Today’s thank you note January 27, 2009 I spent the morning as the pronouncer at the Duluth City Spelling Bee. I think its the twelfth year I’ve done it. Went home… Continue Reading
A thousand contributors January 26, 2009 Since we began mailing the City-wide fundraising letter on January 1st we have received well over 1,000 donations. I told the press that we… Continue Reading
Dear Cheat our kids, January 26, 2009 Of the 739 letters sent back to Let Duluth Vote over the past 12 days not all were positive. Eleven criticized us. This is… Continue Reading
Today’s thank you note January 26, 2009 Yehaw, I can finally resume posting some of the multitude of thank you notes online. Continue Reading
Boy, I’m glad I handed over emptying our PO Box January 26, 2009 In the twelve days since I asked another LDV volunteer to empty out the PO Box our support has exploded. Before I handed it… Continue Reading
The Red Plan balloons again January 23, 2009 At the Wednesday gathering of contractors salivating over the Red Plan the District laid out its future Red Plan spending. Its $296,034,405. For those… Continue Reading
The Feds to the rescue January 23, 2009 Today’s Trib has a story suggesting the Duluth School District could get up to $8 million from the Federal Government over the next two… Continue Reading
City vs. School Board? January 22, 2009 In Brandon Stahl’s blog (Brandon covers City Government for the trib) he notes the possibility of a face-off between the District and the City… Continue Reading
President Obama advises the Duluth School Board January 21, 2009 From his inaugural speech: “Those of us who manage the public’s dollars will be held to account — to spend wisely, reform bad habits,… Continue Reading
More delays for Plan B January 21, 2009 Checked in with LDV folks this morning. Dr. Dixon is proposing more delays on Plan B and his accolytes on the Board are balking… Continue Reading
Jan 20, 2008 January 20, 2009 When I was a child in 1960’s Topeka, Kansas I was very attuned to the centenary of the American Civil War. My father was… Continue Reading
District scare email to staff January 19, 2009 09-10 Budget Process kathleen a. kaufman You forwarded this message on 1/17/2009 10:04 AM. Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 9:52 AM To: ISD709 From… Continue Reading
When liars can’t even figure January 19, 2009 I heard about this story from the trib a couple days ago but just got a chance to read it: Duluth News Tribune Published… Continue Reading
This is a vacation January 19, 2009 To my eight regular readers. I’m on vacation without a working laptop. It makes keeping up with events in Duluth a bear. Nonetheless I’m… Continue Reading
Today’s thank you note January 16, 2009 You can view a month’s worth of thank yous here. Tim Grover commented recently that the Board rarely hears from anyone who disagrees with… Continue Reading
Necessity or Duplicity? January 16, 2009 At this point this is a rumor but I believe it is probably true based on past experience: January 15, 2009 8:00:57 PM CST… Continue Reading
Big News number two January 15, 2009 Sarah Horner, the Trib’s education reporter, who apparently lives near Ordean, was at the Ordean meeting last night taking notes. I haven’t seen a… Continue Reading
Big news number One January 15, 2009 I didn’t attend the fourth meeting of Ordean neighbors but I talked to a participant and saw the late night news about it. WDIO… Continue Reading
Today’s thank you note January 14, 2009 The previous post showed the plea/demand that I leave town. I don’t plan on that yet but another note yesterday suggests that the idea… Continue Reading