Dr. Doty’s 2 cents October 27, 2011 Below you will see the poor excuse for advocacy which appeared in the Trib’s letter column just before my blog went down. I composed… Continue Reading
Just in case you don’t subscribe to the DNT… October 27, 2011 …this is what Loren Martell wrote today: Duluth School Board Chairwoman Judy Seliga-Punyko compared the tax impact on the average homeowner in Duluth from… Continue Reading
I beg to differ October 27, 2011 I read Triss Harwood’s critique of Loren Martell in today’s Trib and was non plussed. She said: I listened repeatedly at those meetings to… Continue Reading
Not getting up to speed October 27, 2011 For my vast readership of eight I’m sorry that I haven’t gotten my blogging back in gear. I think I enjoyed my enforced vacation… Continue Reading
Curious oversight October 11, 2011 I just walked out front to straighten out the ghost I hung up with my grandson in the buckthorn tree. I discovered that Judy… Continue Reading
Something I couldn’t write when my blog was down October 11, 2011 I couldn’t have said it better than this letter writer did in the DNT: This letter is about the property tax issue. I had… Continue Reading
And they endorsed the Red Plan October 6, 2011 The DFT makes its endorsements public. Maybe I’m just jealous because I never got a union endorsement. Continue Reading
Nobodies talking about it October 5, 2011 Only about twenty people went to last night’s school board forum. That’s a bit of a rebuttal to the notion of building something so… Continue Reading
League of Women Voters forum? October 4, 2011 I just saw on the news tonight that there was a school board candidate forum held by the League of Women Voters……. They didn’t… Continue Reading
Speaking of past op levy opponents October 4, 2011 I’m pretty sure it was the 2001 operational levy referendum that Judy Punyko-Seliga told me she couldn’t support because the Duluth School Board just… Continue Reading
Virgil understands October 2, 2011 Saturday’s Budgeteer had a Virgil Swing column I’d love to link to but it’s not in the DNT website. Virgil simply noticed that the… Continue Reading
Who paid for Edison? October 2, 2011 I read this explanation of where the new Edison school in Duluth got its financing before church today. It is certainly accurate. I’m not… Continue Reading
An old friend is organizeing a vote “No” campaign. September 30, 2011 He sent me an email this morning and I had to tell him that I planned to vote for all levels of the operational… Continue Reading
I wonder what will replace… September 30, 2011 …death by a thousand cuts? Lucky for Duluth that the President is letting us escape No Child Left Behind. We won’t have to report… Continue Reading
God forbid that anyone criticize the School Board September 30, 2011 The objection of the previously mentioned letter writer to Loren Martell is that he criticized the School Board. “…Martell stepped up to the microphone… Continue Reading
Stealing lawnsigns September 30, 2011 I read this letter in the Trib today. I remember when one of my predecessors on the School Board told me how the writer… Continue Reading
Duluth’s school levy referendum September 29, 2011 I wish the DNT had included its little graphic that went with the newsprint version of this story today on one-third of Minnesota School… Continue Reading
Occam’s Razor meets ISD 709’s enrollment data September 28, 2011 I think I’ve made the story about the Duluth School District’s enrollment data far too complicated. Let’s simplify. The District says it arbitrarily subtracted… Continue Reading
Today was grandchildren and cider preparation September 24, 2011 Saturday Night Live starts its new season in fortyfive minutes and this is my first post of the day. Having the two cutest grandchildren… Continue Reading
Smoking hot new schools September 20, 2011 I just got back from visiting my Mother. While I was leaving her residence a vaguely familiar face hailed me and turned out to… Continue Reading
