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Harry Reasoner[edit]

Does having worked for a few years in the city qualify them as a Minneapolitan? Not really challenging, just wondering what the criteria are. Wahkeenah 10:34, 19 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I think anyone who lived there for some purpose other than being a student qualifies someone as a Minneapolitan. Bellczar 01:31, 30 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I reckon that makes me a Minneapolitan, even though I'm sure exactly how to pronounce it, never having heard the term spoken out loud. Wahkeenah 05:24, 30 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Or a former Minneapolitan. It's pronounced just like Neapolitan with min in front of it. Min-nee-uh-POL-i-tun.Bellczar 18:14, 31 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Not "former" yet. Thanks for the explanation. I shudder to think what a resident of Indianapolis would be called. Oh, wait, I know: "Hoosier". :) Wahkeenah 20:48, 31 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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Bridge name[edit]

The 10th Avenue Bridge connects 10th Avenue SE with 19th Avenue S. A long time ago, I gather, it connected with Cedar Avenue to the south. But when I look at both Google maps and Mapquest, it is still labeled Cedar Avenue Bridge. Is there any documentation to support the name 10th Avenue Bridge?

It is what everyone calls it. In the old days, it was called both the 10th Avenue Bridge and the Cedar Avenue Bridge, much as some call the Lake Street Bridge the Marshall Avenue Bridge. (Incidentally, the 3rd Avenue Bridge is the only bridge in Minneapolis that was ever officially named by city ordinance. The ordinance named it the St. Anthony Bridge, but no one calls it that.) The name Cedar Avenue Bridge is no longer used. The bridge closed soon after the adjacent I-35W bridge opened, and it was closed at least nine years, until about 1981. (Repairing the bridge was not a priority since there were so many bridges in that area.) Anyway, soon after the bridge reopened, Cedar Avenue was truncated at Washington Ave. and a hotel and municipal parking ramp were built where the avenue used to be. In 1984, the city built a bridge along 19th Avenue South over the unnamed highway that connects to the Washington Ave. Bridge (which has been known over the years as US 12, State Highway 122, and County Road 122, or simply as "New Washington"). As a result of this, almost everyone gets from Cedar to the bridge by way of 19th Avenue South and most people have forgotten that the bridge once connected to Cedar.

Furthermore, the name "Cedar Avenue Bridge" is in widespread use to refer to the bridge over the Minnesota River on Minnesota 77/Cedar Ave.Bellczar 03:55, 6 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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I have posted a rationale on the image page.Bellczar 18:36, 3 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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List_of_TV_Guide_covers[edit]

Hello, Bellczar, I have made/proposed some changes to List_of_TV_Guide_covers and think your input would be valuable. See discussion at Talk:List_of_TV_Guide_covers Baileypalblue (talk) 22:12, 22 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Troy Davis case[edit]

I totally agree with what you said in your e-mail. Many people have strong feelings in this case and that's fine, but it must be left out of wikipedia articles. The article is very biased. I've already gone to the NPOV board and someone should respond soon. In the meantime, I think the best solution is not delete what is already there but to add to the sections on the majority 11th Appeals Court decision, Supreme Court upcoming descision and the evidence presented at trial (ballistics mainly). Also, I'm looking through a source that has evidence the European Parliment descision was based less on the merits of the case and more on Europe's view of capital punishment. Most importantly, this is an ongoing case, and until the Supreme Court makes a final descision the article must be NPOV. JakeH07 (talk) 01:20, 29 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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But shouldn't 'homicide' be 'Homicide' in the info box? hehe -delete this note after you read it, please. Cheers!ArishiaNishi (talk) 00:06, 24 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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: Your statement "no sources whatsoever" is clearly hyperbole, since the article has three inline-cited sources and eight external links. I will add more.  Much has been written about county collecting.  I first read about it when Reagan was president. Bellczar (talk) 02:31, 14 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Garfield[edit]

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