The Red Plan’s enhanced segregation of the Duluth Schools February 20, 2012 Nettleton Elementary – now 50% minority: Nettleton has for more than 20 years been identified by the state as a segregated or “racially identifiable  Continue Reading
Resegregation May 28, 2010 I met with Myron Orfield two years ago to discuss the segregation that would acompany the Red Plan. From an assistant of his I… Continue Reading
A small compensation for increased segregation May 4, 2010 I notice the Trib has a positive story about how the Federal Government is expanding its spending on school lunch programs in schools with… Continue Reading
Red Plan Schematics vs. Plan B December 17, 2008 Last night Brenda Anderson of Let Duluth Vote took the Administration to task for what appeared to be delaying its responsibility to draw up… Continue Reading
4 Books on HHH plus college admissions June 30, 2023 I started a stalled Reader column for the fourth or fifth time since I stopped submitting them a few months ago. It was about… Continue Reading
Why anyone disputing the value of CRT needs to pull their head out of their ass and take a shower August 4, 2021 Here is the truth behind America’s systemic racism: In 1866, one year after the 13th Amendment was ratified (the amendment that ended slavery), Alabama,… Continue Reading
Welty Campaign Central June 19, 2020 No one in Minnesota has been more critical of the fraud who became President of the United States earlier or more often or more… Continue Reading
Welty Campaign Central June 12, 2020 No one in Minnesota has been more critical of the fraud who became President of the United States earlier or more often or more… Continue Reading
I got waxed – I like my chances June 3, 2017 Of four candidates for the two at-large positions I came in fourth. I got 34 votes the two winners got 234 and 244 votes…. Continue Reading
Campaign Countdown – 49 Days to Equity for all Duluth schools September 16, 2015 I’m pleased with the outcome of the school board primary. Alanna Oswald, whose chief blemish is that she successfully got the school district to… Continue Reading
What I told the Senate Subcommittee on Elections today March 5, 2015 The previous post was meant to be a quick one about my trip to the state capital today so that I could turn in… Continue Reading
March comes in like a lamb and a little demography March 4, 2015 As February came to a close I was set to begin blogging up a storm with some squalls like I had in February. It… Continue Reading
MSBA Notes 1 – My Heart of Darkness January 17, 2015 At the end of this rumination I will post two emails sent after my long posted warning to MSBA members about engaging the legal… Continue Reading
Quorum Call September 26, 2014 I’ll start with the good news. Yesterday I got far enough in my house painting so that today will be the last day I… Continue Reading
A scramble of words to live by October 13, 2013 I’ve currently got four adages competing for space in my head. One of them is primal and comes from my elementary school years. It’s… 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
Keeping parents and the public separate January 8, 2013 For the next two months there will be a plethora of meetings to talk about the future of the Duluth schools. I plan on… Continue Reading
George to Mitt – Don’t do it November 1, 2012 George Romney wasn’t writing to his son. He was writing to Barry Goldwater objecting to what would become the South’s take over of the… Continue Reading
Hard Truths September 3, 2012 I just read a very short critical essay by Simon Schama on the fabulists and mythologizers at the recent GOP National Convention: Here’s one… Continue Reading
OOOGAAA OOOOOGAAA OOOOOOGAAAAA October 25, 2010 I just read Sunday’s DNT story on the Integration experts. I got to this paragraph when my BS detector went wild: Money that paid… Continue Reading
