And while I’m speaking truth to power… May 31, 2017 …These are the 14 Questions from the DFL screening committee and my answers to them: 2017 Screening Committee Questions, City of Duluth DFL In… Continue Reading
I just can’t help myself May 31, 2017 This was intended as a “confidential” email but I am quite content to let the general public see it: To me from Chuck Frederick,… Continue Reading
Between a Rockridge and a hard place May 31, 2017 That was my groaner at last night’s special meeting of the Duluth School Board. It was so inspired I used it twice and so… Continue Reading
Art Johnston digs into East Central Denfeld enrollment numbers May 30, 2017 They are alarming: Notes: 1. When Denfeld students went to Central HS in 2010, the combined student enrollment dropped 355 students from the previous… Continue Reading
“I know nothing.” May 30, 2017 A fellow board member just sent me a news flash about a meeting at East High School this afternoon to talk about traffic and… Continue Reading
Memorial Day Vets, and Sports May 30, 2017 I put up my flag through the Memorial Day weekend and read several stories about the sacrifices of veterans and folks on the home… Continue Reading
Blessed is Donald Trump May 29, 2017 From Andrew Sullivan on our Presidents visit to Rome: He loves the exercise of domination, where Christianity practices subservience. He thrills to the use… Continue Reading
Misc on Memorial Day May 29, 2017 Family and Memorial Day activities pulled me away from the blog again but on Sunday my mind was on overdrive thinking about starting a… Continue Reading
How the proposed Education funding law will affect negotiations. May 29, 2017 As the school year grinds to its end a story appeared in the DNT about the Education budget that will have a significant impact… Continue Reading
LeBeau has seen better days May 28, 2017 This is LeBeau. Claudia and I acquired him at the Biltmore Mansion gift shop ages ago. He has had an active life in our… Continue Reading
Condescension in politics May 28, 2017 I’ve mentioned to others that Hillary Clinton’s “deporables” comment was a catastrophic mistake. The great irony of the Trump election is that blue collar… Continue Reading
The most important speech I’ve ever heard a Duluthian give May 26, 2017 is here: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/05/26/mpr_news_presents Its on China from a thirty year resident, James McGregor, formerly from Duluth. He lambastes Hillary Clinton for backing away from… Continue Reading
Eye Roll Emoji May 26, 2017 This was too good to pass up even though I have three previous posts sitting here with no text or explanation. I am very… Continue Reading
The Kushy life May 26, 2017 A New York Times editorial about a slum lord and his tenant and those awful “community organizers” like Barack Obama. A sample: Community organizers… Continue Reading
Six times is more than enough times to put the hackneyed phrase… May 26, 2017 “chopped liver” in the title of one of my posts. So I just put it Continue Reading
“I’m good.” May 26, 2017 Romance was thick in the Welty household yesterday. I had to call Alanna and Art and let them know that I would miss the… Continue Reading
Replying to yesterday’s… May 25, 2017 …post on the first negotiation session. Here’s the email I got and by the way I doubt that XXXXX would mind my using his/her… Continue Reading
40 years ago today May 25, 2017 From the DNT “Bygones” for May 25, 1977 A grim picture of budget year 1977-78 was presented to the Duluth School Board yesterday. School… Continue Reading
2,590 May readers to disappoint May 24, 2017 As of ten seconds ago 2,590 people have visited my blog so far in May. Its not as impressive a number as it my… Continue Reading