82240 - Tue Nov 24 21:20:04 2009 - [Holiday pay] By: rusty trombone |
| I see law enforcement agencies will step up patrols over thanksgiving,more officers working on holiday time,,,must be nice except for the taxpayer... |
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82239 - Tue Nov 24 21:12:44 2009 - [Special treatment] By: White Trash Watch |
What the hell was Brandon Walter Niemi doing out of jail? How in the hell can someone like him make $50,000 bail?
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82238 - Tue Nov 24 20:47:21 2009 - [Special Treatment for Criminal] By: Publuis |
| Niemi is a big name in the DFL circles. No wonder the thug was out of jail. It seems he got the special treatment. |
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82237 - Tue Nov 24 20:34:46 2009 - [DFL Econ Major & Ambulance Advisor] By: DFL Crime Watch |
Details
69DU-CV-08-2620
- St. Louis-Duluth 03/20/2008
07/02/2008
9:53 AM First Strike of Duluth Inc
Sparks, Jay Balboa Capital Corporation Orig. Amount: $20,412.93
Current Principal: $17,972.44
Status: Active
Type: JUDGGR
69DU-CV-09-837
- St. Louis-Duluth 03/24/2009
03/24/2009
11:13 AM First Strike of Duluth, Inc
SPARKS, JAY MARK Marshall & Ilsley Bank Orig. Amount: $122,730.43
Current Principal: $122,730.43
Status: Active
Type: JUDGGR
69DU-FA-06-596
- St. Louis-Duluth 07/30/2007
05/29/2008
11:39 AM SPARKS, JAY MARK Norlander, Dawn Marie Orig. Amount: $66,600.00
Current Principal: $66,600.00
Status: Active
Type: JUDGGR
http://pa.courts.state.mn.us/default.aspx |
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82236 - Tue Nov 24 20:21:12 2009 - [I'll take some action] By: Cynic |
| Wondering, Keep wondering, meanwhile I'll take some action. |
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82235 - Tue Nov 24 20:19:30 2009 - [Taxpayers need to know who DFD buys] By: Gary G |
'Politicians should dress like race car drivers, then we'd know who their corporate sponsors are.'
This would be a great idea, think of the time we'd save and the knowledge we'd gain...Taxpayers need to know the Truth!! |
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82234 - Tue Nov 24 20:18:10 2009 - [Judgements = Financial Problems] By: Cynic |
| Taxpayer, Gilbert should be gone pretty soon so I don't know that he will be able to vote as far as this "try" to take over Gold Cross by the DFD. Does anyone know what this Jay Sparks civil court records are about? |
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82233 - Tue Nov 24 20:13:45 2009 - [Home Burglary] By: Locals Gone Wild |
DATE: 11/24/2009
NATURE OF INCIDENT: Home Burglary
CASE NO.: 09403341
INCIDENT DATE :11/24/2009
INCIDENT TIME: 0226 hours
INCIDENT LOCATION: 1823 East 7th Street
SUBJECT: Suspect with extensive criminal history arrested in burglary
BY: Officer Brad Wick, Information Coordinator
This morning at 2:26 AM, Duluth Police responded to the area of 18th Avenue East and 7th Street on the report from a citizen of a suspicious male dressed in dark clothing checking parked vehicles. The male arrived in a vehicle that was now parked. After a short time he returned to the vehicle carrying a television which he put into the trunk. The male then got into the vehicle and left the area just before police arrived. The caller was able to get a license plate number on the vehicle as it was leaving.
Upon checking, officers found a home in the 1800 Block of East 7th Street with a front window broken out and no one home at the time. Once officers located the homeowner, they found that the home had been broken into and a television along with other items was missing.
Officers located the suspect vehicle parked in a garage in the 1900 block of Garden Street. The vehicle was unoccupied with no one around it. It was later towed by police.
This afternoon at 3:48 PM, Duluth Police arrested Brandon Walter Niemi, age 26 of Duluth for the burglary of the home. Niemi is being held at the St. Louis County Jail pending formal charges for Third Degree Burglary.
Niemi has an extensive criminal history. He is currently awaiting trial for Attempted Second Degree Murder and Second Degree Assault from a stabbing incident that occurred in June 2009. He was released after posting $50,000.00 bail.
He is also awaiting trial on a Counterfeit Currency charge from an incident last month and where Niemi was released on his own recognizance.
In June 2008, Niemi pled guilty to Felony Theft and was sentenced to three years of supervised probation from an incident that occurred in February of 2008. He has other drug and controlled substance arrests on his record.
The Duluth Police Department would like to recognize the importance of alert citizens that have called in suspicious individuals over the last three days. With the information these citizens were able to provide police; two suspects have been arrested for burglarizing homes in these neighborhoods. |
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82232 - Tue Nov 24 20:13:37 2009 - [Not all DFDers want to work harder] By: Wondering |
Why do people think that DFD is in favor of taking over the ambulance service? Why do people say Anderson and Cuneo are in the firefighters pocket? Hopefully I haven't missed anything but correct me if I am wrong. The mayor is against a change, the cheif of DFD is against a change, the firefighter union hasn't said they want a change, the firefighters PAC hasn't said they want a change, my roommate said most firefighters on DFD don't want to do gold cross's job. So even if the task force wanted a change, not one of the groups that would actually make the change are in favor of it.
Assumming something only does one thing! |
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82231 - Tue Nov 24 18:24:53 2009 - [Embattled Teamsters] By: DFL Crime Watch |
Embattled Teamsters
Police raided four different New York newspapers last week with the suspicion of organized crime shenanigans affiliated with their unions. The union, Newspaper and Mail Deliverers Union (a Teamsters affiliated) delivers hundreds of thousands newspapers per day to customers. It is not clear if criminal charges will be filed.
The President of a Teamster’s local union, Helen Green, filed federal charges against the local Secretary/Treasurer Mike Magnani relating to sexual harassment. The two were involved in a sexual relationship, and when Green wanted to call things off, the intimidation and harassment started. Teamster’s officials are desperately trying to keep the issue out of court, but it may not be possible.
The Teamsters continue to attempt to make life difficult for employees in right-to-work states. In a recent example, two employees did not want to pay the portion of dues that are allotted to non-bargaining activities. Union heads threatened repercussions of fines and even termination if the employees did not “jump through the appropriate hoops.” The employees decided to fight back, filing charges with the National Relations Labor Board.
Members of one Teamster Local in Wenatchee, Washington are taking matters into their own hands by filing for decertification. The Public Employee Works Department would not divulge the reasons why employees of the union want to disband. The Teamsters were voted in in 2000, and apparently, some members have had enough.
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82230 - Tue Nov 24 18:16:48 2009 - [Assault with Knife] By: Locals Gone Wild |
DATE: 11/24/2009
NATURE OF INCIDENT: Assault with Knife
CASE NO.: 09403402
INCIDENT DATE :11/24/2009
INCIDENT TIME: 0747 hours
INCIDENT LOCATION: Out Front of 32 East First Street
SUBJECT: Woman threatens two demonstrators with knife
BY: Officer Brad Wick, Information Coordinator
On Tuesday, November 24, 2009, at 7:47 AM, Duluth Police investigated the report by two female anti-abortion demonstrators that they had been threatened by a female with a knife. The incident happened out front of the Building for Women, 32 East First Street.
Officers were told that the female suspect was on her way to the Building for Women and had a verbal exchange with the two demonstrators. During the exchange, the suspect held a knife in a threatening manner to the neck area of one of the demonstrators and told her to stop talking to her. When the second demonstrator went to help the first, the suspect made a threatening gesture towards her with the knife. The suspect then went into the Building for Women. Neither of the female demonstrators was injured during the incident.
The female with the knife was found inside the Building for Women and identified as Mechelle Talluah Hall, age 25 of Superior. Hall was taken into custody and transported to the St. Louis County Jail where she is being held pending formal charges for two counts of Second Degree Assault. The knife was located in Hall’s purse.
At this time the incident has been referred to the Duluth Police Department Violent Crimes Unit, no further details are available. |
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82229 - Tue Nov 24 17:54:19 2009 - [Union owned conflict of interest] By: Taxpayer |
I wonder if the public or city attorney could make the argument of "conflict of interest" due to the fact that Anderson, Cuneo, Gardner and Gilbert all received money from the DFD PAC and they are the ones who will be voting on saving DFD jobs by trying to eliminate the private service of Gold Cross.
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82228 - Tue Nov 24 16:06:47 2009 - [Judgment Records Search Results] By: ben |
Just put this on the Duluth News Tribune blog, but thought you folks would like to do your own research to:
Why doesn’t someone go to this link, click on “judgements search”, and type in the name Jay Sparks.
http://pa.courts.state.mn.us/default.aspx
Seems like there’s more to this story than a simple conflict of interest being a retired firefighter and paramedic with the city of Duluth and past fire union president.
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82227 - Tue Nov 24 14:43:14 2009 - [DFL Duluth decomposing ] By: DFL Watch |
Not only is DFL Duluth decomposing but so is the harbor.
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/23/duluth-rust-study/
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82226 - Tue Nov 24 14:30:19 2009 - [Good bye jobs] By: Pitt Street Panther |
The final nail in the coffin for American manufacturing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3niokfzJSo |
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82225 - Tue Nov 24 10:13:54 2009 - [Donnys' over flowing DFL outhouse ] By: Business in the Briefs |
| In the drama "Donnys' DFL Doing of Duluth" has there ever been a 7-2 Council vote against the unions? When was there ever a time the Chamber supported something different than the DFL demise of Duluth. Where did they get the four speakers in favor of rate increase? Wethouse, or right off the stools of the Cozy? This is nothing more than the same old DFL decoy crap to convince the few remaining and struggling real tax payers of Duluth that there "DFL Clinton", "is" some sort of check and balance system! The "staged" reason only two spoke against was because Duluth taxpayers know you get as much done talking to a wall as the City Council. The only risk to the DFL here is letting Fedora be a breath of "clean" air in Donnys' over flowing outhouse called Duluth. |
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82223 - Tue Nov 24 10:00:52 2009 - [A Sister Cities exchange?] By: Bill G. |
| Curtis Lee James Fairbanks - A good Scandinavian name? Some gangster from Chicago, I suspect. |
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82222 - Mon Nov 23 18:44:23 2009 - [Unsustainable public union benefits] By: Vince McMahon |
No More Fees, Please
The City of Duluth's administration was poised to raise our city utilities fees again when the Duluth City Council meeting convened Monday, November 9th. The only thing between yet another increase to our city sewer, water and natural gas rates was a vote by the city councilors. Thankfully, before the councilors voted, there was an opportunity for citizen's to address the councilors related to the proposed fee increases.
Only six Duluthians took the opportunity to speak on the proposed fee hikes. The first four spoke in support of the fee increases, rationalizing that increased fees were the only way to protect our beloved Lake Superior, the Greatest of the Great Lakes.
The remaining two citizens who addressed the councilors were strongly opposed to the proposed fee increases. I was one of these two citizens. My Chamber colleague, and brother in commerce, Andy Peterson, was the other voice in opposition of the fee increases.
Like the four citizens who spoke prior to us, Andy and I want to protect our treasured Lake Superior. It is our community's most precious and remarkable asset.
Yet, Andy and I know better than to assume there is a direct link between increased utilities fees and increased protection of our pristine drinking water. The proposed fees increase had far more to do with protecting the city's union workers and the union's antiquated, inordinately costly, and unsustainable public sector union benefits.
