Seeing the future and saying nothing to the community. September 8, 2013 Here’s an interesting email that was just sent to me about four years too late. What did the DFT get in return for staying… Continue Reading
JCI’s other pet School Board that runs the St. Louis County Schools…. August 29, 2013 shows a lot less class than the Duluth School Board and will take the money and run. Many taxpayers in the St. Louis County… Continue Reading
The DFT August 29, 2013 Yesterday was a busy day on many fronts. I kept tabs on the print shop that is printing up my first fund raising letter… Continue Reading
JCI and the Duluth Schools 8-26 August 26, 2013 I’ve just written a fund raising letter in which I’ve highlighted JCI’s potential culpability to meet the promises it made to Duluth and my… Continue Reading
JCI and Hermantown 8-24 August 26, 2013 From the Duluth News Tribune: A group opposed to the Hermantown school district’s proposed long-range facilities plan alleges that Johnson Controls Inc. both designed… Continue Reading
JCI & St. Louis County Schools 8-20 August 26, 2013 8/20/13 |From the always inquiring Timberjay COUNTY SCHOOLS Utility savings fall short of expectations Marshall Helmberger Overall utility savings at new schools in ISD… Continue Reading
TMI from HRW #1 July 26, 2013 What follows is an email I’m composing in the blog to be sent to a potential campaign volunteer for the Welty for School board… Continue Reading
The race for the School Board got interesting today July 16, 2013 I filed this morning. Then one of the old board members, Nancy Nilsen, who caught a lot of my most pointed criticism filed after… Continue Reading
Fairy tales #2 April 16, 2013 I couldn’t lambaste the Strib for inserting paid advertising as a news story because they published the story noted in the previous post in… Continue Reading
Fairy Tales #1 April 16, 2013 Two readers of the Minneapolis Star Tribune were quick to send me this story from last week. It is as one of them said… Continue Reading
The Duluth School Board is so desperate… April 3, 2013 …that the made a rational spending decision! To spend only a quarter of a million dollars clean up dollars on Congdon Elementary. “Choosing everything… Continue Reading
The evidence shows that ISD 709 has been wounded by special education… March 26, 2013 …notwithstanding my pooh poohing the idea in the last post. A reader sent me a well reported story from Minnesota Public Radio about the… Continue Reading
The litany grows longer March 26, 2013 The Trib has run a series of stories on the costs of special education for the Duluth School District. This is an old story…. Continue Reading
Congdon Hockey vs. Education March 26, 2013 That seems to pretty much be the issue at one of the last two Red Plan schools. A few days ago in a story… Continue Reading
What’s another half million for the Red Plan? March 12, 2013 In addition to spending another $250,000 to $350,000 for a third hockey rink, oops “retaining wall,” at Congdon Elementary the Duluth School District is… Continue Reading
Panic is overdue March 6, 2013 One of my regular old Red Plan allies emailed me a few days ago imploring me to attend the Chamber’s Red Plan program with… Continue Reading
“First God created idiots. That was for practice…. March 2, 2013 …Then he created School Boards.” Mark Twain First – From the Timberjay: District risks much, saves little, by using Alango Road Marshall Helmberger The… Continue Reading
“Shortcut to Danger” February 24, 2013 From the Timberjay re: one more JCI’s mistep: FIELD TOWNSHIP – Township residents, alarmed by several accidents involving young drivers on Alango Road, question… Continue Reading
The CEO’s blinders February 17, 2013 A friend emailed me a link to this bit of back patting from David Ross of Duluth’s Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Ross is in… Continue Reading
Meanwhile the Minnesota Newspaper Assn awarded the tiny Timberjay multiple… February 13, 2013 … awards for reporting and editorials all for doing what the DNT failed to do. BLOOMINGTON: —The Timberjay received awards for both reporting and… Continue Reading
