FYI: the recent news story about the Mpls-Issues list has been picked up by PoliticsOnline, a national e-newsletter about politics and government on the internet:
************************* "MINNEAPOLIS E_MAIL FORUM HAS BECOME A FORCE IN CITY POLITICS (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) Mayoral Candidate Rybak's experience illustrates the emergence of Minneapolis-Issues, a discussion list with nearly 700 addresses, in shaping the Minneapolis body politic. A healthy sprinkling of this year's city candidates are list participants." (see below) ************************* Hopefully, people in other cities can hear about and follow our Mpls-Issues lead. And hopefully other candidates will work as hard to connect *with* constituents (WITH, not just TO constituents) in the future. This is, at least, the second time a national mag has highlighted Rybak's effective use of the Internet to actively communicate with constituents. R.T. Rybak's website was highlighted a national Best of the Web in Campaigns and Elections earlier this summer. I'll take this opportunity to once again thank David Brauer for his hard work making this list both available and effective! And with just a few days til Election Day, thanks to Rybak and all the candidates who have personally participated on this list over the year. Jennifer Smith Lake Calhoun ----------THE WEEKLY POLITICKER---------- The Newswire of Politics on the Internet A publication of PoliticsOnline Fundraising and Internet Tools for Politics http://www.PoliticsOnline.com ----------------------------------------- POLITICKER HEADLINES ----------------------------------------- NATIONAL NEWS -- Could the Net Be Used to Fight Bioterrorism? -- Minneapolis e-Mail Forum Has Become a Force in City Politics MINNEAPOLIS E_MAIL FORUM HAS BECOME A FORCE IN CITY POLITICS (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) Mayoral Candidate Rybak's experience illustrates the emergence of Minneapolis-Issues, a discussion list with nearly 700 addresses, in shaping the Minneapolis body politic. A healthy sprinkling of this year's city candidates are list participants. http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/773948.html -- _______________________________________ 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
