MAJ 6 – Mean Girls March 31, 2015 I’d suggest starting at MAJ 1 (Martyrdom of Art Johnston) Art and I have joked that the three women on our board remind us… Continue Reading
My Fraternity March 31, 2015 The last post is the first one in nine years to have mentioned the name of my college fraternity, Phi Delta Theta. This is… Continue Reading
Goodbye Mom March 31, 2015 Short posts are easy. Long ones take work. When I have something I want to say well I often fail to do so because… Continue Reading
This is why folks dread vacations March 31, 2015 Not that driving my Mother’s Earthly remains to Mankato, Minnesota, to lay them beside those of my Father was a vacation but after five… Continue Reading
MAJ 5 – Posts March 25, 2015 As I get around to them I’ll start denoting some posts as MAJ meaning the Martyrdom of Art Johnston. NOTE: this addition posted on… Continue Reading
MAJ 4 – Ducks in a row March 25, 2015 Last week as I was rummaging through a file cabinet of family memorabilia I opened up a folder about my son. Inside were pictures… Continue Reading
MAJ 3 – Remorse March 25, 2015 Young Annie Harala asked one question of District officials at our closed meeting yesterday. Were the students subject to expulsion remorseful for their actions…. Continue Reading
MAJ 2 – Rosie March 25, 2015 This post and the next will reference small interactions that too place in the closed session but which, in my estimation, do not give… Continue Reading
MAJ 1 – Restoration March 25, 2015 I can’t say much more about our closed meeting yesterday than the Duluth News Tribune reported. The School Board expelled two students as the… Continue Reading
Home improvement March 24, 2015 I’ve spent a lot of time over the past ten years cleaning out my attic. The plan has been to turn it into an… Continue Reading
The Lone Ranger March 20, 2015 I cranked out the two previous posts last night in about two hours and went back to bed certain that I needed to return… Continue Reading
Bear with the Messenger while he shakes off his waking up … March 20, 2015 …at midnight on the first day of Spring. I’ve not had many idle hours since returning from Florida Disney’s fantasy land to the nightmare… Continue Reading
Witnessing March 20, 2015 The lunch room of the old Lincoln had a crowd of over a hundred people when I arrived late because I thought the meeting… Continue Reading
And a follow up email to the last one March 19, 2015 Again my answer sare inserted in your email. Harry On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 5:58 AM, ******* wrote: Harry, Does the chart from… Continue Reading
An email disputing my last post … March 19, 2015 *******, ….with: My thoughts are inserted in your email. Harry On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 8:20 PM, ******** wrote: Harry You need to… Continue Reading
Did I mention… March 18, 2015 …that in addition to everything else on Monday while Art was lobbying in St. Paul I also was working on finishing up my Conservatorship… Continue Reading
Making sure an Art Johnston can’t happen again March 18, 2015 By Art Johnston I mean – an attempt to remove a Board member on insufficient grounds. I had told Art that I would go… Continue Reading
The strange chronology of a daily blog March 18, 2015 I have been stockpiling blog posts in my mind for a week now. Several things conspired to interrupt their flow to the Internet. For… Continue Reading
Member Miernicki’s triumphalism March 17, 2015 an email to all Duluth School Board members: “So much for “Honesty is the Best Policy.” Thank you Mr. White. You are an excellent… Continue Reading
Mr. White’s email and my reply to Mr. White March 17, 2015 Harry, I read your blog where you reported that I had students in his trigonometry class who didn’t know their multiplication tables. I never… Continue Reading