Minnesota Miracle August 5, 2010 One concern I have about Mike’s letters is that he keeps promising that I’ll re institute the “Minnesota Miracle.” That was the name of… Continue Reading
Little Miracles add up August 31, 2023 Miracle One Not really much of a miracle but it shows the continuation of my progress toward wherever I’m going. The post-it notes on… Continue Reading
My kind of Republicans…..miracle workers August 4, 2021 My last week’s Reader Column now online: It begins: Fifteen years ago I began research for an as yet unwritten book on a now… Continue Reading
Looking for a Christmas Miracle December 4, 2014 Maybe its just as well that I got a call today from a nurse at my Mother’s residence telling me that she has taken… Continue Reading
Equity ll – in the State of Minnesota May 17, 2011 I picked up the Minneapolis Trib yesterday and read a column by Steven Dornfeld. I was particularly interested in it because I based a… Continue Reading
Miracles September 25, 2009 I’m so busy I can barely find time to enter a decent blog post. That makes it very gratifying when I find someone else’s… Continue Reading
Flying Blind (with the brakes fixed) Read the previous couple of posts to get the inside joke January 6, 2018 My Reader Column Published January 4, 2018 Word has it that the Duluth News Tribune will no longer have an education reporter starting this… Continue Reading
A critique of vouchers sent to me by an unexpected source May 2, 2017 No matter how much I snarl and quibble with “My Buddy” my Buddy keeps supplying me with interesting material. Our correspondence predates blogs (ten… Continue Reading
Friends in Strange Places – How I meant to start March 10, 2017 Where did the beginning of the last post go? I just discovered I copied all but the first page of it from my computer… Continue Reading
Juggler’s walk May 1, 2016 When I taught myself how to juggle in my thirties I discovered the juggler’s walk. It begins shortly after a person learns to juggle… Continue Reading
Fiscal Sustainability 3 – Steps and Lanes July 20, 2015 When I took my first teacher education course at the then Mankato State College in 1973 I was given a quick lesson in how… Continue Reading
Why I need to write “Good People For Kids…” May 17, 2015 The Duluth News Tribune has aided and abetted the folks who despise Art Johnston. It follows a pattern I’ve seen in Duluth over the… Continue Reading
MSBA Notes 3 – The right to remain stupid January 20, 2015 I had a good long drive down to the MSBA convention on Wednesday and plenty of time to catch up after my week out… Continue Reading
Q. What can I do in four years? April 4, 2014 A. Write a book. As I shoveled last night’s eight inches of snow from my front walk at noon my coat was open to… Continue Reading
50 state education funding guide March 10, 2014 This was mentioned in a DNT story which of course, I only found in the paper delivered to me. It led me to this… Continue Reading
Worst Case Scenario January 28, 2014 I got an email from a reporter who reads my blog much to my satisfaction. My comments about the threat of the legislature imposing… Continue Reading
Oh yeah, I forgot today’s bygones in the Trib December 1, 2011 This was the result of the “Minnesota Miracle” during which both Republicans and Democrats decided to put far more burden on income taxes to… Continue Reading
The Walker Experiment vs. Democracy September 30, 2011 Of all the news in the Trib today I think this was the most important to educators. (Once again, its not on the DNT’s… Continue Reading
Jaros Endorsement June 18, 2010 For immediate release June 18, 2010 For further information contact: Harry Welty Jaros endorses Welty for Senate Mike Jaros, western Duluth’s thirty-year DFL legislative… Continue Reading
Inner City schools – the perfect storm March 11, 2010 About ten years ago I read, or started reading, the book by….on the plight of inner city schools. After two or three chapters I… Continue Reading
