[Mpls] Metro Smoking Bans

dence we've gotten to date. I think it's important to note that the number of places selling liquor in Mpls is up overall since the ban. And although the sales data didn't separate out liquor stores, it reported that separate data indicate that liquor store sales were basically

[Mpls] Class sizes and the referendum

ntion class sizes because the state law governing the wording of referenda prohibited that. Steve Brandt Star Tribune 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] b

[Mpls] Didn't that referendum state smaller class size only

w average 28 to 30). Third through eighth grades would be trimmed from an average of 30 students to 25, and grades nine through 12 would be reduced from 33 to 26." Keep in mind that these are districtwide averages. As they say in the car ads, your mileage may vary. Steve Brandt Star Tribune

[Mpls] How the Media Lies About Public Education

n an article of faith that small classes help students achieve, the most commonly cited research on that was based on classes of 13 to 17 students in Tennessee, or well below Minneapolis sizes." Steve Brandt Star Tribune REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-d

[Mpls] $29,000 glitches

ry concept. Those who want to view the district's most recent outside audit may do so at: http://financeandbudget.mpls.k12.mn.us/Annual_Financial_Report.html Steve Brandt Star Tribune REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a

[Mpls] Minnesota Poll

t cuts. But I think that the increasing suburban focus of the newspaper also is to blame. Steve Brandt Star Tribune/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 PR

[Mpls] Strib workers endorsement

have made endorsements. But the union representing newsroom workers, the Minnesota Newspaper Guild Typographical Union, has scrupulously avoided making direct endorsements in any political contests, for obvious reasons. Steve Brandt Star Tribune Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NE

[Mpls] Why East Phillips has no Rec Center????

for community use- you could throw a great birthday party here! Steve Brandt 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 it on the list.

Re: [Mpls] Star Tribune endorses wards 1-5

organizational endorsements, I suspect that they may have some marginal value, but that can be both positive and negative. Some people may vote against someone endorsed by an organization that voter considers to be extreme and opposite in ideology from the voter. Steve Brandt Kingfield R

[Mpls] Mpls Parks vs. St. Paul Parks

Annie Young posted: And to think we (MPRB) received similar awards in San Antonio (where they are this week by the way) just a mere 10 years ago Brandt: Actually it was 1989. Steve Brandt Star Tribune REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If

[Mpls] Outsourcing

n Minneapolis? Does that suggest a need to reform the school-to-work curriciulum? Steve Brandt 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

[Mpls] Star Tribune Web Site

Yes, it crashed around 6:30 a.m., after demand overwhelmed the servers in North Carolina. Back up around 10. Curious what people think iof the site's new look. Steve Brandt Staff writer Star Tribune Phone: 612-673-4438 Fax: 612-673-4359 425 Portland Av. Minneapolis, MN 55488 REMINDE

[Mpls] addendum to Steve Brandt

: Paper: STAR TRIBUNE (Mpls.-St. Paul) Newspaper of the Twin Cities Headline: Derus' drive helped put light rail on the map // Working at the county level, he set the stage for today's Hiawatha groundbreaking. Date: 01/17/01 Section: NEWS Page: 01A Edition: METRO Byline: Steve Brandt; St

[Mpls] Dyna Sluter posts: Long before we heard of "E85", over a decade ago, under

erus who got the fleet going on ethanol. Steve Brandt 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 it on the list. 2. Don't feed the

[Mpls] Minneapolis: What's in a name?

