Fascism lite? October 13, 2016 Donald Trump is not a Jew hating Adolph Hitler and the United states in 2016 is not the desperate post-war Weimar Republic still reeling… Continue Reading
Loren Martell explains all…..thank goodness! October 13, 2016 I told you Loren was having a hard time giving up his watch of the Duluth School Board. He’s back this week with a… Continue Reading
The latest on the Timberjay October 13, 2016 A friend from Northern Minnesota sent me a link to the Timberjay Newspaper’s story about the court decision likely to be handed down on… Continue Reading
I am voting for Dylan October 13, 2016 No, I’m not talking about local Duluth Boy, Bob, now of Nobel Prize fame. I’m talking about Dylan Raddant the Republican candidate challenging DFL… Continue Reading
Where my Grandfather shed his blood in the fight to save Democracy October 12, 2016 I set this painting easle up to display the 1938 US Battle Monuments Commission map of the sector where my Grandfather earned his Congressional… Continue Reading
More Fox balance October 12, 2016 My Brother looks at Fox News just to monitor how unbalanced it is. He tells me it is overloaded with anti-Hillary news while anti-Trump… Continue Reading
Just because some Trump critics may be hypocrites… October 12, 2016 … isn’t a good reason to deny Hillary Clinton my vote. Lest anyone think I live by a double standard my Buddy sent me… Continue Reading
Black police – then and now October 12, 2016 These two recent NPR stories on the experiences of black police are worth noting. Here’s Today’s story about a black police woman in Nashua… Continue Reading
“All animals are equal” October 11, 2016 Today’s DNT story about our discussion of extending the Superintendent’s contract during the Human Resource Committee is not inaccurate. On the other hand it… Continue Reading
ISD 709’s youtube presence October 10, 2016 Since Art, Alanna and I succeeded in getting the School Board to record and livestream the committee meeting of the School Board they are… Continue Reading
Its tough to be a minorty kid in ISD 709 October 9, 2016 Today’s unexpected DNT story about the disparity in our treatment of white and black kids was very important. The graph showed that we have… Continue Reading
UPON OPENING MY COMPUTER AT 10:30 pm FOR THE 1ST TIME TODAY October 9, 2016 I’ve got half a dozen emails regarding the School Board and from my Buddy. Having just watched the second Presidential debate of 2016 I’m… Continue Reading
Biding time October 8, 2016 For four months six members of the School Board were kept in the dark about a second offer to buy one our our empty… Continue Reading
The other hurricane in the news October 8, 2016 Unless some unhinged NRA fanatic takes up Donald Trump’s hint that Hillary could be taken out before she’s sworn into office I’d say that… Continue Reading
The School Board’s Caste system and strategic ignorance October 7, 2016 I recently passed on to my readers the unfortunate news that Loren Martell, intrepid chronicler of the Duluth School Board, was hanging up his… Continue Reading
I know nothing… October 7, 2016 …or at least that seems to be what some of my colleagues on the School Board would prefer. Three of us on the Board… Continue Reading
Breach Birth of a Nation October 7, 2016 There was an article on the movie title turned on its ear “Birth of a Nation” in yesterday’s DNT. The original “Birth” gave birth… Continue Reading
Getting a good start on the day October 7, 2016 I polished off the last of the Life cereal box that Ms. Kolenda’s class gave to me last spring with their many autographs. I’ll… Continue Reading
Education matters of local interest making it to the news October 6, 2016 Yesterday the Trib had a terse news story about a a 4% ISD 709 tax reduction for the coming year. I wish it was… Continue Reading
Today’s to do list October 6, 2016 I just drew up a list of nine subjects that I would like to write/blog about today. Heck, I never even got around to… Continue Reading
