Deal or no deal February 4, 2009 One of our LDV troops did a little checking on the value of the Duluth Hotel. She reports: The School District just bought a… Continue Reading
The log in Reinert’s eye February 4, 2009 Freshly minted Rep. Reinert has wasted little time beating up Gov. Pawlenty. Roger complains in a letter to the Trib: Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s plan… Continue Reading
The Tribune’s bottom line February 4, 2009 I noted that the Trib had recently pulled an online comment forum off its website after only about 24 hours. One of my acquaintances… Continue Reading
A blessing’s bottom line February 4, 2009 Partners Fox News and the Duluth Trib followed up on the purchase and eviction of several disabled tenants to make room for a new… Continue Reading
Today’s thank you note February 4, 2009 Working teachers may be afraid to speak up against the Red Plan but lots of retired teachers think the plan is insane. A sample. Continue Reading
If the ostrich sticks its head in the sand do the troubles go away? February 3, 2009 Apparently the Trib’s online comment section on the Ordean closing got shut down pretty rapidly as though the Trib was reluctant to print so… Continue Reading
Stimulate Milwaukee February 3, 2009 I don’t often post anything other than the Red Plan nowadays. But this post from Megan McCardle that was sent to me reminded me… Continue Reading
Let’s see what $500,000 might “buy” February 3, 2009 An email being circulated in Let Duluth Vote Circles Today we hear that the District just purchased a motel, that previously was not scheduled… Continue Reading
Everyone stops me February 3, 2009 A year ago Rep Mary Murphy told a House Tax Committee hearing that she couldn’t go anywhere in Duluth without being sidelined for half… Continue Reading
Twenty people? February 3, 2009 The School Board is closing a third of the secondary schools two years early with no place to put kids and only twenty people… Continue Reading
Throw the bums out! February 3, 2009 No, not the School Board – the indigent the halt and the blind. I sent this email out last night to LDV’s friends. It… Continue Reading
We didn’t do it!!! February 3, 2009 The Trib’s story on how people are reacting to the blithering idiocy of prematurely closing schools to rush the Red Plan includes this nonsense:… Continue Reading
More than ever February 3, 2009 Just checked this blogs stats. Best month since the beginning of last year. Month- Unique visitors- #of visits- Pages– Hits– Bandwidth Jan 09—-726——————–3165——-14721——23204—355.36 MB… Continue Reading
Tens of thousands of hours February 2, 2009 One of the dubious mantras that Dr. Dixon’s acolytes keep repeating (and they have so many mantras) is that “tens of thousands of hours”… Continue Reading
a great letter February 2, 2009 If you want to know what’s happening with the Red Plan I’d not encourage you to put too much faith in the Trib. However,… Continue Reading
Today’s thank you note February 2, 2009 Many teachers too have opposed the Red Plan from the beginning. The fear of voicing their opinions has driven many of them to silence…. Continue Reading
Class size fun and games February 2, 2009 Why are classes so much bigger in eastern schools? Continue Reading