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Brian Hutchins

Minneapolis, MN
Commenter for
2 years 10 weeks

Recent Comments

Posted on 11/17/12 at 09:58 am in response to Bikes mean better business

I am all for continued growth of safe and convenient biking here. It does make Minneapolis a finer place to live. This is a good summary of what is going on around the country and why. The bothersome thing is that from the introduction it appears that the Mayor of Minneapolis is performing selective recruitment duties for some firms. Is that so? That would be wrong.

Posted on 02/27/12 at 01:53 pm in response to Vikings vs. NWA: Does the NFL really deserve the largest subsidy in Minnesota history?

with your comparison of public-access athletic facilities and private sports stadiums. Stadiums really fall in the "bread and circuses" category of public goods. Television supplanted the circus needs long ago. Regarding the Olympics, I could not agree more.

Posted on 11/28/11 at 04:35 pm in response to Saying goodbye

Thanks for all the great work here at MinnPost.

Posted on 10/26/11 at 09:04 pm in response to Missing records -- where have millions in Legacy $ gone?

It is about time we started fining people who do not shovel. Having lived in two other cities with long, snowy winters I have to say that Minneapolis is the worst when it comes to snow removal. It seems to be part of the culture here. To make sure winter is as unpleasant as possible. How about making the sidewalks, and streets, passable so that we can get out and enjoy the season. Winter really can be great if you can get around in it.

Posted on 09/19/11 at 09:17 pm in response to Union Depot project: Another development flop in St. Paul?

@david greene "though Seattle is much more transit-friendly than we currently are" That is really not accurate. I lived in Seattle for a dozen years up through the mid 2000s and while it may be true that the conversation around transit is better received, the wheels on the ground are what matters. The Twin Cities has a better organized, better funded transit system. There are a lot of great things about Seattle, but I would not be bragging on their transit system.

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Posted on 09/15/11 at 04:55 pm in response to Felony charge, $150K bail for Amy Senser in hit-and-run

MPR should publish cost-per-listener data on all their shows. It is valuable information for potential donors during the endless pledge weeks. That PHC is grossly over-priced comes as no surprise.

Posted on 09/15/11 at 05:06 pm in response to A manufacturing comeback as iconic Faribault Woolen Mill set to reopen

While this is not bad news, two things stand out: the CEO is looking for more than $200,000 from Faribault, and the company relies on a a byproduct of one of the most heavily subsidized product in America, corn. Companies in America take government support for granted now. I don't think this is wrong, necessarily, but they should be frank about how "socialized" manufacturing is.

Posted on 08/17/11 at 06:31 pm in response to Sasquatch in Stillwater?

About ACT scores: Good for the students who did well on the ACT and the teachers who taught them, but the ACT scores are by no means a real measure of educational achievement of all students. You know that, right?

Posted on 07/26/11 at 12:46 pm in response to Remember BP's Tony Hayward? He's trying to get his life back in northern Minnesota

What an excellent piece. Thanks for writing it, Mr. Shelby. I am off now to contact my legislators, and to post this to facebook for others to do the same.

Posted on 03/07/11 at 02:10 pm in response to Minnesota's search for a new identity: A conversation with Lars Leafblad

Excellent interview. I am relatively new to Minneapolis (moved here in 2009) and have two things to say regarding "when you think of Minnesota..." The first was addressed several times and it is connection. I spent many years in the Pacific Northwest and was raised in Wisconsin. The degree of government, cultural, business and social connection in those places cannot compare to the depth of relationships here. Right off the bat, I cannot think of a single image that conveys that, but it...