Duluth Solutions June 30, 2006 My friend Chris invited me to check out his new internet forum www.duluthsolutions.com. Chris is looking for civil discourse and for solutions to the problems facing… Continue Reading
Harry’s been strangely silent June 30, 2006 And there is a good reason. Harry has been madly getting things ready to file for Congress. As if you hadn’t figured that out… Continue Reading
Storming Washington June 28, 2006 I’ve been very busy; too busy to post yesterday. I’ve been puttering around with a campaign website which I’ll soon be uploading. I’ve just ordered the… Continue Reading
A modest rebuke to the enemies of the Death Tax June 26, 2006 Warren Buffett said this of his massive contribution to the Gates Foundation. “Neither [late wife] Susie nor I ever thought we should pass huge… Continue Reading
Buffett Gates Free Trade – to help the world’s poor June 26, 2006 This post and the resulting discussion are interesting. They are prompted by the remarkable Warren Buffett gift of most of his vast fortune to the Bill and… Continue Reading
A dialogue June 26, 2006 Jason wrote back in defense of Ford Bell to say: “Except it’s not a ‘cold heart’ (as you imply that Bell has) for calling… Continue Reading
Rinos June 26, 2006 After fundamentalists took over the Republican Party they began redefining old Republicans out of it by derisively calling them Rino’s: “Republicans in name only.”… Continue Reading
Someone Replied!!?? June 25, 2006 I rarely have someone write back to one of my Reader columns so I was grateful when David wrote back to take me to… Continue Reading
Blog Spam June 24, 2006 Out of bed at 5AM on a Saturday. I thought I might go swimming but with the scent of hot steaming blueberry buckle in… Continue Reading
Kelm anecdote June 23, 2006 One man who looms large in the story of Don Boyd is Thomas Kelm a cat who always seems to have landed on his… Continue Reading
We’re not all in this (neighborhood) together June 23, 2006 I just read this Wash Post story that was reprinted in the DNT yesterday. Its one more bit of evidence of the division of… Continue Reading
Minnesota Secretary of State June 22, 2006 After I visited my Mother I headed over to the State Capitol to get information from our Secretary of State about elections. Behind the counter… Continue Reading
Picking up where I left off June 22, 2006 Every time I leave Duluth I have to return and resume. Some projects will have another day’s delay as I’m driving to the Twin… Continue Reading
Master of the Senate June 21, 2006 One thing I like about air travel is that it gives me a good excuse to read. Today, on the way home from DC,… Continue Reading
Ford Bell is a philanthropist June 21, 2006 My latest Reader column: “Ford Bell is a philanthropist. He must be. I heard it on public radio when he announced that he was… Continue Reading
Coffee Hoot June 21, 2006 After seeing this I think I understand why my wife banned me from her mornings. I was a morning person and she wasn’t. This… Continue Reading
Why I read Andrew Sullivan June 21, 2006 This remarkably succinct and pointed analysis was written by one of Sullivan’s readers. It beautifully summarizes what I’ve been thinking for the past couple of… Continue Reading
Military considers classifying homosexuality along side retardation June 21, 2006 Don’t ask don’t tell could descend all the way to the psych ward. What a crock! Let’s fight terrorists not Americans. Continue Reading
The Hilton June 21, 2006 We’ll be leaving shortly. We stayed at the Hilton on Connecticut where I’ve been told John Hinkley tried to take out Ronald Reagan. I… Continue Reading