St. Anthony located in when the townsite plat was filed, and in which city was the plat filed? For more info on St. Anthony's hsitory, see 7-3-99 Star Tribune. Steve Brandt Star Tribune REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a m

[Mpls] Minneapolis: What's in a name?

ably the sequicentennial years for city government, even though people settled here earlier. Of course, I defer to real historians such as Penny Petersen or Kathy O'Brien. Steve Brandt Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules

[Mpls] Development planning

ecause the term length has been doubled. For more, see: http://www.tholt.com/mayors.html Steve Brandt Star Tribune 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 PROTECT

[Mpls] Feels like low turnout

At 9 this morning, I was the only person on my page of the voting roll in 8-6 to have voted, apart from our esteemed list manager, who beat me to the polls. Steve Brandt Kingfield Refugee from the 10th Ward REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules

[Mpls] Naming the Bridge

unity members whose faces are sculpted onto the 4th Avenue bridge pier adjacent to the Phase 1 of the Greenway. Steve Brandt 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 PROT

[Mpls] District investigating alleged misconduct by superintendent

http://www.startribune.com/stories/1592/5565855.html With much more to come later. Steve Brandt Star Tribune 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

[Mpls] I have heard stories that a backroom deal was cut to block Nicollet way back

National Bank weatherball, tore down Nicollet Park and shifted the course of the glacial river that once ran through Minneapolis from the Chain of Lakes to the Mississippi's current riverbed. And did I mention the theft of Lake Sandy? Steve Brandt Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please

[Mpls] Nicollet Ave KMart

d in the district by August. "If we could put some more land together down there, we have some other players . . . that would like to try it," said Tom Roberts, a Vantage Properties official. "It's a good retail area." But to Tom McNamee, a former restaurant owner a

[Mpls] 8th ward candidate fora?

forum, but came away without a clear favorite, and would like to see how the candidates have developed since then. Does anybody know the times and places? Steve Brandt Kingfield The Tail on the 8th Ward Dog REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If y

[Mpls] Stewart/Mpls

k at what all of the candidates are saying. Brandt: Okay, Darrell, as long as you volunteer to do Franson. Steve Brandt 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 [EMAI

[Mpls] Apologia

Susan Young, who heads city trash and recycling collections, tells me that extra recycling containers are free for the asking at 612-673-2917. Steve Brandt 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] Recycling containers

cled some of my stacks of school data, and found the report on class size I had been trying to find on my desk at work. Steve Brandt 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

[Mpls] Rabbits

ive elsewhere have noticed the same thing in their suburb. Does anybody have a god rabbit recipe? Steve Brandt Star Tribune 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 PROTECTE

[Mpls] An idea for MN or Mpls

inted the directional arrows each time that it stripes the lanes. Steve Brandt 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 it on the lis

[Mpls] Minneapolis teacher seniority

and discontinuance of position and who retain rights to be recalled according to the Teacher Tenure Act MS §122A.41 shall receive first consideration for other positions in the District for which they are qualified." Steve Brandt Star Tribune Who would be laid off in reverse order of se

mpls@mnforum.org

How about The Board Where the Buck Stops? Steve Brandt Kingfield College classmate of Jo Matson 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 it on

[Mpls] Teacher turnover, excessive layoffs, and the law

th as many challenges as Minneapolis should be tied to whether a teacher could beat the predicted performance of a class based on such factors as poverty and mobility. The move in a couple of years toward value-added measurements on state assessments might isolate such teacher impact. Steve B

[Mpls] Teacher experience; student poverty

year's layoffs, but those a year from now could look different. Steve Brandt Star Tribune 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 it on the

[Mpls] Leaflets/Scythes

ement that they'd be willing to sell? No, my lawn hasn't gotten out of hand. I'm just trying to do a little weed control in the meadow of my 40 up north. Steve Brandt Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you

[Mpls] New Mets stadium

llion to convert the stadium from 45,000 seats to 80,000 for the games. Mayor Michael Bloomberg's dream of a stadium on the west side of Manhattan for $2 billion, including $600 million in city and state funding, died last week... Steve Brandt Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please re

[Mpls] Random thoughts

picking out the miscreants through computer inquiry of property sales databases. For some reason, the government isn't selective about prosecuting bank robbers, but it takes a half-assed approach to those who rob poor or naive homeowners of their equity or credit. Steve Brandt Kingfiel

Re: [Mpls] Is the Strib losing it "journalistic" outlook?

