Posts Tagged ‘ Minneapolis ’

Biking, Antibiotics and Nonviolence in the News

Jul 18th, 2009 | By Mark T | Category: News

Article discussing extending the Greenway Bike path to St. Paul:

A transportation advocacy group is renewing the push to extend the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis across the Mississippi River and into St. Paul.



Good News for Bikers in the Twin Cities

Mar 22nd, 2009 | By Mark T | Category: Twin Cities

Minneapolis will receive a $1.75 million federal grant from Bike Walk Twin Cities to help fund the Minneapolis Bike Share Program.



Honeywell Project Chapter 4 of 5

Aug 1st, 2008 | By Michael Birchard | Category: Activism, Feature

Honeywell, best known for their automatic controls and thermostats, bought the patent to the thermostat in 1916 from Albert Butz boosting the company’s sales to almost $300,000 that year (Honeywell Project 1988: 7). However, just prior to World War II, Honeywell consented to its first contract for the defense department. The United States government [...]



Mayor Villaraigosa, Meet Beatrix Potter

Mar 13th, 2008 | By Billie Pagliolo | Category: Class

This essay was written in response to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s plan to take control of the L.A. Unified School District away from the school board. The issue of mayoral control has since subsided in L.A., but the topic of improving our schools is perennial and often misdirected.
I am new to California, but I [...]