Harry’s an unhappy camper. March 1, 2017 It’s not quite midnight and I want to vent. Our School Board meeting went on till 10:30 PM by far the latest since I… Continue Reading
Organize – Its a verb January 3, 2017 I’m not unhappy with the Trib’s spare account of our organizational meeting. As a participant I found it especially interesting. One detail not mentioned… Continue Reading
Necroscopy of a meeting – Part 5 May 4, 2016 On the inevitability of a new Edison Duluth Reader columnist, John Ramos, has weighed in on Monday’s special school board meeting. Interestingly, he’s not… Continue Reading
welcome to the Duluth School Board May 4, 2016 As if five weeks of non stop abuse in emails and letters to the editor (including this one today) aren’t enough here comes this… Continue Reading
Out for blood? – an email exchange on the Thou Shalt Not series September 25, 2015 I woke yesterday morning to find an urgent plea in my email. One of my eight loyal readers was crushed that they missed the… Continue Reading
Thou Shalt Not Rat Out Our Friends – This is the post where Harry Welty opens himself to grounds for removal from the Duluth School Board September 22, 2015 I’m glad Art is dropping his lawsuit and I’m delighted that we will have three new school board members. With any luck the people… Continue Reading
Loren Martell’s wrap up of the Board vs the “Lone Ranger” May 24, 2015 Its a good summation. A sample: The feisty little guy stands up against the big powerful establishment and kicks their butts! Is this a… Continue Reading
Ignorance is this – Part 1 May 8, 2015 I’ve gotten into the habit of telling folks who ask me what’s happening in the Duluth Schools something to this affect, “I’m only a… 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
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
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
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
What will it cost? February 13, 2015 At our recent Budget Committee the Board got into the weeds about how to save money next school year. One suggestion was to save… Continue Reading
“Where this blog is headed” revisited – plus a little piss and vinegar February 10, 2015 Lincoln democrat is 108 months old minus a week or two. This is its 12,830th post. Its the diary I share with whoever is… Continue Reading
A Memory confirmed for me … January 26, 2015 …not for our recent Chairman. Art Johnston and I have a similar problem. We never seem to throw anything away. The clear evidence of… Continue Reading
Re: the last post January 22, 2015 Nope, I was off a bit about the State Constitution. The School Board should have almost as much trouble removing one of their own… Continue Reading
“Rosie colored glasses” January 22, 2015 The same fellow who sent me this email yesterday (which he titled “Rosie colored glasses”) sent this one as a follow up to my… Continue Reading
My blog is a treasure chest January 21, 2015 In the previous post I did a search of my blog for mentions of Kevin Rupp. The first two mentions go back to 2009… Continue Reading
The first time I was in a school board minority January 21, 2015 If you don’t count my first two years on the School Board from 96 to 97 when I was one of two new members… Continue Reading
Rosie’s Criminal Background Check… January 20, 2015 …of Art Johnston. “The investigation was brought forward because of Art Johnston’s violent abusive and harassing and threatening behaviors,” School Board Member Rosie Loeffler-Kemp… Continue Reading