Comp ed December 1, 2017 I’ve been sent an email reminding me to return my school board member’s visitor pass and parking permit, sure signs of my lame duck… Continue Reading
Donald Trump compared to other world leaders May 15, 2020 Edited by the daughter of one of my old high school friends who works at the Atlantic. Continue Reading
A meditation on Thanksgiving Company November 23, 2018 Grandma Claudia screamed as our our older Grandson sliced up onions for our Thanksgiving repast. Fortunately our Tan Man did not cut a finger… Continue Reading
“Richard Nixon was Jefferson compared to Trump” November 10, 2018 This five minute interview on NPR with one of the original Watergate lawyers is instructive. For years after Watergate Republican Senators were given credit… Continue Reading
Wake up call – part 2 (now completed) July 4, 2018 I’m still practicing French and then I’ll probably start reading the best history of the bloodiest battle in American Military History the Meuse Argonne…. Continue Reading
The pessimists that the Trib’s editors complained about… March 5, 2018 …are off the Duluth School Board. The optimists that replaced us have just been handed a budget that is a couple million dollars deeper… Continue Reading
Columbia Height’s school board compares poorly compared to Duluth’s January 13, 2018 An reporter acquaintance of mine from the Twin Cities commended me for my recent column in the Reader. Later he told me of the… Continue Reading
More on the fifth “C” – Compensatory Education April 15, 2017 From the Trib: “That’s what’s shocking,” Skwira-Brown said, if the money is intended to target certain groups of students. For example, the state allocated… Continue Reading
An unexpected compliment April 2, 2016 My email buddy who gives me a great deal of grief just sent me this email: Jeez, Harry, you are writing well. Maybe your… Continue Reading
That Editorial Part 10 – The Competition August 31, 2015 First let me make this very clear. I have never known anyone who ran for the School Board was not a good person or… Continue Reading
Minimum Wage coming up after my host duty’s are completed. August 21, 2015 I have a long post to compose on the issue of minimum wage and ISD 709. It will require me taking a look at… Continue Reading
Procedure will kill a comprise on the Fiscal cliff… December 29, 2012 …at least initially: I think Mark Tomasky is absolultey right about this: “Never have the priorities for survival and success of a major party’s… Continue Reading
The Shrinking percentage of Federal taxes compared to GDP February 23, 2011 From a number’s man. “According to the historical tables, federal revenues will only consume 14.4 percent of GDP this year – the lowest percentage… 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
Belated call for compromise January 1, 2009 Meanwhile the Trib called for compromise in its good feelings editorial on New Year’s Day. Good luck with that! “The Duluth school district and… Continue Reading
Mission Accomplished June 19, 2008 This Andrew Sullivan post is cynical and the cynicism is well deserved. Who cares about our invasion of Iraq when we can get cheap… Continue Reading
Who can you contact to complain about the Red Plan? March 29, 2008 These people will all want to hear from you. Continue Reading
Oh yeah, and my computer died December 17, 2006 I don’t know what caused it by my computer crashed a day ago and took all my old email and everything that I had… Continue Reading
Harry’s computer rebelled August 28, 2006 Harry asked me, Mel, to post a note that he won’t be entering so many blogs for awhile. His computer froze this afternoon and… Continue Reading
DNT to be owned by Regional Company June 8, 2006 The Trib put a lot ink in the paper today about its transfer to the Fargo Forum’s owner Forum Communications. The only thing the… Continue Reading
