Ten favorite posts October 8, 2009 Dear loyal Readers, I’m up to about 2,500 posts on the blog. Some were fast. Some were throw aways. Some poorly conceived. Some aren’t… Continue Reading
Central Middle School $ vs. new West Middle School $ October 8, 2009 Today’s news prompted the following email which was sent to Superintendent Dixon. Now why can’t the Trib’s editorial board ask such a simple question?… Continue Reading
I’m so glad to be blogging again October 8, 2009 I didn’t realize how much my gagging my blog had cooled me off. Blogging again has reawakened my ardor to fight the Red Plan’s… Continue Reading
Believe it or not I do like my journalistic nemeses October 8, 2009 (That’s the plural of nemesis.) When a “journalist” like Howie Hanson reports the ridiculous possibility of Central High being turned into a casino by… Continue Reading
Batting .500 October 8, 2009 That’s a great stat in baseball but not in journalism. There’s a pretty good story in today’s paper about a homeowner who doesn’t want… Continue Reading
I admit to nothing October 8, 2009 I am only sporadically able to get into the darned Trib online site. I managed to get into the comment section about the story… Continue Reading
Salter Fi October 7, 2009 I spent the afternoon actually organizing the masses of paper that have paralyzed me for a month. I’m not sure which has been the… Continue Reading
A dispassionate appraisal of the SB October 7, 2009 This is an anonymous post from the DNT’s online comment section. I suspect it mirrors the thinking of those who have not drunk from… Continue Reading
And why are we so “uncivil?” October 7, 2009 A witness to the latest school board meeting made these observations which I will offer up as an antidote to the codswallup we keep… Continue Reading
and finally finally October 7, 2009 Geez! Its 10:30 AM already. I’ve got a million things to do but after shutting down the blog I found an email reminding me… Continue Reading
and don’t miss the big candidate debate October 7, 2009 Copied from the Trib’s website as a public service to this blog’s readers: CANDIDATE FORUM Candidates for Duluth School Board and Duluth City Council… Continue Reading
Wasson admits we’ve lost “droves” October 7, 2009 And finally the story about the Chamber of Commerce School Board debate where, for the second time in as many weeks, Nancy Nilsen failed… Continue Reading
The District had to hire two plainclothes police officers October 7, 2009 People who oppose the Red Plan’s assault are “hooligans” according to the husband of Board member Judy Seliga Punyko. That’s one of many accusations… Continue Reading
The Trib’s Cornucopia October 7, 2009 Golly, but the Trib has a lot of Red Plan stuff in it today. Where to begin? How about at the beginning, the front… Continue Reading
McGuire’s musings October 6, 2009 I saw Doug McGuire regularly at PTSA meetings back when I was on the School Board. He cares about his kids. I presume that… Continue Reading
Pre-emtive editorializing October 6, 2009 There’s a reason I dedicated the previous post to the Editors of the Trib. Today, once again, the Trib’s editors are lobbying the City… Continue Reading
The American Way of Dentistry October 6, 2009 This post is dedicated to the Editorial Staff of the Trib that unloaded this bit of persuasive ignorance today. I’m going to write a… Continue Reading
The Wrong General October 6, 2009 This is and the following post are both early morning Perkins’ specials – I don’t have access to a spell check on my wife’s… Continue Reading
Link to the Zenith Story October 5, 2009 Here’s the link to the Zenith Story on the suit, Welty et al v ISD 709 and JCI. Continue Reading