Anticlimactic Moody Mulch meeting and a jab back at the editors of the Trib November 14, 2017 I am beginning my posts today with a throw away post about yesterday’s Business Committee meeting. I post it because I’ve tried to provide… Continue Reading
21,000 steps and a mulch footnote October 6, 2017 Crud. I just pounded in a couple hundred words and was on a role when my clumsy fingers replaced them all accidentally with nothingness… Continue Reading
Good press on mulch change September 20, 2017 Coincidentally, Claudia pointed out the Conservation Minnesota Piece we got in the mail today: It features a very nice write-up on the Duluth School’s… Continue Reading
Hup – two – three – mulch. Hup – two – three – mulch. May 17, 2017 The Trib reports that the Duluth School Board is giving playground mulch replacement new life and maybe a little quicker and cheaper: The board… Continue Reading
The DNT’s very reasonable editorial on mulch… May 11, 2017 …that I will not abide by. It begins: Now that estimates have come back at more than triple the originally talked-about cost, can the… Continue Reading
My contribution for mulch replacement April 19, 2017 You can put in a silent auction bid Saturday at the Skyline Bowling lanes from 4:30 to 7:30 PM. Continue Reading
Save the Earth – start with rubber mulch April 14, 2017 Duluth Parents for Healthy Playgrounds Playgrounds Fundraiser for Duluth Public Schools Join the PTA for a family-friendly event with food, fun, cash bar, silent… Continue Reading
My Mulch Reply to Jennifer February 25, 2017 Jennifer, Such simple questions can lead to the longest more tortured answers. Here’s my tortured answer for you. By temperament I hate wasting money,… Continue Reading
Tire mulch Intermission is over February 24, 2017 Well not quite yet. I wrote last night that I would continue this morning because I was too bushed after staying up to watch… Continue Reading
One of many emails concerning rubber tire mulch January 27, 2017 Jan 18 (9 days ago) to Art, anne.harala, david.kirby, rosalie, alanna.oswald, Nora, me Thank you for sharing these slides. I will read through them… Continue Reading
More on Mulch to “M” January 11, 2017 Over the past few weeks I’ve received dozens of letters imploring me to proceed with the replacement of the tire mulch. One of those… Continue Reading
Mulch alternatives wait for no School Board September 15, 2016 Cory Kirsling, one of the Lester Park parents who successfully persuaded the School Board to come up with a new playground surface told me… Continue Reading
In defense of mulch replacement September 8, 2016 Yesterday a smart critique of our (my) School Board’s decision to replace rubber tire mulch was published in the DNT. Rather than link to… Continue Reading
The Mulch is coming June 14, 2016 It became apparent at yesterday’s lengthy Business Committee meeting that there will be new mulch placed on our school playgrounds next year or the… Continue Reading
Mulch on the Op Ed page today April 29, 2016 The Editors of the Trib weighed in on the issue of rubber tire playground mulch today with a special emphasis urging the Board to… Continue Reading
Using cash to solve our Mulch problems April 4, 2016 Loren Martell, the chronicler of the Duluth School Board, is always a little behind the curve in reporting Board meetings what with the once-a-week… Continue Reading
Mulch Conundrums October 22, 2015 The Trib has a good summary of our Mulch Meeting last night. This morning I read a short article in the NY Times that… Continue Reading
More on mulch October 19, 2015 Today’s Editorial Page had a op ed about our playground mulch. A meeting is to be held at Lester Park this Wednesday at 6:30PM… Continue Reading
Mulling over mulch August 23, 2015 I haven’t searched the internet for any arguments pro or con on mulch. I will probably have to do this at some point. I… Continue Reading
Mulch Ado about something? August 21, 2015 School Board candidate Alanna Oswald sent me this take on the issue regarding the rubber “mulch” we have in our school playgrounds. i don’t… Continue Reading