Organizations that are trying to steal our votes October 15, 2008 I just turned on KDAL talk radio because I’d heard Corinda Horton, one of the hosts, had hoped to hear from me about the… Continue Reading
JCI and Marshall October 12, 2008 A couple months ago a former legislator told me he disagreed with me on the Red Plan. Later I overheard him tell another person… Continue Reading
Our Constitutional Rights violated October 9, 2008 My latest Reader Column. I don’t yet know if it will be in Friday’s Reader. It begins: “Can the Duluth School Board take away… Continue Reading
How to motivate teachers October 9, 2008 An email sent to all teachers today: From Bill Hanson, Director of Business Services, Duluth Public Schools: I wanted to let you know that… Continue Reading
Proof – the op levy will pay for the Red Plan October 6, 2008 While Let Duluth Vote does not take a position on the operations levy, like the School District which plans to spend up to $25,000… Continue Reading
Will the operations levy be used to pay for the Red Plan? September 30, 2008 Yes, almost certainly. Dr. Dixon has already explained that the General Fund money can be used to pay for building. We asked the Minnesota… Continue Reading
“Watching the incredible boondoggle” September 30, 2008 Fred Tarnowski’s Point of View column doesn’t mince any words today in the Trib. A smart fellow who was principal at both Ordean and… Continue Reading
The natives are restless September 30, 2008 The folks responding to today’s story about “Vote Yes for Kids” are on the warpath. Says one: “Are they out of their blooming minds??… Continue Reading
MOVE Where? September 27, 2008 Move Forward Duluth’s leaders have criticized Let Duluth Vote for not working to pass the operations levy this November. The funny thing is that… Continue Reading
$100 million for a failed experiment September 27, 2008 This article makes the case that “middle schools” have largely been a failed experiment. Certainly the Duluth Schools which adopted middle schools have never… Continue Reading
When school employees work for JCI September 27, 2008 Someone has paid for ads in the News Tribune recently for “neighborhood†meetings to discuss ideas for the new Red Plan Schools. There will… Continue Reading
School Board husband speaks out September 27, 2008 Bill Punyko, Judy Seliga-Punyko’s husband, wrote a heart felt letter to the Editor today. Bill who is a school administrator in Wisconsin once filed… Continue Reading
Whipping them with our noodles September 23, 2008 My latest column in the Reader Weekly. It begins: People on Dr. Dixon’s citizen’s committee which gave us the Red Plan were pledged to… Continue Reading
email from Nigeria, uh, America September 23, 2008 Dear sir, I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer of funds of great magnitude. I am… Continue Reading
Dixon double talk September 23, 2008 As he’s filling up all the allotted time at meetings by filibustering Dr.Dixon slips in some double talk as he did at the last… Continue Reading
Pulling out the stops September 22, 2008 The word is out that Dr. Dixon has instructed the architects of the Red Plan to rush their work to finish it three months… Continue Reading
A fact!!!! September 22, 2008 Finally, the Move Forward Site has a fact on its fact checker. Funny, but it rebuts one of my posts. And at the last… Continue Reading
Twisting arms in the CAB September 22, 2008 The word is out that Dr. Dixon is twisting the arms of his cabinet to get contributions to pay for the Move Forward ads… Continue Reading
Move Forward Majority September 22, 2008 Today’s $2,000 ad in the Trib by Move Forward Duluth once again doesn’t bother telling voters why they should vote for the fall operations… Continue Reading
When the US Treasury begins acting like the Duluth School Board – Be very afraid! September 21, 2008 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were nothing. “But here is the truly offensive section of an overreaching piece of legislation: Decisions by the Secretary… Continue Reading