JCI is still in my sights February 27, 2014 This story from the Timberjay is a little old. I meant to post a link to it some time ago. Duluth is not the… Continue Reading
JCI’s Get out of jail free card November 22, 2013 As the friend who emailed this to me said, “I guess the battle is over.” The scrappy little Timberjay was on the verge of… Continue Reading
JCI wants $350,000 from the St. Louis County Schools November 22, 2013 Suddenly the St. Louis County Schools have grown reluctant to pay off JCI. REGIONAL Johnson Controls Inc. has requested payment of $350,284 that the… Continue Reading
“Gangrene” spreads to social media November 5, 2013 I got a call just now 45 minutes into today’s election. Apparently my comments about gangrene spreading from western Duluth to eastern Duluth is… Continue Reading
I’m the little boy, the parents are the old school board… November 1, 2013 …and the box contains the Red Plan. Continue Reading
Brickbats for Halloween October 31, 2013 There were two predictable letters complaining that I was an eastern elitist for using the word gangrene to describe the Red Plan’s dire results… Continue Reading
Gangrene Pt. 4 – My colorful vocabulary October 30, 2013 I took it on the chin twice in letters to today’s Duluth News Tribune. I much admire this letter from a Stowe teacher who… Continue Reading
Gangrene Pt 3 – “Behind every great fortune… October 30, 2013 …there is a great crime.” French saying derived apparently from Honore de Balzac As time has gone on it has become increasingly silly to… Continue Reading
Gangrene Pt 2 – The no bid contract … October 30, 2013 …I’m not supposed to talk about. Because I signed an agreement to keep the public ignorant so that the donors of a $100,000 bond… Continue Reading
Gangrene Pt 1 – Where did all the money go? October 30, 2013 JCI’s offices in Old Central – The tail wagging the dog. Art Johnston told me recently that my characterization that gangrene is spreading from… Continue Reading
This just in: My cockroach is a gnat October 28, 2013 I’m almost sorry to admit this but I have it on the best of authority that the “cockroach” who is attempting to defame me… Continue Reading
Insert suitable imprecation here October 28, 2013 I just popped over the the local post office to check to see if there were any new contributions there. Golly there was one… Continue Reading
These are some magical words that you will find… October 27, 2013 …in the preceding post. I’m sure you will want to read all 1,501 of that post’s less than magical words to make sense of… Continue Reading
Lincolndemocrat 960 vs. Weltyforschoolboard 23 October 27, 2013 It’s a cool but sunny day with Nine days till the election. Oh, what to do? Its dry so it’s tempting to rake the… Continue Reading
Cockroaches Pt 4 – Motivation, Precedent, Money October 25, 2013 In the last post I suggested that Johnson Controls might have the motivation, precedent and money to smear me. I showed just how casually… Continue Reading
Cockroaches Pt 3 – Who are the cockroaches? October 25, 2013 I don’t know. I’m a mouthy guy…….or a fingery guy (since my mouth wags my fingers as I’m typing these posts). I have lots… Continue Reading
Cockroaches Pt 1 – 1092 visitors yesterday October 25, 2013 Oh, golly. There were even more visitors to this blog yesterday than the day before. I hope they keep showing up because I’m on… Continue Reading
I like Bryce Nixon October 4, 2013 I’ve never met Bryce Nixon but I like her. Her commentary in today’s Trib was a sound one. Better yet, it acknowledged that those… Continue Reading
Red Equity October 1, 2013 I almost forgot about my comments on equity at last night’s Lakeside forum when we were asked our thoughts about the subject. I mentioned… Continue Reading
lawnsigns or blogging? September 25, 2013 It will be both. I did start late today by visiting my Mother to sing to her down at her “residence” at Park Point…. Continue Reading
