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craig furguson

Minneapolis, MN
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2 years 39 weeks

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Posted on 04/18/12 at 10:09 am in response to Ellison testifies on racial profiling

You know there are cameras everywhere. What happens after the bad officers are weeded out and you have a bunch of bad actors/offenders caught digitally?

We need to move upstream on this families, pregnancy prevention and pre-school. What's racist is funding a Vikings Stadium and not those efforts.

Posted on 04/17/12 at 12:47 pm in response to Vikings stadium bill will need a ‘miracle’ after committee defeat, sponsor says

Use the proposed stadium investment money to fund early childhood development. That has a 10-16% annualized rate of return. Where are our priorities and what is the rate of return on a Vikings Stadium?

Posted on 04/16/12 at 10:37 am in response to GOP legislators see political salvation with ‘strong finish,’ but don’t count on it

The Senate is running out of cash to operate, the GOP leadership in the legislature and at the party level is decimated and the state GOP party is practically bankrupt. Plus the GOP house and senate leadership cannot even agree on a bonding bill. The current leadership makes the former
DFL leadership look like a well-oiled machine. And they were not that good.

We'll probably get a voter ID amendment voted in (a expensive solution looking for a problem) unless the electorate...

Posted on 04/16/12 at 10:28 am in response to Making the case for early ed, Art Rolnick has had 'enormous impact'

“When do the kids get their turn?” It seems to be shortsighted when we make big investments in stadiums but not kids (and our) futures.

Posted on 04/13/12 at 04:59 am in response to Trayvon Martin case puts focus on citizen crime-prevention programs

I've heard of Stevens Square, but I'm not aware of any other official neighborhood watch groups operating. This is a fairly old concept. How many operating neighborhood watch programs are there?

Posted on 04/13/12 at 05:02 am in response to Trayvon Martin case puts focus on citizen crime-prevention programs

So do neighborhood groups just hang signs or actually patrol? Just wondering about the basis of the article, if there are a high number of official watch groups anymore, or just these lone guys walking around with a permit to carry.

Posted on 04/10/12 at 06:15 am in response to Brodkorb heads back to university to finish his degree

for Michael to get a political science degree. He's kryptonite now in politics. I suggest women's studies then a law degree from William Mitchell.

Posted on 04/05/12 at 12:57 pm in response to Minneapolis Charter Commission delays study to modernize government

Just as well, a weak mayor, 13 council members and a separate Board of Estimation and Taxation committee and Park Board might be considered best practice again someday.

Posted on 04/05/12 at 08:57 am in response to Avoid generational betrayal: Reinvest in community colleges

It's important to invest in community colleges, but we'll have to consider the impact to the rest of the state educational system. The U recently stated that their goal was to limit the number of community college transfers to 33 percent of the total, down from 45 percent currently. Part of the reason is economics, "the U charges students the same for introductory-level courses and higher-level ones, which cost more because of their smaller student-teacher ratios. With at least some...

Posted on 04/05/12 at 09:09 am in response to Best Buy’s travails part of the evolution of mass retailing

Best Buy missed the train of internet buying. Now they're kind of like Barnes and Noble, which barely survives off Nook revenue with no buyers in sight. They can't compete with low cost retailers like walmart on mass products and any specialty items can be shipped direct to your door. Plus with the internet I can see the ratings for the retailer and the product before I buy.

They'll hang around for awhile because they're the last game in town for big box and have soaked up some...