Steve Nelson:It seems to be turning toward tabloid spin than journalistic integrity. Steve Brandt: Unfortunately, this is just the start. It will get worse this fall, when the designers who think that flash is more important than words debut their product. Steve Brandt Kingfield/Star

[Mpls] Peebles on KFAI

r was broadcast today. The second portion of the show was taped, and apparently will be broadcast on KMOJ sometime between 9 and 11 Saturday morning. She was not asked by host Al McFarlane during that segment about the status of her evaluation by the board. Steve Brandt Staff writer Star Tribune

[Mpls] May showers bring

best boulevards, contact the city's Committee on Urban Environment. It runs the Blooming Boulevards program. You're always welcome to come inspect mine. Steve Brandt Kingfield Two-time BB winner REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules.

[Mpls] Art Naftalin dies

http://www.startribune.com/stories/466/5408474.html Steve Brandt Staff writer Star Tribune Phone: 612-673-4438 Fax: 612-673-4359 425 Portland Av. Minneapolis, MN 55488 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] 6,000 housing units?

information can weigh in. Steve Brandt Kingfield Home of the 2005 William E. McGee Public Defender Award of Excellence winner 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

[Mpls] Sabri sentenced to 33 months

sentencing matrix, Herron cooperated with prosecutors and Sabri didn't. That often leads to lower time served. Steve Brandt Star Tribune/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

[Mpls] 8th Ward statistics

;s numbers are on the city site at: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/redistricting/20020430planstats.asp Steve Brandt Red-faced in 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

[Mpls] 8th Ward makeup

ated other: 2,703 Hispanic: 4,608 Voting-age Majority (read white): 9,806 Voting-age Minority: 11,133 Voting Total: 20,939 Minority Percentage: 53.2% Steve Brandt Star Tribune/Ward 8 REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member i

[Mpls] Skyscraper valuations going up

;s home library. Or get the prospectus for the most recent city debt offering. Steve Brandt 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 continui

[Mpls] Skyscraper valuations going up

court if they are challenged by property owners. And they are. Another flaw is that the city wouldn't have been cutting valuations on downtown office towers for the last several years if revenue need was the driver. Steve Brandt Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RUL

[Mpls] 1959: On this day in Minneapolis history...

his attempt to moderate the recovery room discussion. Yep, it's David's birthday. Let's hope that someday he can boast about being alive longer than Sid has written his column! Steve Brandt Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democr

[Mpls] Sid and stadia

m, although some also wanted a roof on it." Steve Brandt Star Tribune/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 it on the list. 2. D

[Mpls] Stadium

urface parking in this part of downtown. That charge goes up if the Metrodome goes away or hosts only small-time events that can't command exorbitant parking prices. Steve Brandt Star Tribune/Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If

[Mpls] North Mississippi Regional Park

Here's a little more information about the sculpture, from back in the day when the Star Tribune used to...oh, never mind. Steve Brandt/Kingfield Paper: STAR TRIBUNE (Mpls.-St. Paul) Newspaper of the Twin Cities Headline: Artist's chisels and saws mold park in Camden // What was once

[Mpls] Taking credit where credit may or may not be due.

think we could convince our congregations we have a need until we're building houses," said Sally Cuningham, St. Mark's representative to the group. . Steve Brandt is at 612-673-4438 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] . KEY FACTS The Minneapolis City Council set affordable housing goals in

[Mpls] Guidance counselor help

, etc. Please contact me offlist. Steve Brandt Staff writer Star Tribune Phone: 612-673-4438 Fax: 612-673-4359 425 Portland Av. Minneapolis, MN 55488 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 manag

[Mpls] Monitoring kids' schoolwork online

r you? Or do you have trouble accessing your children's grades and school information? Please reply offline to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Steve Brandt Star Tribune 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 th

RE: [Mpls] City Hall Flag - Not what you think

gress. The list doesn't take attachments but I'd be glad to e-mail offlist to anyone who wants it an illustration of the flag and its history, supplied by Vaman Pai of the city communication office. He reports that it will be posted sometime this month on the city web site. Steve B

