More taxes? August 4, 2008 The headline was good though tad odd: Will Duluth taxpayers face another school tax increase? If a reader didn’t know better it might appear… Continue Reading
Obama on a bill? Playing the race card August 2, 2008 The indignant McCainiacs who are complaining about Obama “playing the race card,” by raising the subject of his face on a federal bank note… Continue Reading
Tall Ships attacking Duluth 2008 August 2, 2008 These are three of the photos I took as tall ships entered the Duluth Harbor yesterday. Taken from I35 on route to downtown and… Continue Reading
Red Plan Critics are here to stay August 2, 2008 Here are two versions of my most recent JCI critique. The first version is on my Snowbizz website. This is how I submitted it… Continue Reading
A little more about the Central cannon August 1, 2008 Chuck Frederick and I have been emailing back and forth about the cannon for some weeks now. He’s gotten a little more information about… Continue Reading
Recent Discussions on the Red Plan August 1, 2008 I skim through a lot of the News Tribune’s discussion boards on the Red Plan when they write a new story about it. I’ve… Continue Reading
I missed the eclipse August 1, 2008 But then again, I didn’t have enough frequent flyer miles to go to Siberia. Oh well, MSNBC provided me with this picture of the… Continue Reading
Trolls August 1, 2008 This is another non Red Plan related post. I am reading an interesting NY Times story on the most nihilistic abusers of the Internet,… Continue Reading
Are Red Plan supporters turning tail? July 31, 2008 I couldn’t help but notice that David Ross, the CEO of the Chamber of Commerce, wrote nary a word about the Red Plan in… Continue Reading
Walmart’s Free enterprise/lunch July 31, 2008 I recently heard the author of the book Free Lunch give a speech in which he said that the Sam Walton descendents had earned… Continue Reading
Meat July 31, 2008 I was sent this NY Times column about farm animals. At first I didn’t want to read it but I’m glad I did. I… Continue Reading
Dr. Dixon intends to be “vague” July 31, 2008 Karen added this note about the school board meeting the other night: “Harry, you summarized the referendum plans well on your blog. But I… Continue Reading
LDV’s Legislative Pledge July 31, 2008 Tonight we sent out a pledge to 14 candidates for the four legislative seats whose Districts contain part of ISD 709. Its a simple… Continue Reading
“Can’t we be mature?” July 31, 2008 Karen, one of our indefatigable LDVers, went to the School Board meeting last night and reported Dr.Dixon’s proposed three tiered referendum for the fall… Continue Reading
My latest Not Eudora Column July 29, 2008 Gone with the Wind Published Aug. 1, 2008 “As a little kid growing up in Topeka, Kansas, my family would often troop down to… Continue Reading
Kaboom July 26, 2008 I’m responsible for a fun story in the Tribune today. Chuck Frederick has been writing interesting pieces about Duluth’s past and requesting story possibilities… Continue Reading
Meet JCI’s Jeff Schiltz July 25, 2008 Who’s who at Johnson Controls? Jeff Schiltz was the first person JCI listed on its proposal to lead the design for the Duluth School… Continue Reading
What makes a good school board member? July 25, 2008 What Makes a Good Board Member? I ran across this list of qualities of good school board members on the Minnesota School Board Association… Continue Reading
Good News, Moving Forward July 23, 2008 Like most people I can over think some things. I might be doing that with today’s banner headline in the Trib over the twinned… Continue Reading
Punishing politicians who will not tax July 22, 2008 The good news, as the News Tribune puts it, is that Duluth’s finances and tax capacity are in good enough shape to guarantee an… Continue Reading
