Supt. Dixon is rather blase … June 20, 2011 …about being rated as low as Congress: I never much liked pollster Bill Morris when he was Chair of the State GOP. I’ll bet… Continue Reading
This is one way to get more gigs June 19, 2011 If this is the same Obama impersonator I saw on Huckabee’s Program some time ago he’s got a dead on impression of the Prez…. Continue Reading
Dixon leaving unscathed June 19, 2011 I’ve been waiting for this story for a couple weeks. I’m made to sound much more charitable than I intended to be. As the… Continue Reading
“Nattering Nabobs of Negativism” is catchier than… June 18, 2011 ….”Doubters, defeatists and pessimists” This letter in today’s Trib is an antidote to Dr. Dixon’s last hurrah (which I can’t find on the Trib’s… Continue Reading
Eminent Domain June 17, 2011 World, National and State News has been so dramatic as to leave the Red Plan controversy in the dust. As one example the I-35… Continue Reading
““traitor,” “tyrant,” “despot” and “deceiver” June 16, 2011 Tim Grover gets a sympathetic pat on the back today from one of the students who served (in a non voting capacity) with him… Continue Reading
While the editors are busy lauding Dr. Dixon before his send off… June 16, 2011 …the School District is giving eager buyers a couple weeks to shore up its finances by taking some abandoned properties off its hands. From… Continue Reading
The Trib’s editors are as easily impressed… June 15, 2011 …as the audience at a magic show. They have just given Dr. Dixon far more than his due in their editorial today. Read it… Continue Reading
Fly or Drive? June 14, 2011 Here’s a cool website. It allows you to compare the cost, time and carbon burning results of a trip between any two destinations. I… Continue Reading
DNT on the layoffs June 14, 2011 The Trib pays more attention to the near loss of the District’s Teen Parent program. Continue Reading
The new East will have “about the same number of students”… June 14, 2011 ….as the school-and-a-half it will replace. On that brief WDIO report I mentioned previously I snorted when I heard about the new school having… Continue Reading
Good Values June 13, 2011 Watching the news segment linked to the previous post I caught a millisecond view of a chart from a survey taken recently. Evidently it… Continue Reading
Tenured teachers make the chopping block June 13, 2011 From WDIO tonight: An estimated 23 teachers in Duluth’s School District may be losing their jobs this year. It’s a result of budget cuts… Continue Reading
“Some of which are held together by bungy cords” June 13, 2011 I never saw this one. Continue Reading
On that gay girl blogger June 13, 2011 by someone one with some insight. Now I don’t feel quite so stupid. Continue Reading
I called the Syrian Embassy last week… June 13, 2011 …to tell them I wanted the Gay Girl in Damascus found. I was polite to the woman on the phone. It turns out the… Continue Reading
But Hinderaker has a sense of humor June 12, 2011 A friend points me to proof that John Hinderaker, whom I mocked previously about his Powerline postings, has a sense of humor. He posted… Continue Reading
Minnesota’s Grand Old Powerline June 11, 2011 One of Minnesota’s top conservative bloggers, John Hinderacher, (not the real spelling but more accurate) makes this observation regarding the ex-Governor of Alaska: “Palin… Continue Reading
JCI as a partner June 11, 2011 I mentioned the large number of change orders that have some Duluth Parents fearful that their part of the Red Plan might run out… Continue Reading
Bush leagues revisited June 10, 2011 For God’s sake cut more taxes: The Bush tax cuts were followed by low GDP growth, negative median wage growth, and little job growth…. Continue Reading