Its nice to know I’ve got readers February 10, 2011 A friend sent me the following comment which followed today’s Editorial. 68 comments have been penned by a great many ghosts, folks using pen… Continue Reading
Field of Dreams dashed February 10, 2011 JCI dreams maybe. By approving an interim ordinance that suspends major development in the township, including the construction of a proposed new K-12 school,… Continue Reading
I love the Internet February 9, 2011 I’ve always hated sweeping dust under the carpet. There has been no better dust revealer than the Internet. I’ve watched a number of world… Continue Reading
Mea Culpa tooa February 9, 2011 Ghost writing has been with us for a long time. Many Biblical scholars believe Moses really didn’t write the five initial books of the… Continue Reading
Swimming in the deep end February 9, 2011 The cost estimate for the building of our new swimming pools that I passed on was grossly inaccurate. I never read the Trib’s correction… Continue Reading
Marketing February 9, 2011 The apparent answer to the Duluth School District’s enrollment difficulties is advertising. If all of our district’s employees just did a little happy talking… Continue Reading
WDIO tackles District enrollment February 8, 2011 This is only their text and not their video. Continue Reading
Nuts February 8, 2011 In addition to having a low tolerance for the self-righteous (for example Red Planners) I don’t much care for ideologues (idea worshipers). I’m essentially… Continue Reading
The number three February 8, 2011 Nine or ten years ago the school board I served on had to decide to change the student/teacher ratio because of tough finances. When… Continue Reading
Robotic finance – and my nerves rubbed raw February 7, 2011 [I apologize for putting this long blog post in unedited but I’ve got a lot of work to do. I’m not paid $155,000 to… Continue Reading
Declining enrollment in ISD 709 February 6, 2011 I can’t say the Trib has ignored the issue any more. As of last school year, a market share report from the Minnesota Department… Continue Reading
What is a school? February 5, 2011 The Budgeteer’s columnist Peter Langr has, after a long silence on the subject, written about the Duluth Schools. Mr. Langr has been a supporter… Continue Reading
Two feet of snow February 5, 2011 Everybody has been sending me this picture. Its in NY NY but this year it could be just about anywhere in the US. Continue Reading
They’ll be sorry February 5, 2011 The school board majority (by one vote) in the St. Louis County Schools will regret their decision to push ahead with a school consolidation… Continue Reading
Time for the School Board to wake up February 4, 2011 More evidence of the St. Louis County Schools being sucked into JCI’s fantasy land. They’ve followed the Duluth School Board model to the letter:… Continue Reading
The courage to brown nose February 4, 2011 One of my old political heroes was Rep. Pete McCloskey who took on Richard Nixon in the 1972 nomination process. He got exactly one… Continue Reading
This year’s snow sculpture February 3, 2011 It could use a little more work but just in case someone who listens to Fox Television decides to play John Wilkes Booth with… Continue Reading
