Nugget 3, Belated tours May 18, 2014 I can no longer put off visiting our new schools. I’ll confess that my PTSD from fighting the Red Plan left me very reluctant… Continue Reading
Floodgate nuggets, 1. Thank you DNT May 18, 2014 I’ve got an hour before Church and no time to fully open the floodgate of posts pent up inside my poor bursting head. Fortunately… Continue Reading
Libre Soy May 15, 2014 A glitch in my email, wedding preparations, and general confusion have left me to neglect some parental email lobbying to preserve Denfeld’s Spanish 5… Continue Reading
Some dizzyingly good news for Duluth taxpayers May 8, 2014 I didn’t want to harp only about the bad news at our Tuesday meeting. (Darn it. I can’t find the story on the Trib’s… Continue Reading
Still sweeping Red under the Rug May 8, 2014 Shielding Johnson Controls from public scrutiny is an old habit that just won’t die. Perhaps a few of my readers read the piece my… Continue Reading
Somebody owes Gary Glass an apology May 8, 2014 Among the things I didn’t say at the Tuesday meeting but was prepared to: I believe that the last time the Duluth News Tribune… Continue Reading
No more heart attacks May 8, 2014 I’ve had very few moments of anxiety since 1. I decided not to fret about the abyss the School Board was about to jump… Continue Reading
In Praise of Folly May 8, 2014 I am the floodgate of a reservoir about to burst. I have bottled up a lot of thoughts over the past six months. They’ve… Continue Reading
I vote no May 6, 2014 We have a Board policy, it was around when I served on the Board a decade ago, that forbids school board members from predicting… Continue Reading
The Gusset Plate May 4, 2014 Once again I’ve woken at threeish in the morning with the School District on my mind. My plan was to edit the last post… Continue Reading
The problems of one little school district… May 3, 2014 For six months since my election I’ve been blogging like someone walking on eggs. Even so, the traffic to my blog has been pretty… Continue Reading
Putting ISD 709 out of my head… May 1, 2014 …yeah, Sure. I said in a recent post that I planned to spend a couple days in Florida not thinking about the District. Well… Continue Reading
Don’t expect class size to shrink April 26, 2014 The teachers have passed the latest contract. Most comical quote: “…Wanner said, noting lowering class sizes was a bigger priority.” Continue Reading
Bully for me April 24, 2014 After tomorrow I will put the Duluth Schools out of my mind. Next Thursday I will be the lone Board member voting against the… Continue Reading
Duluth’s unique Red Plan financing April 14, 2014 The School Board has been lobbied by former member Tony Stauber to rethink vocational education which has taken a hit in the Duluth Schools…. Continue Reading
Q. What can I do in four years? April 4, 2014 A. Write a book. As I shoveled last night’s eight inches of snow from my front walk at noon my coat was open to… Continue Reading
They’re watching us April 3, 2014 I learned recently that the staff of the Minnesota Department of Education, down in Roseville, watched our March School Board meeting on the tube…. Continue Reading
Never pay attention to anything I ever write here again… April 3, 2014 ..if you can’t tolerate mistakes. I’ve just learned that I was off the mark in this unhappy post this morning. The News Tribune’s headline… Continue Reading
How to avoid getting burned at the stake April 3, 2014 Who says theologians don’t have a sense of humor? I just got back from my treadmill test all hooked up with leads and wires… Continue Reading
Happy, Happy, Happy April 3, 2014 This is the only important thing to read into today’s story of the happy and non adversarial settlement of the next teacher’s contract in… Continue Reading
