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Tax Hike Poll Should the Minneapolis Public Schools hike taxes so they can issue new bonds? Yes! No! Yes, but COO David Jennings & Superintendent Carol Johnson must be pink-slipped first Yes, but only after hell freezes over What's a tax? Current Results

TAX HIKE PATROL -- The Minneapolis School District apparently got authorization from the legislature to issue $7,500,000 in bonds for "the acquisition and betterment of school facilities." As per state law, they had a public hearing on the bonds, though it wasn't a chance for taxpayers to protest; rather, it was an informational meeting about a fait acompli--the hiking of your taxes. You see, the bonds will cost the average homeowner between $4 and $20 a year for the next ten years. That means $40-$200 of your hard-earned money is now set to be transferred from your budget to the budget of dubious school board projects. What do you think about that? Take our poll at left, and make your voice heard!

--Dr. Vinny, South High Sucks.com Founder & Publisher

Students need public libraries, and public libraries need to STOP WASTING MONEY ON BOONDOGGLES!

ARTICLE SPOTLIGHT--As you may have heard, the Minneapolis Public Libraries are slashing service--but not administration--because they aren't getting a budget increase. Yet, they still want to waste over $100,000,000 on a new downtown library? This is appalling. They are harming students who need the libraries for research, and they just don't care. The library board needs a pink slip! Read more about it in Vinny's Lounge OR check out a 1999 City Pages article that predicted the current mess we're in!

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