The Eunuch’s Endorsement October 24, 2012 I speculated that the Trib’s editors would simply write the endorsement for the DNT’s owners. I wonder if they had to ask permission to… Continue Reading
A Board of Eunuch nyuk nyuk nyuks October 6, 2010 When I served on the School Board there were closed meetings to discuss contract negotiations. That’s permitted under Minnesota’s Open Meeting Law. What’s not… Continue Reading
Eunuchs on the School Board June 24, 2010 Today’s reasonable sounding story in the Trib about changes to the Red Plan costing eleven million dollars, which (as the paper noted) won’t change… Continue Reading
When the press turns eunuch May 24, 2010 I’m not a Rand Paul fan. I admire his Father’s fearlessness about expressing impolitic things. Rand…..not so much. I think this observation about the… Continue Reading
A day of Treason Revisited One Year Later January 10, 2022 That is the title of this week’s column. I’ve reread it a couple times. It comes close to expressing my thoughts today about Trump,… Continue Reading
Two days of Subbing December 10, 2021 Its Friday and I was invited to sub today but declined. Tuesday and Wednesday were both eight hour days. I managed well enough and… Continue Reading
Union Organizing December 4, 2021 I’ll blame myself for the Reader not displaying this column quite the way I would have wanted. But for those reading it here I’d… Continue Reading
Warrenism 2 March 12, 2020 Brad took issue with Mr. Wilkerson’s NY Times opinion piece. This was how I defended Wilkerson’s point of view: Brad, Just because the Congressional… Continue Reading
Harry’s Diary 1/23/2020 January 23, 2020 I returned money yesterday…..that’s the next post. Today I signed up for two more French apps on my cell phone. One allows me to… Continue Reading
Thou Shalt Not Rat Out Our Friends“ Part 4 September 29, 2015 This series of posts begins here: Twelve years sped by, a couple of superintendents came and went, a half billion school building plan became… Continue Reading
One last unedited political reverie… September 8, 2015 … before the Duluth Shool Board election season kicks off When I get back to Duluth from my Florida sojourn I’ll stick to school… Continue Reading
Once again – not quite bookin it January 26, 2012 I watched one of the NOVA programs tonight which was about trying to prove that a 500 year old painting had been the work… Continue Reading
Word search of the day January 19, 2012 I’m encountering a challenge that serious word gamers could have anticipated. My word search function doesn’t discriminate between words I search for like “traction”… Continue Reading
MPR and me October 31, 2010 I was interviewed by Minnesota Public Radio Friday night. I was surprised that a reporter from the Twin Cities would call and ask about… Continue Reading
Whoopee! September 18, 2009 I didn’t go and I didn’t watch but I got several reviews of last night’s meeting. The Board was positively giddy by all reports… Continue Reading
Dixon and me April 23, 2009 Its not yet eleven o’clock and I’m not quite ready to turn in so I’ll stick this post in. When I dug out an… Continue Reading
Policy? What policy? Pt. II March 26, 2009 You can read the entire bids in today’s Tribune or on the Let Duluth Vote website. Of these five bids only one, Stowe School,… Continue Reading
Policy? What policy? Pt. I March 26, 2009 My next post will show the five legal ads published in today’s Trib (the Superintendent’s abettor) requesting bids for Red Plan projects not yet… Continue Reading