Limits of brick and mortar September 24, 2007 I’ll be the first to say we need to fix up and/or replace Lester Park but the children and teachers in this school are… Continue Reading
Where the Hell was the Chamber on that one? September 24, 2007 I just responded to the three questions sent me by the Chamber of Commerce. Here they are and here are my responses: 1. The… Continue Reading
Who’s who in the JCI world September 22, 2007 I got through the beginnings of cloroxing the basement at about 10:30 PM. When I checked the last days emails I got this one… Continue Reading
A beautiful Saturday for the Landfill September 22, 2007 I woke up three hours after climbing into bed. It wasn’t easy getting up but I felt the urge to write a fundraising letter… Continue Reading
San Antonio vs Duluth September 21, 2007 The specialist I bumped into at Bixbies told me a very interesting story. San Antonio, the ninth biggest city in the US, is offering… Continue Reading
JCI Fortune 100 company September 21, 2007 Denny sent me a link to a story about corrupt New Orleans officials who were grafting off of a huge JCI contract with the… Continue Reading
A cartoon September 21, 2007 Steve Lindstrom gave us his permission to post his editorial cartoon in today’s Duluth Trib on our LDV website. I think we’re starting to… Continue Reading
The upstart Zenith – scooping the Trib September 20, 2007 You can read the beginning of the story on Dr. Dixon’s tenure at Faribault here on the LDV website. We will publish the rest… Continue Reading
Another fine letter September 20, 2007 My friend Frank just passed on the email he sent to the Education Commissioner. Its a fine letter: “I urge you to look into… Continue Reading
The gathering storm September 20, 2007 When I got home a little before noon it had started to rain lightly. I found a tarp and covered the soiled carpet. The… Continue Reading
a delightful Bixbie’s Break September 20, 2007 As the clouds grew more overcast I fretted about hauling all the ruined carpeting to the landfill before a big storm soaked it even… Continue Reading
Duluth Activists email September 20, 2007 Got this email in our growing email list. I’ve put the the critical strategic sentence in bold typeface: D & A I don’t think… Continue Reading
Tested by a plague September 20, 2007 The flood in my basement has been an unwanted distraction. I called a cleaning company out yesterday to take a look but was told… Continue Reading
Greeting the opposition September 20, 2007 Yesterday, after an exhausting day ripping sodden sewage laden carpeting from my basement I washed up and went out to eat with Claudia. Outside… Continue Reading
Evidence we’re making progress September 20, 2007 The Trib printed a sensible pro-vote letter today. To my knowledge the writer is not in Let Duluth Vote. If he’s any indication we’re… Continue Reading
The Zenith City Semi Weekly scoop September 19, 2007 The Duluth Trib has been scooped. Someone finally reported on Dr. Dixon’s previous school superintendency in Faribault. Its grim reading. The paper was passed… Continue Reading
For JCI’s eyes only – an email to Let Duluth Vote September 19, 2007 First things first, our list of 2700 people that Tom Hustad can hardly believe live in the same city with him is superlative. That’s… Continue Reading
A very bad night September 19, 2007 As I look through the dried, pink wine droplets on my computer screen I’m reminded of just one more reason that last night was… Continue Reading
2600 signatures – the invisible people September 18, 2007 We brought our petitions to the School Board this evening. THere were over 2,600 of them. I had spoken to Nancy Nillson and Mary… Continue Reading
Moving on September 18, 2007 I wasn’t very eager to replace the last post. Anyone who threatens others with legal action based on rumors deserves to be highlighted. The… Continue Reading