Dismantling Art Johnston – Part 2 for real this time. November 30, 2014 “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.†Martin Luther King Jr. I’ve just finished a 3000 plus word tome for this post. Forgive… Continue Reading
Dismantling Art Johnston – Part 2 November 30, 2014 Hang on…….I haven’t finished that editorial abortion yet. I figure I’ll be spending much of this day with my flying fingers rather than my… Continue Reading
Dismantling Art Johnston – Part 1 November 30, 2014 New readers may have read far enough back in my posts to see that I’m preparing to dismantle, Mary Rice, the attorney hired by… Continue Reading
Welcome new readers – Pt 2 November 29, 2014 I’m listening to National Public Radio as I type now. Its the background of much of my life. I was about to begin this… Continue Reading
Welcome new readers – Pt 1 November 29, 2014 After making the front page of the Trib today, for putting the sale of ISD 709’s albatross the Central High School property in jeopardy,… Continue Reading
The terrible awfulness November 28, 2014 Five hours sleep came to a screeching end at about 4AM. While everyone else in our full house slumbered I listened to the recording… Continue Reading
Speaking of mea culpas November 28, 2014 I made a huge mistake with this recent post on the possible sale of the Central High School property. The Trib’s Education reporter Jana… Continue Reading
KBJR amends the errors of their text November 28, 2014 Rather than dwell on the situation in our schools I’ve been compelled to follow the ins and outs of the ludicrous investigation of Art… Continue Reading
No Pizza for me today, thanks November 27, 2014 Happy Thanksgiving. As promised this is the rough clay model I’d hoped to use to put a sculpture on my lawn – Pilgrim and… Continue Reading
Conditional Yippee – Take 2 November 26, 2014 The banner headline in this morning’s Trib was damn good news. It means, if a sale results, that we won’t have to spend a… Continue Reading
Take a deep breath, Harry November 26, 2014 I’ve made the cranberry sauce for tomorrow, whew! At least something’s been done. Yesterday afternoon I was so overcome by adrenaline after seeing that… Continue Reading
Conditional Yippee November 26, 2014 The last post was so apt it will cause new challenges. Now I have to explain why the charges against Art are all smoke… Continue Reading
Cheerleaders for a lynching November 25, 2014 I really like KBJR’s weather people. We attend the same church and they are swell folks. I write this as a disclaimer for what… Continue Reading
A sermon on bullying November 24, 2014 This takes 63 minutes to watch in full. This is why all 50 states will likely soon accept gay marriage. Its the argument that… Continue Reading
A discussion between legal types … November 21, 2014 …prompted by the DNT story on Attorney Rice’s Investigation of Art Johnston I can’t complain about the Tribune’s description of the outhouse. Its all… Continue Reading
Transfers November 20, 2014 First up – on my recent silence. I’ve got a lot on my mind and this is also one of those periods where I… Continue Reading
11-14-14 ALL CAPS, PART 5 – SOME CLOSURE BEFORE 11-15-14 ARRIVES November 14, 2014 I haven’t counted the words in today’s series of All CAPS posts. Its not nearly the 10,000 words I’d imagined a day ago but… Continue Reading
Armistice Day November 14, 2014 No caps here. I need a short break from ISD 709 before I return to the CAPS. This one will be more like Taps…. Continue Reading
11-14-14 ALL CAPS, PART 4 – 5TH GRADE SNOWBALL FIGHT November 14, 2014 Readers of this blog may recall that I was planning on attending two school board meetings on Monday which were eventually canceled due to… Continue Reading
11-14-14 ALL CAPS, PART 3 – MY FUNNY METAPHORS November 14, 2014 One of the things Claudia the peace maker reminded me of was that our infighting on the School Board detracted from our mission to… Continue Reading