Councilor Todd Fedora gave powerful testimony detailing the concerns he had relative to the union utility workers alarmingly expensive on-call, overtime and minimum staffing requirements
The city's unions have the city's administration, our city's utilities, and, consequently, every citizen of Duluth up against a wall - and they are reaching for our collective wallet. At a time when businesses are being called upon to provide more services and products at reduced prices, the City of Duluth is calling upon its citizens to pay more fees. Innovation and creativity are needed within the City's utilities departments - not more fees to feed the system.
However, all is not lost. There is reason for optimism. The City Council strongly rejected the administrations recommended utility rate increase by a 7-2 vote. The only councilors who voted for the increase were Tony Cuneo and Greg Gilbert. I hope you will join me in applauding the seven councilors who opposed the increase.
After voting against the fee increase, city councilors asked city administration to provide them information regarding the utilities department's union work contract concerns Councilor Fedora shared with them prior to their vote on fees. It is information I also look forward to seeing. I suspect the information will not be comforting. I will keep you posted.
In support,
David Ross
President & CEO
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82221 - Mon Nov 23 18:40:20 2009 - [Home Burglary] By: Locals Gone Wild |
DATE: 11/23/2009
NATURE OF INCIDENT: Home Burglary
CASE NO.: 09402303
INCIDENT DATE :11/21/2009
INCIDENT TIME: 2239 hours
INCIDENT LOCATION: 1119 East 11th Street
SUBJECT: Repeat Burglar Arrested
BY: Officer Brad Wick, Information Coordinator
On Saturday, November 21, 2009, at 10:39 PM, Duluth Police responded to 1119 East 11 Street on the report that an unknown male was just seen leaving the back door of the home carrying items. The neighbor calling said that the people who lived in the home were gone and the back door to the home was open. The male was last seen heading down 11th Avenue East from the alley.
Officers located Curtis Lee James Fairbanks, age 18 of Duluth at 11th Avenue East and 9th Street. Fairbanks was positively identified by the caller as the person seen leaving the back door of the home. Fairbanks had entered the home through an open side window and was in the process of removing items from the home when he was seen by the neighbor. Items taken include a 26” LCD TV, Xbox Gaming system, and other miscellaneous items. Some items were recovered in the alley behind the home.
Fairbanks was lodged at the St. Louis County Jail pending formal charges for Second Degree Burglary. The investigation into this incident is ongoing.
On November 20th of this year, Fairbanks was sentenced in Minnesota Sixth District Court to four years of supervised probation for a First Degree Burglary he committed on July 17th, 2009 and another four years of supervised probation for a 3rd Degree Damage to Property that he committed on April 8th, 2009. The sentences are to run concurrently. A second charge of Gross Misdemeanor Financial Transaction Card Fraud was dismissed in the First Degree Burglary incident. |
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82220 - Mon Nov 23 18:13:56 2009 - [Why applaud Stewart?] By: Karen M |
Let me get this straight..One would applaud Russ Stewert for what?
First of all he finally figures out the City Council position then he quits and helps his girlfriend Sharla get elected. She is exactly what he is trying to slam DFL, DFD Afscme endorsed.
Then he tries his hand at radio and that totally flops!
Now he writes for some cheap paper and uses foul language to try and get his point across!!
And you want people to applaud him why?? |
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82219 - Mon Nov 23 17:17:39 2009 - [Teflon Jim Stauber] By: Cynic |
| One thing about Stauber is he must be squeaky clean or the DFL would have dug up some dirt on him by now. They have thrown some stuff on the wall a couple of times but non of it seems to stick. |
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82218 - Mon Nov 23 14:39:17 2009 - [$133,000 DFL Dollars bought and paid for] By: EMCRDI |
I love how people on here say that councilors can be "bought and paid for" and somehow they have to do exactly what they're told by individuals and groups that give them money.
I'll have to remember that the next time councilor Stauber runs for reelection. I'll give his campaign $1000 or so and tell him to stop being a douchebag. He'll have to do what I tell him because I gave him money. |
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82217 - Mon Nov 23 12:38:28 2009 - [Fosle not one of the bought and paid for] By: Jeff A |
| Russ is wrong on one thing Fosle didn't take any endorsements from anyone. |
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82216 - Mon Nov 23 12:36:23 2009 - [Snow, a pressing issue for Duluth] By: David D |
I applaud Russ Stewart's article and comments. He is 1--% right. And now onto larger, and more important issues. Snow. Really. This is the most pressing issue in Duluth, that the city clowncil needs to spend time on this. Read the Duluth rag online.
Ever wonder where the thousands of pounds of snow removed from downtown Duluth, with all of the salt, sand, road grit and grime, are taken?
Would just a few feet away from Lake Superior harbor surprise you? And that it’s been happening for years?
“Why are we putting it there?” asked City Councilor Jay Fosle during a council meeting Thursday night. “It doesn’t make sense.”
Several other councilors expressed concern as well, worried about the possibility of the melting snow pouring into the lake and contaminating it. The council will debate tonight whether to approve a resolution authorizing a resolution to dump its plowed snow on property just west of Bayfront Park and adjacent to a slip. This is the first time such a resolution has come to the council.
“We’ve periodically asked, ‘is this OK?’ ” Councilor Jim Stauber said. “We’ve had so many issues with "inflow and infiltration
and trying to end sewer overflows, yet the city feels like it can put all that gunk and snow there. … We’re dumping snow 20 feet away from the water’s edge, and that sounds like hypocrisy to me.”
The city administration insists there’s nothing unsafe about putting the snow in that area. In an e-mail sent to the City Council on Friday, city Chief Administrative Officer David Montgomery said that by putting the snow in piles on that spot, it filters through the sand layers as it melts instead of running into the lake. He also noted that putting the snow near the lake saves on transportation and fuel costs.
There had been some discussion last year to put the snow on other city property above the hill, said city forester Kelly Fleisnner, but he said the city’s soil and water conservation experts argued against that strategy.
“Pretty much any other place above the hill is in a watershed and would flow into streams,” he said. “They didn’t think it was environmentally better.”
Fleisnner also noted that the city’s snow removal strategy complied with Minnesota Pollution Control Agency recommendations and studies done on how to store snow.
But, he also said that no specific study has been done to determine if environmental damage is being caused by the city dumping snow near the harbor.
The city probably is correct in its assessment, said Deb Taylor, vice chairwoman of the South St. Louis Soil and Water Conservation District board.
“Melting fairly clean snow there is probably not going to make things any worse in the harbor than they already are,” she said. She noted, however, that a study would need to be done to determine if there was no environmental harm being caused.
After getting the e-mail from Montgomery, city councilors Tony Cuneo and Sharla Gardner said they were not as concerned with the snow removal process as they were on Thursday, but might push to have the snow stored elsewhere. |
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82215 - Mon Nov 23 10:12:23 2009 - [Stewart hits a home run ] By: Web Hound |
Russ Stewart hits a home run on the DFD issue and city owned councilors.
http://transistormag.com/ |
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82214 - Mon Nov 23 09:57:33 2009 - [Jeff Anderson is owned by public unions] By: LIB Reader Online |
How can this letter write support Jeff Anderson whose campaigns have been managed and run by the Duluth Fire Fighters? Anderson is a slave to the public employee unions.
Anderson and the DFD are leading reasons in DFL Duluth why you need to read the LIB online for free, so you have money for another DFL Duluth tax, fee, or fine increase, and of course you will save energy and the trees.
Also, I voted "NO" on the Lew Latto poll. The DFD is too big for their britches.
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Reader's view: Let’s review the costs of all city-provided services
I applaud DFL-endorsed and firefighters’ union-endorsed City Councilor Jeff Anderson’s action to form a task force to review whether the Duluth Fire Department could do a better job of providing ambulance services for the city. I’m sure the task force will find it too costly for the city of Duluth to take over ambulance services.
Councilor Anderson stated: “I’m not advocating one way or another. I simply want us to review all the facts. Are our residents receiving the services that they are supposed to receive? Could we do better?” I agreed. I think a task force is a good first step.
Now I would like to see Councilor Anderson establish task forces to review whether fire service and snowplowing could be privatized. Imagine the possibilities. No capital expenses for equipment and the city could lease its fire station buildings to a private company. No employee expense and health and retirement benefits would be the responsibility of a private employer. Millions of dollars could be saved! And the city would have leverage over a contractor for its level of performance.
Councilor Anderson deserves thanks for opening the door to reviewing all city-provided
services.
Could we do better?
Jim Caesar
Duluth
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82213 - Mon Nov 23 09:29:56 2009 - [Support the DFD on Lew Latto's poll] By: DFL2010 |
The DFD needs your support. Show Lew Latto by voting on his poll who is in charge of our union. Support the DFD at all costs for a better Duluth. Thank you for your support.
Recently, three Duluth firefighters were asked to resign their union memberships because they had volunteered to serve on Hermantown's Volunteer Fire Department. All three live in Hermantown. Do you support the union on this issue?
Vote YES to show your love for the DFD. |
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82212 - Mon Nov 23 08:01:45 2009 - [All DFDers should be Duluth taxpayers] By: Dodge St. |
| Just up from the secretary's house. BTW, did you know that because of the discussion on this DCB blog that 3 duluth fire fighters sold their homes outside the city limits and now have moved within the city because they felt like hipocrites telling us taxpayers that this city NEEDED a fulltime fire department when, in fact, they were being serviced by a volunteer fire department where they used to reside. This discussion on this blog caused Erik to move back inside the city limits. Simply telling the truth exposed their bullshit, and it made a difference. Still about one-third still live outside the city limits however. Hopefully we can get them to become taxpayers in our city too. |
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82211 - Mon Nov 23 07:51:43 2009 - [DFD's "Waterloo"] By: Larry S. |
This stunt by our Duluth fire department and its union members will be their demise.
The taxpayer can see through their political agenda. We understand what they do everyday now that they are out looking for work, if yuou know what I mean.
WE shall adopt a task force to review whether or not certain fire stations can be manned part time by an all volunteer staff.
Can you say "Waterloo" |
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82210 - Sun Nov 22 20:57:22 2009 - [DFD's Melrose Place] By: Ben Dover |
| Ahhh Big Iron, nothing like an admission regarding Duluth's finest political organization, DFD PAC, formerly known as the DFD, from the most lame of them all. What subject should we move onto now, who may or may not have been knocked up at one of the pole dance stations? |
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82209 - Sun Nov 22 20:31:45 2009 - [C beast from the east new theme song] By: Kasey Kasem |
This music dedication goes out to our favorite import from out east, she's our very own DCB sweetheart DELETED DELETED. Also known as the C beast from the east and many many other handles.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxp_vMFgEPE |
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82208 - Sun Nov 22 20:29:41 2009 - [DFD destroys evidence] By: Heros....ha |
| So...at the stabbing scene the other night at Curly's... Our heros, the DFD, decided to take it upon themselves to "clean up" the crime scene and destroyed much of the evidence by hosing down all of the blood and throwing away the stabbing victims clothes before the detectives could take pictures, etc... Nice |
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82207 - Sun Nov 22 20:26:12 2009 - [Communist Finn] By: Sven |
| What's the deal with this union rag pimp Sillanpa character? Looks like a finnish name. Must be one of those communist Finns who reside in this area. |
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82206 - Sun Nov 22 20:24:26 2009 - [The many names of Claire] By: Cyberslut Watch |
How many handles does "C" use. I encourage everyone to add to this list. Here's just a few I found.
