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Pat McGee

Coon Rapids, MN
Commenter for
4 years 6 weeks

Recent Comments

Posted on 10/11/12 at 05:13 pm in response to New light rail cars for Central Corridor are sleeker, quieter and warmer

If they would shut the doors while idling at Target Field station in cold weather, light rail would be much warmer. You get on there and it is warm. But they sit there for up to 5 minutes with the doors open. Guess what, it gets cold.

Posted on 10/09/12 at 12:48 pm in response to Poll shows opposition gaining on both gay marriage and Voter ID

Separation of Church and State, perhaps you have heard of it? No one says you're religion has to accept gay marraige. But you can't impose your religion on everyone else.

Posted on 10/03/12 at 10:05 am in response to Vikings' Kluwe flashes opinion -- and chest -- in gay magazine

He continued to destroy the dumb jock stereotype on Wait Wait Don't Tell me last weekend. Articulate, amusing and aware of the world. He blurted out the correct answers before being given the answers to choose from.

Posted on 09/13/12 at 09:08 am in response to Minneapolis police review plan gets negative reception

Council members sighed and left the room but the committee still voted to gut civilian review of police.

Posted on 09/05/12 at 04:33 pm in response to More than 9,000 State Fair goers filled out House opinion poll

I agree with you, James. But, to me, it looks like the questions in the survey gave more words to the issues than the typical survey and/or typical "news"cast. And that is sad.

Posted on 09/04/12 at 11:33 am in response to Why (almost) nothing seems to be getting done in Minneapolis

Well said, Ms. Fraser. There is more than South Minneapolis to this city and the amount of development and changes to S.E. Minneapolis has transformed and continues to transform S.E. Minneapolis.

Perhaps with the coming election and the dismantling of Roco's empire (aka: Department of Regulatory Services), there will be a change in how things get done in Minneapolis.

Posted on 08/23/12 at 11:57 am in response to Minneapolis plan to revamp police-review procedures gets hostile reception

Some of that info was on mpr at http://minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2009/11/02-mpd-liability/

Posted on 08/21/12 at 09:57 am in response to CDC: All baby boomers should get tested for hepatitis-C virus

How long will it take for insurance companies to agree to pay for the testing?

Posted on 08/16/12 at 10:10 am in response to Rybak seeks property tax increase to hire Minneapolis firefighters and police

Where are they and why does it take so long to get them published on the City's website? Presumably the Mayor finalized his recommendations before giving his speech, so what takes so long to make them public. I know for a fact it doesn't take all day to get them checked into the web publishing software and made public.

Posted on 08/10/12 at 10:37 am in response to Neighborhood ‘walkability’ a big deal now, even though it’s tricky to measure

Fear of being mugged, smelly garbage, broken sidewalks, etc. can all be built into a measure. They just aren't. Not is not the same as can't.

Also, just as urban neighborhoods vary in "walkability" so do suburban neighborhoods.

These measures are in their infancy.

And, I beg to differ with Walk Score. For most of the US, there is no such thing as too hot or too cold to walk regularly. I've regularly walked in 100 degrees on hilly terrain as well as -25. It's more about...