EGO 3 December 9, 2014 I like to think that my blog post EGO 1 preceding the EGO 2 post is a sufficient rebuttal to the writer who condemned… Continue Reading
EGO 2 December 9, 2014 One of two letters criticizing Art and me in today’s tribune. The recent behavior of Duluth School Board members Art Johnston and Harry Welty… Continue Reading
EGO 1 December 9, 2014 Yes, I have one. I have a big ego. Its a prerequisite for running for public office. The same can be surmised for everyone… Continue Reading
Sending a Star to Mom December 6, 2014 And life goes on. The attendant who came in as I was finishing Good King Wenceslas looked alarmed as she bent toward my Mother…. Continue Reading
Fini December 5, 2014 Just before my second holiday program rehearsal with my Grandson’s preschool I stopped by to see how my Mother was doing. Unlike last night… Continue Reading
Looking for a Christmas Miracle December 4, 2014 Maybe its just as well that I got a call today from a nurse at my Mother’s residence telling me that she has taken… Continue Reading
The charges against Art – very little “there” there December 3, 2014 I woke up after the Nightmare before Christmas despite yearning for a full night’s sleep. There is so much that needs to be said… Continue Reading
More about those editors December 2, 2014 Art Johnston told me that when he went to talk to the editors of the Duluth News Tribune a couple day ago evidence of… Continue Reading
“Our view: Come on, Harry, keep it to yourself” December 2, 2014 Question 1: Where do newspaper editors attack the people who hand them their front page news while their own reporters are about to file… Continue Reading
“What did I do sir?” “seat belt violation” December 1, 2014 Andrew Sullivan’s Daily Dish has some thoughtful posts on black/white relations today. I’ll start with a startling one which shows a policeman’s dash cam… Continue Reading
My moment of swords into plowshares December 1, 2014 Much of yesterday and all of today and no doubt most of tomorrow will be devoted to the Duluth School Board’s fractious situation. I… Continue Reading
Dismantling Art Johnston – Part 2 for real this time. November 30, 2014 “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.†Martin Luther King Jr. I’ve just finished a 3000 plus word tome for this post. Forgive… Continue Reading
Dismantling Art Johnston – Part 2 November 30, 2014 Hang on…….I haven’t finished that editorial abortion yet. I figure I’ll be spending much of this day with my flying fingers rather than my… Continue Reading
Dismantling Art Johnston – Part 1 November 30, 2014 New readers may have read far enough back in my posts to see that I’m preparing to dismantle, Mary Rice, the attorney hired by… Continue Reading
Welcome new readers – Pt 2 November 29, 2014 I’m listening to National Public Radio as I type now. Its the background of much of my life. I was about to begin this… Continue Reading
Welcome new readers – Pt 1 November 29, 2014 After making the front page of the Trib today, for putting the sale of ISD 709’s albatross the Central High School property in jeopardy,… Continue Reading
The terrible awfulness November 28, 2014 Five hours sleep came to a screeching end at about 4AM. While everyone else in our full house slumbered I listened to the recording… Continue Reading
Speaking of mea culpas November 28, 2014 I made a huge mistake with this recent post on the possible sale of the Central High School property. The Trib’s Education reporter Jana… Continue Reading
KBJR amends the errors of their text November 28, 2014 Rather than dwell on the situation in our schools I’ve been compelled to follow the ins and outs of the ludicrous investigation of Art… Continue Reading
No Pizza for me today, thanks November 27, 2014 Happy Thanksgiving. As promised this is the rough clay model I’d hoped to use to put a sculpture on my lawn – Pilgrim and… Continue Reading
