Moody’s – Read it and weep October 25, 2017 It begins: “Moody’s Investors Service downgrades Duluth Independent School District No. 709, MN’s underlying general obligation unlimited tax (GOULT) and full term certificates of… Continue Reading
The blame game October 25, 2017 The public is about to get two really grim reports about the finances of the Duluth Schools in coming days. I’ll give my eight… Continue Reading
“Yep” October 25, 2017 I wrote about the poltergeists bedeviling my campaign who pulled my campaign lit out of doors and stuffed it in mail boxes. At least… Continue Reading
Get’m while they last – snow sculpture card 36 of 50 October 25, 2017 In consonance with the previous post and with this blog in general is card 36 of the series. I did this close to President’s… Continue Reading
9 weeks down 2 to go – Poltergeist watch October 25, 2017 After laying off my feet for a couple of days my gimp has gotten better. Maybe its numbness that keeps me going door to… Continue Reading
Get’m while they last – Snow card 12 of 50 October 24, 2017 Shortly after I sculpted Bill Clinton in 1992 I added a saxophone for him to play. The AP (Associated Press) sent out the DNT’s… Continue Reading
Legal theory October 23, 2017 I managed to gimp around for four hours today passing out my campaign package. It was tough hilly terrain with lots of steps to… Continue Reading
Get ’em while they last October 23, 2017 I only have 50 decks left of my snow sculpture trading cards. I have parceled out most of the 20,000 total cards printed house… Continue Reading
The Trib – today October 23, 2017 Time for me to door knock again but first a nod to the Trib. Art was treated fairly in the Front page story about… Continue Reading
Not the Trib October 22, 2017 Lincolndemocrat certainly doesn’t have the heft of the Duluth News Tribune but these stats demonstrate that in a crunch the people of Duluth pay… Continue Reading
“Daddy, make me a snow dinosaur”… October 21, 2017 … Another shameless pitch for a donation OK, OK, OK. This blog is no “Go fund me” or “kickstarter” page. But my “eight loyal… Continue Reading
Krivogorsky October 21, 2017 Dana K has new cards and I’ve begun stuffing them into my fat little packet for door to door distribution. They are long overdue… Continue Reading
Stuff that happened today – Friday October 20th, 2017 October 21, 2017 I saw the predictable 4th District endorsement early this morning when I brought the Trib in. I only read it ten minutes ago at… Continue Reading
Does reporting the words and deeds of an elected official constitute “sexism” if the official is a female … October 20, 2017 … and the reporter is a male? Or, vice versa? Last night Rosie Loeffler-Kemp and I attended the Chamber of Commerce’s Pat ourselves on… Continue Reading
And before my boots start walking October 19, 2017 I just sent out my last fundraising letter to 55 folks who mostly know me through church. It pretty well sums up my thoughts…. Continue Reading
A pause to reflect while drinking uninspiring coffee from a drive in October 19, 2017 The last two days were gorgeous for passing out campaign lit door to door. I only got about an hour in total because I… Continue Reading
Civility for the East/West divide October 18, 2017 I attended this meeting tonight. It brought together citizens concerned about the East West divide. It turned out not to be a discussion so… Continue Reading
Ho Hum October 18, 2017 The Tribune’s editors continue in their dreary analysis and endorsements. Rosie Loeffler-Kemp who was a major reason for the ugliness that cost me an… Continue Reading
Can Duluth voters take an endorsement seriously from editors who did not notice that Donald Trump was an ignorant demagogue,… October 18, 2017 …a liar and a seven-year-old sexoholic? Well maybe, but I’m still profoundly disappointed in their at-large school board endorsements. They only grudgingly endorsed me… Continue Reading
Roseate Spoonbill October 16, 2017 Today’s pic is not mine and its not Duluth. Claudia is visiting her father in Florida. She saw this dramatic bird, a roseate spoonbill,… Continue Reading