Hard to believe I wrote this almost twelve years ago October 21, 2012 Long before my blog I tried to blog. I did this at my website www.snowbizz.com. I woke up early today and started writing which… Continue Reading
Tribute to the Timberjay October 18, 2012 JON TEVLIN, Star Tribune It has one of the coolest newspaper names around, the Timberjay. Its owners backed into journalism after careers in woodsy… Continue Reading
Congratulations Timberjay October 10, 2012 This story is already all but lost on the DNT website. Ironically it celebrates local journalism. I just wish those of us who fought… Continue Reading
Twelve = Hrs of daylight on the equinox, Jesus’s disciples and … October 8, 2012 … the next ISD 709 % tax increase: In recent years taxpayers have seen annual levy increases in the 5 percent range. This year,… Continue Reading
New numbers for Red Plan Schools October 8, 2012 From today’s follow up story about Duluth’s Red Plan school enrollment. I haven’t read the story yet but I found this graphic interesting. If… Continue Reading
lies of omission October 7, 2012 This is the most important local story the Duluth News Tribune has covered in the last ten years. Our new schools are cesspools of… Continue Reading
Copeland and Lincoln – my favorites September 23, 2012 Last evening I had the pleasure of attending a wonderful opening concert for the new season of the Duluth Superior Symphony. We took our… Continue Reading
Too good to be true September 21, 2012 The Red Planner’s broken promise has never been explained so convincingly as in this letter in today’s crowded DNT letters section. I’ll never let… Continue Reading
First the Good news September 13, 2012 Duluth’s Laura MacArthur Elementary and Proctor’s Bay View Elementary will receive in total over the next three years $1.3 million and $1.7 million, respectively,… Continue Reading
Expect more tough times for Duluth’s School rankings August 30, 2012 The School Board committed itself to diverting $5 million a year of classroom money to pay off banks to borrow for the Red Plan…. Continue Reading
Walking to school August 24, 2012 Remember how the School District pushed back on the critics of the Red Plan when they denied that their new Western Middle School would… Continue Reading
And I threw water on Justice Page… August 11, 2012 …at the Grandma’s Marathon back in the 1970’s. In his opinion, Justice Alan Page writes there’s nothing in state law to indicate the Legislature… Continue Reading
Pavement and rain August 2, 2012 I got a call Monday asking me if I could help our fellow Presbyterians at Westminster Prez over on Grand Ave next to Denfeld… Continue Reading
JCI’s lies August 1, 2012 The duplicity of the local Johnson Controlers is highlighted in two recent publications. The first is the news story in the Timberjay which backs… Continue Reading
Good Red Plan News July 10, 2012 After spending $315 million dollars(not counting interest) on the Red Plan Duluth’s schools only suffered a hundred thousand dollars in June flood damage. Its… Continue Reading
ISD 709 to glut local housing market June 25, 2012 From a recent ad in the DNT: From Kerry Leider, Facilities Management: Please see below, the following ISD 709 properties are no longer needed… Continue Reading
Carmine plan redux May 18, 2012 I’ve not linked to any of the recent stories about the Duluth Schools. Its sort of like kicking a dead dog. Nonetheless I shouldn’t… Continue Reading
Speaking of credibility April 9, 2012 I like the way the DNT finds good counterpoints to balance off left and right, pro and con. The damning letter in the Sunday… Continue Reading
Speaking of effrontery March 22, 2012 Coming from the Chairman of the School Board whose decision to betray Duluth voters and tax them to high heaven leading to the evaporation… Continue Reading
Speaking of idiocy sans my smart mouth – this infuriates me March 21, 2012 Be prepared. Next year will be worse than this: Duluth school district classroom sizes are again set to grow larger with teaching ranks expected… Continue Reading