Imagine my not so subtle humor in the lair of the Trump Cult February 22, 2024 I take treason seriously and as I’ve written elsewhere like ignorance of the law Ignorance of treason is no excuse. I am getting very… Continue Reading
A Vote for Emily is a vote for Duluth – too November 1, 2023 Occasionally I allow myself to introduce a new Reader column a little ahead of the Distribution of the Reader. With an election coming up… Continue Reading
News from Duluth’s Russian sister city April 27, 2020 He Found One of Stalin’s Mass Graves. Now He’s in Jail. https://nyti.ms/2xb6bMi Continue Reading
Duluth cartoonist Chris Monroe hits the big time April 25, 2020 Chris Monroe once let me borrow one of her Violet Day Strips for a blog post. She’s terrific and Netflix has taken her Chico… Continue Reading
Saving the Press – globally and locally April 7, 2020 I’ve got a plea for those of you who don’t like our entire news business in Duluth being run by the Trump-loving, Forum Communications…. Continue Reading
The Star Trib reaches out September 27, 2019 I mentioned in my post about the last school board meeting that I met the new Minneapolis Star Trib reporter who will be covering… Continue Reading
The Candidate’s Debate . . . September 24, 2019 . . . at the Depot is about to begin. Next up the Mayoral candidates. Not quite 50 people in the audience. I am… Continue Reading
half a ton of sand June 10, 2019 I occasionally get a little anal retentive about clean up. Ten years ago I noticed a lot of cigarette filters along the thin boulevard… Continue Reading
Perfect Duluth Day circa 1949 April 16, 2019 This 1949 Saturday Evening Post article about Duluth can be found at the top of Perfect Duluth Day. If you stumble on this post… Continue Reading
Hatestorm May 22, 2018 I play Mike The Duluth Lynching of 1920 has been a frequent subject of this blog along with Michael Fedo who wrote the book… Continue Reading
I subscribe to the Duluth News Tribune but… February 27, 2018 I encourage you to help fund John Ramos who (as of this posting)is one hundred dollars short of his goal of $3600 which he… Continue Reading
Help a rare truth teller to keep Duluth honest February 18, 2018 John Ramos Gofundme Continue Reading
Candidate Welty’s view August 19, 2017 It’s Online here with the headline: Incumbent’s View: Red Plan fight isn’t over; funds needed for classrooms. This is my text in full: I… Continue Reading
Keen on Kuehn June 19, 2017 Photo by: Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com I was pleased to see this picture on the anniversary of Duluth’s infamous lynching because one of the… Continue Reading
The ISD 709 demographics meeting April 21, 2017 I just listened to the meeting yesterday about Demographics. I have some catching up to do because I missed the first half hour. These… Continue Reading
Robert Rowe Gilruth – Duluth Central Grad 1931 January 8, 2017 Kevin Costner plays a “composite” of the technicians in charge of America’s Space Race in his portrayal of the mythical “Al Harrison” in the… Continue Reading
Taking cuts in the lunch line….. January 7, 2017 ….to make sure the kid behind you doesn’t take too much food. That seems to be the case in the Duluth City Council as… Continue Reading
Bob Mars Jr. July 14, 2016 Bob Mars Jr. died yesterday. I served with Bob for six years on the Duluth School Board. I first met him forty years ago… Continue Reading
Everyone is saying the Planning Dept.’s decision to scuttle the DPSA High School has nothing to do with politics. May 25, 2016 I find that very hard to believe: Hamre said that if Edison had pushed forward with those requests, and the city planning commission followed… Continue Reading
