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Jeff Beddow

Bloomington, MN
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Posted on 07/20/12 at 01:58 pm in response to The creative mind of Ann Marsden

This is one of a small number of artist's statements about photography that ring true for me. What a beautiful person. And she managed to leave a bit of herself here that can brighten your day and add something to your life. Bye Ann. You did good.

Posted on 04/04/11 at 08:00 pm in response to Videos explore life in Twin Cities' skyways

Great post, Ryan! For starters, I respect Steve Berg's efforts to get some of these issues in the foreground. But he could do more by publicizing the venues where meaningful discussions about the skyway future are being held. Videotect was great fun but it was no substitute for a respectful and thoughtful airing of community concerns.

Rybak says that the discussion has started. WHere? Who's talking there? Sam Grabarski has stated in the Downtown Journal that there are groups that...

Posted on 12/09/10 at 10:45 am in response to Is bigger cheaper? Cities and counties contemplate merging or sharing

I have been interested in this since taking an Urban Studies workshop a few years ago with Judith Martin. My curiosity was piqued by the Dallas experience, and I started to sketch out a spreadsheet model for cost/benefit analysis of a merger of Hennepin and Minneapolis and surrounding cities .. at a very rough level, of course. It got sidelined, but if anyone is interested in revisiting this exercise with me, drop me an email. At the least, it should generate what Arvonne Fraser calls...

Posted on 10/07/09 at 02:15 pm in response to Bonhoeffer lectures will examine political violence and cycles of 'never again'

I don't understand why this hasn't been on the front page of the Strib and a lead item in nightly news for a few weeks.

Well, I am glad it surfaced in my twitter stream. thanks.

Posted on 03/02/09 at 04:29 pm in response to What to cut? Hennepin County library seeks public’s advice

Hi,
Thanks for the story on the Hennepin library.

Your readers might like to know that the county is looking for tips on cost-cutting from all areas of the county operations, not just the library.

Please use the link in the story to make suggestions on any area of county business, including:

Are there ways to deliver current services more cost-effectively?

Are there services or programs that you believe should be cut or modified?

Are there ways to...