Circling the drain January 26, 2011 I got this email today: Hello Harry 🙂 Today’s “All is Well” blog post has prompted me to write you this e-mail. Attached are… Continue Reading
$7.3 million in cuts for ISD 709………..damn! January 25, 2011 No video yet. No DNT story to link to yet either. Dear Mr. Chuck Frederick. Where’s that $32 million Dr. Dixon told you our… Continue Reading
Prediction: by 2019 50% of high school courses will be online January 25, 2011 Did we put all our eggs in the brick and mortar basket? From an email rcvd today At school board meetings I often read… Continue Reading
“Gettin it done” January 25, 2011 I’ve seen what he’s done for Minnesota. I can’t wait to see what he does to America. > Continue Reading
Lest I be misunderstood January 25, 2011 I’ve been mulling over the last post and there is one insinuation that was unfair. I hinted that an employee of the District would… Continue Reading
A well turned heel January 25, 2011 I’m going to go open the front door and let a little cold air in so that I can read the DNT. Someone else… Continue Reading
The Pied Piper effect? January 25, 2011 I haven’t found the definitive data after ten minutes of googling. One problem is that the actual 2010 Census hasn’t yet been reported. This… Continue Reading
Bad Dreams January 25, 2011 There is so much about the Duluth School District that gives a tender fellow like me bad dreams. It was only a day or… Continue Reading
All is well January 24, 2011 Except that ten years ago ISD 709 educated 80% of all of Duluth’s students and today its down to 73% of a smaller population…. Continue Reading
Due Diligance in the Emerald City January 24, 2011 When Dr. Dixon commends you for doing your “due diligance” its a left handed tribute for his wizzardly counterpart at the Duluth Chamber of… Continue Reading
I was wrong, I wasn’t wrong! January 24, 2011 I was wrong. I wasn’t wrong. I was off a little. I thought Duluth’s school board members gave themselves a $2,000 increase in pay…. Continue Reading
Very Interesting January 24, 2011 From the Cook News Herald: By the time this paper is published, it could be possible that the St. Louis County Schools will have… Continue Reading
JCI lamprey uses false figures – The DNT proceeds cluelessly January 23, 2011 “…but liars figure.” That’s how Twain ends a famous epigram. Only sometimes the figures are lies. Its funny how by inflating St. Louis county’s… Continue Reading
A bill of goods notwithstanding nothing can stop a JCI plan January 20, 2011 School district officials and project managers are so confident they have the votes for approval this time around that they have already advertised for… Continue Reading
Bill of goods January 20, 2011 “While the spreadsheet is purported to demonstrate more than $5 million in cost savings, it, in fact, strongly suggests that individuals who developed the… Continue Reading
I’ll take another helping of crow, please. January 20, 2011 Pardon me while I spit out the feathers. As I attempted to fall asleep last night I started mulling over my scabrous allegation that… Continue Reading
God’s Own Party January 19, 2011 According to the new GOP Governor of Alabama? “Anybody here today who has not accepted Jesus Christ as their savior, I’m telling you, you’re… Continue Reading
The Golden State January 19, 2011 Public employee pensions are killing it: These huge and growing slices of the budget pie are needed to pay for average state retirement packages… Continue Reading