Suzanne (one of her "feminist" handles)
Shakespeare (must read alot to come up with a handle like this)
IKMN (I know my name. Yes "C" , we also KYRN)
Exercising my constitutional rights
Tony R
Anthony
Duluth Voter (UMD neighborhood)
Tony Ramone Sr. (yup, penis envy)
Carmody Fan ( "C" has a big time hard-on for Danny. She's obsessed with his pod casts)
Stalker Watcher
A Friend
Sherlock Holmes (no shit Sherlock, this handle is used by "C")
Moron Watcher (must have lingered in front of the bathroom mirror to come up with this one)
Danny Sucks (like Danny has never heard this before)
Danny is Stupid (envious of his creative podcast)
FaceBooker (many friends including numerous east coast elitists)
Psychiatrist (should consult with one ASAP, narrcistic personality disorder is getting out of hand)
Just Saying (and saying, and saying...)
Fireman
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82205 - Sun Nov 22 19:37:55 2009 - [Beam me up Barack] By: Dennis Miller |
Now this is what I call change you can belive in.
http://supertremendous.com/Galleries/Funny/The-20-Funniest-Barack-Obama-Photoshop-Photos/Obama-Spock-1148.html#joomimg |
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82204 - Sun Nov 22 19:32:55 2009 - [Stabbing] By: Locals Gone Wild |
DATE: 11/22/2009
NATURE OF INCIDENT: Stabbing
CASE NO.: 09402402
INCIDENT DATE :11/22/2009
INCIDENT TIME: 0211 hours
INCIDENT LOCATION: 2013 West Superior Street
SUBJECT: 49 Year old Duluth Man Stabbed outside of Bar
BY: Officer Brad Wick, Information Coordinator
On Sunday, November 22, 2009, at 2:11 AM, the Duluth Police responded to Curly's Bar, 2013 West Superior Street, on the report that a 49 year old Duluth man had been stabbed in the head.
Officers spoke with victim and learned that the stabbing had taken place outside of Curly's Bar. The victim was transported by Gold Cross Ambulance to St. Luke's Hospital with deep stab wounds to his head and neck area. Doctors said the injuries were non life threatening but that a temporal artery was cut and the victim would have bled to death had he not received medical treatment when he did.
The suspect, Derrick Calvin Davis, age 23 of Duluth, was located at a residence in the 2200 block of West 3rd Street. Several witnesses to the stabbing had chased Davis from the scene to that area. Davis was arrested and transported to the St. Louis County Jail where he is being held pending formal charges for Attempted Second Degree Murder and Second Degree Assault.
The victim told officers that he and Davis had a verbal argument outside of Curly's before the stabbing. Davis admitted to having a verbal dispute with "someone", but denied that it got physical. |
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82203 - Sun Nov 22 10:07:33 2009 - [Seriously] By: jthyme |
Seriously..........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWjVQYAi_Sk |
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82202 - Fri Nov 20 22:21:34 2009 - [DCB speed dating] By: Sata Lte |
| Cynic, I think I LOVE U. Thank YOU! |
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82201 - Fri Nov 20 21:21:49 2009 - [20 years of DFD pole dancing] By: Big Iron |
| Yup, 20 years ago, Bend Over. I'm sure there's a disturbing reason as to why you continually live your life in the past. |
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82200 - Fri Nov 20 19:06:39 2009 - [There's your change ] By: Medical Gal |
Obama said durig the campaign the crital part of his health care initiative is going to be "preventative" medicine.
I guess we now know what he meant. Women delaying mamaograms and papsmears tests. Huh.... stay tuned. The community organizer and his left-wing radicals have just begun. |
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82199 - Fri Nov 20 18:52:34 2009 - [Who would have thought?] By: fairness |
| kudos to councilor Sharla Gardner for saying the task force set up by Cuneo and Anderson needs someone from Gold Cross on it to be fair. I never thought she had it in her so good for her. |
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82198 - Fri Nov 20 16:21:07 2009 - [Taxpayers left holding the bag] By: Cynic |
| When Douglas County said "subsidized by the taxpayer". This is exactly what will be going on in Duluth if the DFD takes over ambulance service. You can use all the excuses you want of why the taxpayers of Douglas County had to subsidize their ambulance service but excuses are like A-holes we all have one. The taxpayers are still left holding the bag. |
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82197 - Fri Nov 20 16:14:11 2009 - [Duluth boy in the news] By: TGI F |
Duluth boy caught harboring illegal alien:
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/boy_finds_own_real_life_e_t?utm_source=videoembed
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82196 - Fri Nov 20 12:19:08 2009 - [Central not all about academics] By: D |
| What about Lake Superior HS on RiceLake Rd.? I heard one positive and one negative. daughter is ready to pull her 3 kids out of Central. I hear some of the kids at Denfeld are really rude to the kitchen people--course you get that in all the schools. |
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82195 - Fri Nov 20 11:40:50 2009 - [Disgusted by the working conditions] By: Douglas County |
I would like to throw in the mix the fact that Douglas County did not get out of the ambulance business to save the taxpayers money. A certain individual mismanaged the service for years which finally brought it to critical mass and caused it to be subsidized by the taxpayer. Bill collecting was a huge problem and there were many write-offs of outstanding bills. This individual was then rewarded for his ineptness with a nice administration job with Gold Cross. It is also a fact that the county paramedics who were hired by Gold Cross lost their defined benefit county pensions. There was also a huge amount of animosity shown to the county medics by the old guard Gold Cross employees. No all county paramedics were offered jobs. Only those that met the standards of Gold Cross. As far as medivan what happened to those employees when Mayo decided that it was not profitable to run that type of service anymore? I also know that Mayo does not like the fact that the Duluth employees are union represented and have for years tried to get rid of the union. I have many friends that work for Gold Cross and I am disgusted with the working conditions that Mayo has brought for them. They are professionals trying to do a job. Maybe municipal service with the experienced paramedics of Gold Cross is the best option for the citizens. I hope that all of this publicity has not affected the role that either the fire department or the paramedics play with regards to giving the best care to the citizens.
STARFIRE: If an employee of Gold Cross doesn't like the working conditions, is it not possible for them to quit? Or is sombody holding a gun to their head to work under those terrible conditions. If they did quit, do you think that anybody would apply for the vacancy in this current economic situation? How many DFDers have ever quit in the history of the DFD? Probably not such a bad gig at DFD, huh? With all the paid sleeping time and all that stuff. |
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82194 - Fri Nov 20 10:20:03 2009 - [I will see you there at LCA] By: Rhonda |
| My son went to Lakeview Christian Academy and had a tremedous learning experience and safe environment. Erik H. I will see you there. |
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82193 - Fri Nov 20 09:04:16 2009 - [Gold Cross or DFD at fire hall mishap?] By: Barb J |
Ben Dover,
Did Gold Cross or the DFD attend to the lady that got hurt on the pole? |
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82191 - Thu Nov 19 23:48:37 2009 - [Invitation to LCA craft & bake sale] By: Erik H |
I invite all of you to come to Lakeview Christian Academy's Country Crossroads Craft and Bake Sale. The event features more than 50 vendors from three states on all three floors of LCA. They seel everything from frybread tacos to designer purses to hand carved coffee tables.
There really is something for everyone, and all procedes go to the LCA scholarship fund.
The event runs from 9-6 on Friday and 9-7 on Saturday.
It is a great event that helps out a great cause. I hope to see all fellow DCBers at the sale. |
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82190 - Thu Nov 19 23:39:56 2009 - [Thanks to Citizen Patrol & Reservists] By: News Watcher |
just got finished with watching channel 10 news on our city's volunteer citizen patrol which assists our police department in makeing are neighborhoods safe. The news said there are over 180 volunteers
I also know that the our police use reserve policeman. My neighbor is a police reservist. Adding them all up probably equals about 100 volunteers total. thank you citizen patrol and reserve officers for making all of us safer. |
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82189 - Thu Nov 19 23:29:56 2009 - [Which fire hall is hosting the party?] By: Ben Dover |
The DFD seems to have a special talent for freeing does that get stuck. They have a long history in this area including freeing the doe that got stuck at the bottom of the pole at the fire hall at the DFD's after hours party a few years back. That doe broke her ankle and the taxpayers got to pay the medical bills for DFD's lack of judgement in that particular case. Thank goodness that the doe saved today made it through without any ankle injuries, given that the DFD was once again, at the helm so to speak.
It is clear that money is no object to the DFD as a valid doe permit costs $15.00 and for about $1.00 in ammo, the problem could have been solved and the DFD could have resumed the horizontal position back at the fire hall. How much did the citizens of Duluth pay for their doe permit today, $1,000, $2,500, $5,000, more? DFL Duluth, where money means nothing because it is somebody elses anyway and if it is not enough, they just steal more.
DFL Duluth, where the DFD spending thousands of taxpayers dollars to free a doe in the middle of deer season is all they have on the agenda. Thank goodness the weekend is coming so they can get back to the does at their pole dances at the fire hall and let the deer hunters take care of the other does. And the taxpayers only have to hope that there isn't another ankle injury at one of the fire halls this weekend. |
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82188 - Thu Nov 19 22:41:31 2009 - [DFDers need more than 24 hours of sleep] By: Westie |
| Its BEEN awhile for me. I have read the bantering. Is this all this blog is about. paramedics bashing firemen and back and forth. The bigger union will win, firemen have the numbers and th e counsel. I had a small garage fire several years ago and the firejmen came very quick and put it out saving my house. I live 4 bloks from the 27th station and they are busyu all day long. we need firemen more than parimedacs |
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82187 - Thu Nov 19 22:30:48 2009 - [A bit difficult to explain on internet] By: Inside Look |
Wants to Know,
Ok... Im not sure that we are on the same page here... Quite frankly, this is something that may be beyond trying to explain over a blog. To fully understand the differences between BLS and ALS, and the re-certifying for each is very difficult to explain over the internet. Another dimension to this whole discussion is the "Standard of Care" in addition to how medics practice pre-hospital medicine under the medical license of their medical director, who is a licensed MD or DO in the state that the service is in. I dont know your background and how much you know about EMS. If an accountant was trying to explain tax law to folks over the internet, there would be a lot of blank stares...
This is sort of the same thing. |
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82186 - Thu Nov 19 22:28:54 2009 - [Want factual information for readers] By: Wants to know |
| I am not a Duluth Fire fighter. I am only interested in getting some kind of factual information here for people to read. Gold Cross has 64 full time paramedics in Duluth? I am surprized if that is the case. |
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82185 - Thu Nov 19 22:17:13 2009 - [DFD cronyism already at work for them] By: Inside Look |
Wants to Know,
Im not sure what cities or services you are eluding to. It is hard to comment on ambiguous statements. I can tell you that the PSA law was put into effect as both a safety measure for the public, and to ensure consistent service. Without a Protected Service Area, a city could potentially have numerous "fly by night" ambulance services literally racing to each call in order to get the business. If you had ever been to Chicago, thats the way it was there. You could literally watch ambulance crew members getting into fist fights over an argument of who was there first. Secondly, this allows for a city to enter into a contract with an ambulance service to provide 911 response to calls. The PSA allows for the service to concentrate on education, investing in the community, investing into better equipment, etc... Rather than cutting costs and getting just enough of the piece of the pie to survive.
