How long will the Duluth News Tribune ignore the Eighth District’s 4th DFL congressional candidate… March 9, 2012 …just because he chooses to announce his candidacy in his blog rather than in a news release? I’m not very nice to the Duluth… Continue Reading
Four good hours of sleep March 5, 2012 To my long time fans (all eight of you) and the few snakes who couldn’t take their eyes off my snake charming during the… Continue Reading
Word Search of the Day February 25, 2012 Bliss Ralph Doty has another column in the Budgeteer today. Its a book review about the little known President James Garfield. When I moved… Continue Reading
Heading Home February 4, 2012 After a blissful week in Florida basking in the political ill will and enjoying mostly warm, dry weather we’re heading home to a tarp… Continue Reading
Would like to be bookin it January 28, 2012 I’ve spent hours this week putting together chronologies. I just have two books left to finish for this project. I skimmed Solberg’s bio on… Continue Reading
My “my buddy” is not “a Republican Sympathizer” December 26, 2011 My Buddy and I have had a great many words over my continual abuse of the GOP. My Buddy is not affiliated with either… Continue Reading
“Right wing social engineering” May 19, 2011 Newt Gingrich’s week old campaign for President is tanking because he bad mouthed Cong. Paul Ryan’s budget plan for turning Medicare into a voucher… Continue Reading
We’re number one! January 29, 2011 Today the Trib reports the startling news that contrary to our school board’s cries of impoverishment it appears we have more money per student… Continue Reading
Samples (in a plastic bag) of School Board decision making December 14, 2010 Rich Paulson is both a retired banker and former School Board member who has been independently analyzing the School District’s wacky finances for the… Continue Reading
“Duluth Schools almost half done” in July 16, 2010 I loved the headline. After the hemorrhaging District lost 1,600 or so students because of the Red Plan the Trib is walking on eggshells… Continue Reading
a “little burp” May 20, 2010 This was the last paragraph in today’s editorial from the DNT: Openness and transparency are the very least any constituent could ask. There’s no… Continue Reading
If I had a million February 13, 2010 Not Dr. Dixon. Image replaced per request from DNT. Replaced DNT photo can be seen here. Explanation here. I read this story this morning… Continue Reading
Cranberries October 19, 2009 Starting about a month ago I forbade myself to work on the Red Plan on weekends. I might still get up early to blog… Continue Reading
Dealing with impertinent truth tellers October 14, 2009 Don’t get my previous posts wrong. I don’t plan to cancel my DNT subscription just yet. In a perverse way I feel as though… Continue Reading
Dr. Dixon probably knows July 30, 2009 The last two months that the School District’s lawyers have tied Let Duluth Vote up in knots raising money, converting it to bonds and… Continue Reading
Best Show in Town December 17, 2008 Last night’s school board meeting was the first I’ve attended in years that seemed like a real school board meeting with real adults who… Continue Reading
Supporting Obama with trepidation September 20, 2008 My fiercest debating adversary is Vic. He keeps sending me information to deter me from voting for Obama. I posted one fairly persuasive piece… Continue Reading
Where was JCI’s transportation study? June 19, 2008 Since saving energy has been one of the prime justifications for tearing down and rebuilding so many of Duluth’s Schools I can’t help but… Continue Reading