Rough notes October 4, 2019 I’m not fussy about perfection which explains my comfort with the last post’s state – unpolished. Its an attitude that I think is useful… Continue Reading
Yesterday was a good day… October 3, 2019 …today is a good day. In fact the whole week has been good. Monday I participated in my second rehearsal for the Duluth Superior… Continue Reading
I don’t completely agree with Kevin September 21, 2019 Kevin Skirwa-Brown wrote an op-ed piece a couple days ago about the disarray on the Duluth School Board. Let me note that our School… Continue Reading
A rule you ignore at your peril August 30, 2019 Its one thing for the boss to blindside his subordinates like President Trump does with every tweet. Its quite another for a subordinate to… Continue Reading
Jesus and Washington, lone wolves vs herds May 2, 2019 This is a thought I may pursue before the day is out after I attend to some mundane chores. Otherwise I might just delete… Continue Reading
What Fred Trump never did – Spank Donald January 10, 2019 (NOTE- I just fixed the link to my column) I hurried this column so as to make a Church Properties Meeting. Sadly, I can… Continue Reading
Not writer’s block but writer’s glut May 16, 2018 No doubt someone in your life told you that if you don’t have anything nice to say don’t say anything at all. I’ve never… Continue Reading
The MP who pulled black men off white prostitutes – The rest of the story February 15, 2018 Walt W deserves better than I gave him in my Reader column. He’s the MP that pulled black men off Italian prostitutes. The operative… Continue Reading
Dear Readers,I have to remind myself I’m running a marathon… January 9, 2018 … not a sprint. Last night, I watched the pilot of a series that has gotten some good press – The Marveleous Mrs. Maisel…. 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
Ramos Correction August 26, 2017 John Ramos, true to form, admitted a mistake, albeit a tiny, picky mistake in his last column. He did not realize that there were… Continue Reading
Big Boo Boo August 11, 2017 I made quite a fuss in this recent post about our lost ISD 709 students (30% of the total students we could be educating)… Continue Reading
Small World August 10, 2017 Shepherding my grandsons around I forgot to check my calendar this morning. No problem. Memorial Blood Bank called to ask why I was late… Continue Reading
I apologized to two gentlemen at yesterday’s school board meeting May 9, 2017 The issue of mulch consumed a third of our four-hour marathon Business Committee meeting yesterday. I had tried to prepare my “eight loyal readers”… Continue Reading
’ Blog Housekeeping February 22, 2017 For several years I’ve been greatly annoyed that bugs sneaked into my blog posts. They are punctuation bugs. Maybe you’ve noticed them especially if… Continue Reading
Tonight could be an interesting meeting… December 20, 2016 …here is an email the School Board recently received regarding it: Good Morning Duluth School Board Members! Thank You all very much for the… Continue Reading
Necroscopy of a meeting, Part 3 May 3, 2016 I’ll begin with this cryptic comment. Anyone who thinks that some of my communications are unpleasant, has no idea how some on the Administrative… Continue Reading
Singin with Councilor Anderson April 30, 2016 I had four glorious hours of something fun. My daughter went with me over to St. Scholastica’s Mitchell Auditorum today and spent the day… Continue Reading
Correction on last post April 27, 2016 In the previous post I mentioned that Rep. Erik Simonson was flying in to St. Louis with Denfeld principal Sconniers to root for the… Continue Reading
DO OVER FALLOUT 11 – Finally as promised – I WRITE A LETTER TO BERNIE April 16, 2016 March 15, 2016 Bernadette Burnham President, Duluth Federation of Teachers 639 E Central Entrance Duluth, MN, 55811 Dear President Burnham, I invited you to… Continue Reading