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
a treasure trove of BS January 19, 2011 While looking up recent DNT coverage of the School District I also read this snippet I’d missed earlier in this editorial: Improved communications were… Continue Reading
When did the School Board give themselves a raise? January 19, 2011 As I looked up some old School Board stories on the DNT website I found this: No pay raise planned for Duluth School Board… Continue Reading
Fiendish! January 19, 2011 I was, as my eight loyal readers might expect, nonplussed with the DNT’s editorial calling on Duluthians to participate in the selection of a… Continue Reading
Ordean Parking notice January 19, 2011 Surprise. Surprise! “MEETING SET FOR JAN. 27 ON PERMIT PARKING AROUND EAST HIGH” (Ordean) page B2 DNT Wednesday, Jan. 19 Portman Community Center –… Continue Reading
Looking for his foot January 13, 2011 Its probably in his mouth. The Billboard is in Tucson. Continue Reading
Teacher’s advocate “reforms” January 13, 2011 In a story less interesting than the one about “whale burps” the Minnesota teacher’s union begins to advocate some tepid reforms. The first two… Continue Reading
Palin – having it both ways January 13, 2011 From an observant listener commenting on the Sullivan blog: 1. “Acts of monstrous criminality stand on their own. They begin and end with the… Continue Reading
Brazil could teach us a few things January 12, 2011 I just read this fascinating NYT article. Brazil (and about 40 other nations pay the poorest of the poor) Its working. Its keeping corruption… Continue Reading