RE: [Mpls] City Hall Flag - Not what you think

visible symbol. Hint: Look near the cog and think of the L in DFL. Steve Brandt Kingfield-by-the-freeway 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

[Mpls] City Hall Flag - Not what you think

Who can be the first person to name here the five symbols on the Minneapolis flag? Current city employees excluded. Steve Brandt Kingfield Where symbolism and murals rule REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in

[Mpls] City Hall flag

I forget. Are City Hall flags at half-staff today for Prince Ranier of Monaco or Saul Bellow? Or was there another big claim settled by the Council? Steve Brandt Kingfield Always at half staff REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think

[Mpls] City Hall flags

The Municipal Building Commission confirms that the lowered flags are for the Pope. Steve Brandt 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

[Mpls] City Hall flag

As a lifelong Catholic who had significant differences with the Pope but respected his efforts in a number of spheres, I was nonetheless taken aback to see government buildings lower their flags for a religious leader. I would hope that in Minneapolis we keep church and state separate. Steve

[Mpls] Mpls East High School

Does anybody out there know of any alumni of East High School (1900-1939) who live locally, or know if there's any sort of alumni group for the school? Please contact me offlist. Steve Brandt Staff writer Star Tribune Phone: 612-673-4438 Fax: 612-673-4359 425 Portland Av. Minneapoli

[Mpls] Rain barrels

The easiest way to keep the mosquito population out of rain barrels is to keep them covered. That's how commercially produced barrels are designed. Here's one site with some information aimed at controlling mosquitoes in barrels: http://www.ne-design.net/rain-barrel-mosquitoes.h

[Mpls] Late start school days

If you are a parent of a Minneapolis public schools student and have feelings either way about late-start days for elementary students, please contact me offline. Steve Brandt Staff writer Star Tribune Phone: 612-673-4438 Fax: 612-673-4359 425 Portland Av. Minneapolis, MN 55488 REMINDERS: 1

[Mpls] Crime and Safety on the North Side

7;s why so many editorials are based on a theoretical construct of the world, which often bears little relation to street conditions. Those who write them do need to get out more, and see the real world. Steve Brandt Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-demo

[Mpls] Tax relfied for Guard members

serve unit are in their late teens or early 20s, and don't own property. Granting them property tax relief through their landlords might be administratively more difficult. Steve Brandt Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If y

[Mpls] Hiawatha stoplights

pass intersections at the same time, they would block motorists less often. Such coordination would be difficult, if not impossible, because trains linger for unequal times at stations to load and unload. More overpasses: Elevated trains would eliminate rail-street conflicts, but this would r

[Mpls] Save Our Schools! - Pulse article

of which are in district buildings, or the 1,842 in contract alternative schools, or 234 in medical or incarceration education programs. Steve Brandt Star Tribune 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

RE: STrib online- was RE: [Mpls] Council OKs Public Safety Sales TaxPlan

s the metropolitan area's image of Minneapolis, and it's unacceptable to me. But I don't run the place, and my internal lobbying falls on deaf ears. So it's up to you to make the noise, if there's anyone left out there who cares. Steve Brandt Star Tribune REMINDERS: 1.

[Mpls] Council OKs Public Safety Sales Tax Plan

Or try this:http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/5235842.html Steve Brandt Staff writer Star Tribune Phone: 612-673-4438 Fax: 612-673-4359 425 Portland Av. Minneapolis, MN 55488 REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in

[Mpls] Mpls property values

r freeway ramps and right on Portland and Park, it already has substantially more transportation access than properties closer to the downtown core. Steve Brandt Star Tribune REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in vi

[Mpls] Mpls property values

Vickie Heller: The StarTribune hasn't had a property tax increase. In fact its headquarters building taxable valuation has dropped.despite the LRT station's arrival...... Steve Brandt: As Ronald Reagan would say, there you go again... Yes, the Star Tribune's estimated m

