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
Joyeux Noël December 25, 2017 This Christmas Season has had a subtext of World Wars about it for Claudia and me. I just finished reading the fabulous “Last Hope… Continue Reading
A cold shoulder for the Grinch December 25, 2017 A small disappointment. Contrary to any thoughts that I’m all that humble about my snow sculpting I enjoy the attention the sculptures get. My… Continue Reading
My gift horse December 21, 2017 A couple of days ago someone anonymously left a very nice gift and a suggestion at my door for a public art project. I… Continue Reading
Squeezing some blood (thoughts on education) out of a turnip. December 21, 2017 I began deleting old email messages on my District website a few moments ago. One gives me a link to clear out all of… Continue Reading
Just finished this … almost December 19, 2017 You really need to see this with the sign I just put in front of it. Hope no one tears it down tonight. Gotta… Continue Reading
Much more needs to be said about the last post December 19, 2017 But I’ve been attending a holiday concert and finishing my snow sculpture. Continue Reading
Mom’s tree topper December 12, 2017 In the fuzzy foreground you can see one of my Mother’s paper mache, Christmas, tree toppers. Just after my college years she started making… Continue Reading
Minnesota School Boards in Concert December 5, 2017 I just snapped this picture of all my monthly school board books (meeting agendas and accompanying documents) from 2014 through 2017. As you can… Continue Reading
Possibly my last appearance on the local television news… November 30, 2017 . . . as an elected official. This was a pretty good story from KBJR on the Compensatory Education Funding and our discussion of… Continue Reading
The new allure of Books and Bombs November 29, 2017 A few minutes ago I grabbed my gym bag and got ready to head to a pool to swim laps. Swimming a thousand yards… Continue Reading
My award for public service November 20, 2017 Today I received a friendly letter from the Minnesota School Board Association. It informed me that I had attained the “President’s Award” for 2017-2018…. Continue Reading
The Cowboys – a movie review for grandparents November 20, 2017 I’m always thinking back on movies I think will appeal to my grandsons. Beau Geste was a hit and so was John Wayne’s 1972… Continue Reading
Veterans Day 2017 November 13, 2017 Since the election I’ve woken from a couple of dreams about going door to door. In much the same way I keep thinking of… Continue Reading
Oh, I am not done blogging – November 10, 2017 I’ve done a lot of thinking and had a number of things to write about among them….. uprooting lawnsigns and my keeping my bank… Continue Reading
Harry’s Gang November 6, 2017 I had about 1000 pieces of literature to drop on this the final day of campaigning. I fell short only dropping about 600 of… Continue Reading
Hillside Stories November 6, 2017 Three months of walking Duluth will come to an end today. Looking at the city-wide map I’ve been marking in I’d guess that amounts… Continue Reading
Running on Fumes November 3, 2017 Even in my cabin on a boat floating down the Yangtze River this August I would wake up thinking about my reelection campaign for… Continue Reading
Small “d” democrat November 2, 2017 So, I didn’t add anything to the last post before I went to bed. (I heave a great sigh) When I last posted I… Continue Reading
Nebraska (temporary title – will reconsider after Doctor’s appointment) November 1, 2017 For about the last month I’ve been getting eager calls to appear on a television talk show broadcast out of Cloquet called “Harry’s Gang.”… Continue Reading
