tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post6419633047374397165..comments2024-03-16T20:35:23.413-06:00Comments on twin city sidewalks: A New Year’s suggestion for Minnesota’s Budget “Opportunity”Bill Lindekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11373780012930618768noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-45800879940630767552011-10-13T02:11:03.738-06:002011-10-13T02:11:03.738-06:00Oh my god, there's so much effective informati...Oh my god, there's so much effective information above!www.albacete-3d.comhttp://www.albacete-3d.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-84141197319271100032011-08-16T02:02:33.606-06:002011-08-16T02:02:33.606-06:00I found a great deal of helpful info here!I found a great deal of helpful info here!ремонт и сметаhttp://remontismeta.runoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-14728220271681583012009-01-01T07:37:00.000-06:002009-01-01T07:37:00.000-06:00As an aside, I shot this image while on a bike rid...As an aside, I shot <A HREF="http://www.snakpak.info/things/pages/bridge.htm" REL="nofollow">this image</A> while on a bike ride one day, well before the I-35W bridge collapse. Something compelled me to focus on the gusset plate.JimOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06817527704839089828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-68102950703914819582009-01-01T07:31:00.000-06:002009-01-01T07:31:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.JimOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06817527704839089828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-82445637952068900372008-12-31T09:35:00.000-06:002008-12-31T09:35:00.000-06:00That's true. Closing a $5 billion hole will likel...That's true. Closing a $5 billion hole will likely involve cutting bone as well as fat. But the bridge is a specious example. It collapsed because of a design flaw, not any lack of maintenance or inspection.The Urbanophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094204641794131438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-89256683121554742632008-12-30T23:09:00.000-06:002008-12-30T23:09:00.000-06:00I agree with you to a degree, and I think our stat...I agree with you to a degree, and I think our state gov't is probably pretty good at thinking creatively in general. but 5 billion dollars of cuts is far outside the range of a creative exercise, and there's a real limit to how far creative solutions can reach. the bridge collapse is a fantastic example of why government is important at a nuts and bolts level. i guess that's my point.Bill Lindekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11373780012930618768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-60305626402892125272008-12-30T21:32:00.000-06:002008-12-30T21:32:00.000-06:00In fairness, the truth is that money is an input, ...In fairness, the truth is that money is an input, not an output. A lack of money often does force people to get creative. Nintendo didn't have the money to compete with Microsoft and Sony in fancy game graphics, instead they got creative and came up with the Wii, which became the best seller. How many super-incredible thing have been done in our cities by grass roots volunteers with no money?<BR/><BR/>I for one think this is the opportunity to look at things with a fresh set of eyes and start asking hard questions about what is really important to us and what we want our government to be. We should be regularly questioning what we do in government, and whether we should be doing it and if so whether we can do it better or more efficiently. Just as we should ask ourselves if there are things we haven't been doing that we need to start.The Urbanophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094204641794131438noreply@blogger.com