My latest addition to the Boyd Scandal June 16, 2006 I haven’t given it a second proof reading but I’ve finally got a reasonably coherent description of the trial that sent Don Boyd to prison…. Continue Reading
Lieberman in trouble? June 16, 2006 Andrew Sullivan speculates about Liberman’s teaming up with John McCain if the Democrats in his home state dump him. That should be fodder for Unity08. Continue Reading
Tattoos June 16, 2006 My acquaintance, Vic sends me odd bits of things in his email and today I got this piece about tattoos from the Opinion Journal. Apparently… Continue Reading
Southern Baptist Blogger Power June 15, 2006 The Southern Baptist Convention has been part of the nations right wing revolution. They kicked out all the liberal and moderate teachers in their… Continue Reading
presidential prospect Newt Gingrich June 15, 2006 I can’t help but agree with much of this withering analysis. Continue Reading
Kerry’s taste for the Presidency June 15, 2006 John Kerry has bravely put his finger into the wind and discovered the Iraq position that might give him the Democratic nomination next time… Continue Reading
Hooray, 1000 pageviews June 15, 2006 Yesterday I broke 1,000 pageviews. That’s particularly satisfying because I’ve been so busy lately that I haven’t been putting much content on the blog…. Continue Reading
“Blood on the table” June 14, 2006 Duluth’s Mayor Herb Bergson just announced that he is not going to run for reelection so as to solve Duluth’s incredible pension mess even if… Continue Reading
278 stories on the Boyd Scandal June 14, 2006 To give a sense for the intense interest in the Upper Great Lakes Regional Commission scandal a quarter century ago I’ve scanned in the… Continue Reading
Founding Fathers put “God” in the Pledge June 14, 2006 Phillis Schlafley’s Concerned Women for America are trying to protect our Founding Father’s ideals with bad history. Continue Reading
Oberstar is alarming the nation June 13, 2006 Jim was on Lou Dobbs the other night and Dobbs was impressed. Continue Reading
Here’s the Waseca Story June 13, 2006 Waseca was given $2.3 million extra by the Federal government to pay effective teachers more. The commraderie that broke out sounds like what you would… Continue Reading
Merit Pay Melee June 13, 2006 I’ve been waiting for something worthy to blog about for a couple days and I just found it. I didn’t read the news that inspired… Continue Reading
June 12, 2006 I haven’t posted much for the past couple days. I’ve been doing a fair amount of research but very little writing. I’ve spent several hours at… Continue Reading
Meteor Scoot June 11, 2006 Not a hoot but if it were to fall on you it would be time to scoot. This is a Japanese narated CGI animation… Continue Reading
An inconvenient column June 11, 2006 Gore as savior? Cutting to the chase: “In his book, “Earth in the Balance,” Gore warned that “sacrifice, struggle and a wrenching transformation of… Continue Reading
Summer Reading June 10, 2006 Last summer I read two weighty histories of close to a thousand pages each. The first was about Adolph Hitler’a cronies and the second was about Joseph Stalin…. Continue Reading
Some good news in Iraq June 10, 2006 This site chronicles dozens of instances of the new cultural freedom to be found in post Saddam Iraq. Cutting to the chase: “The Post-Saddam Cultural… Continue Reading
Prairie Home Companion June 9, 2006 Claudia took the day off so we decided to go to a movie. Its not raining but with a breeze off Lake Superior its… Continue Reading
