2nd Day of Christmas A December 15, 2014 Mr. Gerdejanson (Spelling?) 1989 My sister Becky was part of a string quartet at Mankato West High School and Mr. Gerdejanson was her string… Continue Reading
1st Day of Christmas B December 15, 2014 Here’s that Spirit of Christmas Past I was telling you about. At our Church Men’s group this week one of the fellows, a retired… Continue Reading
1st Day of Christmas A December 14, 2014 I’m swearing off school board politics here until the tire is patched or otherwise. Until then, on very good advice, I’m sticking with safe… Continue Reading
By George December 13, 2014 I keep finding myself thinking that I have to plan which day I need to visit my Mom to sing to her again and… Continue Reading
No miracles for this snow sculptor December 13, 2014 What promised to begin as a good snow sculpting season hasn’t really materialized. We got a bit of snow before Thanksgiving but not enough…. Continue Reading
It takes two to tangle December 12, 2014 I read Sam Cook’s thoughtful column today with interest. I don’t usually read his columns because I don’t hunt and I rarely fish but… Continue Reading
Simple Math December 11, 2014 Despite his peppery stubbornness Art Johnston will be exonerated while the rest of the school board will suffer serious discredit. If not in the… Continue Reading
Please Note: December 9, 2014 That ten million dollars I just mentioned is not a one time transfer. It is annual………until the Red Plan is paid off. We were… Continue Reading
Do ISD 709’s auditors believe it was wise to transfer ten million local levy dollars from the classroom … December 9, 2014 and spend it instead on debt repayment? No they don’t. They have no opinion on that question. Like good auditors they only evaluated whether… Continue Reading
EGO 3 December 9, 2014 I like to think that my blog post EGO 1 preceding the EGO 2 post is a sufficient rebuttal to the writer who condemned… Continue Reading
EGO 2 December 9, 2014 One of two letters criticizing Art and me in today’s tribune. The recent behavior of Duluth School Board members Art Johnston and Harry Welty… Continue Reading
EGO 1 December 9, 2014 Yes, I have one. I have a big ego. Its a prerequisite for running for public office. The same can be surmised for everyone… Continue Reading
Sending a Star to Mom December 6, 2014 And life goes on. The attendant who came in as I was finishing Good King Wenceslas looked alarmed as she bent toward my Mother…. Continue Reading
Fini December 5, 2014 Just before my second holiday program rehearsal with my Grandson’s preschool I stopped by to see how my Mother was doing. Unlike last night… Continue Reading
Looking for a Christmas Miracle December 4, 2014 Maybe its just as well that I got a call today from a nurse at my Mother’s residence telling me that she has taken… Continue Reading
The charges against Art – very little “there” there December 3, 2014 I woke up after the Nightmare before Christmas despite yearning for a full night’s sleep. There is so much that needs to be said… Continue Reading
More about those editors December 2, 2014 Art Johnston told me that when he went to talk to the editors of the Duluth News Tribune a couple day ago evidence of… Continue Reading
“Our view: Come on, Harry, keep it to yourself” December 2, 2014 Question 1: Where do newspaper editors attack the people who hand them their front page news while their own reporters are about to file… Continue Reading
“What did I do sir?” “seat belt violation” December 1, 2014 Andrew Sullivan’s Daily Dish has some thoughtful posts on black/white relations today. I’ll start with a startling one which shows a policeman’s dash cam… Continue Reading
My moment of swords into plowshares December 1, 2014 Much of yesterday and all of today and no doubt most of tomorrow will be devoted to the Duluth School Board’s fractious situation. I… Continue Reading
