Rallying the Dixonites June 23, 2008 This op ed piece in the Trib’s Business North Section is likely part of the drum roll to support the Red Plan and the… Continue Reading
Sneaking in a bond June 23, 2008 Oh this is rich. I caught the last ten minutes of KDAL’s radio show and emailed in this question for Dr. Dixon: “The final… Continue Reading
Vic tweaks me June 23, 2008 My old email devils advocate has sent me this intriguing blog piece by Gred Manikow a Harvard economist. I’d take some time to comment… Continue Reading
Councilor Anderson detests Red Plan but… June 21, 2008 I was sent this email reply by Councilor Anderson to a critic who was obviously disappointed with Anderson’s vote on Garry Krauses’s “non binding”… Continue Reading
Nilsen blasts Glass – Howie Hanson unimpressed June 21, 2008 School Board Chair Nancy Nilsen who herself doesn’t seem to quite understand the fiscal implications of the Red Plan has apparently blasted Gary Glass… Continue Reading
No One Died Stupidly June 20, 2008 My column in the Duluth Reader today. It begins: “None of our senior graduates in the Duluth area died stupidly this spring. At least,… Continue Reading
Pony up June 20, 2008 I just checked my email and found the Trib’s latest news alert. Long after I got home from the agenda session the Council voted… Continue Reading
“Aren’t you just a little curious?” June 20, 2008 I try to get my Red Plan work out of the way before Claudia comes home so that she can enjoy a normal home… Continue Reading
2:30AM – can’t sleep June 20, 2008 So I got up quietly shut the door to my bedroom and tiptoed into my office. Looked out the window and saw two young… Continue Reading
The Red Plan’s “Project Executive” quits. June 19, 2008 Dave Korhonen has called it quits. I gave him a call and he gave me some interesting information. One gem which I’ve written about… Continue Reading
No equipment budgeted – AGAIN? June 19, 2008 At our meeting with the Publisher and Editor of the Duluth News Tribune Gary Glass said something that astonished me. The Red Plan has… Continue Reading
Where was JCI’s transportation study? June 19, 2008 Since saving energy has been one of the prime justifications for tearing down and rebuilding so many of Duluth’s Schools I can’t help but… Continue Reading
Mission Accomplished June 19, 2008 This Andrew Sullivan post is cynical and the cynicism is well deserved. Who cares about our invasion of Iraq when we can get cheap… Continue Reading
2011 Red Plan taxes June 18, 2008 I mentioned in an earlier post that Chairman Nancy Nilsen was corrected by the District’s bond counsel when she told Gary Glass there would… Continue Reading
Breakfast with the Trib June 18, 2008 After three weeks of talking to the Publisher about having a meeting with him about the Red Plan and Johnson Controls we met today… Continue Reading
Back from Toronto June 18, 2008 I traveled to Toronto with my wife over the weekend. She was attending the annual Edison Electric Institute. I was her guest. I intended… Continue Reading
My email to the City Council June 13, 2008 “Councilors, The Trib reports today that Councilor Krause is once again attempting to put the Red Plan up for a referendum. Councilor Krause apparently… Continue Reading
Go Garry June 13, 2008 Garry Krause has returned with a new proposal for the City Counil. Todd Fedora doesn’t like it any more than he liked Garry’s first… Continue Reading
A fiscal conservative looks at McCain & Obama June 13, 2008 Old fashioned prudence and the public purse. The analysis of David Brooks by way of Andrew Sullivan Continue Reading
Stick em up June 13, 2008 The Duluth News highlighted this year’s increase in robberies. Mrs. Gibbs, a two time victim happens to be the proprietor who I tried to… Continue Reading