Your comments give me a gut feeling that you dont support the idea of Gold Cross providing service to Duluth/ Superior. To comment on what you are eluding to as "hostile takeovers" of other service areas... For instance, Douglas County ASKED Gold Cross to put in an RFP, or Request for proposal to provide service on the other side of the bridge. They did this as a cost saving measure to the taxpayers of Douglas County. Whether or not that reduced taxes is not Gold Cross's fault. What I do know, is that if you never need an ambulance...you never have to pay for one. That is the advantage of a private service.
With the city in such financial ruins, to take on the tens of millions of additional dollars for DFD to re-invent the wheel is not feasible.
The comittee that is looking into this is already unfair and biased toward DFD taking over. Jay Sparks, who is on the comittee is a retired DFD firefighter who worked as a paramedic on Douglas County for a few years. As long as I can remember, taking over the ambulance service was a front burner issue for him. That is not a fair, objective look at the situation.
I'm not sayin...I'm just sayin... |
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82184 - Thu Nov 19 22:05:41 2009 - [DFD just trying to save their jobs] By: Dodge St |
Just up from secretary Roadfeldt's house. I will volunteer at the Lakeside Fire station if you want volunteers. I will clean toilets, floors, make meals, sleep, watch TV, but not sleep while not on a fire run. I won't charge the taxpayer a dime to do this. I will mow the lawn and snowblow too.
I am willing, as a volunteer, to drive the truck on all medicals with lights ands sirens driving like I'm hell bent for election to show the public I'm really, really needed at a medical scene. Only to find out it's a women with back pain for two days, but I can justify driving like a maniac because on any medical I can say that it just might be a life or death situation.
I will stand on corners during "fill the boot" campaign because I am not on duty and am volunteering. Everything I do will not cost the taxpayers anything, I will volunteer along with many others for free to serve my community.
As stated before, smoke alarms and current building codes make full-time fire departments not needed in most small towns like Duluth. That is why our duluth fire union wants to take to the ambulance service. This is to save their jobs.
Our Mayor even understands this thinking and is not supporting the fire fighters...so does the general public |
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82183 - Thu Nov 19 22:05:05 2009 - [People get the government they deserve] By: Ben Dover |
After watching yet another episode of the local news this evening, all I can say is that Duluth buffoonery brings comedy to a new level.
First, some clown at UMD is shown with his laptop online being pimped by that millionaire teachers union honcho Tom Dooher crying for even more money for higher education. Hey dumb ass, have you ever asked yourself why the cost of higher education is going through the roof? Hint, it has to do with a certain class of DFL elitists who think they are the shit and want you to pay for it.
Then, if that wasn't funny enough, that joker that some refer to as the mayor of Duluth, Donny Boy Ness, seems to have his thong in a bundle trying to convince the taxpayers of Duluth why he wants to hose them for more taxes after Duluth just finished off paying a liability which will free up another 3.5 million a year. Instead of passing the savings to those that pay the bills, Ness will increase taxes once again and use the savings to hire even more AFSCME workers in this terrible economy. This clown Ness has the mentality of a part time gas station clerk. Oh thats right, it makes perfect sense as that is what his only job was prior to the local DFL mafia and AFSCME and DFD mobsters buying him the mayors seat.
It was clear looking at that shifty slippery Ness that he now has nothing but contempt for the taxpayers of Duluth. He will steal all he can for himself and his cronies while the getting is so good. Expect nothing but the finest extortion tactics from the Boy Wonder. He didn't have such a big smile when he was called out for pissing away the 3.5 million dollar savings on new hires.
Next time some DFL Duluth blow ass tells you that AFSCME and the mayor are at odds, show them the facts and skip the DFL Duluth BS they want us all to believe. Ness and AFSCME are one in the same. Same crooks, another tax.
Ness gets his 100K no matter what he does, so why would he want to make a hard choice? It is much easier for him to hose mom and pop on a retirement income than make any tough choices. Has he led by example and requested a pay cut in these tough times when others that pay for his salary are losing their homes and can't find enough money to eat? No, of course not. He feels entitled to all that he can extort from the taxpayer. That is the elitist DFL way.
People get the government they deserve. Duluth, you take the cake!
I think that I will watch at 10 again for another round of DFL Duluth laughs. Please tune in to the comedy hour and watch the slippery mayor shift his eyes when asked simple questions on why he wants to screw the taxpayers and piss their money away to grow more governmnet and judge for yourself whose interests he has in mind, yours or his. |
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82182 - Thu Nov 19 21:52:20 2009 - [Self-serving DFDer] By: Medic |
| Wants to know---so your admitting and willing to put another Union brother out of work. Is that correct? |
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82181 - Thu Nov 19 21:49:46 2009 - [Gold Cross increased union membership] By: Medic |
As Paul Harvey use to say, "now the rest of the story". Gold Cross Ambulance service offered jobs to all Douglas County Ambulance personnel after taking over that county. All medivan employees were offered jobs after Gold Cross took over. All in All, after the expansion of Gold Cross Ambulance Service in both Douglas Co and the takeover of medivan, Gold Cross rehired all but 2 of the total 47 employees affected.
The 2 who weren't rehired chose not to come on board. Gold Cross now employs over 64 full-time employees with 61 being full-time Union employees backed by the Retail Clerks Union.
Now you Duluth Firefighter who wanted the answer, you got it. Anymore questions you self centered firefighter. I am not trying to put you on the unemployment line, why are you wanting me to be unemployed. I have mouths to feed too. I along with you worked hard for our respective positions. What gives here. |
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82180 - Thu Nov 19 21:41:28 2009 - [Is DFD compliant or not?] By: Wants to know |
Inside look; I went to the nremt.org site and read the information. They are an organization that one belongs on a voluntary basis if I read their information correctly. While they are a national deal, they have no power in law and that is what you stated the fire department paramedics were in violation of. No where did I see any type of numbers of any of the skills that HAVE to be performed on a regular basis. They didn't even list, as far as I could see, any specific ALS skills that had to be performed like you listed.
I looked up the Minnesota Statutes that cover Emergency Medical Services, and under section 144E.28 subdivision 1 it defines what EMT-B, I, and P are and what you need to do to get a state certification. There is nothing that I read that says anyone who is certified HAS to work on an ambulance. They do not even have the same wording as the nremt.org does for membership.It looks like the same requirements apply to everyone to get certified the first time. Section 144E.28 subdivision 7 says what you have to do to be recertified. There is training and classes that everyone has to go to, but there is nothing, again, that says anyone with a certification has to work on an ambulance.
If I missed something, I am sorry. According to the information you sent me to, and what I found in the state statutes, which ARE the law in Minnesota, it wold appear that the fire fighters are not breaking any laws if they have done everything that any other paramedic has to do to get recertified, and you have attempted to give out some information that does not seem to be correct. I don't believe, based on experiences with other state certifying agencies, that the Emergency Services Regulatory Board would allow the fire department people not to be in compliance with the law. |
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82179 - Thu Nov 19 21:14:08 2009 - [Paid fulltime DFD only way to go] By: Pro-DFD |
| Get over it you right wing nut jobs. Duluth is too busy to even think of using volunteers. I've seen how volunteers perform and most of the time its frightening.Your paid fulltime fire department is the only way to go. |
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82178 - Thu Nov 19 21:13:19 2009 - [Full time department is old school] By: Joel Syphilis |
Duluth having a full time department is old school.
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/statistics/departments/index.shtm
2008 USA all fire departments 30,170 of which 21,235 are all volunteer. |
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82177 - Thu Nov 19 21:10:35 2009 - [THE ELITIST] By: Jimmy D. |
| JAN, GO TO THE AREA OF 19TH AV AND 8 ST EAST. CLOSE YOUR EYES AND FOLLOW YOUR NOSE. YOUR NOSE WILL BRING YOU RIGHT TO CLAIRE.SHE'LL BE THE ONE SIPPING HER LATE' WHO STINKS LIKE A WORN OUT TEA BAG. OPEN YOUR EYES AND THERE SHE IS, MRS. CLAIRE THE ELITIST. |
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82176 - Thu Nov 19 21:07:19 2009 - [More union brothers out of work] By: Wants to know |
Medic, while looking up the stuff that Inside Look posted about certifications, I stumbled across a thing called a primary service area that seems to be a legalized monopoly for an ambulance service. The history shows that they came about in Minnesota because a then private ambulance company came to Duluth and subsequently put two other ambulance services out of business because it lobbied successfully in the legislature to create these primary service areas. Seems like that put a bunch of people out of work. A number of years later that same company put another local ambulance service, that was manned by union members, out of business and took over their area of service. Not long after that, the same company made overtures to three local cities that have ambulances run by the fire deparetments to take over their ambulance service areas and potentially put some more union brothers and sisters out of work. The proposals were soundly dismissed by the respective cities.
Before you cry "foul", maybe you ought to tell the rest of the story... |
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82174 - Thu Nov 19 20:59:57 2009 - [City of La Crosse looking to cut big $$$] By: Joel Syphilis |
Look at what this young Mayor is doing as the City of La Crosse Looks Into Volunteer Fire Department.
http://www.wkbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=11524009
http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/70420532.html
Duluth would save at least $20 MILLION PER YEAR, about 1/4 of the budget and many cities can have more libraries, children programs and facilities who have volunteer
fire departments. |
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82173 - Thu Nov 19 20:54:04 2009 - [How could Duluth use the rescue squad?] By: Rescue Squad |
Hey Duluthians, we are prepared to respond and assist your paid volunteer fire department.
We are here to help, respond and serve this county and the city of Duluth is in St. Louis county.
Lets form a committee to discuss the possibility of using the rescue squad to supplement the full-timers.
Our rescue squad would love to serve the Duluth Taxpayer, we have 37 members of the rescue squad living and working within the city limits. This equals almost one full shift of Duluth firefighters.
We would gladly purchase 4 more rescue vehicles at no cost to the taxpayer to serve Duluthians.
We won't cost Duluthians anything because we are volunteers.
If your skeptical about using volunteers, try allowing us to man one fire station for a year. You'll see no reduction in service and you'll have spent about 1 million less for protection. What a savings!
We're ready to serve, just ask |
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82172 - Thu Nov 19 20:26:24 2009 - [Wants to meet DFL Duluth elites] By: Jan |
I'd really like to meet this "C." It'd be really cool to compare notes of what it's like to live in Duluth, with someone like a heiress and also someone like BIG IRON.
Living here since the late 70's, I went to work for Jeno. What happened after that could fill a book. One thing for certain, hard work doesn't get you very far in this city (unless you know someone who is 'in' with the 'In Crowd' ;)
I'd like to know about how those inheriting trust funds and those working for the Duluth Fire Department live. Thanks. |
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82171 - Thu Nov 19 17:59:15 2009 - [C-Beast meltdown again] By: Big Iron |
| The C-Beast From The East must have complained to the DNT AGAIN after yet another one of her patented meltdowns yesterday. The comments criticizing her have been removed from Stahl's blog. |
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82170 - Thu Nov 19 17:38:43 2009 - [DFL hackers we're back online] By: Tony R |
The DCB is back online after hackers did a number on Duluth's NUMBER 1 blog.
DFL Duluth will stop at nothing to suppress free speech.
Say it the way it is and blog on baby!
Ciao!
