Prologue to the Red Plan Chronicles November 16, 2007 My complete column from this week’s Reader Weekly: Welty Loses Again By Harry Welty I lost the school board race. It’s nothing new. I’ve… Continue Reading
Plan B revives November 7, 2007 Eric sent me a kind post suggesting a reason for my loss. My reply offers a counter reason and an explanation of where I… Continue Reading
seventeen minutes and counting November 6, 2007 My head tells me I can’t lose. My heart has no idea what the outcome of the election will be. I passed out my… Continue Reading
Three days and counting November 3, 2007 The story in the Trib today did just what I hoped. It quoted me thus: Welty was not flustered by Seagren’s decision Friday night…. Continue Reading
Tom’s Green Plan November 3, 2007 Tom Boman a UMD Ed prof and a regular education writer for the Duluth News Tribune wrote a great column today. The “green plan”… Continue Reading
A wounded man replies November 2, 2007 I sent the Budgeteer the letter which follows. It’s also on Ralph’s feedback page. I rather like the feedback page. Quite a number of… Continue Reading
The Definition of Dotycide November 2, 2007 And the definition is: a Duluth version of character assassination. This is rather like Ralph Doty’s tribute to Mayor Bergson which was presented days… Continue Reading
Lost another DNT endorsement November 1, 2007 The DNT Editorial Board evidently takes no stand on whether the Red Plan will be a disaster for Duluth or our salvation. That strikes… Continue Reading
11 x 12 x 20 = November 1, 2007 After I passed out 6,000 of my fliers a potential constituent noticed a gross and elementary mathematical error I put on it. This is… Continue Reading