Coal in the Christian Academy’s stocking December 17, 2011 My Buddy taunted me to offer my opinion on the Lakeview Christian Academy’s pestering the School Board to sell it the Old Central Location… Continue Reading
Homeless in the Duluth Schools December 16, 2011 This is sorry news especially considering that when we finally spend the remnants of our reserve fund we face additional annual cuts of five… 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
“Its Distressing” December 13, 2011 Its no wonder that the retiring Tim Grover would say this about his spending half the School District’s $14.5 million financial reserve in a… Continue Reading
“I can’t begin to express my disappointment” December 13, 2011 From today’s DNT letter to the editor‘s section: “I can’t begin to express my disappointment with the lack of parking at Duluth East High… 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
Oh yeah, I forgot today’s bygones in the Trib December 1, 2011 This was the result of the “Minnesota Miracle” during which both Republicans and Democrats decided to put far more burden on income taxes to… Continue Reading
Tell me what’s a happening November 30, 2011 I’m always happy to pass on rumors of JCI’s shoddy work so here’s the latest: Handsome Harry: I took interest on your post of… Continue Reading
More on JCI at Ely, MN November 22, 2011 Here’s a summary of what took place in Ely with JCI. If my raising hell in Duluth helped that Board look with more skepticism… 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
Holy Cow! The Trib printed my letter November 11, 2011 Apropos the last post: Reader’s view: The flight of Duluth students is Dixon’s legacy The writer of an Oct. 6 letter seemed disappointed Red… Continue Reading
Chickens coming home to roost November 3, 2011 Today’s Trib was non-stop coverage of a failing school district. I hardly know where to begin except to say that it all began with… Continue Reading
How dumb are the Trib’s editors? October 3, 2011 Maybe I should start by asking that of myself. How dumb am I? I spent so long writing about the column about Edison’s funding… Continue Reading
Who paid for Edison? October 2, 2011 I read this explanation of where the new Edison school in Duluth got its financing before church today. It is certainly accurate. I’m not… Continue Reading
No Child left falling between the cracks of Outcome Based Education September 30, 2011 I experienced very little “local control” when I served on the Duluth School Board except from my fellow school board members. As George Balach… Continue Reading
While Duluth’s public school enrollment declines college enrollment grows September 29, 2011 The DNT did include a graphic from today’s newsprint story on the increase in enrollment numbers at local colleges. Its funny but when the… Continue Reading
on taxing millionaires the way the rest of us are taxed [BIGOT ALERT] September 19, 2011 As the GOP rushes to defend lower tax rates on millionaire “job creators” I can’t help but think about a half a dozen job… Continue Reading
Cutting slack – or not September 14, 2011 I only have a small coterie of regular emailers but they send me interesting things. One just sent me this column by a Republican… Continue Reading