An email I received to get me back on track… September 19, 2014 …before I rush off to serve lunch at the Soup Kitchen. It was sent late Wednesday night this week: Hello Mr. Welty, Thank you… Continue Reading
“Hi stress schools” Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Really? “We all agree” ? March 12, 2014 Old news on the teacher’s contract negotiations from the Duluth News Tribune – July 22, 2013 Teachers seek more pay for increased workload The… Continue Reading
Email concerning closed campuses March 11, 2014 An email today requesting that the School Board honor an old promise and my reply following it: Dear School Administration, Board and Duluth Police… Continue Reading
Travels with Charlie and other stray thoughts March 4, 2014 I bought that Steinbeck book just before our trip last Summer to the Black Hills. It was one of several I meant to read… Continue Reading
Honesty, Diplomacy, Civility (a late night id discourse) September 22, 2013 Duluth has an active arm of the civility police out on the prowl hectoring opinionated folks about who and how they hector. My old… Continue Reading
About those swimming pools – Pt. 2 October 27, 2012 As the last post pointed out Duluth’s mega school plan was never voted on in a referendum which made it as unique in Minnesota… Continue Reading
Too good to be true September 21, 2012 The Red Planner’s broken promise has never been explained so convincingly as in this letter in today’s crowded DNT letters section. I’ll never let… Continue Reading
Speaking of idiocy sans my smart mouth – this infuriates me March 21, 2012 Be prepared. Next year will be worse than this: Duluth school district classroom sizes are again set to grow larger with teaching ranks expected… Continue Reading
The wrong horseshoe February 9, 2012 I can’t really believe what I heard recently – that our new East High school only has one janitor. I had heard that rather… Continue Reading
I’m not out of the Red Plan baiting habit yet December 8, 2011 A couple days ago a friend emailed me and commented that she hadn’t read any anti-Red Plan blog posts recently. She had in mind… Continue Reading
Now they’re worried about “policy”? November 16, 2011 I’ve been ruminating on the editors of the Trib grousing about the naming of our new schools. I rolled my eyes when I read… Continue Reading
Smoking hot new schools September 20, 2011 I just got back from visiting my Mother. While I was leaving her residence a vaguely familiar face hailed me and turned out to… Continue Reading
Because the Trib has frozen me out… August 26, 2011 …I can no longer read their Online paper. A pop up keeps preventing me from getting into their news. Fortunately I still get a… Continue Reading
“Nattering Nabobs of Negativism” is catchier than… June 18, 2011 ….”Doubters, defeatists and pessimists” This letter in today’s Trib is an antidote to Dr. Dixon’s last hurrah (which I can’t find on the Trib’s… Continue Reading
The new East will have “about the same number of students”… June 14, 2011 ….as the school-and-a-half it will replace. On that brief WDIO report I mentioned previously I snorted when I heard about the new school having… Continue Reading
We know nothing Editorial, My 1st response January 27, 2011 Here’s the Trib’s editorial today as it first wades into the deficit question: The question gets spit out every time the Duluth school district… Continue Reading
At least there is one serious journalist in Northern Minnesota January 26, 2011 What’s happening north of us so reminds me of Duluth’s Red Plan which justified itself by saying we would save two million a year… Continue Reading
Just because they can doesn’t mean they will……yeah sure. November 13, 2010 Duluth News Tribune Published December 17 2008 Neighbors blast School Board vote on eminent domain Despite strong opposition from community members at a Duluth… Continue Reading
Taking the LEED November 6, 2010 JCI and ISD 709 seem to have turned their back on a tremendous opportunity to save energy at the Ordean site. To the horror… Continue Reading
An environmental study in wintertime? October 27, 2010 A point made in the story on the environmental suit just registered with me. The District’s pals evaluated the new Western Middle School site… Continue Reading
