Now they want to take my house

I just mowed my back yard in record time. I was thinking about the stupidity of the School District’s attorneys as I pulled the cord to start my mower. As the engine sputtered to life it occurred to me that we decided to avoid a bond because that would have required one of the taxpayers to his house of as collateral for a Bond Company. How damn selfish of us to want to keep our homes. Taking people’s home is something the Duluth School Board is very good at. No wonder I tore through my backyard so fast.

This group of (Golly PG, what should I call them that meets your standards of civility?) Board members is damn good at threatening people out of their houses without the public mandate a referendum would have given them. Now, they don’t think our money is good enough. The want a pound of flesh. They want one of the tax payers challenging this infamous contract to risk the loss of his home.

There is a phrase I keep hearing more often at Let Duluth Vote meetings. Its “pardon my French.”

Well pardon me!

About the author

Harry is a ferociously good natured eccentric in Duluth Minnesota who detests traitors dressed up as Uncle Sam. You can find somewhat better edited writings of his at the Duluth Reader "contributors." page. The URL is:

https://duluthreader.com/contributors/h/84/284-harry-welty