Insiders view of Afghanistan June 24, 2010 Email received this morning from Afghanistan. McChrystal trusted his luck to a Rolling Stone reporter and his staff let their guard down over a… Continue Reading
“donkeys” June 23, 2010 As I head to the DFL endorsing convention tonight I may tuck this post card in my pocket for good luck. On the back… Continue Reading
The school tax story link restored June 23, 2010 That link in a previous post about how Minnesota’s gubenatorial hopefuls plan to deal with local taxing authority is broken. The story showed up… Continue Reading
First the good news … June 23, 2010 The consumer world is such a cornucopia of cheap goodies that it makes my mind spin. At the most basic level food particularly high… Continue Reading
The Price continued. June 22, 2010 Sorry, new computer, old software, bad picture. It shows where 38 plus tenured teachers were cut from to keep the District out of debt. Continue Reading
The price teachers are paying for students fleeing the Red Plan June 22, 2010 R E S O L U T I O N Adoption of the Considerations and Investments for the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget BE IT… Continue Reading
our right to vote on bond referendums June 22, 2010 I wonder if Senator Dayton has spoken with his running mate about this? “…Mark Dayton, a former U.S. senator, took a more nuanced stance,… Continue Reading
Civilian authority June 22, 2010 I haven’t blogged about the War on Terror for a long time. This little MacArthur-like episode is worthy of comment. I could not do… Continue Reading
Kicking up a little dust June 22, 2010 A friend who has been scouring the Internet found two recent references to my campaign on the Internet with somewhat different takes on my… Continue Reading
50 Days June 22, 2010 That’s the number of days Rep Margaret Keliher’s recent email to supporters said lay ahead to the hotly contested DFL Gubenatorial primary. That’s how… Continue Reading
The turtle people June 21, 2010 I’ve had a strong identification with Old Abe since I told my Mom I thought I was homely in junior high and she told… Continue Reading
On the illness of the 4th estate June 21, 2010 After 2 days with no internet connection mine finally returned a few minutes ago. But I’m leaving now for the Twin Cities to see… Continue Reading
Dad’s day June 20, 2010 Short post. My Internet server has been out for a day and a half. Probably God’s way of telling me to enjoy Father’s Day… Continue Reading
This American Life June 19, 2010 As good old “black helicopter” Perot told us in 1992, If you want to know who’s responsible for our problems……“look in the mirror.” Listen… Continue Reading
Roger speaks with fork-ed tongue June 19, 2010 I was sent the FOX 21 webpage that shows they did pick up my press release. However, it wasn’t a complete text of the… Continue Reading
And furthermore……. June 19, 2010 One thing Mr. Skurla doesn’t address and it is of paramount importance. Not only has the district outraged families in some of our school’s… Continue Reading
Bullshit June 19, 2010 I’ve got no argument with Mr. Skurla. What he says about the contracts is correct as far as it goes. But construction is a… Continue Reading
Something to look forward to June 19, 2010 I was just thinking about that last post. When I ran against Mike all those years ago I imagined writing a weekly column about… Continue Reading
Yesterday June 19, 2010 Its only been three hours since yesterday, Friday, June 16th. It was a busy day but I only added one post all day –… Continue Reading
