In a message dated 11/6/2000 11:17:55 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes regarding the ongoing generic discussion of
vouchers:
<< What a voucher does, is use tax payers' money to fund private schools. >>
In the strictest sense, what a voucher does is provide 'taxpayer funds for
I'm in SD62A and I've gotten calls from:
Jesse for Mary Mellon
The Republicans for their slate
The Democrates for their slate
The Progressives for Nader, Davnie and the School referendum.
I told them I wasn't supporting Davnie and they asked if I was
supporting their next favorite, Steve Anderso
sorry for repeating thought last message did not go through ,mary
lynch northupgrew up in camden
I was lit dropping with Sheree Breedlove this past weekend and she is
recieving an enormous amount of support for her canidancy in north
Minneapolis for Senate 58. She is endorsed by the Independence Party.
She has been endorsed by the INSIGHT Newspaper as an African American
woman leader for nor
I was lit dropping with Sheree Breedlove this last weekend in north
Minneapolis. She has an excellent canidate to represent north Minneapolis
in the MN senate ( District 58) The Insight newspaper representing the
North Minneapolis African American community has endorsed her as an
Independent Par
I don't think Mr. Griffith or a lot of others, have a clear picture of how
tight money is in the homes of poor families. In order for kids to take
advantage of private schools, they need more than tuition. Every program,
every outing, every event costs money, both for the kids to get in and for
> Carol Becker writes:
>
> If we sold only Meadowbrook, and put the money in a trust earning a
> concervative rate of interest, say 6%, you could get $1.2 million
> a year for
> kids and parks. For an asset which is outside of our city limits and
> benefits few residents, this sounds like a g
Like R.T. I too was out flyering for Neva this
weekend. But..I didn't see any literature for anyone
else anywhere. As many Nader signs as are in my
neighborhood, I would have thought at least someone
would be out delivering something. H..guess
my neighborhood doesn't have any target vote
Erik
> Even a cursory analysis of the Park Board
> structure would show us such rampant waste, inefficiency and even
> misuse of resources that would warrant a merger with other city
> functions.
That is a pretty broad statement. Lets have some specifics.
I think it is much more a problem of a r
I support this one. (could you be any more liberal than this one)
Even if it's botched a bit, I expect that.
If, they could give us something of unique beauty that follows the
purpose of a "new" library I will be satisfied, as someone who uses the
downtown branch it's clear who needs some cash.
V
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Well, I just finished knocking on my last of almost 11,000 doors here in
district 60B and am settling in for one last night of personal ph
I would like to have more information on this before deciding to attend the
meetings. Who is setting them up? What is their purpose? What will the
information be used for?
I know Ms. Westby and assume she is acting as a consultant in this? Is this
being done through the Planning Dept?
K
The report I was citing *was* from 10 years ago. Wow - time flies when you
are wonk.
Let's see if we can tease this out. The golf courses, refectories, the
parade tennis complex, the ice arenas, boat docks and such contribute $1
million to the Park Board General Fund. From this money, the cost
This message comes on the heals of the StarTrib reporting that the city is
heading for a major budget problem. Just take a look at the group of people
(democrats) that have been in control and created the problem.
Keep this in mind when hearing the endorsements, and making your choices
Tuesday.
I
Just curious, what is the word on the street regarding
Orfield v. Brown?
richard carney
st. paul (former Orfield/Spear constituant)
D. Klein,
Just for the record, not that anyone is keeping track, I'm not supporting
the Library referendum either for some of the very reasons you have stated,
quite well I might add. Today I was figuring how much I would be paying
over the long hall and its just too much for a shoddy plan. I wo
On the issue of Star Tribune endorsements:
Not that I am proud to remind folks of this point but I was not endorsed by
the Star Tribune in my campaign in 1997. My independent opponent, who was
endorsed and supported by the incumbent Pat Scott, was endorsed in the 7th
Ward. One of things they sa
I "received" TWO calls from Barbara Bush last night!!! Maybe it's just
outside the City limits phones that get that call!
-Original Message-
From: Steve Minn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 1:44 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Automated dialing
M
"The recorded message left on voice mail or
answering machines can not be discerned as anything less than an actual
call."
Whatever else you can say about it, this hasn't been my experience. I got
calls from the DFL, AFSCME, and VP Al Gore himself over the past week. The
Gore one was the best
I am voting for the library referendum even though I never plan to visit the
main library. I am voting for the referendum because I want strong
branches. A bunch of the cash is slated for a updating or relocating a
number of branches.
