The Board Chair suggests… August 5, 2014 “The Board Chair suggests that it is usual and customary for elected officials to cover their own legal fees when it pertains to their… Continue Reading
Two items which will not be added to our School Board agenda August 5, 2014 Dear Member Welty, At School Board Leadership request, I am writing in response to your agenda item requests. The request to add a resolution… Continue Reading
Two items for our next school board agenda August 4, 2014 ———- Forwarded message ———- From: Harry Welty Date: Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 1:52 PM Subject: Re: Editorial To: michael miernicki Mike, It is… Continue Reading
Tragedy as comedy – The Auditor Follies August 1, 2014 Loren Martell nails it in his description of the State Auditor’s presentation to the Duluth School Board. About the School Board members asking for… Continue Reading
What could have been and what will be July 31, 2014 Today the DNT’s editorial board asked the question: Should Duluth have gone to 1 high school? They answered that momentous question with a big… Continue Reading
Swallowing moles July 30, 2014 I suspect many of my readers saw a recent photograph of one of Florida’s invasive pythons that had burst after attempting to swallow an… Continue Reading
Biting my fingers (tongue) July 29, 2014 It wasn’t long ago that I was champing at the bit to write dozens of posts but political circumstance and the possibility of rapprochement… Continue Reading
Always grateful for some feedback July 24, 2014 I’m always cheered when someone sends me email based on a post. (you can find my email address in the third link from the… Continue Reading
And another thing about our CFO July 24, 2014 For years the Red Plan School Board members claimed that no money was being transferred from the General Fund to pay off Red Plan… Continue Reading
Re: the last post – but I’m not exactly resentful either July 24, 2014 I’ll be back to post an initial reply to the Duluth News Tribune Editors who mentioned me in their editorial today. Afterwards I’ll compose… Continue Reading
Not mollified July 23, 2014 Jana Hollingsworth’s coverage is fair enough and the headline is right on. I’m not mollified. I’m pretty annoyed that an investigation touted as taking… Continue Reading
The Minnesota State Odditor July 22, 2014 I woke my wife up in St. Louis this morning at 2:30 a.m. to get into our car in drive for ten and a… Continue Reading
From $4.5 to $33.4 to $38 to $56 million July 20, 2014 $56 million is the latest figure for what Johnson Controls Inc. got from Duluth for the building of the Red Plan. And the U.S…. Continue Reading
I’ll have to cut my trip to St. Louis short by a day July 18, 2014 Darn. I just got my Board packet delivered by mail announcing various meetings. The State Auditor’s office will finally report out its analysis of… Continue Reading
In the news July 18, 2014 I saw an old familiar name in today’s Duluth News Tribune, Sarah Horner. My old pals in Let Duluth Vote will recall that Sarah… Continue Reading
My preface/prologue July 17, 2014 I’m not yet prepared to publish the six pages I’ve written of the notes I took of our District’s black ex employee but turned… Continue Reading
Son of an attorney July 17, 2014 I have spent a lot of time since my interview with Attorney Mary Rice typing up a rough draft of my own interview of… Continue Reading
I got off easy July 16, 2014 I was wrung out after nearly two hours of being interviewed by Attorney Mary Rice. Art Johnston spent five hours with her today. That’s… Continue Reading
Hello Mary July 16, 2014 You gave me your business card as I left Old Central yesterday and urged me to call you if I had anything else to… Continue Reading
Along came Mary pt. 3 July 15, 2014 I ended by telling Mary that I thought the big unspoken issue in this investigation is the provocation of Art Johnston. I spell it… Continue Reading
