Did you catch my simple math error? June 21, 2017 A friend texted me this morning pointing out that 18% of 2000 Proctor students is 360. I immediately knew what she meant. From the… Continue Reading
Moving principals June 20, 2017 The most recent hot topic in ISD 709 has been a proposed move of principals. This is the Superintendent’s decision to make but four… Continue Reading
Annie’s riposte to busses from Proctor et al June 20, 2017 Alanna Oswald posted on Facebook that she has been trying to get these figures for ages. They come from Jana Hollingsworth’s story about how… Continue Reading
Martel on Maintenance June 20, 2017 I’m not sure how many of Loren’s recent columns I have failed to mention. They seem to have been coming out weekly just as… Continue Reading
Keen on Kuehn June 19, 2017 Photo by: Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com I was pleased to see this picture on the anniversary of Duluth’s infamous lynching because one of the… Continue Reading
I have to be careful that when I replant the rhubarb today… June 15, 2017 …my head doesn’t fall off into the hole with the manure. I have good reason to worry about this because, as I just told… Continue Reading
The Superintendent’s trifecta June 9, 2017 I called the Trib’s education reporter Jana Hollingsworth on Tuesday and told her about the tentative settlement of the teachers contract. When she picked… Continue Reading
Crisis of the moment – a friend sends me an email June 9, 2017 From a friend: Hi Harry! I’m sorry to have to come to you with a concern, but I hope you can help! It has… Continue Reading
Settling the Contract – June 7, 2017 I may have missed a story about the Teacher contract negotiations but they are likely over as we, Management, and Teachers, shook hands on… Continue Reading
Dear DFL Delegate June 2, 2017 I’ve missed two great days to garden working on my election and School Board business. There have been lots of email and letters-to-the-editor to… Continue Reading
And while I’m speaking truth to power… May 31, 2017 …These are the 14 Questions from the DFL screening committee and my answers to them: 2017 Screening Committee Questions, City of Duluth DFL In… Continue Reading
Between a Rockridge and a hard place May 31, 2017 That was my groaner at last night’s special meeting of the Duluth School Board. It was so inspired I used it twice and so… Continue Reading
Art Johnston digs into East Central Denfeld enrollment numbers May 30, 2017 They are alarming: Notes: 1. When Denfeld students went to Central HS in 2010, the combined student enrollment dropped 355 students from the previous… Continue Reading
“I know nothing.” May 30, 2017 A fellow board member just sent me a news flash about a meeting at East High School this afternoon to talk about traffic and… Continue Reading
Misc on Memorial Day May 29, 2017 Family and Memorial Day activities pulled me away from the blog again but on Sunday my mind was on overdrive thinking about starting a… Continue Reading
How the proposed Education funding law will affect negotiations. May 29, 2017 As the school year grinds to its end a story appeared in the DNT about the Education budget that will have a significant impact… Continue Reading
Six times is more than enough times to put the hackneyed phrase… May 26, 2017 “chopped liver” in the title of one of my posts. So I just put it Continue Reading
Replying to yesterday’s… May 25, 2017 …post on the first negotiation session. Here’s the email I got and by the way I doubt that XXXXX would mind my using his/her… Continue Reading
40 years ago today May 25, 2017 From the DNT “Bygones” for May 25, 1977 A grim picture of budget year 1977-78 was presented to the Duluth School Board yesterday. School… Continue Reading
Why #1 is #1 May 21, 2017 I will post the DFL screening committee’s 14 questions to me and my replies later. I’ll start with the most important one which asks… Continue Reading