[Mpls] Jennings license

in its search process. I would note that the Jennings appointment as superintendent lasted 16 days, and that the rest of his time in the chair was as an interim appointee explicitly holding the job only until the board picked a new superintendent. Steve Brandt Staff writer Star Tribune Phone: 6

[Mpls] Minneapolis census estimates

percent. If that is applied to the Minnepaolis Latino population as recorded by the 2000 census, that would add anywhere from 1,200 to 14,000 residents. Steve Brandt Staff writer Star Tribune Phone: 612-673-4438 Fax: 612-673-4359 425 Portland Av. Minneapolis, MN 55488 REMINDERS: 1. Be civil

[Mpls] Minneapolis census estimates

not offset with inputed data. A good rule of thumb for the between-census estimates is that the lower the political subdivision, the more coarse the estimate. State-level estimates are far better than municipal estimates. Steve Brandt Star Tribune REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES

[Mpls] Closures

have alerted us to the closing of warming houses on Sunday. It was beautiful to skate at Isles last night. The air was crisp, the interplay of light and shadow, the stars in the night sky. Steve Brandt Kingfield P.S. Can anyone out there teach me how to sharpen speedskates? REMINDERS: 1. Be

[Mpls] Consider the source

nd? There were lots of people skating at Isles yesterday without a warming house--why not give them a place to change into their skates? 3) What did people think of Spike Lee's challenging comments Saturday evening at the Basilica? Steve Brandt Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has

[Mpls] The island

This is a few years old, but it has background on some of the B.F. Nelson site matters that Barry Clegg mentioned. Steve Brandt Neighborhood reporter emeritus Star Tribune Paper: STAR TRIBUNE (Mpls.-St. Paul) Newspaper of the Twin Cities Headline: Northeast neighbors press officials on proposed

[Mpls] Stadia in the News

While we're at it, I noticed sometime last fall that a development document for the Nicollet-Lake area included a one-block mini-stadium among numerous ideas for development in the area. As I recall, it was either on the same block, or one adjacent to it, as the old Miller ballpark. Steve B

[Mpls] KBEM

This should settle the signal coverage debate: Station officials told the school board last night that the signal has a 54-mile diameter. Steve Brandt Star Tribune REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list

[Mpls] Media types continue to spread false information

actually sold until October, 2001, and the city anticipated actually receiving the proceeds in 2003. But it came from the 1998 Legislature. Steve Brandt Star Tribune REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list

[Mpls] KBEM

aturday morning bluegrass show all the way to Forest Lake. The signal seems to cover the metro area pretty well; otherwise MNDOT wouldn't have used it for traffic info. I wonder if Steve is mixing KBEM up with KFAI, which IS hard to receive much outside the central cities. Steve Brandt Kingfield R

[Mpls] Minneapolis tops in taxes

from $125,800 for taxes payable this year to $144,700 next year. So the school tax on such a home would edge up from $473.05 to $477.45." Steve Brandt Star Tribune REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the

[Mpls] Bonding for pensions in Mpls

Steve Brandt Still Star Tribune 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 discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.htm

[Mpls] Ice skating lessons

ours listed are last winter's hours. For example, the Isles warming house has posted a 3 p.m. opening time for most weekdays, but the web site says 1 p.m. Steve Brandt Still Kingfield after all these years. REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager

[Mpls] Ice Skating Lessons?

borrow to try skating. As for skate shops, Pierce Skate and Ski in Bloomington has been around for a long time. Other list members may have closer suggestions. Steve Brandt Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before cont

[Mpls] 160 county attorneys

Ray Marshall wrote: The article in the Strib mentioned in passing that there were 160 attorneys the Department. My, that might be bigger than the Dorsey office! Brandt: I'm a decade or so out of date but even back then, Dorsey's stable of lawyers would be at least twice that numb

[Mpls] SW schools escape closure--reaction?

to anyone at Hamilton whose hopes I might have inadvertently raised. Steve Brandt Star Tribune 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 stat

