From today’s DNT coverage of the Duluth Schools December 8, 2015 It was good to see the Trib’s Education reporter back covering yesterday’s Education Committee meeting. She’s back after having recently delivered a prospective new… Continue Reading
An email today from East High teachers December 8, 2015 For now I’ll refrain from commentary: Dear School Board Member, The East building stewards are following up with a Meet and ConferĀ that took… Continue Reading
Back to Reality December 8, 2015 I’ve taken a break from regular blogging to refresh myself and to get my bearings for a soon-to-be new school board. I have explained… Continue Reading
One year ago today December 6, 2015 My Mother, Georganne Robb Welty, died one year ago today. Well, I was ten minutes late posting this. She died on the Fifth of… Continue Reading
Hidden motivations behind some of my posts December 2, 2015 I don’t get that many email comments about my blog posts so I do value my Buddy’s retorts even though he frequently beats me… Continue Reading
A modest December update December 2, 2015 Better than a week ago I jotted down ten or twelve posts I wanted to write for my blog on a sheet of paper…. Continue Reading
Crapweasels December 1, 2015 More Un-Vetted Refugees Coming to Minnesota? After ISIS terrorists killed 130 people and injured 352 more in Paris in coordinated attacks just this month,… Continue Reading
Shhh, Mum’s the word November 11, 2015 In case any of my other eight loyal readers were wondering my Buddy sent me this question. Jeez, Harry. No comment for a week…. Continue Reading
The Mourning After November 4, 2015 I’m laughing at the title right now. It cheers me to no end finding a good pun. I told Art after the filings that… Continue Reading
A Congenial School Board – thoughts on election day November 3, 2015 I went out and waved lawnsigns yesterday morning. It goes against my grain to do this no matter how much of an exhibitionist I… Continue Reading
Francis Gary Powers should have taken cyanide November 2, 2015 When U2 pilot Gary Powers was shot down by the Ruskies I was 9. For long afterwards I was convinced that he should have… Continue Reading
Some hard truths from a man of good will November 1, 2015 I was still smarting from having lost my first campaign for the school board in 1989 when I sculpted this out of snow. I… Continue Reading
Ditto, Ditto, Ditto October 30, 2015 Another friend sent me a link to Board Member Annie Harala’s endorsement letter in today’s Trib for the same three candidates Rosie Loeffler-Kemp endorsed… Continue Reading
Rank Vote October 30, 2015 I don’t have a category for just “politics” or “elections” so I’ve lumped this post about Ranked Choice Voting under “hope” and “moderation.” My… Continue Reading
As of yesterday Lincolndemocrat had 5,447 “unique” visitors for October October 29, 2015 That’s not a record but its close. My head is so full of stuff to blog about it could explode. Instead I’m going to… Continue Reading
You can’t fix stupid October 27, 2015 Big Dorothy’s picture prompted one wag to send a friend of mine a video of the comedian Ron White. The post was titled “You… Continue Reading
Not a laughing matter October 27, 2015 I haven’t been motivated to do a lot of serious blogging for the past couple days but NPR had a good summary of No… Continue Reading
What’s so funny? October 27, 2015 Claudia says I know who I am. I take that as the highest compliment from the person who has had to endure all the… Continue Reading
Off to see the Wizard October 26, 2015 Our “trunk or treat” was sort of like attending a Wizard of Oz convention. Little Dorothy met up with the Scarecrow and I tagged… Continue Reading
