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December 2007

Phillips/Powderhorn: Dec 2007

Ron Paul revolution
Are you ready?

“Raising the Banneer” is the signature painting and title of the exhibit by Geli Korzhev at the Museum of Russian Art, accross the broken bridge at Diamond Lake Road and Stevens Avenue, which runs through January 6. To See full review of the exhibit click here

People in the peace movement who want to send a message to Washington about stopping the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Iran have two alternatives: either caucus with the Democrats for Kucinich or caucus with the Republicans for Ron Paul. Caucusing with the Green Party is a third alternative, and that will be discussed later.
At this point the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party is Hillary Clinton. Her position on the war in Iraq is that we will continue to be involved militarily there for at least the next four years. A year ago, in an article she wrote for the Wall Street Journal, she said, “The future of Iraq’s oil reserves remains at the heart of the political crisis in Iraq.”

Arsenic biomonitoring program proposed

The Minnesota Department of Health is proposing a biomonitoring pilot project to measure arsenic levels in 100 children who live near the CMC Heartland Site near 28th Street and Hiawatha Avenue. Arsenic-containing pesticides were manufactured and stored at the site between 1938 and 1963.

Powderhorn crime watch

Acording to the Minneapolis Police Department’s Community Crime Prevention/Safety For Everyone (CCP/SAFE) program, two city police officers were assaulted inside the residence at 3548 Columbus Ave. while investigating a report of gunshots fired in or around the house on the evening of Thanksgiving Day. When police arrived, a man had run into the house, and the police officers followed him.

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Nokomis: Dec 2007

Downtown security blurs privacy

New crime technology has been given glowing marks by Minneapolis officials, but the specter of surveillance cameras on every street corner causes some people to question the conflict between security and privacy.

NRP fund move in question

Today through Thursday the Standish-Ericsson Neighborhood Association will gather votes from its residents about moving $25,000 of unused Neighborhood Revitalization Project funds that had been set aside for area home improvement loans into its general operations budget. The SENA board says it needs the money to provide operating funds for the association through February 2008.

Plan Mexico, not so new

In Mexico, it’s a case of “close the doors, they come in the windows.” Even as “The Merida Initiative” (NewSpeak for “Plan Mexico”, a rehash of the “failed” “Plan Columbia”) is being debated in the Mexican congress, the invasion of Mexican territory has already begun.

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Riverside: Dec 2007

New rules broaden
dangerous pet definition

Proposed changes to the Minneapolis city code will make it more difficult for residents to harbor pets that the law defines as dangerous to the public. In April of this year a dangerous animals ordinance work group was convened by City regulatory services in response to the near fatal dog attack on Minneapolis resident, Paula Ybarra. She was hospitalized in critical condition for several weeks in March after being bitten by her neighbor’s dogs, an American bulldog and a pit bull. Ybarra’s throat and vocal cords were torn during the attack.

Shop Green, online

Last month in the Save the Planet column I wrote that Buying Local/Buying Green is a great way to support the local economy while patronizing vendors who have established green practices.

In that article I gave ideas for holiday shopping from local merchants whose products are earth-friendly and locally owned and/or produced.

No sweat goods

If you wish there was something you could do about some of the worst abuses of corporate globalization, check out a fast-spreading grassroots movement called SweatFree Communities.

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