[UC-Announce] Recycling Bins in Clark Park TODAY

2007-05-12 Thread Lewis Mellman
Recycyling Bins are being distributed at the Spruce Hill May Fair at Clark Park right now. They also have refrigerator magnets with the Streets Dept's bi-weekly pickup schedule. Hopefully, when Nutter moves into the Mayor's office, his new Streets Commisssioner and Reycling Coordinator will

RE: [UC] Newspaper Endorsements ... Pay-To Say

2007-05-12 Thread S. Sharrieff Ali
totally for meaningless exchange able to articulate I asked listers to examine how newspapers endorsing candidates were set up to influence public opinion going into the polls. If someone benefits, there is always a pay-off. As you have seen with the issue of campaign limits, I believe you

RE: [UC] Newspaper Endorsements ... Pay-To Say

2007-05-12 Thread Turner,Kathleen
Sure, that would be easy. All newspapers and other media outlets would be controlled 100% by the government. Somehow, I doubt that Mr. Ali would be very happy with that. Kathleen From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Fri 5/11/2007

[UC] Recycling Bins in Clark Park TODAY

2007-05-12 Thread Lewis Mellman
Recycyling Bins are being distributed at the Spruce Hill May Fair at Clark Park right now. They also have refrigerator magnets with the Streets Dept's bi-weekly pickup schedule. Hopefully, when Nutter moves into the Mayor's office, his new Streets Commisssioner and Reycling Coordinator will

[UC] My Nutter Lawn Sign Was Taken

2007-05-12 Thread KAREN ALLEN
I came outside my house (across from Abbraccio on Warrington Avenue) this morning (Saturday) to find that my Nutter lawn sign was taken. I'm more than a little suspicious because only the vinyl message portion was taken; the metal supports were still in the ground. So obviously it wasn't

RE: [UC] Newspaper Endorsements ... Pay-To Say

2007-05-12 Thread S. Sharrieff Ali
It's responses like yours which really make no sense to me. Controlled by the government? Borat says: Whaattt? Reform is in order and will happen at some point. S -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Turner,Kathleen Sent: Saturday,

Re: [UC] My Nutter Lawn Sign Was Taken

2007-05-12 Thread Ross Bender
Across from Abbraccio, huh? Did you check your kidneys? On 5/12/07, KAREN ALLEN [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I came outside my house (across from Abbraccio on Warrington Avenue) this morning (Saturday) to find that my Nutter lawn sign was taken. I'm more than a little suspicious because only the

Re: [UC] My Nutter Lawn Sign Was Taken

2007-05-12 Thread Vincent/Roger
Our Nutter sign on the sidewalk sign was taken, but not the one on our lawn. Up the street, same thing happened to Chaka Fatah signs. By the way, I heard that a local five-county metropolitan association (that used to meet 6x a year with Rendell when he was mayor; and now not attended by the

RE: [UC] Stop-N-Frisk, Racial Profiling and Law Enforcement

2007-05-12 Thread S. Sharrieff Ali
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_top_stories/20070512_Stop-and-frisk_ controversy__What_price_for_a_safer_city_.html

Re: [UC] My Nutter Lawn Sign Was Taken - Its a War Out There

2007-05-12 Thread Craigsolve
In a message dated 5/12/2007 11:07:55 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Has this happened to anyone else? This is happening all over W, SW, S Philly. This is becoming the most contentious curb stone Democratic Primary during Brady's tenure as Party Chairman.

RE: [UC] My Nutter Lawn Sign Was Taken

2007-05-12 Thread S. Sharrieff Ali
Why did they need 50 signs there anyway? Personally, I thought it was over-kill. S -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Ellingsworth Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 12:27 PM To: KAREN ALLEN Cc: UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] My

Re: [UC] My Nutter Lawn Sign Was Taken - Naivete

2007-05-12 Thread Craigsolve
In a message dated 5/12/2007 2:17:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Why did they need 50 signs there anyway? Personally, I thought it was over-kill. 1) Visual Impact 2) Hoping no one would have the time or temerity to pull them all up. How naive. What a

Re: [UC] My Nutter Lawn Sign Was Taken

2007-05-12 Thread Glenn
Yes. Not a Nutter sign, but I had several anti-war signs at my house across from Clark Park vandalized before the Iraq war. You were lucky. My house was vandalized as well. Glenn - Original Message - From: KAREN ALLEN [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: UnivCity@list.purple.com Sent: Saturday,

RE: [UC] Newspaper Endorsements ... Pay-To Say

2007-05-12 Thread Bill Sanderson
I certainly took your original message to be a direct accusation of some particular newspaper. This message seems to confirm that--reform would require clear evidence of an abuse. However, you've carefully not named names. I guess there's some legal risk of doing that in a public forum like

Re: [UC] My Nutter Lawn Sign Was Taken

2007-05-12 Thread Glenn
There is an excellent discussion of Nutter's, Stop and Frisk, policy on the front page of the Sat. Inquirer. Nutter did not return calls made for the preparation of this thoughtful discussion. At least we know where he was located when he failed to respond to this responsible discussion.

