Re: Snake in the Grass Post/email September 27, 2013 Here’s a well written take on the snake in the grass email I just posted. It comes from a voter who has my lawnsigns… Continue Reading
Honesty, Diplomacy, Civility (a late night id discourse) September 22, 2013 Duluth has an active arm of the civility police out on the prowl hectoring opinionated folks about who and how they hector. My old… Continue Reading
Honest Abe 2 September 17, 2013 Following my last post my old ally asks new questions: I wonder if based on what Reinert said in the DNT if 709 might… Continue Reading
An old friend and ally challenges my claims September 16, 2013 In an email titled “Honest Abe” a good friend asks me a fair question. Harry, I know you are citing 50 students in a… Continue Reading
ISD 709 should be scared s***less September 11, 2013 This story will probably appear in tomorrow’s paper. I thought it might be a few years off. The District will be crippled if it… Continue Reading
My threat to rejoin the GOP January 24, 2013 I’m quite serious about it. I just filed for social security yesterday so I’m not exactly an existential threat to the Grand Old Party…. Continue Reading
Charter Schools on NPR September 1, 2012 I was glad to hear this story about Charter Schools today on NPR. It reminded me of one of my early heroes in public… Continue Reading
2AM – 5/9/2012 – Escaping my past May 9, 2012 Ours is a brick home. Forty, perhaps fifty years ago a previous homeowner decided to build a brick staircase leading up to our front… Continue Reading
Coal in the Christian Academy’s stocking December 17, 2011 My Buddy taunted me to offer my opinion on the Lakeview Christian Academy’s pestering the School Board to sell it the Old Central Location… Continue Reading
Truth in Duluth October 4, 2011 I had a friendly tap on the shoulder from a few seats behind me at the last Duluth Symphony performance. (Sam Black wasn’t nearly… Continue Reading
How dumb are the Trib’s editors? October 3, 2011 Maybe I should start by asking that of myself. How dumb am I? I spent so long writing about the column about Edison’s funding… Continue Reading
No Child left falling between the cracks of Outcome Based Education September 30, 2011 I experienced very little “local control” when I served on the Duluth School Board except from my fellow school board members. As George Balach… Continue Reading
Forget the 15. September 27, 2011 Forget the 15 student enrollment increase I reported earlier. It may not be even that rosy. Claudia got to the newspaper on her own… Continue Reading
ISD 709 $ cuts to gen X and gen Y September 6, 2011 A Mr/Mrs. D (or some other letter of the alphabet who wishes to keep him/herself anonymous) sent me this Answer to a Question on… Continue Reading
Someone who gets it July 15, 2011 I see that Loren Martell has written a letter-to-the editor which pretty well nails down the problems faced by the Duluth Schools. Its worth… Continue Reading
The GOP’s death killing bureaucracy May 4, 2011 What the Red Plan hasn’t already done to the Duluth schools No Child Left Behind surely will: “I came to the conclusion … that… Continue Reading
Its nice to know I’ve got readers February 10, 2011 A friend sent me the following comment which followed today’s Editorial. 68 comments have been penned by a great many ghosts, folks using pen… Continue Reading
Double dipper September 23, 2010 I gave my critic Paul Goosen’s reply to a post of mine space and spared it any rebuttal. Paul off handedly claimed that my… Continue Reading
Paul Replies August 31, 2010 Paul Goosens has sent me a quite rational, if not irrefutable, response to my recent post. Its gratifying to know Paul still checks my… Continue Reading
Having his cake and eating it too August 30, 2010 I got a call recently from a former Duluth City Councilor asking me about a public notice that the Edison Schools are building a… Continue Reading
