The Nine…..and the mirror image November 24, 2022 I finished my column early because of a stepped up Reader deadline. It seems printers like to enjoy their holidays too…..not to mention editors…. Continue Reading
Woo…………….My latest in the Reader November 17, 2022 Some random thoughts inspired by a very charming television program from South Korea now found on Netflix Continue Reading
The Big Lie November 16, 2022 I talked about the book The Oppermans the day before the election. I have been reading it to Claudia and today I finished the… Continue Reading
Grim and Bear it. November 8, 2022 We walked over to the UCC church a few blocks away to cast our votes this morning and were joined by neighbors heading the… Continue Reading
Paper Ballots This week’s reader column November 4, 2022 It begins: Last week I noted that in 1860 even in the Southern states, where Abe Lincoln was kept off the presidential ballot, no… Continue Reading
Three Horsemen of the Apolocalypse November 3, 2022 Belatedly…Here is my last week’s contribution to the Duluth Reader Today or tomorrow this week’s column will appear in the Reader. I’ll have to… Continue Reading
Extraordinary Attorney Woo November 3, 2022 We have found a lot of things to enjoy on television recently (we = my better half and me). Among them is the Korean… Continue Reading
deoxygenation November 3, 2022 Article: Volcanic trigger of ocean deoxygenation during Cordilleran ice sheet retreat – article to be found here. I only skimmed this story. Its been… Continue Reading
Pete Stauber’s clown campaign October 20, 2022 Yesterday these two big campaign postcards got dropped in my mailbox. I’m prochoice and know full well that despite Pete’s parroting other Republicans in… Continue Reading
My take on the Schultz Stauber Debate October 20, 2022 That Pete Stauber is largely a cypher (that’s an old timey description of a nothing burger) was more and more evident as the 40… Continue Reading
Duluth News Tribune fact checks the Stauber Schultz Debate October 20, 2022 Factchecking Stauber required a lot of corrections. Thank you DNT https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/fact-check-law-enforcement-claims-made-by-stauber-schultz-in-first-debate Continue Reading
My column for this week’s Reader. I don’t see it online but its what I sent in October 20, 2022 Betraying his past by “continuing to serve” Pete Stauber’s billboards show him standing shoulder to shoulder with himself – the young cop Pete Stauber…. Continue Reading
If there was any doubt I sent this press release to the press yesterday October 20, 2022 For Immediate release October 18th 2022 Harry Welty who unsuccessfully challenged Republican Cong. Pete Stauber in the August 9th Republican primary is encouraging Minnesota’s… Continue Reading
Two Bibles and more October 15, 2022 After my foray into Native American history I am going to change course. Claudia is now reading Black Elk Speaks and we were chatting… Continue Reading
History’s Sausages October 15, 2022 Carl von Clausewitz My French pen pal really liked this column which begins: “A couple decades ago when Duluth was about to disinter the… Continue Reading
One week and a day since my last post…….Lemon drop hill October 15, 2022 On monday or tuesday I gave out. As I contemplated putting up another hundred lawnsigns I ran across one that had been taken down…. Continue Reading
Amending my lawnsign October 8, 2022 Its a bit fussy making changes to my previous lawnsign: I had to order vinyl strips. They came in yesterday. I have to cut… Continue Reading
The Memoires of U.S. Grant October 6, 2022 This week’s column in the Reader. Read it here. If you were wondering what happened to the post titled Injun Joe that was here… Continue Reading
Techumseh October 6, 2022 Having finished my second book on native american history in the last month I’m starting two new books. I’ll start Peter Cozzens book Techumseh… Continue Reading