Tony
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82169 - Thu Nov 19 17:34:56 2009 - [DFD union taking other union jobs] By: Medic |
| As a member of the Retail Clerks union, I can't believe that this UNION area doesn't take a stand agains the fire union which is attempting to put me on the unemployment line. The Retail Clerks Union needs to stand up for us against the rogue fire union. Selfish, me, me, me. |
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82168 - Thu Nov 19 17:33:27 2009 - [Male Arrested in Burglaries] By: Locals Gone Wild |
DATE: 11/19/2009
NATURE OF INCIDENT: Male Arrested in Burglaries
CASE NO.: 09400703
INCIDENT DATE :11/19/2009
INCIDENT TIME: 11:00 AM
INCIDENT LOCATION:
SUBJECT: Male Arrested in East Burglaries
BY: Officer Brad Wick, Information Coordinator
Today, Thursday, November 19, 2009, at 11:00 AM, Duluth Police arrested a 25 year old Duluth male on four counts of First Degree Burglary and two counts of Second Degree Burglary. The burglaries were in the Chester Park and UMD areas of Duluth. The suspect has admitted to police his involvement in the burglaries.
At this time police are not releasing the name or picture of the suspect due to the sensitivity of the investigation and other ongoing investigations. The suspect is being held at the St. Louis County Jail pending formal charges.
No further information is available at this time. |
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82165 - Wed Nov 18 23:05:19 2009 - [Life of a trust funding elitist "C"...] By: Ben Dover |
Dave: Are you joking? Claire is one of the biggest racists in Duluth. Claire is just another word for bigot. Why does she not live in the Hillside instead of living far away from those she supposedly can't seem to live without? Is she surrounded by a diverse neighborhood where she resides? No, she is surrounded by white students, elitist white professors, and other white elitist trust funders like her who spew one thing and live completely differently. They call themselves Progressives by the way. What a farce these clowns are. Nothing to do but blog all day on their dad's hard earned money and they piss it away trying to reinvent the wheel and try to decide which sex they want to be when they grow up. And people wonder why the country is in shambles. Look no further than these people like Claire. History has shown us that kooks like this have no leadership roles in a society where real progress occurs.
Once a Concord flying elitist trust funder from California living on daddy's money, always one. Right "C"?
45 countries visited by Claire and a Concord or two rides later by "C" and this is the result. Same leftist drivel all day long. We all have your number Claire, even Stahlalinski.
Must be rough living on a trust fund and being such an elitist. Have you ever thought how it might be trying to make it without daddy and the Concord? It is actually not as bad as you have read about. Try it someday Claire, you might actually like it and be able to lose all that bitterness and hate that you carry around towards others that don't live on a trust fund like you and your Progressive Action gang of DFL elitists. |
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82164 - Wed Nov 18 22:57:02 2009 - [DFD tired of just sleeping all shift?] By: Dodge St. |
Just up from secretary Roadfeldt. Pro-dfd your a complete joke. What are you smoking?
Your fire department is fleecing the taxpayers of our community and you and your fellow "fleecers" are so self-serving that you can't see the forest through the trees. You will be having more opposition than you realize in this quest to become paramedics. Your just trying to find work to justify your jobs. The truth hurts...
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82163 - Wed Nov 18 22:45:14 2009 - [Violence now the norm in DFL Duluth] By: Mozambique Drill |
| Concerning the latest events at Central. People, this crime problem is just going to get worse. The gates have been opened and the barbarians have forced their way in. Duluth has been becomes Chicago's sister city at the western tip of Lake Superior. The corrupt, incompetent, politically correct DFL mafia rules this town. Because of the "minority" status of the parties involved nothing of any significance will be done to address the underlying problems. The simple truth is that we have had significant numbers of blacks who are the multi-generational legacy of a violent , dysfunctional , urban ghetto environment move into Duluth over the past 15 years. The values and lifestyles that they have brought with them have now become established here in Duluth. The school system will not deal with the problem and is not capable of dealing with the problem. They obviously know what is going on but they are doing nothing and will continue to do every thing in their power to cover up the reality of the problem. We have heard and will continue to hear the repeated mantra of eliminating the "achievement gap". We can continue to pour millions upon millions of dollars in the school system and no significant results will be obtained. Washington DC is a good example. Face it people, your elected leaders aren't worth a shit. Most are so far into the kool-aid that they simply don't get it. Those who do get it are to fearful to honestly address and talk about the issue. There is only so much the police can do. Anyone with a basic understanding of the criminal justice system knows that the police and criminal courts are essentially reactionary in dealing with crimes like this. Parents, if possible send your kids to a school outside of the city, move if necessary. There's a term for that, it called "white flight". Or send them to a private school, or home school them. The red plan which has been successfully shoved up the asses of the residents of ISD 709 is quite cunning. Do you think it's coincidence that the plan envisions only two high schools for Duluth? East and west. It's an euphorian attempt to eliminate "divisions" within the city of Duluth. It doesn't pay to get too worked up over this issue. This is simply "change" which has finally arrived here in Duluth. Duluth lags and continues to lag behind the rest of the country. Big city urban violence has become the norm in Duluth. |
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82162 - Wed Nov 18 22:35:21 2009 - [Does C walk the diversity talk?] By: Dave |
| Does anyone know if Claire walks the talk when it comes to racial diversity? Does she live in a diverse neighborhood or is she full of it? Does she donate money and time to the cause or is she another DFL blow hard? Does her daughter go to Central or a private school like she did in California? An elitist like Claire most likely fails to walk the talk. |
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82161 - Wed Nov 18 22:30:28 2009 - [DFD not acting like union brothers] By: Medic |
| The Duluth Fire Department is grasping at straws in trying to put me out of a job. I sincerely hope this will be the last time they make this push to take our jobs away from us. Once and for all put the issue to rest. Gold Cross will be providing ALS service in Duluth and surrounding areas for many years to come. Thanks Duluth Fire for your support in me keeping my UNION job. |
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82160 - Wed Nov 18 22:26:26 2009 - [Politiacaly correct DNT censorship?] By: Dave |
Tony R the DNT will not post your comments. Calling it what it is, is not tolerated at the politiacaly correct DNT. The DNT is affraid of Jesse Jackson and company.
TONY: Dave, we will see if censorship is alive and well at the Duluth News Tribune. |
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82158 - Wed Nov 18 22:13:48 2009 - [Need more firefighters & fewer cops] By: Pro-DFD |
| Mr. Web Hound, we have more cops in our city than ever before. We have enough cops. They are tripping over each other on calls. We have enough cops on duty at any given time of the day. They need to produce and reduce crime and that is not happening. Do we need to reduce the number of cops and add more firefighters so we can provide paramedic service to make the city some money? Sounds like a good idea to me. BTW This blog is a joke. no one reads this shit. |
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82157 - Wed Nov 18 22:06:01 2009 - [Reverse racism] By: Pissed Parent II |
| At Central High School they have a "black advocate" on staff and when asked where the "white advocate" was the principal's answer was, something to the affect of,"we don't need one". Talk about reverse racism. This politically correct society is troublesome. Time for Change |
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82156 - Wed Nov 18 21:58:23 2009 - [DFD doesn't perform ALS] By: Inside Look |
Wants to Know,
What I am specifically talking about is the National Registry of EMT's. They are the governing body that almost all states adopt. They basically set the rules and standards for how many hours per year a paramedic needs in continuing education, they also have disciplinary rights against paramedics who violate the law or perform unlawful acts. They can suspend or revoke their certification. Here are the recertification requirements from the National Registry. www.nremt.org
Paramedic Recertification
In applying for recertification, certified EMS professionals agree to comply with all recertification requirements, rules and standards of the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT). The recertification applicant bears the burden of demonstrating and maintaining compliance at all times.
To Apply For Recertification You Must:
Be actively working within an emergency medical service, rescue service, or patient health care facility using your ALS skills.
Complete all requirements prior to March 31.
Complete the recertification report in its entirety and submit the completed report prior to March 31.
Demonstrate continued cognitive (knowledge) competency through continuing education or examination.
Continuing Education Option
Complete a total of 72 hours of education including:
Completion of an approved 48 hour DOT National Standard Paramedic Refresher
Completion of 24 hours of additional continuing EMS related education as outlined below
Pay the $20.00 (US funds only) recertification application fee at the time of submission of documentation
All continuing education hours, to include the refresher, must be completed within the current recertification cycle. Education completed prior to the previous March 31 expiration date will NOT be accepted. If this is the first recertification period, only education completed after the date of initial certification will be accepted. See information below for detailed recertification requirements.
***Back to DFD... The first sentence of the requirement is exactly where they fail. They do NOT perform ALS or Advanced Life Support skills. This includes starting IVs, giving drugs, manually defibrillating, pacing, countershocking, performing surgical cricothyrotomies, pericardiocentesis, the list goes on....
The difference between a basic EMT and a Paramedic is about 2 full years of schooling. This is what the task farce just doesnt understand. They are fed a bunch of rhetoric from the FD and really dont have any idea what it takes to be a paramedic. I hope that the citizens of Duluth and Superior wake up and educate themselves on the implications of this whole thing before jumping to conclusions. Being a medic is a far cry from the movie "Mother Jugs and Speed."
I hope that this helps... |
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82155 - Wed Nov 18 21:46:51 2009 - [Duluth ‘just a different town nowadays’] By: Web Hound |
Duluth ‘just a different town nowadays’
Gangs, drugs and fewer cops have bred a 20 percent increase in crime in the city
http://www.rlnn.com/ArtOct06/DuluthDifferentTownNowadays.html |
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82154 - Wed Nov 18 21:41:12 2009 - [DFL Duluth Diversity] By: Tony R |
I just posted this on the Duluth News Tribune story about Central:
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Another fine example of DFL Duluth Diversity. Start reporting the number of police calls at Central, Denfeld and East. You can't fix a problem by putting your heads in the DFL Duluth sand. The great City of the First Class and Federal Community Block Grants experiment are a DFL Duluth disaster.
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Tell Duluth News Tribune readers how you feel by posting your comments:
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/152403/ |
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82153 - Wed Nov 18 21:00:45 2009 - [Student with knife allowed back @ school] By: pissed parent |
Re: Central today-This all started because of some dumb
black kids beating up someone & getting snitched on. Then they pull a
knife & make threats against the family of the girl who snitched on them.
The assistant principal isnt any help, he a black racist jerk & lets these
kids get away with stuff, because they are black & they play the racist card.
BULL**** Im playing the racist card, oh wait, I cant, Im white.
Something better get done NOW-I'm ready to pull my kids out of duluth schools
& I'm sure I'm not alone. Every day my kids come home with another story about
how the black kids did something that anyone else would get in big trouble for-
Why is the student with the knife allowed back @ school?
oh wait he cant get in trouble or expelled cause-insert racist card insert here--I'm really sick of this & thinking maybe my 3 kids would benefit from going to a school
somewhere where the arent afraid to go to school & walk the halls. This school system better do something, not soon but NOW |
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82152 - Wed Nov 18 20:46:51 2009 - [Event at Central wreaks of drugs] By: Muffin Top |
| This latest event at Central wreaks of drugs. Someone didn't pay or something like that. |
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82151 - Wed Nov 18 19:54:40 2009 - [Where is it safe? Central or Denfeld?] By: d |
| Granddaughter goes to Central, along with 2 brothers. This all started with black kids beating up a special ed and the girl that told on them is the one that got beat up. Our granddaughter doesn't want to get involved because of this-she rides the bus with this girl-the girl lives on about 10th Ave E. and 9th St. AND, now rumors at Central are the students from Denfeld will be coming to Central at semester break because it isn't safe for them at Denfeld |
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82150 - Wed Nov 18 18:27:57 2009 - [Exercising free speech] By: Klaire |
Oh real and original "Tony Ramone", since you bring up "exposing frauds," let's bring up my fraudulent behavior -- which explains why the council candidate I *clearly* supported lost big time, Beth Olson. She did better than I thought she would, but unfairly she did not get all that free promo from local radio hosts, and maybe some heft from those who voted for Stauber, who clearly benefited from running a dignified campaign, free from Progressive Actions tainted grasp.
