Duluth News Trib unwittingly awards itself the “Consequences of gullibility award” February 13, 2013 In the latest of a succession of editorials telling the School Board to keep everything on the table.” …the moving of Unity on an… Continue Reading
The Zenith writes about our Red Plan Nadir February 6, 2013 When you publish a paper and are not beholden to all the powers that expect you to print happy news you can be pretty… Continue Reading
February 3, 2013 Just read the most recent Zenith. It has a devastating appraisal of the District which is based in part on the news stories from… Continue Reading
A second helping of a friend’s and my email exchange January 23, 2013 Following up on the previous email exchange: On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 10:13 AM, (a friend) wrote: And that is what they are… Continue Reading
The unvarnished me January 23, 2013 Regarding this story in the back of today’s DNT: “…there are people who still are opposed to the project, Gronseth said. ‘I understand that…. Continue Reading
Teacher evaluation’s in Duluth January 20, 2013 I just wrote that the shrinking pool of teachers in Duluth’s ISD 709 schools is killing the pension plan. Its also killing the education… Continue Reading
More on Esko’s math scores January 18, 2013 As my eight loyal readers can attest I do not go out of my way to defend the Duluth Schools. On the other hand… Continue Reading
I wish I could have chucked Johnson Controls out of Duluth… January 18, 2013 …the way this cyclist chucked out a refrigerator full of drugs. Continue Reading
My life as an anvil salesman – Pt 3 January 18, 2013 Its often said: “Whatcha don’t know can’t hurt you.” That is pretty obvious bullshit. Like the kid in the car at the intersection next… Continue Reading
My life as an anvil salesman – Pt 2 January 18, 2013 I’ve always liked the politicians I call boring old white guys when I thought they were sensible and honest politicians. They didn’t have to… Continue Reading
Those who forget the past… January 17, 2013 …of the Red Plan are condemned to attend meetings to fix it. I got a stream of conscience email today from someone reacting to… Continue Reading
Why the School Board doesn’t see the Red Man behind the curtain January 15, 2013 A letter-to-the-editor from an ex school board member that explains why the current school Board doesn’t have a clue: Reader’s view: School district’s meeting… Continue Reading
Pay no attention to the Red Man behind the curtain January 15, 2013 From today’s DNT: Some teachers and principals reported class sizes this school year in the upper 40s in middle and high school classes and… Continue Reading
Lousy sales pitch January 4, 2013 Today Superintendent Gronsethweighed in with what he must have thought was a good sales pitch to follow up the recently approved 12% increase in… Continue Reading
Who without fanfare or celebration x’s 2 January 3, 2013 My wife noticed a new free magazine the other day, The Duluth Quarterly” and squinted at it hard before turning up her nose at… Continue Reading
“Proprietory Data” means never having to tell the truth November 12, 2012 JCI has used this phrase to cloak all its work with public entities despite long standing requirements by the State of Minnesota to act… Continue Reading
And a friend sent me this story about JCI’s new schools October 30, 2012 Also from the Timberjay and sent to me by a friend. Bless them for risking JCI’s threat of a “slapp suit” and taking JCI… Continue Reading
New JCI schools have fecal bacteria in their drinking water October 30, 2012 Thought you’d like to know. Sorry the full story is pay walled. The headline tells me all I need to know. I suspect JCI… Continue Reading
With JCI it always gets worse October 27, 2012 I often guess at old figures I haven’t reviewed recently. That St. Louis County School project cost more than I recalled and the costs,… Continue Reading
