Skepticism abounds 2 September 13, 2011 And in regard to the WDIO story about selling off twelve schools I got this email from another skeptic: Thanks Harry for bringing up… Continue Reading
Welcome to college September 8, 2011 On Thursday, just ahead of the Labor Day weekend when the college students stream up 21st Ave. in their lemming like return to academe… Continue Reading
Pro-lifers might be offended by Brazil’s… September 6, 2011 … fascinating example. Population scholars like Jose’ Alberto Carvalho maintain a lively argument about the multiple components of Brazil’s fertility plunge. (“Don’t let anybody… Continue Reading
Speaking of a college education August 19, 2011 Of all the sections in this infographic the one I find the most troubling is the one that says that only 1 in three… Continue Reading
Monday Trib reax August 8, 2011 Its rare that I wake up to find any issue of the DNT ripe for comment let alone the sleepy Monday paper. Today is… Continue Reading
I haven’t decided July 8, 2011 I was playing coy about running for a few days with faux blog posts about “announcements.” I’m so sick of pols getting a twofer… Continue Reading
Dixon leaving unscathed June 19, 2011 I’ve been waiting for this story for a couple weeks. I’m made to sound much more charitable than I intended to be. As the… Continue Reading
“What kind of power does JCI have over these school boards?” May 12, 2011 Good question. Maybe its union power in a time of low employment although both the Red Plan and the St. Louis County School building… Continue Reading
My Blog intentions May 4, 2011 Its been hard keeping new posts coming while I’m away from Duluth. I just spent an interesting week in Florida listening to a lot… Continue Reading
I’ll take another helping of crow, please. January 20, 2011 Pardon me while I spit out the feathers. As I attempted to fall asleep last night I started mulling over my scabrous allegation that… Continue Reading
OMG, a DNT School Board story with integrity # 1 October 21, 2010 It was heartening to read today’s follow up story on the cuffing and removal of Loren Martell from a school board meeting. Yesterday’s story… Continue Reading
So what was I doing up so early? August 4, 2010 Regular readers will know that I frequently comment on not being able to sleep or waking up too early. I know that whining is… Continue Reading
More on Congdon July 29, 2010 Here’s a little more background on the acquisition of property at Congdon. I received this email after my post this morning. Would be nice… Continue Reading
Well, Shut mah mouth July 12, 2010 I was under strict orders to be quiet in the morning and not to hurry over by the side of the Tan Man’s little… Continue Reading
Finding my groove July 7, 2010 A week’s vacation can derail a person. I’ve just got a hair over a month to go before the primary but I’m confident. An… Continue Reading
Yesterday June 19, 2010 Its only been three hours since yesterday, Friday, June 16th. It was a busy day but I only added one post all day –… Continue Reading
The joy of books June 17, 2010 I don’t give myself credit for reading a book unless I’ve read it from beginning to end. Of the four or five thousand books… Continue Reading
Day 4 Diary June 5, 2010 It was a wonderful day. I’ll give it to Roger because I only spent about three hours this morning campaigning and all that meant… Continue Reading
Harry’s Diary June 3, 2010 As I mentioned in a recent post this blog has elements of a diary about it. Look to the long list of topics on… Continue Reading
Faribault, Minnesota May 14, 2010 This is the photo I took on my tour of Faribault today. This is called the Whitney Arch and it frames Shattuck Academy. I… Continue Reading