Thank you Dr. Conniff… November 21, 2016 …for reading my blog. Thank you also for taking part in an important public conversation…….. I have submitted this piece in its entirety to… Continue Reading
A nasty woman let me put this sign up in my front yard October 21, 2016 And I’ll sleep better knowing its there. Continue Reading
PIG’S BLOOD May 28, 2016 My Buddy sent me Andrew Sullivan’s long piece in the New York Magazine which mentioned this fascist libel on General Pershing which I found… Continue Reading
Zero Hour’s beginnings twelve years ago May 13, 2016 Tonight I decided to look through old scribblings of mine thinking that I might be able to cobble a book together for use in… Continue Reading
Misc thoughts about political manipulation August 20, 2015 A. I just read a worrisome story on my cell phone from Politico about Google’s potential to determine the winners of elections. Reassuringly I… Continue Reading
MSBA Notes 3 – The right to remain stupid January 20, 2015 I had a good long drive down to the MSBA convention on Wednesday and plenty of time to catch up after my week out… Continue Reading
Nightmare economics October 28, 2014 Chocolate is good for the brain and memory. I don’t know how much that is hype but I welcomed hearing that on last night’s… Continue Reading
Election Ennui October 9, 2014 I must admit I am right where the majority of Americans seem to be regarding our elected government. I’m bummed out. I’ll also confess… Continue Reading
“Gangrene” spreads to social media November 5, 2013 I got a call just now 45 minutes into today’s election. Apparently my comments about gangrene spreading from western Duluth to eastern Duluth is… Continue Reading
Hermantown’s Referendum October 21, 2013 I have a couple posts worth of thoughts about yesterday’s longish DNT story on the Hermantown building levy. I’m not inclined to start typing… Continue Reading
Howie October 4, 2013 I went to some song and dance meeting at 8AM this morning to talk about healthy schools. I probably scared the bejesus out of… Continue Reading
Candidate’s view: Vote for Martell and for the levy referendums in Duluth August 29, 2013 Today, Thursday, the DNT published my opinion piece. I’m quite pleased with it: On Aug. 19 I read the two most intelligent things about… Continue Reading
TMI from HRW #1 July 26, 2013 What follows is an email I’m composing in the blog to be sent to a potential campaign volunteer for the Welty for School board… Continue Reading
Background, First endorsements made, First comments on my campaign July 17, 2013 I’m busy with company, my Father-in-law is in town for the week. I’ll not campaign other than to blog a bit but I don’t… Continue Reading
The race for the School Board got interesting today July 16, 2013 I filed this morning. Then one of the old board members, Nancy Nilsen, who caught a lot of my most pointed criticism filed after… Continue Reading
A good guy and a local pol has died July 16, 2013 Steve O’Neil was a good guy. Our church had been praying for him in his last days. Continue Reading
The Reader and our Black Hills vacation nears its end July 11, 2013 We egressed the Black Hills early last evening through the Spearfish Canyon Road. It was lovely but the sun was so low that only… Continue Reading
Because God will soon destroy the world… July 1, 2013 …we will keep voting for Republicans who will do nothing to stop him. That’s my shorthand take of the unsurprising poll of Americans by… Continue Reading
157 million dollar bailout? April 17, 2013 A couple weeks ago the Duluth paper published an update on appeals to the state from the Duluth Teachers pension planners to bail them… Continue Reading
Demographics # 2 April 5, 2013 Also on the Daily Dish was a graph that blew me away. A longer version of it from the World Bank can be found… Continue Reading