Every time my wife has a meeting I pack up all three kids an
The Strib is not biased towards a party, they are biased towards subsidies.
Consider a topic, any topic. The Strib will come out in favor subsidies.
Stadiums, campaigns, school lunches, Methanol, LRT, and on, and on, forever
without end, Amen.
I gave up on the Strib as a valid source of informat
Forwarded on behalf of Sally Westby (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]):
The City of Minneapolis has its goals for the future. Your help is needed
to
determine how to measure the City's success. Join in the discussion. Attend
a community meeting where you can learn about the City's performance
measures
To Candidates and prospective Candidates for City offices:
The following is a candidates questionnaire that was developed through
the input of various members of the Minneapolis issues internet
discussion group. A copy is being sent to all incumbents (who have not
announced that they are not see
Steve Says:
> One legal scholar close to a federal case on this point,indicated that the
> typical voice mail/answering machine message: "please leave a message at
> the tone..." constitutes permission to do so by the automated calling
> device. In any event...for federal office, the MN Sp.Ct. do
One legal scholar close to a federal case on this point,indicated that the
typical voice mail/answering machine message: "please leave a message at
the tone..." constitutes permission to do so by the automated calling
device. In any event...for federal office, the MN Sp.Ct. does not apply.
Steve
Oh, Come on Wizard!...And this goes for Steve Brandt's post, too!
Please don't tell me that the Strib news editors are not just as biased as
the editorial pages. I could cite dozens of examples over the years (can we
say John Derus' Senate race or Sharon Sayles Belton's '97 Mayoral race?),
but th
Steve Brandt suggests (see below) that press veterans Gene Lahammer and
Betty Wilson are doing the heavy lifting (research) that results in the
Stribe's editorial decisions. I wonder how much and what kind of
research goes into the paper's endorsement decisions. I remember that
when I was interv
how do i get off this list ?
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To: Multiple recipients of list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 10:06 AM
Subject: Newspaper endorsement scorecard
> Following is the distribution data by party designation of candidates in
> t
Since I was the one to mention "fire" and "library" in the same sentence, I
should be the one to clean up the mess. I think in my original message I
was pretty clear: the danger isn't the risk of fire (there is, by the way,
someone in the library 24 hours a day, and, so far as I know, there has
n
All list members, and especially Minneapolis voters that receive these calls
(In an effort to keep this Mpls specific, List-Manager) need to know that
the Minnesota State Supreme Court upheld the ruling that even for political
purposes, there has to be a live person on the line before the tape-
Many thanks to Mr. Pierson for posting the statute regarding automated
dialing, but a correction is necessary regarding illegality.
The statute is primarily intended for commercial marketing purposes, not
restriction of free speech expression. I doubt the statute meets a
constitutional test on
I have gotten about 4 calls already from different parties who left
recorded messages on my machine. One was a republican , and one was from
the Gibson senate campaign. They are annoying...and in the first case,
very biased an uninformative.
I think something should be done about this
Robb Clar
I spent a lot of time walking this weekend. it's what
i do to clear my head.
got as far north as dowling av and the freeway up in
mckinley on sunday before the rains came.
thinking about the library referendum. i already voted
against it by absentee ballot as on election day i'll
be a judge in a
David Brauer wrote:
I was just looking over my ballot for Tuesday (thanks, Hennepin County
cyber-dudes!), and I noticed a contested race I know nothing about. OK, OK,
it's the Soil & Water district race -- but darn it, I like to cast informed
votes!
The contestants are:
Leigh Harrod
Gregory M.
These automated dialing calls are against the law. I think many campaigns
have been advised to cease this activity, but obviously it's continuing with
others. Here is the statute number and web site to view the actual
language...
Be advised, if your campaign is taking part in this activity,
I think this is a good forum for discussion.
As a democrat and politcal hack, I personally was really irritated to
receive a mailing from the State DFL in SD59B (University / NE) last
week. It was a mailing for Kahn, Pogemiller, Sabo et al. It said
paid for by the state DFL, Mike Erlandson, cha
You might also note that the percentage of democrats and republicans in
Minneapolis probably mirrors the endorsement percentages. I know the
republicans in my ward could hold a meeting in a phone booth--if there were
phone booths anymore.
