Seeing the future and saying nothing to the community. September 8, 2013 Here’s an interesting email that was just sent to me about four years too late. What did the DFT get in return for staying… Continue Reading
Saturday, look for me at the Gay Pride celebration August 29, 2013 I’m not a big meet and greeter and I dislike schmoozing but I’ve been invited to simply stroll along and say hello, sans literature…. Continue Reading
The end of the beginning of my campaign August 29, 2013 Everything is in place for me to start campaigning seriously. Its meant a lot of running around but that pretty much comes to and… Continue Reading
JCI’s other pet School Board that runs the St. Louis County Schools…. August 29, 2013 shows a lot less class than the Duluth School Board and will take the money and run. Many taxpayers in the St. Louis County… Continue Reading
The DFT August 29, 2013 Yesterday was a busy day on many fronts. I kept tabs on the print shop that is printing up my first fund raising letter… Continue Reading
Candidate’s view: Vote for Martell and for the levy referendums in Duluth August 29, 2013 Today, Thursday, the DNT published my opinion piece. I’m quite pleased with it: On Aug. 19 I read the two most intelligent things about… Continue Reading
My Zealotry August 23, 2013 It took a second reading of the Trib’s editorial endorsement for me to grasp the Editor’s failure to really understand me. I was called… Continue Reading
Cool August 23, 2013 Perhaps this blog is the DNT’s editorial caveat that I have not always used my knowledge for good in their otherwise ringing endorsement of… Continue Reading
The levy referendum August 21, 2013 The Tribune’s Jana Hollingsworth worked overtime last night to carefully explain how the District’s finances work vis a vis the proposed operational levies that… Continue Reading
My first Board meeting in five years or so August 21, 2013 It was hot when I picked up Liam to walk him over to the School Board meeting. Liam had asked to attend with me…. Continue Reading
Posts I don’t have time to make August 20, 2013 I left a note on my keyboard about other posts I should make related to the meeting I attended with DFL legislators yesterday. Its… Continue Reading
The new school funding formulas – straight from the donkey’s mouths August 19, 2013 I took advantage of the District’s invitation to hear our local legislators and the DFL Speaker of the House Paul Thissen explain the new… Continue Reading
Bad credit August 16, 2013 More bad news for ISD 709. Moody’s has dropped its credit rating down another notch. Investments are rated by Moody’s from best to worst… Continue Reading
Stuff happens and then you die AND moon dust August 16, 2013 Other than substituting a saltier four letter word with the soft gauzy nothing “Stuff” there is truth to this unexceptional saying. (Moon dust will… Continue Reading
Dialogue on the Red Plan August 15, 2013 So far the DNT coverage does not bode well for a referendum let alone an expansion of it. Today a “Follow-up” of a cogent… Continue Reading
One reason ISD 709 better hope that a referendum passes… August 14, 2013 …is this story about the Northstar Academy’s current decision not to begin a new high school. If a referendum fails there will be increasing… Continue Reading
That damned fence is finally painted August 14, 2013 And it looks really pretty and white. Thank you for helping Claudia. As a bonus we weeded the garden next to it. Now maybe… Continue Reading
Not Eudora and jumping ship August 9, 2013 I just uploaded my fourth Not Eudora column to the Reader Weekly. So far its been easier for me to write them than I… Continue Reading
TMI from HRW #1 July 26, 2013 What follows is an email I’m composing in the blog to be sent to a potential campaign volunteer for the Welty for School board… Continue Reading
Meanwhile the union is pushing for larger class sizes… July 22, 2013 …while asking for ways to make them smaller. That’s my take from this story in today’s DNT about the status of the Contract talks…. Continue Reading
