Picking up my slack June 29, 2009 I went to the LDV meeting tonight drained of all energy. The $100,000 I kept insisting to all the skeptics in the group we… Continue Reading
Tomorrow’s 3PM deadline – Cash please June 29, 2009 Here we are with just under 24 hours to go and we’re still short. 1150 $20 bills would put us over the top. Are… Continue Reading
Shooting a lot of blanks June 29, 2009 Its 4PM and I hate to admit I’m shooting lots of blanks fundraising-wise. I need 25 additional thousand dollar cashier’s checks tomorrow made out… Continue Reading
Cash flow June 29, 2009 One of our contributors will wire $5,000 to us from the East Coast as soon as we have $85,000 in pledges. It would be… Continue Reading
Another $5,000.00 June 29, 2009 This is a good day. We’ve got another pledge of $5,000. Its better than a pledge because it will be in the form of… Continue Reading
Quick interview June 29, 2009 Trevor Roy of the CBS and NBC affiliates is headied over in ten minutes for a quick interview on fundraising. That can’t hurt. Continue Reading
Yeah team – another $2,000 June 29, 2009 It took a while but I got my first donation as I ran down my list of phone numbers. $23,000 to go. Readers who… Continue Reading
$25,000 to go June 28, 2009 Like Public Radio’s final pledge days Let Duluth Vote is down to the wire. I’ll be on the phone from my house all day…. Continue Reading
LDV’s comparison vs.Dr. Dixon’ comparison June 28, 2009 One of our LDV workers who has worked with ATS&R on the Plan B Presentation wrote an email pointing out the non delusional way… Continue Reading
The Sprint to the finish June 28, 2009 Mysteriously absent from my blog reports over the past week have been my portion of the tally for donations. I headed to California with… Continue Reading
Excorcising ghosts June 28, 2009 Yesterday we didn’t feel much like going into San Fran proper. I looked on the Internet for tickets to Wicked but the only reasonably… Continue Reading
No news is bad news June 28, 2009 Its Sunday morning and once again I put a bare five hours into my slumbers before waking a little after 4AM Pacific time. I… Continue Reading
Putting another Dist. behind the Eight Ball June 27, 2009 These news stories were just emailed to me. I’ve followed the story for a few months and talked to some unhappy folks about it…. Continue Reading
This is for you Harry June 27, 2009 There has much been much consternation and anger among LDVers. The School District kept alternating between the message that the Plan B report was… Continue Reading
My kind of email June 27, 2009 Among the 45 new emails today this one came in under the subject heading “silent no longer” Harry, Am mailing a $100 donation today…. Continue Reading
Thermometer Sat 8:02 am Central Standard Time June 27, 2009 I forgot to ask who a couple recent donors were so I’m not sure if some of the latest contributors have been counted before… Continue Reading
4AM San Fran by the bay June 27, 2009 I’ ve kept my wristwatch on Duluth time but my new cell phone set in its charging cradle acts like a night light showing… Continue Reading
45 messages June 26, 2009 Geez, A guy gets out of Internet range for 24 hours and we wakes up with 45 emails to read. My fingers are starting… Continue Reading
As clear as Glass June 26, 2009 Had to read this headline. It was over Gary Glass’s letter in the Trib referring to the Bridge buying editorial yesterday. Continue Reading