The lawnsigns are here

I swear my little fireplug Moloch is going to kill me yet. Moley Poley is our Manx cat, stubby helicopter tail and all, who parks his chunk of a body in front of my feet like an anvil as I walk around the house especially when I’m navigating stairways. I suspect he knows I can’t see worth beans at night. I’ve managed to survive him this morning but he really wants my attention. He’s just parked himself behind me on the top of my plush swivel chair. If I lean back he will probably lick the little hair left on my cowlick and pluck out the remaining strays.

Now, why the heck did I write that?

Well, I guess its because I’m brain dead after days and days of frantic activity. Yesterday’s jaunt to the Twin Cities left me with more work than ever and, of course, I have to stay in Duluth every day from now until the election to make sure I shepherd all these multiplying tasks to fruition. Too bad for me that I’m going to have to leave town tonight until next Wednesday to attend a family funeral.

Now, why the heck did I just write that?

Oh, yeah! Now I remember! (Oh,thank you Moley…..I didn’t really need that hair) Its because I drove home late last night with my Prius packed with posters.

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So, here I am with a thousand lawnsigns to pass but I won’t be here to pass them out.

Today, Friday, Sept 25, 2009, I will put a bunch of them in my patio for folks to pick up. (Don’t forget the wires – each sign needs two of them) But how about tomorrow and Sunday and Monday and Tuesday? Well, I can’t really leave them unsupervised for the next three days. (Goodbye Moloch. Thanks for the grooming) Some ne’re-do-well might sneak in and obliterate them. Not everyone in town agrees with me.

The simple fact is that I could use a little help. Send me an email. I’ll post more info on distribution as I receive it today – If – any help comes my way.

By the way I just read about how the flu is sweeping some neighboring school districts in the Trib. At our last LDV meeting one person worried about how quickly the flu could sweep the Duluth Schools which have been badly overcrowded this year as a result of Dr. Dixon’s rush to beat the School Board elections. We apparently have an unpublicized glut of classes with up to 40 students per class. Even if you don’t consider the bleak possibility of enhanced virus transmission that’s shocking news for its educational implications.

Kids stuck in a class of close to 40 other students will probably remember this as a lost year academically. That’s my take from this news report I heard yesterday on National Public Radio while driving home.

According to the expert interviewed:

“…There’s just a point at which teachers can’t really get to know the individual students, can’t teach the materials. Students split off into splinter groups and withdraw from the classroom interactions, and 43 is well into that range.”

And this doesn’t even take into account the H1N1 virus!

Please. Help with the lawnsigns. Our children’s health, education and our voting rights are all at stake. And don’t believe the District’s hype about lowering property taxes. Dig your property tax statements out and take a closer look. We are all paying through the nose for this miracle. And its only going to get worse. Dr. Dixon’s promise of low taxes has never considered the annual increases in valuations of homes. According to this story in the Trib you can expect your home to increase in taxable value by 3.7% each year for the next decade.

So, not even considering the taxes on your home this year how much will this annual increase affect your home’s taxable value? Stay tuned I’ll do a quick analysis and then abandon the blog for all the other tasks I’m rushing to attend to today.

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