[Mpls] 8th ward forum and Marie Hauser endorsement

[wmmarks]

stevejevning at earthlink.net wrote:

>The five hopefuls have a little over a week to make their case.
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There were six hopefuls: Titi Bediako, Marie Hauser, Dennis Tifft, 
Elizabeth Glidden, Jeff Hayden, and Darrell Robinson.
Only one made a poor showing. The others have each got something one 
desires in a council member. For example: Titi has marks for her work as 
a school teacher, We Win Institute, and a humongous Kwanza gathering 
done annually. Elizabeth is a lawyer, and while sometimes that's not a 
good thing, since we're in such a bad position vis-a-vis state block 
grant funding lawyers can be helpful. Both Tifft and Hayden come out of 
the neighborhood organizations where decisions are made about 
development. Development is a big issue in the 8th at this point, along 
with gentrification issues which devolve from it. However, not one of 
them mentioned that in their opening remarks. Marie is very strong on 
human and worker rights and has negotiating skills through her union.
It is gonna be a bear choosing just one.
It's an even bigger bear when you know five of the six candidates, some 
of them for years and years.
There is no such thing as a composite council member.

>WizardMarks, Central
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