Do Over Fallout 6 – A poll of the teachers April 14, 2016 Yesterday a teacher volunteered to me that she supported the sale of Central to Edison. She said she wished the DFT would poll the… Continue Reading
Do Over Fallout 5 – The email I would like to send to Duluth teachers… April 13, 2016 …but won’t because I think that would be an abuse of my school board position…..although the Teacher’s union sent out a lot of misinformation… Continue Reading
Do Over Fallout 4 – Facebook Likes and Blog Stats April 13, 2016 A couple hours ago I checked the DNT’s Facebook page, something I had no idea existed until a couple days ago. I was checking… Continue Reading
Do Over Fallout 3 – Bloody talk at Memorial April 13, 2016 As I was reading the latest warning to blood donors about the Zika virus at Memorial Blood Center another old school board member from… Continue Reading
Do Over Fallout 2 – Muddying the Waters April 13, 2016 There were another four letters to the Editor in today’s Trib. Two were pro-sale, one was anti-sale (It was from one of my old… Continue Reading
Do over Fallout 1 – Emergency Meeting? April 13, 2016 NOTE. THIS EMAIL IS WRONG. IT REFLECTS MY FERVID IMAGININGS. THE SUPERINTENDENT JUST GOT WORD OF IT AND SENT ME A “LOL” TEXT SAYING… Continue Reading
An email I sent to my fellow board members minutes ago April 12, 2016 Fellow Board members. As the continuing flood of letters to the Duluth News Tribune demonstrates it has been damaging for our District’s reputation to… Continue Reading
Trib letters echo my thoughts, amplify my worries April 12, 2016 The School Board has created new problems which are creating even longer memories. When I first ran for the School Board in 1989 (I… Continue Reading
Repairing the Board’s wounded reputation April 11, 2016 I just watched the first half of Ken Burns biopic on Jackie Robinson on PBS. It is a reminder of the world I was… Continue Reading
Our Better Angels April 11, 2016 Image found here. As my regular readers know I have a thing for Abe Lincoln. No President had a harder row to hoe and… Continue Reading
Another Board member (emeritis) challenges Member Sandstad April 10, 2016 George Balach sent an email to Nora Sandstad today regarding her Op Ed Piece in today’s Tribune. He then copied it to the rest… Continue Reading
How I disagree with Nora April 10, 2016 New readers who have stumbled onto my blog will discover that I am not always fussy about a polished post. I’m a busy man…. Continue Reading
Selling Central, Pro and Con from School Board members themselves April 10, 2016 Alanna Oswald’s pro sale view Duluth School Board Member’s View: Why I voted to sell Central site: Money could have helped bridge gap in… Continue Reading
We know you’re in there Edison April 10, 2016 A very funny cartoon today from Duluth’s own Steve Lindstrom. Continue Reading
I’ve just spent four hours replying to District email – or has it been five? April 9, 2016 And then my Buddy sent me this email: From: “Your Buddy” To: “Harry Welty” Cc: Sent: Sat, 9 Apr 2016 12:58:29 -0500 Subject: Its… Continue Reading
Its all Greek to me – More Central Fallout April 9, 2016 As I noticed last night there are three more letters to the DNT today. In talking to various folks I know that if the… Continue Reading
Harry reads Adano April 9, 2016 I love this book. It won a Pulitzer in 1945 the year after it was first published and while the Second World War was… Continue Reading
FALLOUT FROM THE NO CENTRAL SALE April 8, 2016 A week ago Friday I was annoyed to watch WDSE’s Almanac North which covered the Board’s decision not even to negotiate a possible sale… Continue Reading
War and Peace and the Duluth Schools April 7, 2016 I have a modest civic responsibility – to do my best for the ISD 709 schools. When I moved to town in 1974 I… Continue Reading
With 20 x 20 hindsight April 7, 2016 Supporters of the Red Plan School Board have constantly accused Red Plan critics of misrepresentation of the truth. In fact it has been the… Continue Reading