A dishonest story about a cherry tree February 4, 2022 My Reader column this week published Feb 3rd, 2022 Continue Reading
Honest Abe vs Dishonest Don November 29, 2018 A couple times a year I notice that two cartoons on the Trib’s comics page share a similar theme. Today was such a day…. Continue Reading
Dixon Dishonesty Watch March 10, 2009 I got an email today pointing out what seems to be a bit of a contridiction from Dr. Dixon. (surprise, surprise) His rubber stamps… Continue Reading
My DNT op ed about being Donald Trump’s worst nightmare July 17, 2024 Its here but I’ll share the text below in case you can’t get past DNT’s paywall. Honoring Lincoln’s legacy, I’m Trump’s worst nightmare Harry… Continue Reading
Day 49 Prime campaigning Masked and unmasked June 25, 2024 As the lyric “Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose” from the song “Me and Bobby McGee” by Janis Joplin says money… Continue Reading
Post-it Notes and Presidential Greatness – graph at bottom February 26, 2024 Its Monday and I have most of a whole day stretching out to review the 300ish old Not Columns I’ve written since 2002. As… 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
What does it profit a man….. July 28, 2022 NOTE: I JUST COUNTED THIS POST AND ITS GOT 2075 WORDS. I WILL NOT BE EDITING IT ANY TIME SOON ALTHOUGH I KNOW ITS… Continue Reading
Harry, what are your tasks? May 7, 2020 Below is question from my French penpal. I will not give my pal the satisfaction of seeing a list like you would make before… Continue Reading
The only coronavirus lie of this administration that I can forgive April 4, 2020 And its not completely a lie and it came from a rightfully panicked health care system. In this the lie was not unlike the… Continue Reading
When losing is healthy and democratic June 26, 2019 If I’m convinced of anything after seventeen some elections, three wins, 14 losses, it is this: Its more important to campaign on what you… Continue Reading
Two hat Wednesday June 20, 2018 I’ve made the press peripherally twice today. I was asked by the Trib, in my capacity as a recent School Board member, what I… Continue Reading
How frauds threaten the First Amendment October 28, 2017 I ran across this piece in the New York Times. The Western Duluth Lens has adopted Russian techniques to misinform and confuse those people… 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
Letter to the Editorial Page Editor – Part 2 July 17, 2015 Part 2 Art Johnston is a good guy. He just sent me the email he sent you. I don’t blame him for his anger…. Continue Reading
The gadfly’s gadfly bites my haunches again May 5, 2015 From: [Harry’s Buddy] Date: 05/04/2015 7:01 PM (GMT-06:00) To: Harry Welty Subject: A letter on my making an ass of myself at lincolndemocrat.com Harry:… Continue Reading
a shout out to our attorney, Kevin Rupp June 14, 2014 Hey Kev, I wanted to share the quick legal research of a layman (woman really) who was at our recent Board meeting. She didn’t… Continue Reading
Speedy justice is less expensive justice February 20, 2013 My Church’s men’s group had the St. Louis County Sheriff Ross Litman drop by and talk to us last week. He spent a fair… Continue Reading
Letter to Mark Lanthier December 23, 2012 Mark Lanthier, Duluth, Minnesota What a hypocrite he is the one who did not want the children of Duluth to have safe schools. It… Continue Reading
A meditation Pt 13 December 13, 2012 And if threat was a last resort the first resort was equally manipulative. Dr. Dixon is a master at emoting and shedding tears on… Continue Reading