The Gusset Plate May 4, 2014 Once again I’ve woken at threeish in the morning with the School District on my mind. My plan was to edit the last post… Continue Reading
Sticks and Stones January 30, 2014 Yeah, Yeah, Yeah. I said I wanted to write about Charter Schools. I even spent fifteen minutes at my Rockridge meeting talking about them… Continue Reading
Reality August 13, 2013 The Republican Party today is the John Wilkes Booth Party. It really frosts my eye glasses. My oft mentioned “Buddy” used to email me… Continue Reading
North Dakota’s blankety blank Republicans March 26, 2013 North Dakota’s GOP has taken the lead on fighting abortion having made it illegal from six weeks after conception. That’s one part of their… Continue Reading
Shame Shame Shame February 12, 2013 Tom Huntley is the latest of a list of politicians that have grievously disappointed the editorial Board of the Dululth News Tribune. The include… Continue Reading
The new GOP does it dogma style November 1, 2012 They gang up on anyone who expresses misgivings about the stuff coming out of Rush Limbaugh’s radio program. They purge elected Republicans who do… Continue Reading
the Seventh Senate Dist DFL Convention March 26, 2012 This is a belated attempt to finish this post. I was only two sentences into it when the charging system of my computer failed…. Continue Reading
Beware of Smart people… December 26, 2011 …who aren’t so smart except that they make their biggest donations to the GOP. After my Baby Boom generation petered out marching against the… Continue Reading
Chip C and Congressional Insider trading December 9, 2011 As I listened absent mindedly to NPR just now, while reading the DNT, my ears perked up when Chip Cravaack sided with his buddy… Continue Reading
“The mood of the people” July 12, 2011 I do not expect to die if the US defaults on its debts. That said: If Republicans succeed in underming the full faith and… Continue Reading
Four books – Book 4 November 14, 2010 I get personal in this blog. More personal than my family would like me to be. I apparently live by a philosophy that encourages… Continue Reading
If this is true all hell should break loose July 14, 2010 Over the past four years I’ve read three things about our schools that were shocking. The third most shocking thing was the jaw dropping… Continue Reading
Civilian authority June 22, 2010 I haven’t blogged about the War on Terror for a long time. This little MacArthur-like episode is worthy of comment. I could not do… Continue Reading
When thin skin masquerades as civility December 18, 2009 I was working in my shop tonight when my wife told me I’d want to see the WDIO news story about the School Board… Continue Reading
The Reader and writin and rithmetic October 30, 2009 After all the advertising I’ve put in the Northland Reader for my book I was pleased to get a last word in that publication… Continue Reading
Disapearing $ and other stuff May 30, 2009 In the comment section on the Merrit Story in the Trib my old buddy Bevan commiserates with me for the terrible abuse I’m taking…. Continue Reading
The monkey on its back is back May 21, 2009 I was too busy to take note of it but the Trib put my old buddy “Phil” back in the paper. He got a… Continue Reading
Suspending Belief October 16, 2008 About that special meeting this week. No agenda was announced for it and there was a pretty big item on it – the approval… Continue Reading
I was wrong July 26, 2007 And not for the first time. I indicated that Hockey interests in town got a million plus bucks from the Duluth School Board for… Continue Reading
Beheadings August 17, 2006 Vic, my regular email debater sent me the following email. He’s skeptical about Dr. Miles claim that the beheadings started shortly after the abuses… Continue Reading