Bedru – Podcast 40 June 1, 2022 Bedru Go to: www.weltyforcongress.com Would you like to change American politics for the better? Set a trend. Send a little something to a Republican… Continue Reading
June 4, 2022 Bedru There is a story about Bedru that I would tell if I knew for certain that he was dead. But Eritreans are a… Continue Reading
A photo montage of my recent month ignoring my blog January 7, 2022 We got our Christmas jigsaw puzzles out early this year before Thanksgiving. These three have just been put back in their boxes. This cartoon… Continue Reading
36 Children August 7, 2021 I finished the first 40 pages of this book yesterday in preparation for finishing my next week’s Reader column. I read the book almost… Continue Reading
The previous post title wasn’t even an idle threat January 7, 2020 I can’t let down my eight loyal readers and I’ll still need this space to stay sane so I have no plans to stop… Continue Reading
Tomorrow’s column a few hours early October 16, 2019 Duluth School Board District 2 candidate Harry Welty speaks during a candidate forum sponsored by the Duluth News Tribune and the Duluth Chamber of… Continue Reading
The dilemma of a writer, The advantage of a blogger September 26, 2019 The editors of the Duluth News Trib gave school board candidates a heads-up two weeks ago that we could send them a 500 word… Continue Reading
Vietnam, 1968 – PBS and me September 25, 2017 I stuffed another thousand envelopes watching Sunday night’s return to Vietnam. It was about 1968 when I was in my last year of Debate… Continue Reading
Mankato, another Minnesota town with some history June 19, 2017 A few weeks ago an old acquaintance from Mankato, where I graduated from high school in 1969, asked me to write up a post… Continue Reading
Happy # 1 (In no particular order – except this one) February 9, 2017 I will be raising our family’s American flag on our front porch tomorrow. How come? I’m thrilled that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals… Continue Reading
Muhammed Ali – a Remembrance June 4, 2016 To write this post I googled a timeline of Muhammed Ali’s life. For the purpose of this post I’m only interested in my own… Continue Reading
PIG’S BLOOD May 28, 2016 My Buddy sent me Andrew Sullivan’s long piece in the New York Magazine which mentioned this fascist libel on General Pershing which I found… Continue Reading
Countdown Day 48 – September 17, 2015 I will be proof reading and editing this tomorrow morning. I knew just how I wanted to begin this post when I got up… Continue Reading
Give Peace a Chance August 11, 2015 I am a cat. If there is a closed door I keep hanging around it waiting for someone to open it. There are so… Continue Reading
Civil Rights and Equitable Education in Duluth September 16, 2013 I was recently sent a request for information regarding my attitude about some ticklish issues facing the Duluth Schools. I relished a chance to… Continue Reading
A new page on my campaign website begins: September 3, 2013 This is a heck of a picture to start a page about snow sculptures! Is it false advertising? Maybe. But its a good place… Continue Reading
GOP = Ghastly Organized Putrescence – Pt 3 January 26, 2013 Lincoln long fantasized about joining the pantheon of America’s founding fathers or perhaps lamented the seeming impossibility of joining it. His law partner, Herndon,… Continue Reading
Me too Governor Christie! August 29, 2011 My first experience with a Muslim in America was my family’s AFS foreign student from Eritrea. He never mentioned Sharia law. He seemed mostly… Continue Reading
Juannabies at the Sanity Rally November 1, 2010 More signs here: Oh, and Christians most likely killed my high school Muslim roommate. Continue Reading
Worthy of Joseph Goebbels July 21, 2010 To think I didn’t kill that Moslem foreign exchange student my family hosted when I had the chance back in high school. Instead we… Continue Reading