Nugget 5 – 60th Anniversary of Brown v. Board May 18, 2014 I was three years old and living in Topeka, Kansas when the US Supreme Court ruled in Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education that… Continue Reading
My Column for this week’s Reader March 11, 2022 The MP who pulled black men off white prostitutes – The rest of the Story. Note: This is slightly modified from a blog post… 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
Tied Down June 13, 2020 On my new campaign website I have a rotating group of images. My French Pen pal S. has sharp eyes. S clipped out one… 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
A much appreciated pat on the back September 12, 2019 My first round of “book selling” fundraising was very disappointing. I was almost afraid to send out the same letter again to a different… Continue Reading
Ripping the skin off racism August 23, 2019 There is a fierce debate about whether Americans are still racists. The worst black harassing President since Woodrow Wilson (who kicked Blacks out of… Continue Reading
Debating red flags February 10, 2017 My Debate over the Constitution with my Buddy: ——– Original message ——– From: “Your Buddy” Date: 2/10/17 10:02 AM (GMT-06:00) To: Harry Welty Subject:… Continue Reading
MY most enjoyable MSBA convention ends January 14, 2017 The image below helps cleanse Lincolndemocrat after the previous post. I jotted down titles for about ten posts I wanted to write through the… Continue Reading
Veterans Day 2016 November 12, 2016 These were given to me on Veteran’s Day when the Philip Billard VFW Post 1650 of Topeka, Kansas, honored George Robb on the 99th… Continue Reading
Nibbling at my priorities September 5, 2016 In no particular order: A. I got this email from my Buddy and answered it. I won’t include my reply because it points a… Continue Reading
Gorden Parks – a Remembrance June 4, 2016 The news is as full of Muhammed Ali’s death today as it was three weeks ago of the drug overdose death of Prince. Today… Continue Reading
Somebody’s Knocking on my Door June 29, 2015 After a week or more of blog inactivity but mental overload its, as always, hard to know where to begin. The School Board race?… Continue Reading
“I don’t want to go to school with no niggers.” October 18, 2014 That was what my new neighbor, little preschool Donna Beth Wylie, told the slightly older, about-to-be-in second grade me back in 1958 when I… Continue Reading
White Flight and Charters October 14, 2013 This story deserves a prologue so here goes. After Brown vs. Board of Education and later court rulings requiring segregated school districts public schools… 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
Sherman, Cynthia, Vickie, Ursala and my racial attitudes October 27, 2012 For those who are clueless about the significance of the last post a new AP poll prompted me to write further. Principal Sconiers is… Continue Reading
Dirty Harry and the icky id of today’s GOP September 1, 2012 Who can blame Clint Eastwood for wanting to protect America from a punk tearing our precious Constitution in half. Next thing you know he’ll… 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