How to still Fergusson and ISD 709 – Abracadabra August 20, 2014 Visitors to this blog know I opine about all sorts of stuff. The list on the right confirms that. But sometimes I switch to… Continue Reading
Whereas August 20, 2014 Tenacity and perseverance are usually held up as virtues. Stubbornness is not.I’m not sure where the issue of disclosing the truth about the Red… Continue Reading
Garbage in, Garbage out – for real this time August 18, 2014 Art Johnston noticed a couple figures in the millions in the Auditor’s report that didn’t make sense. The Trib’s education reporter noticed some of… Continue Reading
Garbage in, Garbage out – it turns out this is just a prologue August 14, 2014 Its 3:30AM. I’ll bank on the last post to keep you interested to see what I write here until I’m good and ready to… Continue Reading
Pulling our trousers down August 14, 2014 Prepare yourself for a little TMI. Not up on your acronyms? TMI = “too much information.” And to start this post at 2AM here’s… Continue Reading
Today’s third email between Chair Miernicki and me August 9, 2014 Mike to me: Harry, Again I hear “sweeping Red Plan under the carpet.” I agree with the News-Tribune. It is over. We need to… Continue Reading
It would be crazy for Duluth to spend a half a billion dollars on new schools… August 8, 2014 …so said Johnson Controls: . . . if you go back to the JCI salesman, Jeff Schiltz, he memorably said after the School Board… Continue Reading
The third email I sent Chair Miernicki today August 8, 2014 Mike, I just looked at the Red Plan amortization tables. It turns out the Red Plan didn’t cost just $435 million which is what… Continue Reading
Taking the starch out of me August 7, 2014 My last post resulted in my Buddy, oft mentioned in this blog, sending me a teasing but nonetheless serious question. To paraphrase he asked,… Continue Reading
Something our school board Chair chooses not to investigate August 6, 2014 Est. Red Plan cost 2007……..actual Red Plan costs today …..$257 mil. total……………………$310 mil. total ….-$ 34 mil. prof.services………-$ 84 mil. prof.services (soft costs) …..$223… Continue Reading
Throttling the Grizzly August 6, 2014 Just short of 2AM I was in the midst of a colorful dream too peculiar to make sense of the details. I had been… Continue Reading
The Board Chair suggests… August 5, 2014 “The Board Chair suggests that it is usual and customary for elected officials to cover their own legal fees when it pertains to their… Continue Reading
Two items which will not be added to our School Board agenda August 5, 2014 Dear Member Welty, At School Board Leadership request, I am writing in response to your agenda item requests. The request to add a resolution… Continue Reading
Two items for our next school board agenda August 4, 2014 ———- Forwarded message ———- From: Harry Welty Date: Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 1:52 PM Subject: Re: Editorial To: michael miernicki Mike, It is… Continue Reading
Tragedy as comedy – The Auditor Follies August 1, 2014 Loren Martell nails it in his description of the State Auditor’s presentation to the Duluth School Board. About the School Board members asking for… Continue Reading
What could have been and what will be July 31, 2014 Today the DNT’s editorial board asked the question: Should Duluth have gone to 1 high school? They answered that momentous question with a big… Continue Reading
a little help? July 30, 2014 I am cleaning out my attic. If anyone knows a candidate who would like free “wires” on which to put their lawnsigns have them… Continue Reading
Swallowing moles July 30, 2014 I suspect many of my readers saw a recent photograph of one of Florida’s invasive pythons that had burst after attempting to swallow an… Continue Reading
Biting my fingers (tongue) July 29, 2014 It wasn’t long ago that I was champing at the bit to write dozens of posts but political circumstance and the possibility of rapprochement… Continue Reading
Fingers in search of an audience July 27, 2014 This has a quirky title that just popped in my head and it doesn’t really fit in with what I thought I would post… Continue Reading
