That Editorial Part 10 – The Competition August 31, 2015 First let me make this very clear. I have never known anyone who ran for the School Board was not a good person or… Continue Reading
That Editorial Part 9 – ALANNA, THE TRIBUNE’S PROBLEM EXPLOITER August 31, 2015 The Trib has it all wrong. Alanna took a huge problem and got it fixed. As our Superintendent often says first you go to… Continue Reading
That Editorial Part 8 – WWKD What Would Kirby Do? August 31, 2015 When Judy Seliga-Punyko talked about the issue on March 18th she pointed an accusing finger at the Minnesota Department of Education for frog marching… Continue Reading
That Editorial Part 7 – No Good Deed Goes Unpunished August 31, 2015 Did Alanna get a handshake and thank you for putting the District on the road to rehabilitation? Not exactly. There is an old saying… Continue Reading
That Editorial Part 6 – The School Board takes note August 31, 2015 It wasn’t only Brenda Casselius and the Minnesota Dept. of Education that got wind of Duluth’s shortcuts. The story was reported in the Duluth… Continue Reading
Howie Hanson’s blog August 31, 2015 One predictable result of sticking up for Alanna Oswald is that her fans are noticing and sending me information that might be of help… Continue Reading
That Editorial Part 5 “ The MDE to the rescue August 30, 2015 PLEASE NOTE: I WENT BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND ALTERED THE TITLE TO FIT THE STORY BETTER. Brenda Casselius acted swiftly. Here is… Continue Reading
Resilience August 30, 2015 There was a thought provoking story in the Sunday Trib about counseling for high school kids. Students at East High, including the very thoughtful… Continue Reading
That Editorial Part 5 “ No good deed goes unpunished August 29, 2015 Commissioner Casselius acted swiftly. Here is her email reply to Alanna: [Having spent most of Saturday honing blog posts today I wanted some grandchild… Continue Reading
On the subject of prohibition of drugs August 29, 2015 I admire powerfully argued propositions. My Buddy sent me this and frankly my blog could use a short break from the Duluth Schools. I’ll… Continue Reading
That Editorial Part 4 – How to fix what’s broken August 29, 2015 Let’s be clear, Alanna Oswald is her own person. At no time were either Art Johnston or I aware of Alanna while we were… Continue Reading
That Editorial Part 3 – Why did “The Thumb” return with such a vengeance? August 28, 2015 Why did the Tribune’s editors give the superlative Alanna Oswald such short shrift? Three answers come readily to mind. 1. To teach me a… Continue Reading
Rosie’s ally accuses Loren Martell of being vitriolic August 28, 2015 From a letter in today’s Duluth Reader by one of the paid staff that works with Rosie Loeffler-Kemp’s husband in the Public Employees Union,… Continue Reading
That Editorial Part 2 – Why Just One Candidate? August 28, 2015 I was astonished when the Tribune’s editorial board put all their eggs in one basket and recommended only one of the two at-large candidates… Continue Reading
That Editorial “ Intermission August 27, 2015 I’m working on it. I’ve got about seven or eight more posts to write to tell this story “exactingly.” It may take me more… Continue Reading
That Editorial Part 1, Other voices August 27, 2015 My busy day gave me a chance to research but not to begin the writing this subject deserves. I’ll work on that tomorrow but… Continue Reading
ACT Up August 27, 2015 Today’s story on the pre-college sorting out test called the ACT is mixed and unsurprising for Duluth. Our average grades are up a fraction… Continue Reading
That Editorial – a Prologue August 26, 2015 Rarely have I been so offended by a Duluth News Tribune Editorial as I was this morning when I read, in slack jawed wonder,… Continue Reading
How the local DFL rigs endorsements August 26, 2015 Jane Hoffman, who lost the 2nd District DFL endorsement last night, wants folks to know how the contest was rigged from the beginning. Here… Continue Reading
Jane Hoffman was reminded of Obama too August 25, 2015 I just got an email from one of the also-rans at tonight’s DFL endorsement, Jane Hoffman. I skipped the audio but read her post…. Continue Reading
