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NIcole Masika

Beooklyn Center, MN
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5 years 5 weeks

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Posted on 01/11/13 at 12:56 pm in response to How the mortgage interest deduction hurts our cities

while the value of home ownership is indeed questionable these days, how exactly does it benefit cities if more people rent? Pushing people to rentals will not automatically get them out of the suburbs

As for this "Instead, the MID encourages those who are well off to spend more on a house they would have bought anyway — or to take out a bigger mortgage and go more deeply into debt." have you got any supporting evidence? I think it encourages people to buy because we know there is...

Posted on 01/08/13 at 10:11 pm in response to How cycling can be dangerous to your health

not cycling! though I have seen some careless cyclists, inattentive motorists are likely to blame for most accidents, and they of course are causing the pollution. Luckily I ride the trail by the river, reducing both hazards.

And I wish you had chosen a less doomy title because we really need to get more people on bikes

Posted on 01/02/13 at 02:30 pm in response to Salvation Army's holiday drive comes up $700,000 short

That's what happens when people find out your "charity" is run by bigots.

Posted on 06/22/12 at 01:45 pm in response to Conflicted over Trader Joe's in Minneapolis

in addition, bread is NOT $5 at the Wedge unless you are getting something special, There is no need for Trader Joes in this neighborhood

Posted on 01/04/12 at 02:37 pm in response to Iowa recap: Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Yogi Berra

Paul running 3rd party might not be Obama's best friend. I have heard from a number of former Obama supporters, upset about the NDAA among other things, that say they would vote for Paul.

Posted on 11/18/11 at 12:41 pm in response to Sen. Hann says health law 'will create nothing but losers'

Regarding the 10th Ave bridge, the earlier rally may have had only 40, but by the time it got to Mondale hall there were clearly many more people than that, should be obvious from my photos if not those of others
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Posted on 10/14/11 at 11:20 am in response to As OccupyMN settles in, Tea Party comparisons surface

there is some common ground and Ron Paul supporters have been at OccupyMN

Posted on 08/22/11 at 02:19 pm in response to GOP ready to go after Sen. Klobuchar but has a problem: no first-tier candidate

I don't think they'll get far trying to define her as a liberal, she's really a centrist and gets regular visits from progressive protesters

Posted on 08/17/11 at 02:06 pm in response to Turning off your TV may help you live longer, study suggests

22 min lost for each hour watched? sounds like about the amount of time commercials use in each hour of TV,hmm

Posted on 07/05/11 at 08:40 pm in response to 'All-star' politicians announcing bipartisan committee to find 'third way' to solve Minnesota budget crisis

@Ray, Dayton was not endorsed by the DFL caucuses, he won the primary without that so one could argue he had the support of more mainstream people

But you are right that the caucuses attract too narrow a viewpoint. We need the grassroots participation they represent, but how to do it in a less polarizing way?