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
Speaking of being brave June 11, 2008 Our Mayor Don Ness is showing some welcome backbone. Faced with a huge deficit he’s proposed serious and controversial cuts. Soon the School Board… Continue Reading
McBama June 11, 2008 Robert Samuelson’s wise take on the two Presidential contenders left standing. Continue Reading
Where this blog is headed June 11, 2008 For my eight loyal readers I’d like to report where this blog is headed. This blog was born over two years ago prior to… Continue Reading
Eminent Domain June 9, 2008 Some problems with the School Board’s use of Eminent Domain. A sample: “Under the JCI plan homes are now being acquired for parking lots… Continue Reading
Obama and McCain Srs. June 9, 2008 A little psychological analysis of the presidential candidates. Continue Reading
An Inconvenient Problem June 9, 2008 According to Saturday’s Trib Denfeld students got together and produced a movie documentary called “An Inconvenient Problem.” Its about the inadequacy of the Denfeld… Continue Reading
Daily Mail bashes McCain June 9, 2008 This is the first truly unflattering story I’ve read about John McCain. Its in a Brittish publication perhaps because the US media tends to… Continue Reading
Commencement Speech June 7, 2008 A friend sent me the 2008 Commencement address given to Harvard Grads. I’d heard that a lot of them were unhappy to have the… Continue Reading
Turf Correction June 6, 2008 The clipping I published turns out to be about the Superior City Council not the Duluth City Council. From A. Hi Harry! That old… Continue Reading
Evidence of Council SB turf sharing June 5, 2008 The notion of non interference of the City Council with the School Board is silly. The City Council is required to ask for the… Continue Reading
“Some Councilors” want to stay off the SB’s turf June 5, 2008 “Some councilors”, which could be as few as one plus Council President Roger Reinert, don’t want to vote on Garry Krause’s motion asking the… Continue Reading
Talking Point Baloney June 3, 2008 These talking points are so stupid. The plan is only half paid for and the “low” taxes we’re currently paying will be doubled before… Continue Reading
Talking Points June 3, 2008 In concert with the story about Garry Krause’s intention to ask the City Council to pass a resolution calling on the School Board to… Continue Reading
Tag, We’re It June 3, 2008 My upcoming Reader Weekly column. It begins: “I wish to read into the record a short summation of Johnson Controls business as they have… Continue Reading
2% Guarantee June 3, 2008 As the News Tribune prepares to write about some of our charges that JCI has not been the best partner in the planning for… Continue Reading
City Council to vote on Red Plan Vote June 3, 2008 Gary Krause will introduce the resolution. And what does the School Board Chair Nancy Nilson have to say about this. Remember she is the… Continue Reading
Don’t take the DNT online polls to the bank June 2, 2008 Rob Karwath, The Duluth Trib’s editor, wrote a column on Saturday downplaying the validity of their online polls. Specificially he was referring to a… Continue Reading
$16,487.01 to the Duluth News Trib June 2, 2008 According to the latest School Board packet the Duluth News Tribune will get $16,487.01 from the Duluth School District. Six items are listed for… Continue Reading