A little more on the author of the “Handsome Harry” emails November 20, 2018 Jim is worthy of my attention. For starters he seems to be extremely pleased that the Iron Range has become Trump country. Too bad… Continue Reading
Trading teachers for new schools October 14, 2017 Chuck Frederick handed these two documents back to me at the Chamber Forum. Document 1 shows ISD 709’s summary budget, all of it for… Continue Reading
and a followup to the last post January 27, 2017 At the last Minnesota School Board’s conference several of Duluth’s school board members ran into a number of the ex JCI “consultants” who helped… Continue Reading
JCI’s satan’s spawn, M David, has struck again – in Prior Lake January 27, 2017 From this month’s City Pages: A consultant sinks its talons into Prior Lake schools for very big money: …….The business of public education has… Continue Reading
Three cheers for the Jay January 11, 2017 It is with much satisfaction that I can report that the Timberjay has sluffed off the lawsuit from its competitors and the sour attorney… Continue Reading
St. Louis County Schools “Red Plan” August 19, 2016 “district administration refused to provide any clarification, and urged school board members themselves not to respond to the newspaper’s questions.” I probably haven’t mentioned… Continue Reading
Swatting email gnats September 6, 2014 One sign of the Duluth School Board’s dysfunction can be found in the Board email box. For my first three months on the Board… Continue Reading
Martell is back in fine form September 6, 2014 I just read Loren Martell’s latest column detailing the antics of the Duluth School Board at its August meeting on the Duluth Reader’s website…. Continue Reading
Martell’s Heartbreak August 27, 2014 I met Loren Martell’s wife briefly once or twice at her back door when I delivered things to Loren a few years back. We… Continue Reading
Martell’s heartbreak – just kidding August 23, 2014 This is the fifth post in a series. To read them in order I’d suggest going back five posts ago to “Promises, Promises” and… Continue Reading
lie, lie, lie August 23, 2014 Chair Miernicki was so incensed by Mr. Martell’s assertion that he had abruptly adjourned the meeting with the state auditors that he wrote in… Continue Reading
Martell’s longer column in the Reader, post auditor August 23, 2014 I have already commented favorably on and linked to the earlier and extensive piece Loren Martell wrote for the Reader Weekly about the presentation… Continue Reading
Martell’s Tribune column, post auditor August 23, 2014 It was a brilliant summation of Mr. Martell’s position regarding the value of the long awaited and disappointing non audit by the State Auditor…. Continue Reading
A sane, fair, and neutral appraisal of the Duluth School Board August 21, 2014 One of the pleasures of being in the public eye is the chance to meet folks who are passionate about the same sort of… Continue Reading
Garbage in, Garbage out – it turns out this is just a prologue August 14, 2014 Its 3:30AM. I’ll bank on the last post to keep you interested to see what I write here until I’m good and ready to… Continue Reading
Today’s third email between Chair Miernicki and me August 9, 2014 Mike to me: Harry, Again I hear “sweeping Red Plan under the carpet.” I agree with the News-Tribune. It is over. We need to… Continue Reading
It would be crazy for Duluth to spend a half a billion dollars on new schools… August 8, 2014 …so said Johnson Controls: . . . if you go back to the JCI salesman, Jeff Schiltz, he memorably said after the School Board… Continue Reading
The third email I sent Chair Miernicki today August 8, 2014 Mike, I just looked at the Red Plan amortization tables. It turns out the Red Plan didn’t cost just $435 million which is what… Continue Reading
Something our school board Chair chooses not to investigate August 6, 2014 Est. Red Plan cost 2007……..actual Red Plan costs today …..$257 mil. total……………………$310 mil. total ….-$ 34 mil. prof.services………-$ 84 mil. prof.services (soft costs) …..$223… Continue Reading
Two items which will not be added to our School Board agenda August 5, 2014 Dear Member Welty, At School Board Leadership request, I am writing in response to your agenda item requests. The request to add a resolution… Continue Reading
