Repurposing old schools April 27, 2016 A friend emailed me an interesting web page concerning repurposed schools in Duluth. The Zenith City crew put this up a couple years ago…. Continue Reading
Gambling on Central April 27, 2016 I will have a busy morning of blogging once again based on stories in today’s Trib. But first an old story from 2012 sent… Continue Reading
Swords/Plowshares 27 – News Tribune View: “Waive policies, negotiate sale” March 31, 2016 Disclaimer Despite spirited arguments offered to the DNT’s Editorial Board against selling Central by Superintendent Gronseth and Board Chair Harala yesterday the verdict of… Continue Reading
SWORDS/PLOWSHARES 23 – PRO-CON EMAIL SENT TO THE SB MARCH 25 March 30, 2016 Disclaimer These are the Key sentences in the email sent to the Board re: the Central Sale on March 25th Sell emails are bolded… Continue Reading
Sword/Plowshares 22 – When blindness is preferred March 30, 2016 Disclaimer I’m fearful that DPSA’s generous and life saving proposal to buy Central High School will fail because of our four union-endorsed School Board… Continue Reading
Tony Stauber August 15, 2015 I was surprised and saddened today to learn that one of my School Board predecessors, Tony Stauber, died. Tony was part of a big… Continue Reading
Transparency Lessons August 15, 2015 A year ago Ann Redelfs who lives a few blocks away tried to enlist my help to save the trees along fourth Street from… Continue Reading
Art Johnston to the rescue July 24, 2015 I’ve been impatiently waiting for today’s John Ramos story in the Reader. He’s been covering the saga of the proposed $35 million library for… Continue Reading
Denfeld Trigonometry students know their times tables March 14, 2015 I owe Duluth Denfeld a profound apology for defaming them two posts ago. I wrote that one of the teachers who spoke to the… Continue Reading
I feel a novella coming on March 5, 2015 After today I feel like I have a novella’s worth of blogging in me. The only thing that would scotch it is an outbreak… Continue Reading
Rosie’s Criminal Background Check… January 20, 2015 …of Art Johnston. “The investigation was brought forward because of Art Johnston’s violent abusive and harassing and threatening behaviors,” School Board Member Rosie Loeffler-Kemp… Continue Reading
EGO 2 December 9, 2014 One of two letters criticizing Art and me in today’s tribune. The recent behavior of Duluth School Board members Art Johnston and Harry Welty… Continue Reading
KBJR amends the errors of their text November 28, 2014 Rather than dwell on the situation in our schools I’ve been compelled to follow the ins and outs of the ludicrous investigation of Art… Continue Reading
My Buddy’s indicts me October 18, 2014 My Buddy writes: On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 9:29 AM, [your Buddy] wrote: Harry: From http://lincolndemocrat.com/?p=11931: If I ever attend to writing such… Continue Reading
West Duluth Business mtg. October 8, 2014 Art Johnston called me up last week and asked a favor of me. He told me that the West Duluth Business Club would be… Continue Reading
Axe me no questions … September 13, 2014 Nudged by a sleeping but heat seeking grandson in a hotel bed this morning I woke to an hour’s restless thinking. I left the… Continue Reading
a little help? July 30, 2014 I am cleaning out my attic. If anyone knows a candidate who would like free “wires” on which to put their lawnsigns have them… Continue Reading
$200 million! May 29, 2014 I was a little taken aback reading a March news story about a Tribal panel dismissing complaints against Fond du Lac’s leadership. It wasn’t… Continue Reading
Visiting Rosie’s training camp January 25, 2014 I will make a brief appearance at Rosie Loeffler-Kemp’s citizen action workshop tomorrow. I used to attend it when I was last on the… Continue Reading
The Tuesday Trib’s trio… October 1, 2013 …of stories pertinent to the levy: The first is about the retirement of Terry Matson. The eye popping figure is this. When he began… Continue Reading