RE: [UC] My Nutter Lawn Sign Was Taken

2007-05-12 Thread Bill Sanderson
Once again the perspicacity of some of our list members amazes me. That you are able to connect an incident which happened before the Iraq war (that happened to me too), vandalism of your house, and Karen Allen's recent loss is quite remarkable. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

Re: [UC] My Nutter Lawn Sign Was Taken - Naivete

2007-05-12 Thread Glenn
2) Hoping no one would have the time or temerity to pull them all up. How naive. What a misunderstanding of the current customs and culture of the UCD. Craig, you really hit that nail on the head! Glenn - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: univcity@list.purple.com

Re: [UC] Newspaper Endorsements ... Pay-To Say - Crabs

2007-05-12 Thread Craigsolve
In a message dated 5/12/2007 8:26:29 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am not influenced by newspaper endorsements, however, they make a great place to lay crabs. That explains everything. You've been ingesting the ink. Ciao, Craig

Re: [UC] My Nutter Lawn Sign Was Taken

2007-05-12 Thread Frank
Perhaps SEPTA removed them. Frank On May 12, 2007, at 12:27 PM, John Ellingsworth wrote: Well, it didn't happen to me, but I noticed this morning as I biked past the portal @ 40th Baltimore - where there were once at least 50 Nutter signs along the grass there - there are now none.

Re: [UC] My Nutter Lawn Sign Was Taken

2007-05-12 Thread Glenn
Thanks Bill. I must have been wrong about you. I'm sorry. Glenn - Original Message - From: Bill Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: UnivCity@list.purple.com Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 2:41 PM Subject: RE: [UC] My Nutter Lawn Sign Was Taken Once again the perspicacity of some of our

Re: [UC] Stop and frisk, the city that loves you back

2007-05-12 Thread Elizabeth F Campion
Glenn (and list neighbors), I believe some words-images should not be posted on a community list. It was a friend, CM, who posted a link that opened to a dead child, hanging out the window of a bomb shattered bus. It was an image I did not (and do not) want in my head. And I needed to forgive

RE: [UC] Stop-N-Frisk, Racial Profiling and Law Enforcement

2007-05-12 Thread S. Sharrieff Ali
What you should also notice in the article is the data regarding surveillance cameras, a Fattah proposal. The reason being, if you can see who is doing what and breaking the law, you don't need to random search or risk violating the rights of innocent people. S -Original Message-

Re: [UC] Stop-N-Frisk, Racial Profiling and Law Enforcement

2007-05-12 Thread Frank
Surveillance cameras are not mentioned in that article at all! They use the word surveillance to refer to the level of Stop 'n' Frisk that is used. Like so: The empirical evidence from New York City is that stop-and-frisk as a policy for getting guns off the street helped. I think that's

Re: [UC] Newspaper Endorsements ... Pay-To Say

2007-05-12 Thread Anthony West
Absolutely true. Print media endorsers are thoughtful and fair people for the most part, but they are not monks. Like any other voter, they tend to favor candidates they think resemble them and favor the sort of conditions under which media pros prosper. -- Tony West Sharrieff wrote: I

RE: [UC] Stop-N-Frisk, Racial Profiling and Law Enforcement

2007-05-12 Thread S. Sharrieff Ali
Frank you could pick nat shit out of pepper! ;-) S -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frank Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 6:42 PM To: UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] Stop-N-Frisk, Racial Profiling and Law Enforcement

Re: [UC] My Nutter Lawn Sign Was Taken

2007-05-12 Thread Anthony West
This recapitulates, does it not, one of the all-time great UC-list posts: UCD boosted my couch ( I forget what Glenn entitled it, but that's what it amounted to). A beat-up old sofa was swiped from Glenn's porch one night. He immediately deduced it had been stolen by UCD as a punishment for his

Re: [UC] Stop-N-Frisk, Racial Profiling and Law Enforcement

2007-05-12 Thread Elliot M. Stern
If you see who is breaking the law, and it involves guns, it's too late. Elliot On 12 May 2007, at 5:32 PM, S. Sharrieff Ali wrote: What you should also notice in the article is the data regarding surveillance cameras, a Fattah proposal. The reason being, if you can see who is doing

Re: [UC] Newspaper Endorsements ... Pay-To Say

2007-05-12 Thread pmuyehara
Well, she was responding to my question to you. In your response, you referenced reviewing this like campaign contributions. So are you suggesting that your proposed remedy could be legislation to prohibit newspapers from endorsing candidates? If not, what do you have in mind? Paul