Also before starting an iteration of my plans….. July 29, 2021 There is one unstated goal in this list. Take care of my family or at least don’t let my manias interfere with my family:… Continue Reading
Know Hope July 29, 2021 “Know hope” was for many years Andrew Sullivan’s tag line. I once again slept for too few hours and woke to spend an hour… Continue Reading
Newt July 23, 2021 While Rudy Guilianni is the runaway worst advocate for Donald Trump a not so distant second is former GOP US House Speaker Newt Gingrich…. Continue Reading
A Nation at Risk July 23, 2021 The Reader has my current column up on the website. Its called the Federal School Board. I’ll confess I’m pretty disapointed in it. First… Continue Reading
Later became later and later, email July 21, 2021 An email I neglected for three weeks: To: “Harry Welty” Cc: Sent: Wednesday July 7 2021 1:06:04PM Subject: Central Hello again, I was waiting… Continue Reading
Email to our New Superintendent July 21, 2021 ——– Original message ——– From: harrywelty Date: 7/21/21 10:27 AM (GMT-06:00) To: superintendent@isd709.org Subject: Melinda, I promised to send this to Supt. Magas Supt…. Continue Reading
In Today’s news….and my nominee for the new kind of Republican July 20, 2021 I will try to be brief so I can move on to writing more columns for my series on education in the Reader. I… Continue Reading
CRT vs. KKK – looking for an honest racist July 19, 2021 This is my third post for the day. I haven’t posted so much for a year. I’m quite pleased with myself. I even got… Continue Reading
The Waning of American Christianity July 19, 2021 My Seminary graduate wife recently was amazed and revolted by this book which she took out of the Duluth Public Library. She recommended I… Continue Reading
Jaina July 19, 2021 Without comment I will leave you this very interesting analysis of the likely future conflict between the US and China over Taiwan. https://www.eurasiareview.com/19072021-china-xi-jinping-is-about-to-make-most-important-strategic-decision-of-our-era-analysis/ I… Continue Reading
post script Column 3 “Seeing is Believing” July 17, 2021 Tucker Carlson doesn’t really belong in the story of my education but his craven Foxian disinformation gave me a chance to leak a little… Continue Reading
Post script column 2, The Edmund Fitzgerald July 17, 2021 On November 10th 1976 the ore ship Edmund Fitzgerald sank in “Gale of November” as described in the pop song The Sinking of the… Continue Reading
Every teacher says “I aughta write a book” July 17, 2021 The book I may be writing: I undertook a weekly challenge three weeks ago with a teaser column titled Whetting Voters’ Appetites for the… Continue Reading
Sitting and Thinking July 16, 2021 Standards will save us or they will be the death of us all. Or maybe neither. The Editor of the Reader chose a much… Continue Reading
Sittin on the Rim of Shitter July 5, 2021 A couple days ago I sent in my second article of what I billed as whetting voters appetites for the November school board elections… Continue Reading