The NY Times Murdoch story April 4, 2019 Part Two I’ve mentioned before that I truly enjoyed Australia’s original version of the TV series The Rake. In its later seasons a corrupt… Continue Reading
Henry Louis Gates April 3, 2019 My eyes are too big for my stomach for history books! These are my library’s selection of books about African-American history and part of… Continue Reading
Maybe I’ll write more later today April 3, 2019 Three hours since rolling out of bed before I got to the blog. That was an hour of morning miscellaney and two hours of… Continue Reading
Honest Abe vs Dishonest Don November 29, 2018 A couple times a year I notice that two cartoons on the Trib’s comics page share a similar theme. Today was such a day…. Continue Reading
Trolling the Trolls November 9, 2018 After six months of writing columns for the Reader I finally got some reaction in the online comment box. After my Frat Boy column… Continue Reading
A little apology and a little mystery October 31, 2018 Paranoia is rampant and I must confess that sometimes it gets the better of me too – though not usually for long. I speculated… Continue Reading
A tale of two Editorial Boards October 24, 2018 These days I’m not cranking out five or ten daily posts as I have in the past. I’m being very selective. Even my eight… Continue Reading
Come on News Tribune. Treat Ellison fairly in your coverage of his campaign. October 20, 2018 My better half, once a critic of Keith Ellison, was happy to let me put this lawnsign in our yard today. I’ve spent several… Continue Reading
An anonymous critic October 12, 2018 I discovered a critic at the end of my column on “Frat Boy Justice” in the Reader: Juan Percent Thursday Oct. 11, 2018 Welty,… Continue Reading
Here’s a cheap picture to keep you reading to the end of the post. August 1, 2018 The DNT editors endorsed the candidate that strikes me as being the toughest challenger to Pete Stauber on the DFL side today. That’s Joe… Continue Reading
The illusion of probity July 31, 2018 A definition of pro·bi·ty found on the Internet: the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency. “financial probity” It was inevitable that… Continue Reading
Here you go media – Harry’s headshot July 26, 2018 I’ve been remiss in contacting local papers to give them my picture for any stories they might write and publish about my Congressional campaign…. Continue Reading
Primary Countdown 23 Days – The DNT today July 22, 2018 I have more than accomplished what I set out to do when I filed for Congress seven weeks ago… Continue Reading
My call to WDSE public television June 29, 2018 While watching my Friday news programming tonight on WDSE Denny Anderson announced that my Republican challenger would be in the studio tonight. I called… Continue Reading
A penny for your thoughts June 17, 2018 After I put in my hour studying French I am going to heap abuse on the Duluth Trib for this chintzy policy. It’s worse… Continue Reading
White House correspondents, our new civility police May 1, 2018 If you type “civility” into lincolndemocrat’s search function you will discover that I find it a desirable virtue that is too often used as… Continue Reading
A sick feeling March 8, 2018 It is only a sense of deep obligation to keep my eight loyal readers focused on our nation’s future that keeps me away from… Continue Reading
I subscribe to the Duluth News Tribune but… February 27, 2018 I encourage you to help fund John Ramos who (as of this posting)is one hundred dollars short of his goal of $3600 which he… Continue Reading
Help a rare truth teller to keep Duluth honest February 18, 2018 John Ramos Gofundme Continue Reading