Some further ruminations…. July 22, 2011 …on my Thug III post. Thug III is not by any stretch of the imagination my longest post. It is long and I hope… Continue Reading
4-day-school-week, coming soon to a school…. July 22, 2011 … make that already here at a school near you. This is an important story because I think the people in Duluth will be… Continue Reading
Makes me wonder about JCI…. July 21, 2011 From Claire Berlinski – Curtesy of the Daily Dish: On the anniversary of the Haiti earthquake, Nicholas Ambraseys and Roger Bilham published an extraordinary… Continue Reading
Thugs for Better Schools III July 21, 2011 If this post is going to get written in a timely fashion I’ll have to do it without the benefit of perusing my records…. Continue Reading
Are DNT editors making things up? July 20, 2011 Someone who paid closer attention to me noticed when the Trib editorialized as follows: Even Duluthians’ impressions of their public schools are improving, from… Continue Reading
I don’t know who Gideon is… July 20, 2011 …but he’s spot on. Here’s a quote I found in the Daily Dish just now: “The tea party venerates the Constitution while despising the… Continue Reading
A testimonial to the about-to-be-closed Lake Superior High School July 20, 2011 From an email sent to all the Duluth School Board members……names deleted. LSHS SHOULD STAY OPEN [**************************]Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 1:17 AM To:… Continue Reading
In his first school board meeting Dr. Foster… July 20, 2011 …has proven to be a 100% improvement over his predecessor with this short analysis of the District: “Foster said one concern he sees already… Continue Reading
I love lamb. I love good blog feedback July 20, 2011 This is a blog post where the many replies put the original post in perspective. As for lamb. People who haven’t grown up with… Continue Reading
Is Fox News in trouble? July 20, 2011 Not according to Megan McArdle. The gist: Even if you destroyed the network, some other cable network would buy up most of its talent… Continue Reading
Three last minute SB filings July 20, 2011 The Duluth School Board race just got more interesting yesterday in the last day of filings. All the races are contested. My old 2nd… Continue Reading
Thugs for Better Schools II July 19, 2011 As Tim Grover has explained quite correctly there is no more worthy reason to employ the Government’s power to take property away from homeowners… Continue Reading
Its Hockey, Stupid! July 18, 2011 From an email I just received regarding Art Johnston’s Reader Column: (I tinkered with it a bit because it came in two installments) I… Continue Reading
Race and the GOP today July 18, 2011 I’ve thought about this issue a lot; far more than this short post will give any sense of. I’ll rely on Rush Limbaugh’s formulations… Continue Reading
And, of course,… July 18, 2011 … Rupert owns Fox News too. You know, the official television station of the Tea Party. Continue Reading
Who gets the blame in 2012 … July 18, 2011 …if America grinds to a halt? For my buddy who desperately wants the blame to fall on Obama I sadly have to concur with… Continue Reading
Thugs for Better Schools I July 18, 2011 A couple weeks ago I had coffee with a fellow I hoped to recruit for a School Board run. He’s a professional who wrote… Continue Reading
The new Piedmont postage stamp July 18, 2011 I had a dental appointment this morning up along Piedmont Avenue. I took the opportunity to drive around the new Piedmont Elementary which, as… Continue Reading
What? And deprive the gun happy GOP… July 18, 2011 …of the ability to put a gun to the head of the American Economy? Moody’s simple suggestion. Continue Reading