What could have been and what will be July 31, 2014 Today the DNT’s editorial board asked the question: Should Duluth have gone to 1 high school? They answered that momentous question with a big… Continue Reading
a little help? July 30, 2014 I am cleaning out my attic. If anyone knows a candidate who would like free “wires” on which to put their lawnsigns have them… Continue Reading
Swallowing moles July 30, 2014 I suspect many of my readers saw a recent photograph of one of Florida’s invasive pythons that had burst after attempting to swallow an… Continue Reading
Biting my fingers (tongue) July 29, 2014 It wasn’t long ago that I was champing at the bit to write dozens of posts but political circumstance and the possibility of rapprochement… Continue Reading
Fingers in search of an audience July 27, 2014 This has a quirky title that just popped in my head and it doesn’t really fit in with what I thought I would post… Continue Reading
Always grateful for some feedback July 24, 2014 I’m always cheered when someone sends me email based on a post. (you can find my email address in the third link from the… Continue Reading
And another thing about our CFO July 24, 2014 For years the Red Plan School Board members claimed that no money was being transferred from the General Fund to pay off Red Plan… Continue Reading
I did edit the last post after all July 24, 2014 Yes, I did. It could probably use another editing but its waaaay too nice outside. Continue Reading
Re: the last post – but I’m not exactly resentful either July 24, 2014 I’ll be back to post an initial reply to the Duluth News Tribune Editors who mentioned me in their editorial today. Afterwards I’ll compose… Continue Reading
Not mollified July 23, 2014 Jana Hollingsworth’s coverage is fair enough and the headline is right on. I’m not mollified. I’m pretty annoyed that an investigation touted as taking… Continue Reading
The Minnesota State Odditor July 22, 2014 I woke my wife up in St. Louis this morning at 2:30 a.m. to get into our car in drive for ten and a… Continue Reading
From $4.5 to $33.4 to $38 to $56 million July 20, 2014 $56 million is the latest figure for what Johnson Controls Inc. got from Duluth for the building of the Red Plan. And the U.S…. Continue Reading
Literary criticism July 20, 2014 My old buddy quite rightly poked a little hole in my literary interpretation. I observed that the “Zenith City” of Sinclair Lewis’s Babbitt described… Continue Reading
About that charge of racism July 19, 2014 I’m not the only one bird dogging it. Take it away Loren. Continue Reading
Babbittry July 19, 2014 I read about 62 pages of Babbitt off and on to Claudia in our first leg of the St. Louis trip. There was a… Continue Reading
I’ll have to cut my trip to St. Louis short by a day July 18, 2014 Darn. I just got my Board packet delivered by mail announcing various meetings. The State Auditor’s office will finally report out its analysis of… Continue Reading
I found those notes July 18, 2014 I’m heading out of Duluth as the best weather of the summer arrives to refresh us. I’ll be retrieving my air conditioner from my… Continue Reading
In the news July 18, 2014 I saw an old familiar name in today’s Duluth News Tribune, Sarah Horner. My old pals in Let Duluth Vote will recall that Sarah… Continue Reading
Q: Why don’t sharks attack lawyers? July 17, 2014 A: Professional courtesy. Think attorneys representing school boards are all smart and public spirited? Think Again! From the mighty Timberjay’s coverage of the ongoing… Continue Reading
My preface/prologue July 17, 2014 I’m not yet prepared to publish the six pages I’ve written of the notes I took of our District’s black ex employee but turned… Continue Reading