JCI & St. Louis County Schools 8-20 August 26, 2013 8/20/13 |From the always inquiring Timberjay COUNTY SCHOOLS Utility savings fall short of expectations Marshall Helmberger Overall utility savings at new schools in ISD… Continue Reading
Fairy tales #2 April 16, 2013 I couldn’t lambaste the Strib for inserting paid advertising as a news story because they published the story noted in the previous post in… Continue Reading
“First God created idiots. That was for practice…. March 2, 2013 …Then he created School Boards.” Mark Twain First – From the Timberjay: District risks much, saves little, by using Alango Road Marshall Helmberger The… Continue Reading
“Shortcut to Danger” February 24, 2013 From the Timberjay re: one more JCI’s mistep: FIELD TOWNSHIP – Township residents, alarmed by several accidents involving young drivers on Alango Road, question… Continue Reading
Compare and contrast newspaper vigilance – Yay December 18, 2012 Calling a spade a spade. It’s time for state officials to address JCI’s activities by Marshall Helmberger Publisher, Timberjay Newspaper Tower, Minn. When is… Continue Reading
“Proprietory Data” means never having to tell the truth November 12, 2012 JCI has used this phrase to cloak all its work with public entities despite long standing requirements by the State of Minnesota to act… Continue Reading
And a friend sent me this story about JCI’s new schools October 30, 2012 Also from the Timberjay and sent to me by a friend. Bless them for risking JCI’s threat of a “slapp suit” and taking JCI… Continue Reading
New JCI schools have fecal bacteria in their drinking water October 30, 2012 Thought you’d like to know. Sorry the full story is pay walled. The headline tells me all I need to know. I suspect JCI… Continue Reading
With JCI it always gets worse October 27, 2012 I often guess at old figures I haven’t reviewed recently. That St. Louis County School project cost more than I recalled and the costs,… Continue Reading
About those swimming pools – Pt. 1 October 27, 2012 Part of the justification for building the Red Plan was that the District would save a great deal on energy costs. JCI estimated it… Continue Reading
JCI’s lies August 1, 2012 The duplicity of the local Johnson Controlers is highlighted in two recent publications. The first is the news story in the Timberjay which backs… Continue Reading
90 days for JCI to fess up? July 27, 2012 I’ve been AWOL on reporting the ongoing court case against JCI and the St. Louis County Schools. It looks like the recent favorable opinion… Continue Reading
The dark arts of Johnson Controls July 4, 2012 I’ll write about these revelations from the Timberjay tomorrow or later tonight. p. 10: Zelda Bruns: ” We’re worse off now than we were… Continue Reading
JCI’s Birds of a feather April 23, 2012 a letter to the editor sent to the Timberjay: 4/22/12 What are JCI and the school board trying to hide? Mr. Helmberger: My recent… Continue Reading
A newspaper in JCI’s pocket… April 11, 2012 …get’s pulled out with the lint. Apparently after cheering on JCI and the closing of the Orr School the Cook News-Herald is finding ad… Continue Reading
Highlights of JCI’s low quality February 19, 2012 I haven’t asked for this article and I’m too cheap to pay to read it in the Timberjay which is behind the newspaper’s paywall… Continue Reading
Reporting on the Minnesota Supreme Court February 16, 2012 The case against the other unfortunate area School Board that trusted Johnson Controls Inc. From the Timberjay courtesy its Editor: Justices have many questions… Continue Reading
The Mitt Romney of public school construction January 20, 2012 Lots of money. No disclosure. From the Timberjay: “It’s becoming clearer to me what’s at issue here for JCI. As company representatives told some… Continue Reading
JCI’s phenomenal ability to coach School Administrators… December 22, 2011 …to lie through their teeth. 12/14/11 School district audit shows financial “crisis” never existed By Marshall Helmberger We now know for certain what many… Continue Reading
JCI’s Midas touch December 16, 2011 Does this sound like any other school district you know? REGIONAL – ISD 2142 drained the contingency fund for its $78.8 million school restructuring… Continue Reading
