A “perennial candidate” comments April 30, 2011 Our perennial newspaper printed my column submitted a couple weeks ago with not too many alterations: Mostly they edited out Gary Westorff’s name repeatedly… Continue Reading
Probably the best photo the Trib ever took of me June 1, 2020 And the story to go with it: I decided to avoid the tomorrow’s last day to file rush. I wrote up the previous post,… Continue Reading
No Title. Really? How did I forget that. This is about my evolving plans … April 28, 2020 It has become fairly obvious to me that I am unlikely to go to France in October to study French for 45 days come… Continue Reading
On to Congress! – The voice behind the blog – TVBTB April 5, 2020 Harry Welty is going to file for Congress once again. There are 10 million words to chose from in this twelve-year-old blog. That will… Continue Reading
You Have my Sympathy Ilhan (includes the seven paragraphs missing from today’s Reader) February 14, 2019 You Have My Sympathy Ilhan Prologue: Ilhan Omar, Minnesota’s new Islamic Congresswoman, has offered her “unequivocal” apology for twitting the fiercely pro-Israel Political Action… Continue Reading
Harry Welty’s Suicide, Censored? October 26, 2018 NOTE: THIS POST SPECULATED THAT THE DULUTH READER MIGHT HAVE HAD ITS NOSE OUT OF JOINT OVER MY KARPING ABOUT ITS ENDORSEMENTS AND CENSORED… Continue Reading
Education – Issues before Congress June 6, 2018 The Federal Government only funds about 7 percent of the cost of public schools. Most of this money is meant for school lunch programs… Continue Reading
When I start Seething I think of filing for public office – and I’m seething February 1, 2018 I just dashed off my latest campaign finance report showing that I have $511 in the bank which I could put to use to… Continue Reading
MY FORTY YEARS OF DNT REPORTERS AND EDITORS September 30, 2017 PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT I WOKE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO WRITE A FUND RAISING LETTER AND IT BECAME THIS EXTENDED STREAM-OF-THOUGHT… Continue Reading
“I am on a data privacy kick” March 8, 2017 My Buddy twitted (as opposed to tweeted) me with this response to my third paragraph in the last post: “9AM [meeting] was strictly personal… Continue Reading
Bob Mars Jr. July 14, 2016 Bob Mars Jr. died yesterday. I served with Bob for six years on the Duluth School Board. I first met him forty years ago… Continue Reading
A Memory confirmed for me … January 26, 2015 …not for our recent Chairman. Art Johnston and I have a similar problem. We never seem to throw anything away. The clear evidence of… Continue Reading
I file tomorrow July 15, 2013 This afternoon I finally broached the subject of my filing for the school board with Claudia. There is much I could write about this…. Continue Reading
A Meditation March 10, 2012 I went to bed wide awake and that never works. As I lay too caffeinated to sleep it occurred to me what I had… Continue Reading
How long will the Duluth News Tribune ignore the Eighth District’s 4th DFL congressional candidate… March 9, 2012 …just because he chooses to announce his candidacy in his blog rather than in a news release? I’m not very nice to the Duluth… Continue Reading
I sorta think the DNT regards me the way FOX News regards Andrew Sullivan January 18, 2012 But even if their editors dismiss me as a “perennial candidate” and act as though I don’t have a blog I take some satisfaction… Continue Reading
Crusading Journalism – Don’t blame us January 9, 2012 No wonder my carrier left a Minneapolis Strib on my doorstep this morning instead of a Dull Nadir Trib. After I spent ten minutes… Continue Reading
Its nice to know I’ve got readers February 10, 2011 A friend sent me the following comment which followed today’s Editorial. 68 comments have been penned by a great many ghosts, folks using pen… Continue Reading
WeltyforSenate wrap up July 8, 2010 Just a daily wrap. I’ve been using some of my time lately to stretch my mind instead of campaign. Last night Claudia and I… Continue Reading