And Rob Wagner. He was blown out of the water in District #2, thanks to the progressive pawn Patrick Boyle. Interestingly, the District #4 race was pretty much ignored by this blog, and it was the closest council race. Hmm. . . I think that tells me something: your blogs are highly effective, but pretty much dismissed by the latte drinking, sushi eating elitist progressives at the cafe. When it really comes down to it -- which probably explains why I'm so angry and miserable.
Why is your forum so effective?
1. You moderate a blog where people post hidden truths and then expose the lies and agenda of the progressive movement. I've seen my name attached to plenty of comments posted on the DCB, and guess what, they were MINE. How dare anyone think otherwise. Give credit where credit is due damnit! Somebody needs to challenge you assholes. I don't call that exercising free speech. I call it having everything my way.
2. I've heard from plenty of people, who write to your blog. However they never admit it. They would never give credit to the influence that DCB has in this community. I don't like that. I call it having everything my way.
3. You moderate a blog where people post uncomfortable facts and information about political candidates, like the news concerning Beth Olson's employment status, posted on your fact finding forum the weekend before the election, or the truth about my travels around the world (I know your envious but I have been to 45 countires and have studied several lanuages) Heck I've even flown on the Concorde. How many of you could even afford a one way trip on that plane, assuming it was still in service? I call it having everything my way.
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82149 - Wed Nov 18 17:56:58 2009 - [Woodland & Central out of control ] By: Parent |
Both Woodland and Central High School are out of Control. They have fights daily and the staff does nothing. I have one daughter left at Central and she said it's scarey at school every day.
I know there have been several parents who have expressed concern but the school principal does nothing. My best friends son goes to Woodland and her kid says Woodland is nothing but fighting and drugs every day. This is sad to see our public schools in such disarray. Lets make some noise and change it so our kids feel safe at school. Our kids should not feel afraid to learn. The Duluth School Board needs to do something to stop this animalistic behavior. |
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82147 - Wed Nov 18 17:36:03 2009 - [Central Attempted Second Degree Murder] By: Locals Gone Wild |
DATE: 11/18/2009
NATURE OF INCIDENT: UPDATE: Disturbance at Central High School
CASE NO.: 09400046
INCIDENT DATE :11/18/2009
INCIDENT TIME: 8:51 AM
INCIDENT LOCATION: Central High School, 800 East Central Entrance
SUBJECT: UPDATE: Disturbance at Central High School
BY: Officer Brad Wick, Information Coordinator
Today at 8:51 AM, Duluth Police squads responded to Central High School to assist the Central High School Resource Officer who was attempting to stop an assault suspect from fleeing in a vehicle. While attempting to stop the vehicle, the School Resource officer is nearly run over.
A description of the suspect vehicle was given out along with a possible destination. The officer was also able to identify the driver as Nathan Allen Drift, age 25 of Duluth. Squads respond to the 1000 block of East 7th Street and locate the vehicle and Drift in the alley. Drift is eventually taken into custody.
This morning’s incident began when Drift attempted to run over a student in the Central High School parking lot. The School Resource Officer responded to the parking lot and in their attempt to stop the vehicle and Drift, is also nearly run over. School surveillance of the parking lot captured a good portion of the incident on video.
Drift was transported to the St. Louis County Jail where he is being held on two counts of Second Degree Assault and two counts of Attempted Second Degree Murder.
The investigation into the incident is ongoing at this time and no further details are available. |
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82146 - Wed Nov 18 17:35:14 2009 - [Central gang warfare] By: anonymous |
One of my kids goes to Central and he says that its gang warfare. He doesn't feel safe.
He saids it began with a native American girl snitching on two black gang kids about stealing.
The blacks had her beat up so the dad of the girl and another guy came up to Central to wait for these kids to murder them. They tried to run them over with a SUV.
He said a rumor is going around as well that the adults were involved in drug dealing with these two students as well.
No one knows for sure but my kid just hears what the other students are talking.
He said there were lots of cops up there, the guys were arrested, they had a lock down then everything went back to normal – although he said there were the usual few fights the rest of the day.
Aren't you glad your spending $437 million DFL Duluth? |
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82145 - Wed Nov 18 17:27:43 2009 - [Get rid of Larry Sillanpa] By: Concrete Finisher |
Along with Netland retiring we should also get rid of Larry Sillanpa.
After learning of his draft dodging in Vietnam I have zero respect for that puke. There are other labor workers who would do a better job than him.
Many of us are talking about your draft dodging Larry and it's best if you retire and turn the reigns over to someone with some "balls" you fuckin pussy draft dodging bastard. Even John F. Kerry had some balls and served in Vietnam.
Running to Canada was not the answer my friend |
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82144 - Wed Nov 18 17:22:41 2009 - [Netland exhausted his stay] By: Not a DFL'er Anymore |
Netland resigning is one great thing for our community. He is the single most disgusting union leader I've ever seen. He pocketed our union dues and we get nothing but more job losses and less wages. He exhausted his stay.
As far as our fire union throwing 3 members out should not be eye-opening to anyone, that fire union for years has been self serving and they only care about saving their jobs. they could care less about the union brothers and sisters at Gold Cross service. It will be cost prohibitive to engange in the ambulance business. |
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82143 - Wed Nov 18 17:15:18 2009 - [DFD owned Reinert must payback] By: Politico |
| I told you that Reinert would some how pay back the fire department. The DFD/DFL aka( Duluth mafia) got him elected and he now must repay them. Watch this fiasco of a committee as it moves along. It will be a 4 to 1 vote on to proceed with Duluth Fire taking over the ambulance service in Duluth. Guaranteed. Mayor and CAO along Tom Huntley, and Peg Sweeney will never support this but lets give it a try. atch and see how the fire department moves this along. |
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82142 - Wed Nov 18 16:42:01 2009 - [Another example of union thuggery] By: Guido |
Here's another example of union thuggery. These guys just don't get it, do they:
http://www.mcall.com/news/all-a8_5scout.7084728nov15,0,6238384.story |
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82141 - Wed Nov 18 16:13:19 2009 - [We ought to know the specifics] By: Wants to know |
| Inside Look, you seem to know about this certification stuff for paramedics. What law or state statute are you talking about that requires paramedics to belong to an ALS ambulanc service? If you are going to submit to the public that the fire fighters are in violation of the law, we ought to know the specifics. You have made a very troubling accusation. |
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82140 - Wed Nov 18 15:12:27 2009 - [C-Beast from the East is about to stroke] By: Big Iron |
| You are correct, Inspector. The C-Beast from the East is about to stroke out over there...funny. |
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82139 - Wed Nov 18 15:03:50 2009 - [DFL Duluth Diversity Program ] By: Truthism |
| I wonder where the 25 yo arrested at Central today is from? A true local gone nuts or a product of the DFL Duluth Diversity Program, i.e. DFL Duluth sista citi import program with Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Detroit and Chicago. |
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82138 - Wed Nov 18 14:53:49 2009 - [Today's names being used by Claire ] By: Inspector Clouseau |
Today's names being used by Claire K on the Buzz:
Shakespeare
Duluth Voter
Tony Ramone Sr.
Thus proves the point of a trust funding elitist living off of daddy's money, no life or being a productive member of society.
See for yourself at: http://www.areavoices.com/buzz/?page=comments&blog=64176&comment_page=2
But remember the day is not over. Who's next, Suzanne or EMCR or one of the many others? |
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82137 - Wed Nov 18 14:39:42 2009 - [DFDers NO way compliant with the law] By: Inside Look |
| Can anyone tell me how many current Duluth firefighters have actually run an ALS ambulance call as the actual medic on board? And for all of the firefighters who may have taken a paramedic class years ago...remember, to LEGALLY re-register as a paramedics, you have to be associated with an ALS ambulance service. The few firefighters who still wear their patch and claim to be paramedics, are in NO way compliant with the law. I only know of one ff that can legally wear it, because she still works at Gold Cross. As a citizen, would you want to be the first patient for a crew that has run NO real ambulance calls? How about being their first IV start? Scarey! |
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82136 - Wed Nov 18 12:58:22 2009 - [No work time at Subway or donut shops] By: jthyme |
| I don't work for public money ripping off taxpayers, dauber. I don't spend my working time at Subway or donut shops. I work a 9-5 M-F job. |
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82135 - Wed Nov 18 11:47:26 2009 - [25 year old male in custody] By: Locals Gone Wild |
DATE: 11/18/2009
NATURE OF INCIDENT: Disturbance at Central High School
CASE NO.: 09400046
INCIDENT DATE :11/18/2009
INCIDENT TIME: 8:51 AM
INCIDENT LOCATION: Central High School, 800 East Central Entrance
SUBJECT: Disturbance at Central High School
BY: Officer Brad Wick, Information Coordinator
Central High School no longer in lockdown and students free to move about as usual.
Central High School went into lockdown this morning at approximately 9:00 AM following a disturbance on campus. At this time, Duluth Police are investigating the incident and no further details are available. One 25 year old male is in custody and was located at an address away from the school.
Additional information will be released when it is available. |
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82134 - Wed Nov 18 11:35:18 2009 - [Tell us ] By: dauber |
| dear jthyme, don't hide in the blog, tell us about your honest day,what do you do? |
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82133 - Wed Nov 18 11:28:09 2009 - [ sign up for email offers ] By: Locals Gone Wild |
Central High School on lockdown
Fox 21 News - 11/18/2009
News Tribune
www.duluthnewstribune.com
Duluth Central High School was on lockdown after a skirmish Wednesday. (File / News |
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82132 - Wed Nov 18 09:33:17 2009 - [DFD can buy the first ambulance] By: Cynic |
| Perhaps Pro-DFD can buy the first ambulance. |
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82131 - Wed Nov 18 07:39:01 2009 - [Keep the faith ] By: buzzo bob |
| Just received my proposed taxes for 2010- Thanks to the city and county for the lower rate and a big SCREW YOU to the Scrool district. Keep the faith |
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82130 - Wed Nov 18 06:51:43 2009 - [Earning an HONEST dollar ] By: jthyme |
| Why does pro-dfd think everybody is a "wannabe" firefighter? I sure in hell don't want to be one. I like earning an HONEST dollar at my job. |
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82129 - Tue Nov 17 22:12:22 2009 - [Sick and tired DFDer] By: Pro-DFD |
I'm sick and tired of you bloggers bashing the fire department. Yes we do have a PAC which is successful and has been for a long time. The candidates we support support firefighters and labor. I'm just guessing but some of you on this blog appear to be retarded.
As far as us taking over the ambulance service, it's going to happen. When all the research comes out we will show how to run and make money providing quality and a quicker response for ALS service than what Gold Cross can provide. We are here to serve the citizens and we can do it better. As for Mr. Stahl, your just an agitator and wannabe firefighter. Labor and Fire, working together for us all!! |
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82128 - Tue Nov 17 21:51:55 2009 - [DFL Duluth downward slide ] By: Keith T |
DFL Watch,
The DFL has been flunking since 2000. The population dropped 1.8% according to this site.
