Not so stinkin Lincoln February 28, 2015 Every old Northern city has a Lincoln school in it. It was a post Civil War tradition. In my old hometown of Mankato we… Continue Reading
Art Johnston’s data requests February 28, 2015 When I came home from the Geek Squad with my computer I found the mail waiting for me including one of my big yellow… Continue Reading
Beyond Patience February 28, 2015 That title is meant to be a joke. Hooray! I’ve got my computer back. Think of it as my Thor’s Hammer. I can almost… Continue Reading
Patience February 25, 2015 The last post will be improved upon by the next. Even before I took a week away from the trauma of life on the… Continue Reading
a 4% drop in the grad rate? February 25, 2015 Duluth schools see “frustrating” drop in graduation rates The Duluth school district’s graduation rate took a step backward in 2014, dropping nearly 4 percentage… Continue Reading
press chats February 24, 2015 At the moment I’m undoing years of neglect of my computer and other tools for communication. This post is being tapped out on my… Continue Reading
Catching up upon my return from Eden February 23, 2015 Apparently our Duluth School Board’s crusade to excommunicate Art Johnston is not the only thing that has caught the State legislature’s attention this year…. Continue Reading
Sunday Opinion February 15, 2015 About 24 Denfeld teachers took the chance that almost nobody else does in these days of email an texting. They signed letters to the… Continue Reading
Some Valentines Day Miscellaney February 14, 2015 As of 6:58 this morning my website had a stupendous number of hits. It was 7,143. That is better than three times the average… Continue Reading
The snowy school board meeting last Tuesday February 14, 2015 I’ll be working on this after playing with my grandsons and packing for a school break trip. We’re going someplace warm. Now it’s good… Continue Reading
The last time one of my blog posts became a news story… February 14, 2015 …I was censured by the School Board for telling the truth. Jana Hollingsworth called me up after reading my posts about lobbying in St…. Continue Reading
What will it cost? February 13, 2015 At our recent Budget Committee the Board got into the weeds about how to save money next school year. One suggestion was to save… Continue Reading
Kevin Rupp – pioneering the use of the school board purge February 13, 2015 Readers of of my blog have ample examples of my regard for our School District’s attorney Kevin Rupp. Its the law spelled out in… Continue Reading
About my recent lobbying in St. Paul February 13, 2015 In a couple previous posts, like this one, I mentioned that I was in St. Paul with Art lobbying. I was there because a… Continue Reading
and some welcome literary criticism February 13, 2015 Regarding this 1400 word post one of my new corespondents offered me some literary criticism. I was delighted. It was the first literary analysis… Continue Reading
What I read and watch February 13, 2015 I’m not sure why my Buddy sent me to this page on Nora Robert’s recreational reading. She’s an author whose pseudonym I’ve run across… Continue Reading
They don’t read my blog… February 11, 2015 …but their friends tell them what I write. More later. To my eight loyal readers; I feel like a contractor having to explain to… Continue Reading
A better idea? February 11, 2015 Last night the Edison Board voted to pursue a high school. This is a big deal and my next post will explain what I… Continue Reading
Two gratifying emails February 11, 2015 I felt a lot better cranking out those posts yesterday. They are still just a fraction of what I am eager to write about… Continue Reading
Do I head to St. Paul again tomorrow? February 10, 2015 I went to the Minnesota Department of Education’s Title One committee meeting in the Fall and found it very interesting. The last time I… Continue Reading
