The fifth “C” April 14, 2017 Last night I decided to skip singing in our church’s Maundy-Thursday service to attend Denfeld’s meeting where parents concerned about their children getting the… Continue Reading
That hotel cleaner you didn’t tip March 17, 2017 “Maybe she wipes your child’s face at day care. Maybe he mops the floors at your church. Maybe she makes the beds in the… Continue Reading
“Big Trump” or “Little Trump?” February 24, 2017 My Buddy sent me this thoughtful appraisal of how the stock market in the US is taking Donald Trump in stride. The Atlantic column… Continue Reading
The Big Short January 6, 2017 I put this movie in my memory bank over the last year when some economic analyst on NPR gave it a big thumbs up…. Continue Reading
Could Trump become a successful President? January 5, 2017 My “Buddy” recently sent me a critique of Hillary Clinton and a prediction of her failure to beat Trump written by a nemisis of… Continue Reading
How yesterday started September 14, 2016 Yesterday I got a lousy night’s sleep. They seem to have come back again with the beginning of the School Year after a relatively… Continue Reading
Will 709 still be able to refinance our Bonds and get a 3% savings? June 24, 2016 Loren Martell’s column written before yesterday’s stunning Brexit vote noted that our Bond Advisers warned us that the economy was fickle. Today the stock… Continue Reading
The BIG objective May 18, 2016 This will be so brief my readers will wonder why it took me so long to compose it. Well, the reason is that I… Continue Reading
Holy COW – Committee of the Whole May 13, 2016 As we contemplate putting an end to, among other things, the Zero Hour due to an anticipated $3.3 million shortfall I’ve been noticing a… Continue Reading
Visit Duluth May 11, 2016 My first order of business today was to head up to the church men’s group meeting and introduce the CEO of Visit Duluth, Anna… Continue Reading
I am stalling a bit, sorry April 30, 2016 The last few posts have been fun digressions which are helping me pass the time while I try to address the second big question… 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
Tough email 1 April 19, 2016 I have been challenged in some recent email. Here is one email with my reply. My comments are Bolded: You’re the numbers man! This… Continue Reading
From today’s DNT coverage of the Duluth Schools December 8, 2015 It was good to see the Trib’s Education reporter back covering yesterday’s Education Committee meeting. She’s back after having recently delivered a prospective new… Continue Reading
In defense of the liberal arts April 1, 2015 My Buddy sent me a good read from Fareed Zakaria panning our current political fad for STEM education. The quote he sent me to… Continue Reading
You don’t see a vagus nerve response in upper class people January 4, 2015 Maybe that explains why well-to-do Duluth doesn’t seem to mind that the fancy new schools of the Red Plan have shortchanged some children. A… Continue Reading
Where to begin? October 29, 2014 Not with that by now ripe and ancient and unedited series………. I know I promised to do it. It was more of a promise… Continue Reading
Nightmare economics October 28, 2014 Chocolate is good for the brain and memory. I don’t know how much that is hype but I welcomed hearing that on last night’s… Continue Reading
Duluth’s unique Red Plan financing April 14, 2014 The School Board has been lobbied by former member Tony Stauber to rethink vocational education which has taken a hit in the Duluth Schools…. Continue Reading
Staunch vs. stanch April 5, 2014 My buddy sent me a couple proof reading corrections for the last post in the second paragraph. One pointed out I meant stanch when… Continue Reading