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/27/27137.html
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 -1.8%
Wages in DFL Duluth continue in a downward slide as does the population who is voting with their feet, going anywhere but here.
The only increase are with the poverty rate, taxes, fee, and violent crime. |
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82127 - Tue Nov 17 19:42:08 2009 - [Way down the list] By: DFL Watch |
http://www.censusscope.org/us/s27/rank_popl_growth.html
POPULATION GROWTH RANKING
Minnesota Counties Ranked by Rate of Population Growth, 1990-2000
Rank County Percent Growth
1. Scott County 54.72%
2. Sherburne County 53.57%
3. Carver County 46.52%
4. Washington County 37.86%
5. Chisago County 34.66%
6. Cook County 33.61%
7. Wright County 30.96%
8. Dakota County 29.31%
9. Pine County 24.76%
10. Cass County 24.59%
11. Crow Wing County 24.52%
12. Aitkin County 23.15%
13. Hubbard County 23.01%
14. Anoka County 22.35%
15. Isanti County 20.70%
16. Mille Lacs County 19.60%
17. Kanabec County 17.14%
18. Olmsted County 16.72%
19. Beltrami County 15.32%
20. Rice County 15.21%
21. Douglas County 14.46%
22. Benton County 13.39%
23. Dodge County 12.71%
24. Otter Tail County 12.71%
25. Stearns County 12.10%
26. Swift County 11.49%
27. Lake of the Woods County 10.94%
28. Steele County 9.60%
29. Wabasha County 9.45%
30. Le Sueur County 9.41%
31. McLeod County 8.95%
32. Roseau County 8.73%
33. Meeker County 8.63%
34. Goodhue County 8.45%
35. Carlton County 8.24%
36. Hennepin County 8.11%
37. Waseca County 8.00%
38. Itasca County 7.66%
39. Becker County 7.60%
40. Morrison County 7.12%
41. Sibley County 6.89%
42. Houston County 6.60%
43. Kandiyohi County 6.30%
44. Lake County 6.17%
45. Nicollet County 6.04%
46. Ramsey County 5.20%
47. Pope County 4.57%
48. Todd County 4.55%
49. Winona County 4.51%
50. Wadena County 4.25%
51. Nobles County 3.65%
52. Blue Earth County 3.51%
53. Mower County 3.26%
54. Mahnomen County 2.89%
55. Lyon County 2.57%
56. Pennington County 2.09%
57. Watonwan County 1.66%
58. Fillmore County 1.66%
59. Clay County 1.60%
60. Clearwater County 1.37%
61. St. Louis County 1.17%
Imagine the growth rate without all the free housing and handouts. Keep voting for Oberstar. |
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82126 - Tue Nov 17 19:28:44 2009 - [We are headed for a communist country] By: jthyme |
Yes, Dennis, we are headed for a communist country, after all, look at how many "czars" we have now!
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82125 - Tue Nov 17 18:52:53 2009 - [You just can't make this stuff up] By: Dennis Miller |
See the comedy act at:
http://www.laborworld.org/documents/Nov-11-2009v5.pdf on Page 5.
First, check out the Beth Olson ad with the misspelling on Page 5. PERSISTENCE is how you spell it. Another waste of union members dues on an ad that should have been paid for by the Olson campaign. The $140,000+ a year editor must have a spelling issue.
AD TEXT
Thank you brothers and sisters for all of your support for my campaign. I am inspired
by your efforts and continued "persistance" to make a difference for workers in Duluth.
In solidarity,
Beth Olson
Paid for by Duluth AFL-CIO Central Labor Body COPE
MY COMMENTS
Are we in a communist country or what? "In solidarity"? What a bunch of hooie. Does the editor and Olson have something going on? Oh, that's right, he's a he's and she's a whatchamacallit.
Then check out the DFD pic and text on the same page:
Labor was locked-in on local elections right up until the polls closed Nov. 3rd. Sheri Roadfeldt and Tim Aune, both members of Fire Fighters Local 101, were part of a crowded corner at 21st Avenue East during the evening rush hour.
MY COMMENTS
Now is this the same Roadhead a.k.a. Buttfeldt who is the DFD union secretary? How much nepotism is there in the DFD? Is this nepotism legal? I’m surprised the DFD prostitutes weren’t waving in an ambulance with the flashing red lights ala the Mustang Ranch.
You just can't make this stuff up.
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82124 - Tue Nov 17 18:08:50 2009 - [Drraft dodger drinks free] By: 60's Warrior |
| The draft dodger "labor world Larry" should never be taken serious. He ran from the call to duty and anyone who turns his back on his country can't or shouldn't be given any type of platform. Larry, I still go to my watering hole at 5:30 most Fridays, I hope to see you there and have a nice respectful conversation on why you ran when your number came up during the vietnam war. I'll even buy the first beer. |
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82123 - Tue Nov 17 12:29:12 2009 - [Property transaction sources] By: Cynic |
| On Mondays the DNT has the list of property transaction. That list gives the sales price. Then you have to go to the assessors site at the City of Duluth site to find the assessed value. It may also list the sales price and previous sales prices. |
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82122 - Tue Nov 17 11:19:39 2009 - [Union member $$ were wasted on Olson] By: Jimmy Hoffa |
Larry Silampa is nuts for thinking that Mayor Ness had anything to do with Beth Olson not getting elected. Olson lost because she was hiding her past and the closet was publicly opened.
How many thousands of union member dollars were wasted on the Olson campaign? That is the story that is now being not discussed. The unions should use the union members due for retirement and other savings type programs and less politics. But, don't leave the money in the union management hands as they are as crocked as any CEO. Union members are getting ripped off.
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82121 - Tue Nov 17 10:55:30 2009 - [What website for values?] By: David D |
| What website do you use to find assessed and sold values? Thanks. |
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82120 - Tue Nov 17 10:44:48 2009 - [Larry is being held accountable ] By: DFL Watch |
Draft Dodger Larry is being held accountable by Stahlalinski on the Buzz.
This week in mayor bashing
http://www.areavoices.com/buzz/
http://www.areavoices.com/buzz/ |
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82119 - Tue Nov 17 09:58:54 2009 - [Really worth a listen] By: youtube dude |
This guy is really worth a listen. He's covers a lot of ground in a less than 3 minutes! And right on target, too!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emjw2PYEEds&feature=sub |
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82118 - Tue Nov 17 08:43:57 2009 - [Volunteers refreshing] By: Rod L. |
| It is so refreshing to see the police department using volunteers to assist them, I just read in the DNT that during the time that Bentlyville is at Bayfront that the police department will be using citizen volunteers to assist in crowd and crime problems. Nice job and thank you volunteers. |
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82117 - Mon Nov 16 23:16:53 2009 - [Something 'funny' is going on] By: wut |
"324 N 63rd Ave W Sold For $25,000 Assessed $103,700
This one sold to Northern Communities Land Trust from Bank"
Like I've been tryin to tell ya, something 'funny' is going on in this city.... especially when it comes to real estate.
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82116 - Mon Nov 16 16:37:41 2009 - ["Painful losses"] By: anonymous |
Check out the "painful losses" and tens of thousands of union members dues wasted at the Draft Dodger Times.
http://www.laborworld.org/documents/Nov-11-2009v5.pdf
Also check out Chump McKenna's comments on page 5. |
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82115 - Mon Nov 16 13:13:46 2009 - [DFD is hosing you ] By: Hoser Exposer |
Check out how the DFD is hosing you and the many comments. The people are on to the corrupt DFD.
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/152016/ |
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82114 - Mon Nov 16 12:36:44 2009 - [Never enough money for DFL Duluth] By: Cynic |
I notice that the portion of my taxes that are for the Red Plan have went up or will have gone up 25 percent since 08 according to my latest truth in taxation statement. This is the portion under School District 709 other local levies. This is not the voter approved levies part. Does this mean people will be pumping much more money into the Red Plan than the School District and other elected officials said? Was the School District counting on this continually higher assessments of property to pay for the Red Plan? Well property values are no longer increasing and are in fact going down. They now have our property assessed at a higher value than we could ever get for it. Are they planning on coming around again and saying it is worth even more when it is not?
BTW it looks as though out county portion of the taxes will not rise next year and the special taxing district part will go down.
Of course the city will be looking for more taxes next time as the new police station kicks in in full. It will just be another few dollars as the police chief said on Almanac North. What the hell does a few dollar more mean at this point. I figure in 2 years we'll be looking at food stamps. Oh well, Oh Bomba will still be in so there should be plenty of government assistance right! |
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82113 - Mon Nov 16 10:23:22 2009 - [Assessed vs. Sold DFL Duluth Homes] By: Cynic |
a few assessments/sales:
4830 Wyoming st Sold For $265,000 Assessed $298,100
6019 Greene st Sold For $90,000 Assessed $97,500
4919 Wyoming st Sold For $142,500 Assessed $154,200
2133 W 10th st Sold For $70,925 Assessed $74,000
324 N 63rd Ave W Sold For $25,000 Assessed $103,700
This one sold to Northern Communities Land Trust from Bank |
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82112 - Mon Nov 16 09:45:17 2009 - [Pension worth more most people's income] By: Victim of Parasites |
| Hopefully Netland is retiring. That POS will not be missed. Its criminal that he will have a pension worth more than the annual income of most people in the real world (private sector). |
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82111 - Mon Nov 16 09:05:11 2009 - [Attempted Robbery] By: Locals Gone Wild |
DATE: 11/16/2009
NATURE OF INCIDENT: Attempted Robbery
CASE NO.: 09398703
INCIDENT DATE :11/16/2009
INCIDENT TIME: 0159 hours
INCIDENT LOCATION: Holiday Station Store, 2605 London Road
SUBJECT: Attempted Robbery of Holiday Station Store
BY: Officer Brad Wick, Information Coordinator
Duluth Police investigate attempted robbery of Holiday Station Store.
This morning at 1:59 AM, Duluth Police responded to the Holiday Station Store, 2605 London Road, on the report that someone had just attempted to rob it.
The employee told officers that a single male suspect entered the store demanding money and said he had a gun. When the employee asked to see the gun, the suspect fled the store in a westerly direction without any money. No gun or weapon was seen. Officers did a search of the area but were unable to locate the suspect.
The suspect is described as a black male, 28-40 years old, and 5’10” tall with a stocky build. He was wearing a white or cream colored long sleeve shirt, tan or desert camouflage cargo pants, and tan boots.
Anyone with information about the attempted robbery is asked to call the Duluth Police Department Violent Crimes Unit at 218-730-5050. The investigation into the incident is ongoing. |
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82110 - Mon Nov 16 07:55:48 2009 - [DFD union self destructing] By: BrotherSisterhood |
You Duluth firefighters have smeared us all in treating your fellow union members like you have.
Where is your leadership? Bring them back in and allow them to do whatever they wish on their off-duty time.
Normally we worry about management breaking unions, but your doing this yourselves.
