Citizen’s actions speak louder than words February 3, 2015 I promised a post knocking local leftists and I must honor my promises to make my Buddy happy. On Saturday I paid a brief… Continue Reading
How to create implacable foes February 1, 2015 The answer is simple. Be really, really, really uncivil to them. I’m astounded at my tenacity and that of Loren Martell and Art Johnston…. Continue Reading
200 Lockers January 26, 2015 In the last post I griped about the short life of News Tribune stories on their website. I didn’t write about the coverage of… Continue Reading
A Memory confirmed for me … January 26, 2015 …not for our recent Chairman. Art Johnston and I have a similar problem. We never seem to throw anything away. The clear evidence of… Continue Reading
Re: the last post January 22, 2015 Nope, I was off a bit about the State Constitution. The School Board should have almost as much trouble removing one of their own… Continue Reading
My blog is a treasure chest January 21, 2015 In the previous post I did a search of my blog for mentions of Kevin Rupp. The first two mentions go back to 2009… Continue Reading
The first time I was in a school board minority January 21, 2015 If you don’t count my first two years on the School Board from 96 to 97 when I was one of two new members… Continue Reading
Teasers January 21, 2015 From an email this morning: Mr Welty, Good morning sir… I was perusing your blog this morning and catching up on the disaster that… Continue Reading
Rosie’s Criminal Background Check… January 20, 2015 …of Art Johnston. “The investigation was brought forward because of Art Johnston’s violent abusive and harassing and threatening behaviors,” School Board Member Rosie Loeffler-Kemp… Continue Reading
MSBA Notes 3 – The right to remain stupid January 20, 2015 I had a good long drive down to the MSBA convention on Wednesday and plenty of time to catch up after my week out… Continue Reading
MSBA Notes 2 – The Incredible Shrinking School District January 18, 2015 I have the terrible gift of prophecy where the Duluth Schools are concerned. Much that has happened since the uber ambitious Red Plan was… Continue Reading
Sauna stories & Jeno Paulucci January 17, 2015 Yesterday upon returning from the MSBA conference I was alone as my wife had driven to the Twin Cities for her Seminary classes. Having… Continue Reading
Correction on MSBA Notes 1 January 17, 2015 In that post I wrote that our Business Office was going to charge school board member Art Johnston $500.00 to provide him some public… Continue Reading
MSBA Notes 1 – My Heart of Darkness January 17, 2015 At the end of this rumination I will post two emails sent after my long posted warning to MSBA members about engaging the legal… Continue Reading
Rupp si daisy January 16, 2015 I had planned to go back to my notes to reconstruct my nine objections to retaining Kevin Rupp’s firm. I outlined them at our… Continue Reading
What’s good for the goose……….. January 15, 2015 “Finding an excuse to reject a majority vote contradicts any commitment to enfranchisement” I heartily agree with the Editors of the Duluth News Tribune… Continue Reading
A warning to Minnesota School Board members before engaging the legal services of Attorney Kevin Rupp January 15, 2015 Background: I am Harry Welty. I served on the Duluth School Board from 1995 through 2003. I attended every MSBA conference in those eight… Continue Reading
Harry Welty and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Month January 14, 2015 Hat tip to author Judith Viorst and her book which I read to my children many years ago. Thank Goodness December, 2014 is behind… Continue Reading
Address corrections January 14, 2015 I picked up my new business cards and checked to be sure no one else had spotted and corrected my mistake. They were pretty… Continue Reading
Sticking together January 13, 2015 I decided that my official school board business cards was not complete so I had a second side printed onto the card I was… Continue Reading