Press Releases as unfiltered news June 28, 2010 I read this in the DNT a week ago. A friend sent me the exact same thing from the Minneapolis Star Trib. Both read… Continue Reading
The undead Online June 28, 2010 As I’m off with my family listening to loons who escaped the Gulf Oil Spill I’m reduced to catching up on the Trib strictly… Continue Reading
three more days for me June 25, 2010 As we speed toward the August 10th Primary I keep mental note of good days that tend to advantage me. I count the day… Continue Reading
KIPP Schools June 24, 2010 Poor kids can learn. Can this model be expanded? Is teacher burn out inevitable? Excellent questions. Continue Reading
Obama the populist June 24, 2010 This post echoes my sentiments about how well Obama is doing by pointing out that on British Petroleum he is more in sync with… Continue Reading
McChrystal June 24, 2010 A very interesting (and rather graphic) appraisal of special forces and the acceptance of gays in their ranks and the General who let it… Continue Reading
Eunuchs on the School Board June 24, 2010 Today’s reasonable sounding story in the Trib about changes to the Red Plan costing eleven million dollars, which (as the paper noted) won’t change… Continue Reading
10.5 % in Roger’s home court June 24, 2010 Yesterday was great. The heading above cuts to the chase. That’s my total vote at last night’s caucus. 8 votes out of 75 delegates…. Continue Reading
Elsewhere in the War on terror June 24, 2010 I just went to my Netflix account and added Lives of Other’s to the top of my queue. I remember reading a glowing review… Continue Reading
Insiders view of Afghanistan June 24, 2010 Email received this morning from Afghanistan. McChrystal trusted his luck to a Rolling Stone reporter and his staff let their guard down over a… Continue Reading
“donkeys” June 23, 2010 As I head to the DFL endorsing convention tonight I may tuck this post card in my pocket for good luck. On the back… Continue Reading
The school tax story link restored June 23, 2010 That link in a previous post about how Minnesota’s gubenatorial hopefuls plan to deal with local taxing authority is broken. The story showed up… Continue Reading
First the good news … June 23, 2010 The consumer world is such a cornucopia of cheap goodies that it makes my mind spin. At the most basic level food particularly high… Continue Reading
The Price continued. June 22, 2010 Sorry, new computer, old software, bad picture. It shows where 38 plus tenured teachers were cut from to keep the District out of debt. Continue Reading
The price teachers are paying for students fleeing the Red Plan June 22, 2010 R E S O L U T I O N Adoption of the Considerations and Investments for the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget BE IT… Continue Reading
our right to vote on bond referendums June 22, 2010 I wonder if Senator Dayton has spoken with his running mate about this? “…Mark Dayton, a former U.S. senator, took a more nuanced stance,… Continue Reading
Civilian authority June 22, 2010 I haven’t blogged about the War on Terror for a long time. This little MacArthur-like episode is worthy of comment. I could not do… Continue Reading
Kicking up a little dust June 22, 2010 A friend who has been scouring the Internet found two recent references to my campaign on the Internet with somewhat different takes on my… Continue Reading