Some Valentines Day Miscellaney February 14, 2015 As of 6:58 this morning my website had a stupendous number of hits. It was 7,143. That is better than three times the average… Continue Reading
The snowy school board meeting last Tuesday February 14, 2015 I’ll be working on this after playing with my grandsons and packing for a school break trip. We’re going someplace warm. Now it’s good… Continue Reading
The last time one of my blog posts became a news story… February 14, 2015 …I was censured by the School Board for telling the truth. Jana Hollingsworth called me up after reading my posts about lobbying in St…. Continue Reading
What will it cost? February 13, 2015 At our recent Budget Committee the Board got into the weeds about how to save money next school year. One suggestion was to save… Continue Reading
Kevin Rupp – pioneering the use of the school board purge February 13, 2015 Readers of of my blog have ample examples of my regard for our School District’s attorney Kevin Rupp. Its the law spelled out in… Continue Reading
About my recent lobbying in St. Paul February 13, 2015 In a couple previous posts, like this one, I mentioned that I was in St. Paul with Art lobbying. I was there because a… Continue Reading
They don’t read my blog… February 11, 2015 …but their friends tell them what I write. More later. To my eight loyal readers; I feel like a contractor having to explain to… Continue Reading
A better idea? February 11, 2015 Last night the Edison Board voted to pursue a high school. This is a big deal and my next post will explain what I… Continue Reading
Two gratifying emails February 11, 2015 I felt a lot better cranking out those posts yesterday. They are still just a fraction of what I am eager to write about… Continue Reading
Do I head to St. Paul again tomorrow? February 10, 2015 I went to the Minnesota Department of Education’s Title One committee meeting in the Fall and found it very interesting. The last time I… Continue Reading
A rock and a hard place February 10, 2015 Two impulses seem to have our schools in a vice. The first is a compulsion to train every child for college and the second… Continue Reading
Prescience February 10, 2015 I was looking for a link on LD to a post that mentioned Gary Glass’s recommendation to refinance our borrowing to save money. It… Continue Reading
The tax payers small Red Windfall February 10, 2015 Its always nice to see the “Red Plan” mentioned in a news story as it was today. The 2008 bonds will be refinanced if… Continue Reading
“Where this blog is headed” revisited – plus a little piss and vinegar February 10, 2015 Lincoln democrat is 108 months old minus a week or two. This is its 12,830th post. Its the diary I share with whoever is… Continue Reading
two corrections February 10, 2015 Sorry for the delay. The finger, which will be mentioned in the next blog post, was busy typing another post after I got this… Continue Reading
Another good one February 9, 2015 I like this email too. If it had come in as a letter it would be part of the public record which Art and… Continue Reading
I’m getting behind February 9, 2015 I’m pretty appalled to discover that I haven’t been in the School Board’s email system for two months. I’ve been poking my eyes in… Continue Reading
We’re too busy in ISD 709 to bother with our future February 5, 2015 After reading the story about how Edison is close to deciding to go for a new high school I called one of the key… Continue Reading
“Us first” politics and a visit to St. Paul February 5, 2015 Today there were several education related stories in the Trib although none were of immediate Duluth interest. Wrenshall and Carlton are thinking about merging… Continue Reading
Liberal Guilt February 5, 2015 My Buddy sent me a link to a post in one of his favorite blog’s, the neoconservative Powerline. John HinderAching regularly praises all things… Continue Reading