Wizard Marks, Central
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Followi
RT asks:
>It is list-appropriate to ask what other tactics people are seeing to turn
>out city voters?
Sure, that's fine, as long as it's city specific.
A couple of other election anecdotes:
Included with my independence party lit drop was a piece for Nader. Are
Jesse's folks and Ralph's folks
I've personally delivered my lit piece to over half of senate district
62 in the last week. (Just taking a quick break before I head back out
into the rain.) It's gotten a terrific response from some voters who
appreciate that I go into the issues in such depth. (My piece is
essentially an 8-pa
Lawrence Rudnick argues:
>A quick look at the Metropolitan Council's summary of top-bond-rated cities
>(www.metrocouncil.org/Region/ri121.htm) lists five cities with rankings
>of Aaa or Aa1: Minneapolis, Dallas, Phoenix, San Diego and Seattle.
>Except for Minneapolis, all four have breath-taking
I just got a call from Jesse Ventura. Well, actually it was a RECORDED
call...on behalf of the Independence legislative candidate in my area. I
found it interesting that the Indepdence Party is working harder in this
race, it seems, than the Republicans.
I also saw evidence of that this weekend
Or, just maybe, the Democrates are, 77% of the time, the better choice. The
stats really tell us nothing.
Bruce Anderson
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Blaine, MN
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 10:07 AM
> To: Multiple recip
Minneapolis citizens have been talking for years about how much we need a new
central library. We don't need more focus groups and discussions on siting.
We need funding.
I'm supporting the referendum. Good libraries are an important symbol of
what we value as a city.
Janet Gendler
Linden
Citizens for Minneapolis Public Libraries invites everyone to H.O.N.K. (Help
Our Neighbors Know) if You Love Libraries
TONIGHT!
RAIN OR RAIN!
Monday, November 6th, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Hennepin Avenue & 4th Street
(outside Central Library)
Rally alongside writer Judith Guest (Ordinary People) and
And todays' lesson is? Although this is editorial page data, don't
assume the Strib is an unbiased, objective newspaper.
Bob Schoonover
Afton MN
A more apt lesson would be to not assume that the Strib has an
unbiased, objective EDITORIAL PAGE. News and editorial are separate
departments. Labe
I'm not sure a school vouchers discussion is appropriate, unless someone
knows something about the next school board elections or some local state
race that I don't know.
It's been a while since any serious candidate or official from Minneapolis
has proposed school vouchers. It doesn't appear
i appreciate mr. rudnick's work in tracking down all
these resources. it is this type of informative post
that makes me glad to be a member of this list.
i am in support of the library referendum because i
use the downtown library a lot, as well as southeast
and northeast branches.
IMHO
(In My H
>From: "Siggelkow, Donald E." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "Young, Annie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: RE: staff reply to Meadowbrook dialogue
>Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 06:45:28 -0600
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>The enterprise activities are the 5 - 18 hole golf courses, 1 - 9 hol
Vouchers make an enormous difference for poor kids. All private schools
have scholarship programs for kids who are bright and not able to afford
the tuition. A voucher program allows an expansion of the scholarships
to admit a significantly larger number of kids. These schools want all
the brig
I am usually a lurker on this site, mostly because I feel I don't have a
good grasp of the issues discussed here (but obviously I am interested!) -
and since I was soundly walloped for my one voiced opinion on graffiti.
But, I offer my (and others of my family and acquaintance) opinion on the
libr
Following is the distribution data by party designation of candidates in
tomorrows election as endorsed and published by the Minneapolis StarTribune
and by the St. Paul Pioneer Press:
Minneapolis StarTribune:
-- endorsed Democrats= 77%
-- endorsed Republicans = 18%
-- endorsed Independents
Wallace Swan has written to this list and to the SW Journal and
the StarTrib re: our bond ratings and his concern about approving
the Better Libraries referendum. I'm no expert on ratings, and
all the factors that go into them, so I appreciated the tutorial
in the StarTrib, but found it to fall s
Sorry about waiting till the last minute.
But in this judgeship race, Mottl vs. Patricia something something; what
are the pros and cons. I thought I heard the incumbent had relatively
low Bar Association ratings. But is there more to this energetic
insurgency than that?
Recommendations plea
I also live in no guaranty neighborhood. I have had several
discussions with the school district about the this issue and still can't
understand why there are such districts.
It is a real problem, for lots of reasons, mostly related to our
community. In our neighborhood we hav
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