A SB candidate emails me July 31, 2015 Very clever Alanna, Alanna Oswald was a student of mine at Morgan Park thirty years ago. However, she was a Roger’s back then. She… Continue Reading
More on the Greenhouse July 31, 2015 Yesterday was a busy news day so nothing showed up on air dealing with the Greenhouse and/or my email to City Councilors. That didn’t… Continue Reading
The first of fifty interviews July 30, 2015 Our new Ed Crawford (Assistant Superintendent of Education) Amy Starzecki grilled me for half an hour on Tuesday to find out what stakeholders in… Continue Reading
Test Scores a “mixed bag” July 30, 2015 Today’s headline in the Trib’s testing story was right. I try not to get to nervous over test results. Every school tested swings forward… Continue Reading
About that Greenhouse July 30, 2015 Two local TV stations have followed up on my email to the City Council concerning the property in front of Denfeld High School. WDIO… Continue Reading
Speaking of advocates for Western Duluth July 30, 2015 I didn’t link to this News Tribune story yesterday about the confab called together by Rep. Erik Simonson. I did comment on it however… Continue Reading
Wanted: Advocates for Western Duluth July 29, 2015 Two weeks apart in July the DNT ran to banner headlines about property sales falling through. The second fall through in mid-month was the… Continue Reading
An interesting meeting I did not attend July 28, 2015 At least one of those school board candidate pages on Facebook has some worthwhile analysis of Duluth’s future with a new Edison high schools…. Continue Reading
Its Sandstad not Samstad July 28, 2015 I think I had Nora’s name right originally then corrected when I got the idea she was a Samstad and not a Sandstad. I’ve… Continue Reading
You’d better join Facebook if you want to follow your favorite School Board candidate July 24, 2015 AT LARGE Alanna Oswald:  https://www.facebook.com/oswaldforschoolboard?fref=ts Jim Unden: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Unden-For-Schools-709/1665928383635770?fref=ts Renee VanNett: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Renee-Van-Nett-for-Duluth-Schools/578447478924331?fref=ts DISTRICT 2 Charles Obije https://www.facebook.com/charlesforschoolboard?fref=ts www.charlesobije.com David Kirby https://www.facebook.com/DavidKirbyforDuluthSchoolBoard?fref=ts Jane Hoffman https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jane-Hoffman-for-Duluth-School-Board-District-2/816173661823451?fref=ts… Continue Reading
Art Johnston to the rescue July 24, 2015 I’ve been impatiently waiting for today’s John Ramos story in the Reader. He’s been covering the saga of the proposed $35 million library for… Continue Reading
Hope for Nora Sandstad July 24, 2015 After Nora Sandstad’s request to meet me to benefit from my “experience” followed by her hasty departure ten minutes later I twitted the young… Continue Reading
It was worth the wait. July 23, 2015 I enjoyed twitting the Duluth News Tribune about their late coverage of Loren Martell’s entrance into the race. That said I have to say… Continue Reading
DNT Missing in Action July 22, 2015 12:01 PM – First email from my Buddy at: Harry: Why isn’t the Duluth News Tribune reporting that Loren Martell is a candidate? [Your… Continue Reading
A Double scoop of the Trib with a generous dollop of magic mushrooms July 22, 2015 Holy Cow!!!!!!!!!! I just got a phone call from Loren Martell while I was in the parking lot outside Pier One Imports. The news… Continue Reading
I love being able to scoop the Duluth News Tribune July 22, 2015 There is one more candidate for the Duluth School Board…….I’m pretty sure. Loren Martell. Furthermore I’ve asked him if I can be the Chairman… Continue Reading
Finally! A candidate who says all the right things. July 21, 2015 Claudia came up to my office just now and gushed over the story of Alanna Oswald announcing her candidacy for the school board. I… Continue Reading
Fiscal Sustainability 3 – Steps and Lanes July 20, 2015 When I took my first teacher education course at the then Mankato State College in 1973 I was given a quick lesson in how… Continue Reading
Fiscal Sustainability – 2 -District Correspondence July 20, 2015 Re: Fiscal Sustainability post. I received this comment in my District email box from a teacher friend: XXXXXX 7:36 PM (17 hours ago) Hi… Continue Reading
Fiscal Sustainability? July 19, 2015 The most jarring bit of information I got at last week’s school board’s committee meetings came unexpectedly. We were discussing the District’s Unemployment Compensation… Continue Reading
