our theatres to Clear Channel

Hi all, I just received this. I understand the council votes on it Friday. Discuss. Heather Martens Kingfield STOP the Minneapolis City Council from giving away control of our theatres to Clear Channel! The Minneapolis City Council is about to change the future control of the city's His

[Mpls] See Garrison Keillor for free on October 3!

d get a signed copy of Mr. Keillor's new book. Heather Martens Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national disc

[Mpls] small school closings

, and I do think the schools need to adjust to what parents want. But in the case of small schools, that means keeping at least some of them open. Heather Martens Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the

[Mpls] How to turn your political frustration into something productive

in office don't share the values of their constituents and can be defeated. For more information on the Legacy Project, contact Pamela Twiss at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Heather Martens Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before c

[Mpls] Concert TONIGHT benefits campaign to repeal conceal-and-carry

e.com (Citizens for a Safer Minnesota). This concert should be a heck of a lot more fun than the Park Board meeting. Not that people shouldn't GO to the Park Board meeting. If you do, stop by afterwards! Heather Martens Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Emai

[Mpls] gun signs

r, then. People who want to kill will do it anyway, right?   The signs in the stores discourage people from bringing their guns with them when they go out. Every gun left home locked and unloaded, or better yet, unpurchased, is an improvement on the alternative.   Heather Martens Kingfield    

[Mpls] Wedge and gun signs

in a restaurant by him, I'll be sure to make no false moves. Better yet, I'll go to a restaurant where guns aren't allowed. It will be a lot more enjoyable. And to set the record straight -- there was no threat to boycott the Wedge. Heather Martens Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Think

[Mpls] Wedge and gun signs

etter yet, I'll go to a restaurant where guns aren't allowed. It will be a lot more enjoyable.   And to set the record straight -- there was no threat to boycott the Wedge.   Heather Martens Kingfield

[Mpls] Neighborhoods, gun crime

current Christian Science Monitor, www.csmonitor.com). You can go to www.bradycampaign.org for incident reports of people accidentally shooting each other and bystanders in restaurants, movie theaters and more. Coming to a city near you! Heather Martens Kingfield TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don

[Mpls] Guns are a problem

gun dealers willingly sell to straw buyers: Injury Prevention 2003, vol. 9, p. 147-150. Heather Martens Kingfield TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (

[Mpls] Shooting at Lake & Nicollet

public in more peril) because criminals do it anyway. By that argument, we should make murder legal, too, because criminals do it anyway. Heather Martens Kingfield TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here,

[Mpls] Public safety and guns

, and presumably also to handle permit holders’ arrests and court cases when they commit crimes. This is the price of our new corps of vigilantes. Heather Martens Kingfield TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being

[Mpls] Guns and Calhoun Square

nceal-carry. I hope Calhoun Square and others have the wisdom to post signs. Heather Martens Kingfield TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject

[Mpls] Guns and Calhoun Square

ip on what their positions should be. They opposed conceal-carry.   I hope Calhoun Square and others have the wisdom to post signs.     Heather Martens Kingfield  

[Mpls] Calhoun Square in the news

of America. If anyone needs the phone number for the Calhoun Square manager or for Target, for that matter, email me. I have them. Heather Martens Kingfield TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, do

[Mpls] Minneapolis, city of guns?

representative won’t stand up to the National Rifle Association, or was installed by the NRA, tell him you’ll vote him out. Then do it. Heather Martens Kingfield TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're respo

Re: [Mpls] Save Our Schools and hold health care accountable

Thanks for the note. I just found out MPS health insurance costs are expect to rise 24 percent next year -- I'm checking into the specifics. Heather Martens - Original Message - From: "Jim Mork" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 24

[Mpls] Save Our Schools and hold health care accountable

ing for drugs is not just inappropriate - it's hugely expensive, and it's paid for by all of us. I think the state health plans should refuse to cover any prescription drug that is advertised on TV. That's a start. Heather Martens Kingfield TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts i

[Mpls] Save Our Schools

r them. We are united in our commitment to quality public schools for all. We will not be divided by geography, race, class or generation. Minnesotans are ready to make sacrifices, but we won't abandon our kids. Come to the meeting on January 26, 2003 to learn how you can help. Heather Marte

[Mpls] Health care and local government

patients’ confidentiality. No other branch of government should be allowed access to the information without a court order. So, list, do you all think our local government entities should make statements on this, or not? Heather Martens Kingfield

[Mpls] Re: Neighborhood Alert and Social Justice

To Jim Graham -- About your request for alternatives to a lawsuit against the city: How about mediation? Maybe that federal mediator who is already coming can stay on for a little extra time to deal with this case. If not, maybe other mediators will step forward.   Just a thought.   Heather

[Mpls] Money and the drug debate

statewide coalition. Heather Martens Kingfield ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls

[Mpls] Computers in schools

About changing the platform of school computers from Mac to something else: The most immediate result would be having to buy all new software. Hmm.   I've questioned whether having young children use computers is a worthy goal, and I think that's a better question than what platform should b

[Mpls] Computers in schools

ndidates would consider changing the policy that requires young children to use computers, as a stand-alone subject, each week? Heather Martens Kingfield ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls

[Mpls] lawn chemicals

ing I can do to make the stuff go away faster?   Heather Martens [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kingfield

[Mpls] Re: Smaller School Districts?

at you and others think of my other suggestions. If some of these things are being done somewhere, I'd love to hear about it.   Heather Martens Kingfield

[Mpls] Smaller Districts?

please, could we ask the people who are doing the educating?   Along the same lines, if we want to know why kids aren’t graduating, why don’t we ask them? If in sixth grade they think they’re going to college and in eighth grade they’re planning to drop out, let’s find out why.   Heather Martens

[Mpls] school budget cuts

ace all possible budget cuts on the table. Does anybody know what items he was referring to as "not on the table?" 2) Given recent rumblings in the legislature, what are the chances that Minneapolis won't actually have to cut $30 million? Hea

[Mpls] Computers and school finance

ta. Maybe we could raise everybody's achievement. At the very least, we could generate some excitement around the schools. Have a happy Thanksgiving, everyone. Heather Martens Kingfield ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls

[Mpls] Computer lesson

n't developmentally ready to figure out what is reliable information and what isn't. That's a pretty high-level critical thinking skill, which doesn't kick in until adolescence. I had to teach seventh graders why "America Online" isn't a "source." Thanks for

[Mpls] School district cuts and computers

hear what you think about this.   Heather Martens Kingfield

[Mpls] Community schools/open areas, part 2

PART 2, QUESTIONS ABOUT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS/OPEN AREAS   (From Heather Martens, Kingfield)   Following is resident Sarah Parsons' dispatch on Dennis Schapiro'scomments regarding the Kingfield-East Harriet open area in particular:Mr. Schapiro noted that he wouldn't be able to

[Mpls] Community schools/open areas

In preparation for the election Nov. 6, several residents of theKingfield-East Harriet "open attendance" area volunteered to quiz schoolboard candidates about their stands on what should be done about "openattendance" areas, where residents do not have guaranteed access to acommunity school.