When censure is a mark of character February 8, 2017 For personal reasons I regard the Senate’s silencing of Senator Warren as an honor for Warren. Where Jeff Sessions is concerned I agree with… Continue Reading
Art sent the School Board an email regarding tomorrow’s censure resolution. May 18, 2015 arthur.johnston@isd709.org 8:21 AM (2 hours ago) to william.gronse., michael, anne.harala, rosalie.loeffl., judy.seliga-pu., me, william.westho. The school board is at a potential junction where we… Continue Reading
Censure is infectious January 11, 2015 Our Attorney, Kevin Rupp, belongs to a law firm that has become expert in the sanctioning wayward school board members. They were behind what… Continue Reading
To Censure or not to Censure October 25, 2010 An interesting email circulating among School Board members: Requested Meeting william c. hanson This message was sent with High importance. Sent: Friday, October 22,… Continue Reading
Day 73 of being the worst nightmare of America’s worst nightmare June 2, 2024 I’ve been taking boring pics of details of my now 73 day quest to become Donald Trump’s worst nightmare. The salmon colored post-it notes… Continue Reading
Cleaning my files February 16, 2024 I don’t think you could say that I’ve been careless keeping my computer files organized for the past five years. I think negligent is… Continue Reading
Looking back on my Reader Columns as I put a book together January 28, 2024 NOTE This comes from 10:30 PM – I have been organizing materials all day and I just discovered a trove of documentation I’d forgotten… Continue Reading
Day after a pleasing post January 20, 2024 Perhaps it was two glasses of white wine while I watched the final two episodes of the Crown or perhaps it was the dawning… Continue Reading
That fifth book while Russia faces another revolution and heat waves ravage Texas, and the North Atlantic June 24, 2023 A second day with an unedited blog post. I guess it shows how desperate I am to end a long period of silence even… Continue Reading
The Reader Redux April 18, 2023 I sent the Reader a second old column to reprise. It was renamed the Aborted Girl Redux. Only the preface is new. It was… Continue Reading
Cleaning up my campaign August 12, 2022 Above is a small act of vanity I allowed myself at the tail end of my campaign. I blew past the original $2,000 I… Continue Reading
Who follows me abroad? January 22, 2022 I only have a dim technical idea what these stats mean. I have been looking at them since 2006 when “hits” was the measure… Continue Reading
Clay Feet a tentative prologue October 30, 2020 Clay Feet Prologue This may be the beginning of a book I’ve thought about writing for twenty or more years. It won’t be my… 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
Better Angels January 10, 2020 While I am putting away Christmas decorations and fending off middle fingers let me show you my Mother’s handiwork circa 1985. Its a little… Continue Reading
I’m about to watch the PBS program on Joe McCarthy January 6, 2020 Today is not the first crisis of the Republican Party. As always the American Experience did justice to a slice of Americana. 70 years… 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
Taking it on the chin September 15, 2019 I will make one point about all the negative publicity the School Board has recently attracted in a busy week of editorials, op eds… 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
I am feeling a little peevish… August 2, 2019 … about the Teacher’s Union right now. Let me tell you why. Its not because after an extensive several hour grilling they didn’t endorse… Continue Reading
