A warning to Minnesota School Board members before engaging the legal services of Attorney Kevin Rupp January 15, 2015 Background: I am Harry Welty. I served on the Duluth School Board from 1995 through 2003. I attended every MSBA conference in those eight… Continue Reading
Central and the STC’s 77 acres will earn us $4.7 million January 13, 2015 That’s Loren Martell’s calculation in his latest Reader Weekly Column. I noticed it wasn’t in the Reader’s website when I tried to link to… Continue Reading
5th Day of Christmas December 18, 2014 I’m imperfect. That is something we all are encouraged to accept in the message of the man whose birth we celebrate at this time… Continue Reading
It takes two to tangle December 12, 2014 I read Sam Cook’s thoughtful column today with interest. I don’t usually read his columns because I don’t hunt and I rarely fish but… Continue Reading
Simple Math December 11, 2014 Despite his peppery stubbornness Art Johnston will be exonerated while the rest of the school board will suffer serious discredit. If not in the… Continue Reading
Please Note: December 9, 2014 That ten million dollars I just mentioned is not a one time transfer. It is annual………until the Red Plan is paid off. We were… Continue Reading
Do ISD 709’s auditors believe it was wise to transfer ten million local levy dollars from the classroom … December 9, 2014 and spend it instead on debt repayment? No they don’t. They have no opinion on that question. Like good auditors they only evaluated whether… Continue Reading
EGO 2 December 9, 2014 One of two letters criticizing Art and me in today’s tribune. The recent behavior of Duluth School Board members Art Johnston and Harry Welty… Continue Reading
EGO 1 December 9, 2014 Yes, I have one. I have a big ego. Its a prerequisite for running for public office. The same can be surmised for everyone… Continue Reading
Finished my homework… November 5, 2014 …not impressed. I hope that’s not too much derogation. (Sorry, That’s an inside joke for those of us who got to do the homework)…. Continue Reading
Mum’s the word November 4, 2014 November 3, 2014 School Board Members 215 North First Avenue East Duluth, MN 55802 Dear School Board Members: Enclosed for your review please find… Continue Reading
Cold Water October 21, 2014 An email to the School Board with a hopeful recommendation: Hello Board members, I think it is time to look seriously at models for… Continue Reading
Election Ennui October 9, 2014 I must admit I am right where the majority of Americans seem to be regarding our elected government. I’m bummed out. I’ll also confess… Continue Reading
“So what?” October 2, 2014 One of my regular email pals sent me an email this morning that helped me decide what today’s post would be about. This, by… Continue Reading
693 visitors yesterday September 30, 2014 If that’s not a daily record number of visitors to my blog its close. I haven’t had numbers like that since I was raising… Continue Reading
The Mother of all ISD 709 Issues… September 29, 2014 …was handled scrupulously and extensively by the Tribune on Sunday. I’m going to pull out many paragraphs and insert my own thoughts. In 2009,… Continue Reading
Miernickivellian September 27, 2014 Mike Miernicki and I go back a long way to my brief time as a substitute teacher in the early 1980’s, so I take… Continue Reading
Its not the colonscopy I hate September 22, 2014 My Buddy is on my case because I’ve posted several title only posts: Harry: There is nothing there. Your Buddy Yup, A couple nights… Continue Reading
My current metamorphis September 10, 2014 I am in another of those recurring periods where I have 1. oodles of ideas for posts, 2. a great reluctance to shoot my… Continue Reading