Cheap money makes us stupid February 28, 2010 Eleven PM, Saturday. I should be going to bed. Feeling hot and sweaty. Just clicked a link to a blog post Vic sent me…. Continue Reading
Teach your children well February 27, 2010 Almost all textbooks in the US are teaching children that evolution is a big maybe because text book publishers bow to the standards required… Continue Reading
Why the Civil War up north? February 27, 2010 The Timberjay outlines 11 reasons. Number 8:8. Conflict of Interest: There is a serious conflict of interest in hiring a construction company to come… Continue Reading
Surprise Surprise February 27, 2010 JCI gets another school building project in a District where they helped start a civil war. Continue Reading
From an email rcvd 2 26 2010 February 27, 2010 My husband, two daughters and I attended registration at Duluth Central last night from 6-? Hundreds and hundreds of parents and students were there… Continue Reading
atoyoT two February 27, 2010 I commented on Toyota’s troubles a few posts ago. A more fully reasoned commentary on the subject can be found here. (My thanks to… Continue Reading
Best and Worst February 27, 2010 I picked up this week’s Reader Weekly. It is the Best and Worst of the Northland edition. I wasn’t terribly surprised to see that… Continue Reading
Grounds for firing Dr. Dixon February 25, 2010 You probably read reporter Brandon Stahl’s surprise at the sudden insertion of a new agenda item in the last School Board meeting. Dr. Dixon… Continue Reading
An idea February 25, 2010 I’d be tempted to circulate a petition demanding a vote on the following question. Any plaques placed in Duluth’s new schools commemorating their construction… Continue Reading
Its only another $45 million February 25, 2010 From Duluth’s City Planning Staff Notice of public comment period on the Environmental Assessment for the proposed Western Middle School The City of Duluth… Continue Reading
“It doesn’t seem even legal to me” February 25, 2010 Forum communications has about as much respect for its duty to journalism as the Duluth School Board does to education or the public. As… Continue Reading
“I hate Woodrow Wilson with everything in me.” February 24, 2010 The quote above is from Glenn Beck. See the previous post. This picture shows one corner of my office where the visage of the… Continue Reading
Losing brain cells February 24, 2010 Ten years ago I bought a book by Rush Limbaugh much to my wife’s annoyance. I got through a couple chapters of his mangled… Continue Reading
atoyoT in the cross hairs February 24, 2010 I don’t much care for Fox’s John Stossel. When he’s wrong I find his self importance grating. I think his comments about the hysteria… Continue Reading
Magnet Schools February 23, 2010 Once again the DNT is channeling the Dixon line this time on Duluth’s magnet schools. Its possible that Dr. Dixon could be using the… Continue Reading
Doesn’t this make you proud? February 23, 2010 As “conservative” pundits spread misinformation and falsehoods around to each other like a herpes virus concerning the Bush Administration’s mistreatment of prisoners, 100 of… Continue Reading
No P virus February 23, 2010 I am a little reticent about pulling my family into my blog. Not nearly reticent enough, however, according to my family. I happen to… Continue Reading
Cock’n bull from the Red enders February 23, 2010 After several months embarassed silence on the biggest news story in the last decade the Trib finally poked its head out of the closet… Continue Reading
“Sound familiar?” February 19, 2010 From an email I received this morning. It comes from Northern St. Louis County: Things are getting so hot up here, the School Board… Continue Reading