Don’t let the cats out! Meow – Meow, Meow, Meow – Meow! October 10, 2017 One of my constant fears as I go door to door is letting pets loose – especially on warm days when folks have their… Continue Reading
TUTORIAL ON A HARRY WELTY CAMPAIGN PART 6 October 9, 2017 I explained that long time West Duluth Representative Mike Jaros, would be the seed pearl of my next tutorial. But first let me check… Continue Reading
Tutorial on a Harry Welty campaign Part 3 October 7, 2017 This is a close up of the front and back of my lit package for this campaign. I work very hard to make sure… Continue Reading
Its sunny again so why am I not out going door to door? October 4, 2017 Because I’m juggling right now. I just came back from the offices of the News Tribune where the Education Reporter had scheduled a half… Continue Reading
No Kaboom September 30, 2017 As the work on Fourth Street in front of my house proceeded yesterday morning I walked out to make sure the base of my… Continue Reading
The DNT tosses my column in the circular file September 29, 2017 The Trib won’t run my column after all. According to Editor Chuck Frederick it was too much like this post from a couple days… Continue Reading
How are Donald Trump and the News Tribune Editors similar? September 26, 2017 In the first case: the US has suffered at least four straight climate crises, the fires out west and Hurricanes pounding Huston, Florida and… Continue Reading
A discursive story that ends up back at my campaign September 13, 2017 Last night I went to the first Glen Avon Presbyterian committee meeting as a member of a committee. Not being an official member of… Continue Reading
CAMPAIGN PHOTO – DAY 60 AND COUNTING DOWN September 7, 2017 This is the Lowell School where the League of Women’s Voters held the at-large candidate’s forum. I counted 36 people in attendance. Subtract the… Continue Reading
Gary Westorff has a grievance September 5, 2017 Gary is one of the Education Minnesota union leaders and was rumored to be likely to file for the Duluth School Board election. He… Continue Reading
The Siren song of the lotus flower September 1, 2017 As a child I was quite taken with Greek Myths. Reading the Odyssey in junior high I thought long and hard about the sailors… Continue Reading
I’ve never met a school board candidate who didn’t want to help educate children… August 30, 2017 … So what? The last ten year’s worth of Duluth School Board members reduced the local taxes going into our classrooms from $14 million… Continue Reading
Back when Republicans were likeable August 30, 2017 The long planned E 4th street project has finally reached my home’s intersection on 21st. Avenue. Its a noisy mess which has been plagued… Continue Reading
Float like a butterfly . . . August 28, 2017 For reasons that passeth my understanding I have been unable lately to upload my cell phone pics to the blog from my Flickr account…. Continue Reading
School Board filing notice June 28, 2017 I find waking up in the middle of the night to mull over problems that can only be dealt with during the day very… Continue Reading
Say “simple summary sans soliloquys” ten times fast June 21, 2017 That happy little alteration comes courtesy of the last post. Its as good a title to introduce my thoughts on yesterday’s very pregnant school… Continue Reading
Please note the correction from two posts ago June 20, 2017 I unfairly slammed my school board colleague Rosie Loeffler-Kemp two posts ago. Please note the correction. I apologize to my readers. I ought to… Continue Reading
Keen on Kuehn June 19, 2017 Photo by: Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com I was pleased to see this picture on the anniversary of Duluth’s infamous lynching because one of the… Continue Reading
Trifecta Schmrifecta June 13, 2017 Posts that began in my head over a week before but which become placeholders for me to finish are a pain. Life goes on… Continue Reading
I got waxed – I like my chances June 3, 2017 Of four candidates for the two at-large positions I came in fourth. I got 34 votes the two winners got 234 and 244 votes…. Continue Reading