The school board’s HL Mencken is retiring September 8, 2016 Loren Martell just called. He is abandoning his coverage of the Duluth School Board. Loren was frustrated that his column this week only made… Continue Reading
In defense of mulch replacement September 8, 2016 Yesterday a smart critique of our (my) School Board’s decision to replace rubber tire mulch was published in the DNT. Rather than link to… Continue Reading
My contribution to good journalism September 8, 2016 I have often mentioned the Timberjay. That’s the tough little newspaper that fought JCI and the marginally competent School Administration of the St. Louis… Continue Reading
Cassiopeia September 7, 2016 Last night after I parked my car in the garage I looked up to see a jet cross one of the few constelations I… Continue Reading
five suicides – NOT September 7, 2016 This is a correction of a recent post. In that post I incorrectly recalled that, once upon a time, the Duluth School District had… Continue Reading
Nibbling at my priorities September 5, 2016 In no particular order: A. I got this email from my Buddy and answered it. I won’t include my reply because it points a… Continue Reading
Gawping at gaps September 4, 2016 Loren Martell’s latest Reader column showed up online today. He mentioned our pontification heavy recent school board meeting that took three hours to complete… Continue Reading
My agnostic heart cries out: September 3, 2016 Thank God! that the truth, however horrible, is being revealed – finally. Continue Reading
Throwing out all our work since 2012 September 3, 2016 Being a public school educator is a little like having the head of that little girl in the exorcist: Continue Reading
Masochist me September 3, 2016 I can’t resist posting this email from my Buddy and my reply although doing so interferes with my continuing attempt to whittle down my… Continue Reading
An email I just sent with the subject heading: “A discussion of suicide” September 3, 2016 NOTE that I have corrected this post here. ******** I keep thinking about a truncated discussion we had on suicide after one of our… Continue Reading
I’m so glad Alanna Oswald is on the School Board with me September 3, 2016 From Alanna’s Facebook Page: Last night I visited a school open house, as a school board rep that I don’t have kids at. I… Continue Reading
3 PRIORITIES DOWN September 1, 2016 At least three of my priorities are done now. The first was simply putting yesterday’s post in the blog. A second was catching up… Continue Reading
20 PRIORITIES and a pleasure August 31, 2016 At the moment I seem to be suffering from priority paralysis. There are so many things I want to be doing I’m having a… Continue Reading
Another of the old emails I missed. August 21, 2016 Some one sent me a link to this story: Star Tribune sues Minneapolis Public Schools for information Anthony Lonetree, Star Tribune The Star Tribune… Continue Reading
Books for students today and yesterday August 21, 2016 I am off for a week with the grandsons and not planning on taking the computer or blogging. I do intend to check my… Continue Reading
Pound foolish about our competition August 20, 2016 I heaped skepticism if not quite scorn on the idea that Duluth’s Catholic schools would be up to competing with ISD 709 by expanding…. Continue Reading
I’m so vain August 19, 2016 Yesterday I took the grandsons agate hunting on Park Point at 10AM. The Tall ships had already arrived and were moored around the Harbor…. Continue Reading
News is News August 19, 2016 This is a long but sensible analysis of the questions raised about the successful Somali legislative candidate in Minneapolis. It may be that the… Continue Reading
St. Louis County Schools “Red Plan” August 19, 2016 “district administration refused to provide any clarification, and urged school board members themselves not to respond to the newspaper’s questions.” I probably haven’t mentioned… Continue Reading
