Dirty Dealing January 27, 2018 Its going to be a quiet and a long day. We’ve done all the sight seeing we are going to do and we will… Continue Reading
Snow Purge #3 October 27, 2017 Loren Martell always writes long, very long, columns about the School Board. (With millions of words on the subject here at Lincoln Democrat I… Continue Reading
Moody’s – Read it and weep October 25, 2017 It begins: “Moody’s Investors Service downgrades Duluth Independent School District No. 709, MN’s underlying general obligation unlimited tax (GOULT) and full term certificates of… Continue Reading
Into the rain October 6, 2017 I was surprised to find I had 19648 steps on the pedometer today. I got a late start but kept working until dark and… Continue Reading
3000 Red Plans September 30, 2013 The red plan has been a major focus of this blog for 6 years. The election this year has been a major focus through… Continue Reading
Herding School Board Cats September 9, 2013 Readers of recent posts did not know it at first but I was keeping up with the School Board race from Iowa. The Trib… Continue Reading
A little well deserved Schadenfreude July 1, 2013 Tammy Duckworth turns the knife very artfully. (To my overseas readers – Duckworth is a double amputee veteran of our recent wars who was… Continue Reading
My life as an anvil salesman – Pt 3 January 18, 2013 Its often said: “Whatcha don’t know can’t hurt you.” That is pretty obvious bullshit. Like the kid in the car at the intersection next… Continue Reading
My life as an anvil salesman – Pt 2 January 18, 2013 I’ve always liked the politicians I call boring old white guys when I thought they were sensible and honest politicians. They didn’t have to… Continue Reading
$3.9 million more won’t cost the Duluth Schools a cent? March 6, 2012 No it will only cost the taxpayers. An early email from a friend reading the article I remarked on in the last post sent… Continue Reading
Roger’s Viking Stadium February 17, 2012 I’m not the only one who rolled their eyes when I saw our Senator Reinert pitch a Vikings Stadium in Duluth. I guess like… Continue Reading
I’d have schlepped that ice bucket around too January 27, 2012 I like Dole and appreciate his humor but it turns out Newt was making a good point with it. Continue Reading
“Its Distressing” December 13, 2011 Its no wonder that the retiring Tim Grover would say this about his spending half the School District’s $14.5 million financial reserve in a… Continue Reading
“I can’t begin to express my disappointment” December 13, 2011 From today’s DNT letter to the editor‘s section: “I can’t begin to express my disappointment with the lack of parking at Duluth East High… Continue Reading
Now they’re worried about “policy”? November 16, 2011 I’ve been ruminating on the editors of the Trib grousing about the naming of our new schools. I rolled my eyes when I read… Continue Reading
[BIGOT ALERT] The GOP way of keeping Government small… September 14, 2011 …by hiring contractors rather than government employees costs twice as much by this estimate. POGO’s study analyzed the total compensation paid to federal and… Continue Reading
Secrecy September 3, 2011 Someone else who has been paying attention dismisses Sen. Bakk’s explanation of preserving Excelsior’s privacy regarding its spending of $40 million. Bakk’s surreptitious maneuver… Continue Reading
And we should let the rich… September 2, 2011 …(who can hire lobbyists to get tax dodges written into law) make unlimited secret donations to legislators to keep America productive: “Why are left-wing… Continue Reading
Excelsior squirts back August 24, 2011 This is my interpretation of Excelsior’s pushback in Today’s Trib: The Trib did a lousy job describing why $40 million has been spent on… Continue Reading
When same old, same old, becomes “an unprecedented partnership” July 28, 2010 I think the photo of the three men with their grim demeanors is the best indicator of how innovative the District’s latest PR band-aid… Continue Reading
