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<br />SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2005 ;:ST. PAUL PIONEER P.R~SSWWW.TWINCIT..ES.CQ.M.
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<br />1 .' ta PQijticianS aregiying . the
<br />I, VIkings a ."~old shoul~er". in
<br />1 their pursuit of a new stadium.
<br />I ~t would be a "black eYe for the
<br />1 community" . if the Twins left "
<br />1 Minnesota ~ bigger even than
<br />I the' ,Lake Minnetonka boat
<br />I scandal. .
<br />1 . Those are Just a few of the
<br />I things. Vikings. owner Zygi
<br />. 1 Wllf touched on during our
<br />I phone conversation. Following
<br />1 are excerpts:
<br />'1 ;1 BS'~ the four-game win-
<br />. , "', nlng . . streak. enJtanced
<br />~e Tiee's job security?
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<br />securethrO~out .the whole
<br />season.'Nothing has changed.
<br />We're going to evaluate it at .
<br />the end of the season.
<br />BS Does Mike have to make
<br />" . the pl~yoffs to keep his
<br />job? . .
<br />. FJ ZW' There are no' bench-
<br />\ . marks. rm not going to
<br />'" be ruled by benchmarks.
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<br />;; I' BS :a~:s = :: :ill
<br />j I get a new stadium?
<br />,\~ I .ZWrm.. . very . ~nfident
<br />1t 1 ';.'~' abou~ this '~lpUlg gen-
<br />~.I ' era! $essiori .inthe ~gislature.
<br />jJ 1 . I. feel comfortable, when the
<br />:,tt I attention is brought to the fact
<br />~l~ 1 that all. three teams (Vlkings,'
<br />.;f; 1 Twins and, ~p4ers football)
<br />'.~.I are .in .desperate need for a
<br />':':.,1 n~w venue, that the .brighter
<br />t 1 mmds and more courageous
<br />({ 1 minds will prevail.
<br />.;' I'. BS ~ ~t.mean it is.nei-
<br />':~ ','1 " ther bnght nor. COtml-
<br />r~> I ,'. geollS to op~ stadiums?
<br />1:1 ~A1If I say to most of the
<br />f.~: 1 .. WW people in the state of
<br />~IMinnesota, '~'You can get. a new
<br />~~I stadium 'b~t,. . and you'don't
<br />;~I.; pave to pay any new' taxes ~
<br />~....~.~~...I '(10 you want one?" what do
<br />;~: you think they'll, 88'(l '~o. I
<br />I~~I don't want' one." GIve me a
<br />~\~I break. When you sort it all
<br />:~:~};I out, who can really be . against
<br />~J a partnership developed by a
<br />,~l~~;.1 county and a developer? All
<br />~~1'iJ . we're asking from the state is
<br />~~p~'~ an endorsement
<br />~~W. . BS You sound ~~ated by
<br />;".:~7,t: 1 our state politicIans.
<br />.~:.r.';'.r.~.&l 7W':'" .... ..r. m. willin. · · g. to .'. in. ve..s.. t. a
<br />'fj~f." . ~ ~,I~billi~n . dollars. Qyer
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