Denfeld Trigonometry students know their times tables March 14, 2015 I owe Duluth Denfeld a profound apology for defaming them two posts ago. I wrote that one of the teachers who spoke to the… Continue Reading
What the District’s lawyers didn’t want me to share with the public March 11, 2015 Ignorance is bliss……such is the philosophy of anyone working with ISD 709. Tell the truth about the fire sale of Central High and you… Continue Reading
And just what did those silenced teachers tell us? March 11, 2015 We received four letters from four different academic departments some weeks ago representing about twenty teachers. There’s safety in numbers. I’ll include only one… Continue Reading
Short Shrift for Education March 11, 2015 As I headed off to my church men’s club meeting this morning I thought back on yesterday’s Education meeting in the safe surroundings of… Continue Reading
How do you stop a scorpion from stinging March 10, 2015 Art Johnston faces imminent removal from the Board if he does nothing. In my opinion this is because he protected his partner from an… Continue Reading
Irony of Ironies March 10, 2015 Today’s story in the Trib picked up on a great irony. Yesterday’s Business Committee meeting was a modicum of earnest business like discussion. So… Continue Reading
Anonymous email March 8, 2015 I mentioned my recent meeting with Tim. He’s a black fellow and has been at odds with our police department. He’s been in talks… Continue Reading
Ladysmith Black Mombazo March 8, 2015 I was listening to an interesting story on NPR this morning about America’s first elephant. It came from the creator of The Memory Palace…. Continue Reading
Old Man Winter March 8, 2015 My Sweetie took a picture of me for her Facebook page while I worked diligently down at the corner of the lake, I think… Continue Reading
A different topic while I take a break from the school board’s feud March 7, 2015 There are times I really appreciate the Duluth News Tribune especially when it comes to stories relating to the issue of Race and Civil… Continue Reading
Points of Order March 6, 2015 On my lunch break I looked for a Duluth Reader hoping to see Loren Martell’s take on our last school board meeting. Sometimes pathetic… Continue Reading
Cups overflowething March 6, 2015 I woke up at two this morning and spent two hours pondering the wealth of material I have for March posts. My cup truly… Continue Reading
What I told the Senate Subcommittee on Elections today March 5, 2015 The previous post was meant to be a quick one about my trip to the state capital today so that I could turn in… Continue Reading
I feel a novella coming on March 5, 2015 After today I feel like I have a novella’s worth of blogging in me. The only thing that would scotch it is an outbreak… Continue Reading
The School Board’s fat is in the fire March 4, 2015 I’ll leave off tonight with the news that the legal war that my colleagues on the School Board have been itching to start has… Continue Reading
The Statement of Art Johnston concerning Case: 0:15-cv-01173,… March 4, 2015 …filed in United States District Court, March 4, 2015. Arthur Johnston, Plaintiff vs. Annie Harala, Rosie Loeffler-Kemp, Mike Miernicki, Judy Seliga-Punyko, Bill Westholm, and… Continue Reading
More on Loren’s figures March 4, 2015 As if Art Johnston isn’t busy enough preparing for his meeting with the legislature tomorrow and today’s imminent lawsuit against the Duluth School Board… Continue Reading
About Loren’s figures March 4, 2015 Loren Martell has been a grudging entrant into the computer age. He resisted email and the Internet for the longest time which I came… Continue Reading
March comes in like a lamb and a little demography March 4, 2015 As February came to a close I was set to begin blogging up a storm with some squalls like I had in February. It… Continue Reading