I’m so glad Alanna Oswald is on the School Board with me September 3, 2016 From Alanna’s Facebook Page: Last night I visited a school open house, as a school board rep that I don’t have kids at. I… Continue Reading
Alanna Oswald M. S. T. September 21, 2015 The vacuity of the Duluth News Tribune’s editorial board is only matched by the excellence of School Board candidate Alanna Oswald. I haven’t seen… Continue Reading
Alanna August 26, 2023 This Saturday morning I used Wait, Wait, Don’t tell me on PBS as background noise while I prepared a flyer for Alanna Oswald’s school… Continue Reading
Alanna warned me October 21, 2019 The previous post is about my proposed book. No. I realized early on I would probably not finish it on time. Alanna Oswald, bless… Continue Reading
Returning the favor to Alanna August 10, 2019 I don’t know what that gibberish is at the bottom of this post. I hoped it would take you to my campaign Facebook page…. Continue Reading
Oswald Reference Services and a more successful visit to Congdon September 16, 2016 I am so glad Alanna Oswald is on the Board. Everything that I missed for the decade I was off the School Board she… Continue Reading
Swords/Plowshares # 13 – Alanna’s Email Tally March 28, 2016 Disclaimer Alanna Oswald was keeping track of the pro-con email count to the School Board up through last night. We’ve probably gotten another 70… Continue Reading
Correction – Alanna has a deeper resume than I said September 26, 2015 I mentioned that Alanna Oswald is beginning her second year on the Minnesota Dept. of Ed. state-wide Title One Committee. Actually she is beginning… Continue Reading
Alanna on “teacher powered schools” September 15, 2015 I presume that none of the candidates for school board this year will be led around by the nose by any of today’s currently… Continue Reading
To donate to Alanna’s campaign online….. September 1, 2015 ….Click this: https://www.facebook.com/oswaldforschoolboard/app_208195102528120 Continue Reading
That Editorial Part 9 – ALANNA, THE TRIBUNE’S PROBLEM EXPLOITER August 31, 2015 The Trib has it all wrong. Alanna took a huge problem and got it fixed. As our Superintendent often says first you go to… Continue Reading
Santayana November 10, 2023 For several years I made and occasionally passed out a business card that quoted the philosopher George Santayana on the back side. The quote:… Continue Reading
Morning reading, coffee, writing August 30, 2023 “morning newspaper reading” That’s what I just typed into my blog’s search function. I was, am, sure that I have often written about my… Continue Reading
Sittin on the Rim of Shitter July 5, 2021 A couple days ago I sent in my second article of what I billed as whetting voters appetites for the November school board elections… Continue Reading
five of six Duluth School Board members choose Trumpian secrecy March 12, 2020 All except my old buddy Alanna Oswald….. From tomorrow’s Duluth News Tribune: The Minnesota state statute is quite clear. Once a body hiring to… Continue Reading
A bonehead’s after election analysis November 6, 2019 My eight loyal readers might recall that after I blogged the then forbidden info that the School Board had agreed to sell New Central… Continue Reading
I just congratulated David Kirby November 5, 2019 We had a cordial conversation. He had been busy cleaning up from 25 young ladies from the East Swim team and I got to… Continue Reading
A couple 11th hour School Board election details November 2, 2019 Tomorrow my paid advertisement supporting the election of Loren Martell will be in Sunday’s DNT. TODAY in a letter to the editor the Equity… Continue Reading
Holloweeny stuff October 27, 2019 Between watching my grandson and being an usher at the Depot where my grandson is s pitratical treasure hunter in the Production of Treasure… Continue Reading
“Some people will do anything to win the sympathy vote.” October 15, 2019 That was the first thing I told Alanna Oswald this morning when I walked into her busy room in St. Luke’s ICU. Unbeknownst to… Continue Reading