My Reader column, Waltzing Matilda January 16, 2020 It begins: Everything about Down Under appealed to me. Aussies were like a second version of Americans, open, unpretentious and they loved America. We… Continue Reading
Strike, Strike, Strike September 20, 2019 The Students who are striking today…as opposed to those sneaking out and pretending to…have read that in a decade or so it may be… Continue Reading
You pave paradise and put up a parking lot September 19, 2019 I was originally going to title this post: Grandchildren defenders vs. Grandchildren Killers I have not heard anything yet about Duluth Students participating in… Continue Reading
Silverfish and Daddy long legs August 20, 2019 A week ago I saw the first silverfish since I was in junior high school in North Mankato, Minnesota. Back then our basement had… Continue Reading
Stuff Harry’s been reading lately July 22, 2019 Why after 300 years so many black Americans have little to pass on to their children. https://www.npr.org/2019/07/20/743801040/propublica-report-black-americans-lose-big-under-longtime-property-provision?ft=nprml&f=1003 Why the Mississippi River basin annually kills… Continue Reading
half a ton of sand June 10, 2019 I occasionally get a little anal retentive about clean up. Ten years ago I noticed a lot of cigarette filters along the thin boulevard… Continue Reading
Mining Minnesota May 26, 2019 The Glen Avon Presbyterian Men’s group getting a good look at Polymet Mine’s operations this May. A couple weeks ago I mentioned here that… Continue Reading
My aplogies to the WLSSD April 25, 2019 The Western Lake Superior District is not the garbage and recycling company Waste Management that so disapointed me from January to April. Not surprisingly… Continue Reading
Chimpanzee’s didn’t do it April 4, 2019 “Juan Percent took me to task over my Republican’s as Socialists column. His complaints had little to do with my column. His last comment… Continue Reading
Putting God to the Test – My latest in the Reader March 14, 2019 It begins: The devil tested Jesus as he fasted in the wilderness for 40 days. The devil told him that if he jumped from… Continue Reading
Gosh, a weekly Reader column…..Can I manage it? March 8, 2019 The Reader took my latest submission Galaxies and Glaciers. Cool! I don’t even mind that it (the Reader’s version) begins “ast week…” Continue Reading
Glaciers!!! March 5, 2019 I was going to use a different title for this as my previous post suggested. It was to be “Read this you climate denying… Continue Reading
Jennifer challenges my “agnosticism” on Copper Nickle mining July 27, 2018 From: “Zenith City Weekly” To: “Harrywelty” Cc: Sent: Friday July 27 2018 7:44:41PM Subject: Response to #4 Copper-nickel mining (with two follow-up questions) Thank… Continue Reading
a hundred year Global Warming graphic . .. August 5, 2017 . . . in 29 seconds: Its explained here on Live Science. Sorry, but Al Gore knows what he’s talking about. Continue Reading
Inside Baseball oops School Board – email 2 May 1, 2017 like Duluth the Minneapolis schools has decided to replace its rubber tire mulch. Cory Kirsling who has been lobbying the State Legislature with other… Continue Reading
and like college campuses perhaps newspapers should be free from offensive politics April 26, 2017 The Duluth News Tribune devoted almost an entire page to a dozen letters critical of a Steve Lindstrom cartoon that I thought was clever… Continue Reading
My Earth Day review April 23, 2017 My contribution for tire mulch replacement worked out nicely: and this picture that I posted got this succinct question from “My Buddy.” “our data?”… Continue Reading
Save the Earth – start with rubber mulch April 14, 2017 Duluth Parents for Healthy Playgrounds Playgrounds Fundraiser for Duluth Public Schools Join the PTA for a family-friendly event with food, fun, cash bar, silent… Continue Reading
Ignorance is Bliss April 12, 2017 From Chapter 14 of Destiny of the Republic: A tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President: “Not only did many American… Continue Reading
Trump’s pollution initiatives March 28, 2017 Trump surrounded by coal miners cancels Obama’s limits on coal production and Climate change actions. Chinese protect themselves from coal fouling smog made worse… Continue Reading