Inner City schools – the perfect storm March 11, 2010 About ten years ago I read, or started reading, the book by….on the plight of inner city schools. After two or three chapters I… Continue Reading
Ralph Doty rediscovers the evil of regressive taxation February 21, 2009 Ralph Doty’s column today in the Budgeteer hearkens back to his halcyon days as a state senator when he helped usher in the “Minnesota… Continue Reading
DNT Huntley vs. Welty 2002 August 24, 2008 I’ve been poking around old news clippings that I once had posted on www.snowbizz.com. I got a kick out of this one. Next year… Continue Reading
Mike Jaros to the rescue March 29, 2008 I presume the Duluth Trib will get around to reporting this news but Mike Jaros the author of one of the laws which apparently… Continue Reading
A Superintendent for 14 years! May 17, 2006 Â In 1978 I ran for the state legislature for a second time. I decided to go about it differently as knocking on doors seemed… Continue Reading
Bernie’s Mittens February 5, 2021 Submitted to the Duluth Reader a day late and a dollar short last week. So its only available here for the moment: Claudia Welty… Continue Reading
Sunday January 16, 2018 Sunday began with Church. We picked up S. at his group home and drove him to Glen Avon Prez. He is in his eighties… Continue Reading
Two fuzzies, a referendum and a gift horse (2F,R,Horse) – A prologue December 17, 2017 NOTE: I ONLY TYPED THIS UP TO CLEAR MY MIND SO AS TO GET BACK TO SLEEP. THESE 1485 WORDS SERVE AS BOTH THE… Continue Reading
Winning the Debate, Losing the War April 20, 2016 Calling the dispute over the sale of Central High a war is hyperbolic…..an exaggeration. But in a larger context it is one more battle… Continue Reading
“So what?” October 2, 2014 One of my regular email pals sent me an email this morning that helped me decide what today’s post would be about. This, by… Continue Reading
Can the GOP take West Duluth? and a reminiscence August 22, 2012 I think so if two serious challengers run write-in campaigns in Kerry Gauthier’s district. I don’t know how many “conservative” votes there are in… Continue Reading
live wire November 4, 2011 I was going to title this with the cliche about being up to the wire then thought of a better cliche. The District’s hopes… Continue Reading
Will Duluth have failing schools courtesy of NCLB? April 19, 2006 As I was leaving town for Texas I caught a story in the Strib. It was in the DTrib too. It suggested that because… Continue Reading