An apology… March 28, 2014 …even one that is being solicited like this one, is always welcome. Continue Reading
Tough years for the class of 2012 March 26, 2014 I asked our statistics guru for the District, Dr. Lake, to provide me with a snapshot of the three-year graduation rates of recent ISD… Continue Reading
No more JCI for Hermantown March 25, 2014 Congratulations. As near as I can tell the Milwaukee behemoth got better than $60 million of our $305 million Red Plan. That’s a far… Continue Reading
Placeholders March 25, 2014 I’ve explained before that on occasion I like to stop new posts just to lest one particular post sit at the top of the… Continue Reading
Ready Frank? Catch! March 22, 2014 Last night I said I planned on pulling all that budget info on my office floor into some semblance of order. Well, I don’t… Continue Reading
e e cummings March 22, 2014 Sometimes your buddies can piss you off but then they send you something to help you take heart. My buddy sent me this after… Continue Reading
Me and my Alzheimers are no match for our coming deficits March 21, 2014 $9.6 million. Shit! Sorry Buddy, I’m not going to be putting that series of emails in lincoln democrat that show your terrible cursing. In… Continue Reading
I’m melting…..oh no, its just my eyesight March 20, 2014 Twenty-six years ago I placed my hand on my father’s chest to feel his last few heartbeats. It was the only encounter with death… Continue Reading
Why some voters don’t trust their school administrations March 20, 2014 In the ongoing legal war north of Duluth in the St. Louis County Schools: In his testimony, [Superintendent] Rick acknowledged that the discrepancies between… Continue Reading
I read Bully Pulpit instead March 20, 2014 Yesterday I think my head was still too full of unprocessed thoughts to blog coherently. Fortunately, there is now an excellent synopsis of our… Continue Reading
Same old Story March 19, 2014 I’ve always hated reading news stories about current events that I’ve been following for months that had to go back to the very familiar… Continue Reading
postponing post posting March 18, 2014 I left this post as sort of a placeholder that I intended to finish up the next day. The next day came and went… Continue Reading
Let me eat a little crow – twice March 18, 2014 At last week’s Education meeting, which was a short two hours long because we had to end at 6pm because townships were holding elections,we… Continue Reading
Closed campus discussion closed for now March 18, 2014 I think the respectful emails that Deputy Police Chief Tusken and I sent each other are good examples of how a conversation, even when… Continue Reading
Officer Tusken and Board member Welty continue toe to toe March 15, 2014 From: Mike Tusken Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2014 7:09 AM To: Harry R Welty Cc: William L Gronseth Subject: Re: Closed Campuses Mr. Welty,… Continue Reading
Minnesota Supreme Court says: “ignorance of the law… March 15, 2014 …is an excuse”: A well deserved self administrated back pat from the Timberjay Newspaper: Here comes the sun? Legislators deserve credit for efforts to… Continue Reading
“especially with Districts with limited resources.” March 15, 2014 I’ll give myself a day to ruminate on what to put here. Continue Reading
The latest news March 15, 2014 Yesterday’s News Concerning. “It was brought to our attention that there may be concerns about their alignment with standards and curriculum,†Briner said. “We… Continue Reading
