A fire, a fire sale and 91st bday party April 28, 2018 Sometime while I was mid-flight to Florida to attend my father-in-laws 91st birthday celebration Superior’s Husky oil refinery went kaboom. We checked updates during… Continue Reading
The return of the bad old days? April 23, 2018 I have not quite scrupulously avoided mention of the Duluth School District since the public retired me from the Duluth School Board. (a retirement… Continue Reading
Back to the school grind – Not March 27, 2018 My heart fluttered a bit when three days ago my readership tripled for couple days. (8 “loyal readers” x 3 = 24) Well, a… Continue Reading
This’n that before I hit the sack March 13, 2018 I had the house mostly to myself today as Claudia went to St. Paul to lobby our legislature with folks worried about the poor… Continue Reading
The pessimists that the Trib’s editors complained about… March 5, 2018 …are off the Duluth School Board. The optimists that replaced us have just been handed a budget that is a couple million dollars deeper… Continue Reading
I will have something to say about today’s story… February 28, 2018 …about Duluth’s graduation rates. And maybe even tie it in with the latest scolding of the District over setting Twain and Harper Lee on… Continue Reading
Parting is such sweet sorrow February 19, 2018 For the past several weeks Supt. Gronseth’s right and left arms have been negotiating contracts for their own superintencies. Amy Starzecki is headed to… Continue Reading
Be advised, I spell out the “N” word in the following column – four times! February 15, 2018 Don’t worry. I’m sure the defenders of Harper Lee and Mark Twain won’t mind. Oh, and the Reader found or made up this cool… Continue Reading
Sign up to learn from Supt. Gronseth how the Duluth School District… January 31, 2018 …got into such financial difficulties and his thoughts about how to address them. I signed up as interested in attending. The meeting is organized… Continue Reading
A Win for Equity in Duluth January 24, 2018 The Duluth School Board is off to a strong start. Last night the new board swept aside Supt. Gronseth’s and David Kirby’s and Rosie… Continue Reading
Jana’s replacement January 22, 2018 Adelle Whitefoot wrote a short story on tomorrow’s School Board meeting which will consider Nora Sandstad’s proposal to direct 80% instead of 50% of… Continue Reading
Cheap Schools January 21, 2018 Did I comment on Jana Hollingsworth’s recent story about Equity? It was essentially a summary of everything reported in the past. The Duluth Schools… Continue Reading
The “subsequent post” mentioned previously that will not do justice to the subject January 18, 2018 So the Trib did cover the biggest news related to the School District. Our Board faces a $4 million dollar deficit. I’m the one… Continue Reading
Morris and Leatherman January 17, 2018 Tonight’s combined Human Resources and Business Committee meetings lasted two hours and forty five minutes. That’s about five minutes longer than last January’s meetings… Continue Reading
I missed the award ceremony January 13, 2018 Not being a school board member any longer I was not scheduled to attend this month’s annual Minnesota School Board Association Conference. I was… Continue Reading
Sad news for ISD 709 January 13, 2018 One of the things I have always complimented Supt. Gronseth for is hiring some very talented administrators. One of my favorites is poised to… Continue Reading
I’ve penned a column for the Reader January 4, 2018 Mine is titled: Flying Blind. I sent them a current photo of me as a greybeard: And it is a great irony that Linda… Continue Reading
A final board dust up December 28, 2017 Annie Harala did jump on me at the last and final School Board meeting together. Loren Martell describes the action in his Reader column…. Continue Reading
To Loren Martell: Je suis vraiment, vraiment désolé December 22, 2017 The title is French, my new preoccupation, meaning: I am very, very sorry. Loren called me to let me know he was very hurt… Continue Reading
I will miss Loren Martell’s reporting on me December 21, 2017 Loren is often a week late for his Reader Column because the Reader goes to print Tuesday night when we have our regular Board… Continue Reading