Wake up! |
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82109 - Mon Nov 16 07:47:21 2009 - [Stinking again] By: Jimmy D. |
| oh miss Claire, give it a change please. Stinking again |
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82108 - Mon Nov 16 07:06:21 2009 - [IS NETLAND RETIRING?] By: Former AFSCME member |
| JUST HEARD NETLAND IS RETIRING. CAN SOMEONE CONFIRM THAT. IF SO I AM GOING TO MISS NETLAND GIVING HAND GESTURES TO COUNCILORS DURING MEETINGS ON HOW THEY SHOULD VOTE ON CERTAIN ISSUES. NETLAND HAS DONE VERY LITTLE FOR PRESENT EMPLOYEES BENEFITS OR SALARIES BUT IS A NICE MOUTH PIECE. |
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82107 - Mon Nov 16 06:51:48 2009 - [Congratulations] By: Conservative |
| Jim Stauber wins re-election..again, despite the DFL and DFD trying to unseat him spending a total of $80,000. Lets give the voters of Duluth lots of credit. They didn't fall for the liberal BS which comes from the left-wing radicals we call the DFL and DFD. Jim Stauber wins..he wins..and he wins a 3rd time. Congratulations Jim. |
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82106 - Sun Nov 15 21:19:48 2009 - [DFD fleecing the taxpayers ] By: Medic |
You Duluth Firefighters are a bunch of assholes. Period...and to the fire Chief, please resign because Brian will do a better job and not let the Union run the show.
Yes, your all a bunch of a sleezy assholes with only one agenda in mind.
We should cut your budget in half and use volunteers. Your fleecing the taxpayers assholes. Yes, assholes is my word of the day! |
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82105 - Sun Nov 15 21:14:49 2009 - [Disgusted] By: Former Supporter |
| I am disgusted at the way the Duluth fire dept. is treating the 3 who wish to volunteer in our neighboring Hermantown.To the Duluth Fire dept. and Chief Strongitharm, never again will I publicly support you.. Beth |
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82104 - Sun Nov 15 20:29:10 2009 - [DFD leadership lacks common sense] By: Tourv |
Indeed it is...Your Duluth fire department is trying to find ways to keep their jobs. They need to become paramedics in order to save their jobs...Slowly the time is ticking when all realize thier scam job. The numbers reference the Duluth fire department being the most expensive in the state is not a lie.
I'm assuming most of the DFL firefighters voted for Obama, so in a sense they are right, Change is coming. But it is NOT the change the Duluth fire department is expecting. They are slowly be exposed for the fleecing they do to the taxpayers. Their Union leadership is lacking commom sense. |
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82103 - Sun Nov 15 19:06:16 2009 - [Self-serving wackjobs] By: Dodge St. |
| From just up from the secretary's house. What a load of crap. Union firefighters expelling from their union 3 firefighters wishing to serve the city in which they live. It's all about arrogance. Roadfeldt and Simonson ought to be ashamed of themselves. The 3 firefighters are hero's to the Hermantown residents. I'm sure the taxpayers in Hermantown appreciate the 3 firefighters. It is all about getting more union membership. The thinking of the firefighters is that if no one volunteers in Hermantown, the city will have to hire full-time firefighters and that will bring more people into the union. You talk about assholish thinking. You Duluth firefighters are a bunch of wackjobs with self-serving interests. And now you want to be paramedics..... |
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82102 - Sun Nov 15 18:24:12 2009 - [Rhetoric James] By: Cynic |
Ok James give us the numbers or no one is going to take you seriously.
James said: "When comparing the number of union jobs cut to union jobs created under Ness... the cut number far exceeds those created." |
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82101 - Sun Nov 15 13:37:04 2009 - [Illegals to be made legal] By: mp |
Illegal citizens to be made legal.
www.nytimes.com/2009/11/14/us/politics/14immig.html?_r=1
White House Plan on Immigration Includes Legal Status
By JULIA PRESTON
Published: November 13, 2009
The Obama administration will insist on measures to give legal status to an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants as it pushes early next year for legislation to overhaul the immigration system, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Friday.....
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82100 - Sun Nov 15 09:51:41 2009 - [DFD bought and paid for votes] By: Nick |
Stephen,
The councilors backed with the Duluth Fire Department Union are, presently, Anderson, Cuneo, Gilbert, Gardner. When the new council comes in, it will be Anderson, Boyle, Cuneo, Gardner, Gauthier, Hartman. You tell me that you can't buy votes on the city council.
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82099 - Sun Nov 15 09:35:40 2009 - [Union actions speak for themselves] By: Inside Look |
| Joe... Remember that some unions are about nothing more than driving a political agenda and other unions are actually about brotherhood and creating safe work environments... In the end, their actions speak for themselves... |
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82098 - Sun Nov 15 00:37:00 2009 - [GREED] By: glass ctr |
James wrote: Not just liberals, whom you seem to have a built in disdain for."
Please excuse me for jumping into the discussion without being clear about the point that I was trying to make.
To me, right or wrong, Liberals and Conservatives are just two sides to the same coin. I really do not have any particular 'disdain' for Liberals in and of themselves. From my view point, the ones I'm speaking of could be on either side of this coin.
You are right in thinking: "Your gripe should be directed at ALL those receiving preferential treatment because of power and position."
This is more the point, and exactly what I was trying to say. Because of power and position, some are receiving this preferential treatment. And in effect this is damaging our whole community, and certain, specific individuals and families.
Some of those who have this position and power want to manipulate situations for their own benefit. The similarities between the bail out on Wall Street, Banks and Insurance Companies with our local government and economy are many. There's a class of people who feel entitled to more than their fair share while watching others struggle.
Those sipping the creme on the top of this economy, will be recieving their bonuses and HUGE salaries regardless that the people who actually do the real work will suffer the most. This means families are in jeopardy because so much time is needed to work the two or three jobs needed just to get by. I have seen some in power totally abuse their authority. They destroy careers and families in pursuit of their own self serving interests. Whether it's a Liberal or Conservative at the helm, this is the type of behavior that is destroying our community and country. Another word for this activity is: GREED!! You know, those kind of folks who say: "I'm not worried about you, I've GOT MINE"
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82097 - Sat Nov 14 19:18:36 2009 - [DFD brotherhood hypocrisy] By: Stephen |
Just got done reading the article about the Duluth Fire union. All I've got to say is what a bunch of jackasses. These three want to volunteer in their community and you kick them out of the union. Then, you want to "volunteer" for MDA while you're getting paid.
You morons are bass-ackwards. Anyone, who were the councilors backed by the Fire Union? |
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82096 - Sat Nov 14 16:11:14 2009 - [Wall Street gave Dems more $] By: James |
"Wall Street, Big banks and Insurance companies will continue to recieve huge payouts at taxpayers expense.
ok. I get what you're trying to say. But there's no double standard. For a double standard to exist, liberals would have to be getting treatment different than conservatives on this issue. And you claim the same thing is going on on Wall Street. I don't think there are too many Wall Street (or insurance executive) liberals out there.
Your gripe should be directed at ALL those receiving preferential treatment because of power and position. Not just liberals, whom you seem to have a built in disdain for. |
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82095 - Sat Nov 14 13:46:37 2009 - [Ne$$ bringing home union bacon] By: Union guy |
Good union jobs at the DECC expansion, Good union jobs building the new police station, Good unions jobs building new airport, Good union jobs in street reconstruction and overlays, good union jobs maintaining Lakewalk expansions, good union jobs working on and in city hall, good union jobs rebuilding the fountain, Good union jobs with skywalk expansions, etc, etc. thank you mayor ness
someone said elsewhere Ness would win by a landslide if he ran for mayor again and I would add union workers would vote overwhelmingly for Ness along with the rest of the DFL voters. |
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82094 - Sat Nov 14 13:27:41 2009 - [Ne$$ = more AFSCME jobs] By: slipper slope |
| Please tell us the number unions jobs Ness has cut, James. |
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82093 - Sat Nov 14 10:14:14 2009 - [Liberal sexual predators] By: UMD Culture |
James:
The double standard is this - Liberals are all about feminism, women's rights, women, women, women...
Bill Clinton = Sexual Predator. Liberals response - He's a wonderful guy!
Ramond = Sexual predator. Liberal UMD's administrations response - Slap on the wrist, keeps his job, keeps getting paid from the public trough, he "just being Rod you now"!
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82092 - Sat Nov 14 09:56:42 2009 - [DFD Backstabbers] By: Joe |
| If I were in the fire department I would hang my head in shame. The 3 firefighters dismissed from the union are doing what they are trained to do, PUT OUT FIRES AND SAVE LIVES! Will you boot out those who serve in the military or put out a fire in another town just because they happened to be driving by. What kind of Union talks about brotherhood and the Sticks his brother in the back. I am Union and Shame on YOU! |
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82091 - Fri Nov 13 23:14:45 2009 - [DFL Duluth Double Standard] By: glass ctr |
There is a double standand.
Those with certain political power will not be prosecuted. Of these, many will continue to receive obscene salaries and bonuses to the detriment of the working class.
Wall Street, Big banks and Insurance companies will continue to recieve huge payouts at taxpayers expense. Nothing too much different is going on around here. |
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82090 - Fri Nov 13 21:36:38 2009 - [Wants example] By: James |
"In the end each night they go to bed together with a hug and a kiss.
Care to provide an example? And I don't think job creation is an accurate example. When comparing the number of union jobs cut to union jobs created under Ness... the cut number far exceeds those created.
"when I said Ness is little more that a puppet on a string I did not mention AFSCME rather you did.
It appears I was right in my assumption you were refering to AFSCME, however.
"Ness bounces around on the end of the strings for a lot more that just AFSCME.
OK. Who else does he dance for? And do you have an example of when he's done so? Until you start giving some concrete examples, no one is going take you seriously. |
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82089 - Fri Nov 13 21:31:56 2009 - [DFL Blindness] By: James |
"The liberal point I was making is the liberal "double standard"! Duh!
So, let me get this straight... if Martin and Raymond were both conservatives you think he would have been fired?
I'm not seeing what double-stardard to which you're attempting to refer. |
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82088 - Fri Nov 13 12:32:29 2009 - [No wonder ] By: Ben |
OMG,,,look who Obama had on his TRANSITION TASK FORCE
April 2008-January 2009
http://www.gwumc.edu/hspi/old/PTTF_ProceedingsReport_05.19.09.pdf
check out page 32 |
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82087 - Fri Nov 13 11:07:54 2009 - [] By: snatchy bus |
| ummm...i been reading your blogs,very heated discussions,indeed,..let me remind you all..duluth is just a dott on the map,america dont know where duluth is,its a dried out town,with people living in a ghost town,that should have been bull dozed long ago,why they keep it running?who knows.bull doze it,and give it back to the native americans.duluth is a joke, |
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82086 - Fri Nov 13 09:09:31 2009 - [AFSCME pulls Ness career strings] By: Cynic |
| Oh James I forgot to say that when I said Ness is little more that a puppet on a string I did not mention AFSCME rather you did. Ness bounces around on the end of the strings for a lot more that just AFSCME. Don't forget this guy is a career politician and a good one at that. Of course he would make me look like the "uneducated" one. Any idiot would see it the way you do James. |
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82085 - Fri Nov 13 08:34:43 2009 - [AFSCME Ness love spat] By: Cynic |
| James, You mean to tell me you can't see through the little love spat between AFSCME and Ness. This is a game I've watched for decades. In the end each night they go to bed together with a hug and a kiss. Ness always was, still is and always will be for big government. Thus in the end AFSCME will always be the winner under Ness. If Ness had access to even more money there would be 100 new AFSCME employees on city payroll. |
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082084 - Fri Nov 13 08:01:37 2009 - [Earth to James] By: UMD Culture |
"How do you know Kathryn Martin is a liberal"?
What effing planet do you live on James???
The liberal point I was making is the liberal "double standard"! Duh!
Typical liberal evade and confuse from you! |
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