A fond but sad farewell October 23, 2015 This morning I said goodbye to my friend and neighbor Dick Gastler. Dick was a much loved social studies teacher at Denfeld High School… Continue Reading
My Ruby Slippers October 23, 2015 Two years BK (Before kids) Claudia had me dress up for a Halloween Party as Dorothy Gale. I’m sure I was fetching even with… Continue Reading
No grounds October 23, 2015 I was glad to see that Art Johnston finally replied to the last news reports about his laying aside his lawsuit against the School… Continue Reading
Mulch Conundrums October 22, 2015 The Trib has a good summary of our Mulch Meeting last night. This morning I read a short article in the NY Times that… Continue Reading
On the Rock October 21, 2015 The Trib only mentioned one item from our school board meeting last night – the sale of a small parcel of land adjacent to… Continue Reading
In the Dark October 20, 2015 We had a reasonably calm school board meeting tonight but it left me with many questions. It was nice to see David Kirby at… Continue Reading
Boop boop diddum daddum WADM Boom October 20, 2015 Art Johnston sent the local press the worrisome news that ISD 709 has suffered another significant drop in its October attendance. He’s a little… Continue Reading
More on mulch October 19, 2015 Today’s Editorial Page had a op ed about our playground mulch. A meeting is to be held at Lester Park this Wednesday at 6:30PM… Continue Reading
Dixon’s record passing operating levies October 19, 2015 I have a friend who keeps me abreast of our old Superintendent Keith Dixon. He shared this information with me the other day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkc7V04SYD0&list=PLsyDmscCuwWk5DN5p73UlYNy9wdMXaM8R… Continue Reading
East against West Pt 1 Stained Glass October 19, 2015 God is giving me this wonderful weather. That’s a pretty remarkable thing for an avowed agnostic to say but it’s how I’ve felt for… Continue Reading
Don’t walk away Renee October 17, 2015 Renee Van Nett made the most compelling argument for her election to the school board early on; that when she comes to a school… Continue Reading
A little filler between political and other chores October 16, 2015 I only have thirty minutes to add something of note before I head over to the Damiano Soup kitchen to serve lunch. I got… Continue Reading
A turkey – the third day in a row with over 1,100 visitors October 15, 2015 So a little more on the campaign front to keep folks interested. I spent yesterday morning finishing up the last few homes on Park… Continue Reading
Something new – for a thousand of you October 14, 2015 Two days in a row Lincolndemocrat has had over 1,100 visitors. This is better than three times the average of the summer which itself… Continue Reading
In case there is any doubt who I support for School Board October 11, 2015 Today the Trib published my letter in support of Alanna – 201 words. I sneaked an extra one in but didn’t count to see… Continue Reading
Hmmmm. Put up lawnsigns or write for my blog? October 9, 2015 I have scads of thoughts to spill out but I’ve decided that Lincolndemocrat’s 450 daily viewers of late pales before the tens of thousands… Continue Reading
A fine editorial October 7, 2015 This is the most heartening editorial I’ve read about the Duluth Schools in the News Tribune for many years. As I told Alanna Oswald,… Continue Reading
“Fair enough” October 6, 2015 So, where have I been for the past couple days? I have a post with nothing in it lined up to talk about the… Continue Reading
Lean on me October 2, 2015 An email I recieved today: Hi Harry, I read your blog earlier when you asked not to be judged for spelling errors and typos… Continue Reading
Some organizations are too big for apologies October 2, 2015 Including, of course, the Duluth School Board that promised so much with the Red Plan, took so much and then so much more and… Continue Reading
