Two items for our next school board agenda August 4, 2014 ———- Forwarded message ———- From: Harry Welty Date: Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 1:52 PM Subject: Re: Editorial To: michael miernicki Mike, It is… Continue Reading
Tragedy as comedy – The Auditor Follies August 1, 2014 Loren Martell nails it in his description of the State Auditor’s presentation to the Duluth School Board. About the School Board members asking for… Continue Reading
What could have been and what will be July 31, 2014 Today the DNT’s editorial board asked the question: Should Duluth have gone to 1 high school? They answered that momentous question with a big… Continue Reading
Always grateful for some feedback July 24, 2014 I’m always cheered when someone sends me email based on a post. (you can find my email address in the third link from the… Continue Reading
And another thing about our CFO July 24, 2014 For years the Red Plan School Board members claimed that no money was being transferred from the General Fund to pay off Red Plan… Continue Reading
Re: the last post – but I’m not exactly resentful either July 24, 2014 I’ll be back to post an initial reply to the Duluth News Tribune Editors who mentioned me in their editorial today. Afterwards I’ll compose… Continue Reading
Not mollified July 23, 2014 Jana Hollingsworth’s coverage is fair enough and the headline is right on. I’m not mollified. I’m pretty annoyed that an investigation touted as taking… Continue Reading
From $4.5 to $33.4 to $38 to $56 million July 20, 2014 $56 million is the latest figure for what Johnson Controls Inc. got from Duluth for the building of the Red Plan. And the U.S…. Continue Reading
In the news July 18, 2014 I saw an old familiar name in today’s Duluth News Tribune, Sarah Horner. My old pals in Let Duluth Vote will recall that Sarah… Continue Reading
Q: Why don’t sharks attack lawyers? July 17, 2014 A: Professional courtesy. Think attorneys representing school boards are all smart and public spirited? Think Again! From the mighty Timberjay’s coverage of the ongoing… Continue Reading
Summer Cold pt. 2 July 11, 2014 I promised “honesty” in my campaign. I did not pledge to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.” I need… Continue Reading
My 22 minute message July 9, 2014 Once again I woke up too early this morning this time a little stiff and achy from a lumpy pillow. As I lay hoping… Continue Reading
The emperor’s new clothsline July 8, 2014 I have a hard time finding and fishing out the freebie Parade magazine from my Sunday Paper these days stuck as it is in… Continue Reading
Art’s crime is my crime June 28, 2014 Oh yeah, I forgot I was going to write something here. Ah, it can wait. Continue Reading
JCI’s wreckage to the north – the latest June 23, 2014 I read this letter to the Timberjay today and thought it sounded a lot like our experience in Duluth. A little investigation showed the… Continue Reading
St. Louis County Schools version of WW III June 12, 2014 I have been remiss for the past couple months posting the goings on to our north in the other local District to have been… Continue Reading
Still sweeping Red under the Rug May 8, 2014 Shielding Johnson Controls from public scrutiny is an old habit that just won’t die. Perhaps a few of my readers read the piece my… Continue Reading
Somebody owes Gary Glass an apology May 8, 2014 Among the things I didn’t say at the Tuesday meeting but was prepared to: I believe that the last time the Duluth News Tribune… Continue Reading
No more JCI for Hermantown March 25, 2014 Congratulations. As near as I can tell the Milwaukee behemoth got better than $60 million of our $305 million Red Plan. That’s a far… Continue Reading
The Timberdoodle March 1, 2014 A Duluth District employee, one I quite like, once called the weekly newspaper that has covered the Johnson Controls boondoggle in the St. Louis… Continue Reading
