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
Poverty in Minnesota January 23, 2014 Fascinating maps of Minnesota poverty by county in 1960, just before the War on it was declared, and now fifty years later. 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
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
Meanwhile the union is pushing for larger class sizes… July 22, 2013 …while asking for ways to make them smaller. That’s my take from this story in today’s DNT about the status of the Contract talks…. Continue Reading
My thanks to the Timberjay July 12, 2013 My friend who keeps me directed to the ever informative Timberjay sent me this link this morning. It made it clear that the Duluth… 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
157 million dollar bailout? April 17, 2013 A couple weeks ago the Duluth paper published an update on appeals to the state from the Duluth Teachers pension planners to bail them… Continue Reading
Demographics #1 April 5, 2013 I’d heard recently that American women’s longevity, which for so long exceeded men, was beginning to wane and men were catching up. That is… Continue Reading
The GOP’s 80 billion, oops – 2 trillion, oops – 6 trillion war March 29, 2013 Back in 2002 Newsweek’s economist Robert Samuelson shrugged at the estimated $80 billion cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I’ve never forgotten… Continue Reading
Where’s Walker on Kestrel? March 26, 2013 Wisconsin’s Governor Scott Walker wasn’t mentioned in this story yesterday on the failure of Wisconsin to make good on its financial pledges to the… Continue Reading
