Don’t expect class size to shrink April 26, 2014 The teachers have passed the latest contract. Most comical quote: “…Wanner said, noting lowering class sizes was a bigger priority.” Continue Reading
Bully for me April 24, 2014 After tomorrow I will put the Duluth Schools out of my mind. Next Thursday I will be the lone Board member voting against the… Continue Reading
So little April Blog showers April 23, 2014 Its because I’m both exhausted and feeling a need to bite my tongue. Sorry dear readers. My heart is good though! Continue Reading
Duluth’s unique Red Plan financing April 14, 2014 The School Board has been lobbied by former member Tony Stauber to rethink vocational education which has taken a hit in the Duluth Schools…. Continue Reading
Four years for trouble to brew April 9, 2014 I got this email a couple days ago. I have confidence in the integrity of the person who sent it and I take it… Continue Reading
I’m melting… April 6, 2014 …and its about time! Until the melt hit us I had no enthusiasm or inspiration to sculpt through the coldest sustained below zero temps… Continue Reading
Staunch vs. stanch April 5, 2014 My buddy sent me a couple proof reading corrections for the last post in the second paragraph. One pointed out I meant stanch when… Continue Reading
Q. What can I do in four years? April 4, 2014 A. Write a book. As I shoveled last night’s eight inches of snow from my front walk at noon my coat was open to… Continue Reading
They’re watching us April 3, 2014 I learned recently that the staff of the Minnesota Department of Education, down in Roseville, watched our March School Board meeting on the tube…. Continue Reading
Never pay attention to anything I ever write here again… April 3, 2014 ..if you can’t tolerate mistakes. I’ve just learned that I was off the mark in this unhappy post this morning. The News Tribune’s headline… Continue Reading
Confession may be good for the soul but not the Powers that be April 3, 2014 Forty years ago we refused to agree that Agent Orange was poisoning our troops or the Vietnamese. Today some of us are back pedaling… Continue Reading
Life is too short and I’ve got too many books to read April 3, 2014 Says Allie Sommers a book editor: “…life is too short to read a bad book — especially when there are so many wonderful books… Continue Reading
Bullying laws April 3, 2014 I’ve been getting many emails about the proposed anti-bullying law at the State Legislature. I don’t know its contents. If it passes I will… Continue Reading
How to avoid getting burned at the stake April 3, 2014 Who says theologians don’t have a sense of humor? I just got back from my treadmill test all hooked up with leads and wires… Continue Reading
Happy, Happy, Happy April 3, 2014 This is the only important thing to read into today’s story of the happy and non adversarial settlement of the next teacher’s contract in… Continue Reading
Zigaboos April 2, 2014 Just a funny word to start a problematic post. Problematic because I wrote it yesterday and thought I’d posted it only to discover it… Continue Reading
“I guess I’m going to have to say some stuff” April 1, 2014 I was quite pleased with Loren Martell’s latest column in the Reader Weekly describing our March School Board meeting. He quoted Art Johnston who… Continue Reading
Teacher Pension “Its not too late” April 1, 2014 I said not long ago that there was still about five minutes to lobby for the Teacher’s Pension at the legislature. The Union is… Continue Reading