A SB candidate emails me July 31, 2015 Very clever Alanna, Alanna Oswald was a student of mine at Morgan Park thirty years ago. However, she was a Roger’s back then. She… Continue Reading
More on the Greenhouse July 31, 2015 Yesterday was a busy news day so nothing showed up on air dealing with the Greenhouse and/or my email to City Councilors. That didn’t… Continue Reading
The first of fifty interviews July 30, 2015 Our new Ed Crawford (Assistant Superintendent of Education) Amy Starzecki grilled me for half an hour on Tuesday to find out what stakeholders in… Continue Reading
Test Scores a “mixed bag” July 30, 2015 Today’s headline in the Trib’s testing story was right. I try not to get to nervous over test results. Every school tested swings forward… Continue Reading
About that Greenhouse July 30, 2015 Two local TV stations have followed up on my email to the City Council concerning the property in front of Denfeld High School. WDIO… Continue Reading
Speaking of advocates for Western Duluth July 30, 2015 I didn’t link to this News Tribune story yesterday about the confab called together by Rep. Erik Simonson. I did comment on it however… Continue Reading
Wanted: Advocates for Western Duluth July 29, 2015 Two weeks apart in July the DNT ran to banner headlines about property sales falling through. The second fall through in mid-month was the… Continue Reading
An interesting meeting I did not attend July 28, 2015 At least one of those school board candidate pages on Facebook has some worthwhile analysis of Duluth’s future with a new Edison high schools…. Continue Reading
It was worth the wait. July 23, 2015 I enjoyed twitting the Duluth News Tribune about their late coverage of Loren Martell’s entrance into the race. That said I have to say… Continue Reading
I love being able to scoop the Duluth News Tribune July 22, 2015 There is one more candidate for the Duluth School Board…….I’m pretty sure. Loren Martell. Furthermore I’ve asked him if I can be the Chairman… Continue Reading
Fiscal Sustainability 3 – Steps and Lanes July 20, 2015 When I took my first teacher education course at the then Mankato State College in 1973 I was given a quick lesson in how… Continue Reading
Fiscal Sustainability? July 19, 2015 The most jarring bit of information I got at last week’s school board’s committee meetings came unexpectedly. We were discussing the District’s Unemployment Compensation… Continue Reading
Letter to the Editorial Page Editor – Part 1 July 17, 2015 Notes to Readers: This is the 2,699 word long letter/email I sent to the Duluth News Tribune’s Editorial Page Editor, Chuck Frederick, on 7-15-2015…. Continue Reading
Letter to the Editorial Page Editor – Part 2 July 17, 2015 Part 2 Art Johnston is a good guy. He just sent me the email he sent you. I don’t blame him for his anger…. Continue Reading
Letter to the Editorial Page Editor – Part 3 July 17, 2015 Part 3 In your email to Art you end it as engagingly as Art’s email engaged you. You sneeringly asked him if his lawsuit… Continue Reading
Letter to the Editorial Page Editor – Part 4A July 17, 2015 Part 4A Let me tell you one of my own stories about how the District goes about getting its way. The Red Plan handed… Continue Reading
Letter to the Editorial Page Editor – Part 4B July 17, 2015 Part 4B The next thing I know I get your call telling me about the story you were going to put in the next… Continue Reading
Letter to the Editorial Page Editor – Pt 5 July 17, 2015 Part 5 In the Dixon years the District has had its fingerprints on several such character assassinations. The first was committed by Ralph Doty… Continue Reading
In case you were curious…. July 17, 2015 … about my short term as a school board Chairman mentioned in the last post. I resigned after four months to stop a teacher’s… Continue Reading
I’m going to the Holy Land July 17, 2015 I’ve told myself over and over for the past year that I need to get out of town and take a vacation from the… Continue Reading