[Mpls] Snow emergencies

Does anyone out there know if an e-alert for snow emergencies carries over from one winter to the next, or whether re-registration is required? I didn't get a repsonse when I e-mailed the mayor's office on that question. Steve Brandt Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated

Re: [Mpls] Facilities Planning (school closing) meetings

posal: http://www.startribune.com/stories/1592/5083473.html Steve Brandt Staff writer Star Tribune Phone: 612-673-4438 Fax: 612-673-4359 425 Portland Av. Minneapolis, MN 55488 REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it o

[Mpls] Hennepin bike lanes

ing a collision, or swerving into a traffic lane to avoid someone who apparently can't read the directional arrows. Steve Brandt 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 th

[Mpls] IDS tower sold

a that had similar intent. It is run by the Metro Council. For more information, see Minn. Stat. 473H. If anyone on this List is able to make use of either of these programs within the city limits, call me. It would be an impressive feat. Steve Brandt Erstwhile farm reporter, 1981-1987 Kingfield

[Mpls] IDS tower sold

flects the buyer's confidence that the office market will improve. For a homestead, there's not the same kind of income generation to determine values, so market prices for comparable properties guide the assessment. That's as far as I can go without trying to explain more than I know

[Mpls] Endorsements

increase as a sin. He would not be cowed by those on the left who rail against sending U.S. forces to the Persian Gulf. Even more than Rudy Boschwitz, Paul Wellstone would be an advocate of special interests: Minnesota's interests, and the nation's. Steve Brandt Star Tribune REMIND

[Mpls] Hennepin Conservaiton District

er of the Twin Cities Headline: Hennepin conservation board vows to go on // County leaders voted Tuesday to cut off funding for the controversial district. Date: 02/19/03 Section: NEWS Page: 03B Edition: METRO Byline: Steve Brandt; Staff Writer Length: 16.9 Subject: agency;budget Slug:

Re: [Mpls] Question about school closings

ctual estimate made last winter for the first year was $2.8 million. I haven't heard an estimate of savings, if any, for the current scenarios. Steve Brandt Star Tribune REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on th

[Mpls] School Board Member Dennis Shapiro posts:

not three out of four communications staffers for the district who have quit. It's five of seven. Reporting is more than repeating what people tell you. You have to check it out--if you want to get the story straight. Steve Brandt Staff writer Star Tribune Phone: 612-673-4438 Fax: 6

[Mpls] Interesting fact

ing up both among young singles and immigrants scrimping to send money to their families abroad. This is the hardest factor for demographers to track, much less quantifiable than housing units or their occupancy rates. During the last census, Minneapolis recorded more than 11,000 vacant units,

[Mpls] Minneapolis school closings

to the facilities consultant didn't produce a written report. That's incorrect. I know because I was reading it at four this morning. It has been available on the district's web site since mid-day yesterday, as our list manager noted. Steve Brandt Staff writer Star Tribune Phon

[Mpls] School board candidates

Forgot to mention that today's Star Tribune also has a list of the many school board candidate forums happening across Minneapolis over the next three weeks. Steve Brandt Staff writer Star Tribune Phone: 612-673-4438 Fax: 612-673-4359 425 Portland Av. Minneapolis, MN 55488 REMINDERS: 1. Th

[Mpls] School board candidates

is school board. Meanwhile, the Southwest Journal that arrived on my doorstep over the weekend contains profiles of three schoool board candidates, with profiles of the other three planned in the next issue. If you live outside its circulation area, try www.swjournal.com Steve Brandt Staff writer Sta

[Mpls] school closing

dance was often poor. However, people were free to comment by e-mail as well. Dan worries that the meeting attendance makes the results less than representative of the community. That's the nature of any community meeting or Internet-based process. The motivated show up; those who don't care

[Mpls] Minneapolis to restrict rental application fees

tral place for a tenant to pay a fee to get a rental screening check, rather than paying a fee to each landlord? Sayles Belton: Yes; sees it as a good role for the private sector to play. Rybak: Yes. Steve Brandt Star Tribune REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has vi

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