My life as an anvil salesman – Pt 2 January 18, 2013 I’ve always liked the politicians I call boring old white guys when I thought they were sensible and honest politicians. They didn’t have to… Continue Reading
My life as an anvil salesman – Pt 1 January 18, 2013 Yup. Another post beginning Pt. 1. If you are one of my long time readers the “eight loyal readers” you understand that I’ve got… Continue Reading
Those who forget the past… January 17, 2013 …of the Red Plan are condemned to attend meetings to fix it. I got a stream of conscience email today from someone reacting to… Continue Reading
Why the School Board doesn’t see the Red Man behind the curtain January 15, 2013 A letter-to-the-editor from an ex school board member that explains why the current school Board doesn’t have a clue: Reader’s view: School district’s meeting… Continue Reading
Pay no attention to the Red Man behind the curtain January 15, 2013 From today’s DNT: Some teachers and principals reported class sizes this school year in the upper 40s in middle and high school classes and… Continue Reading
Keeping parents and the public separate January 8, 2013 For the next two months there will be a plethora of meetings to talk about the future of the Duluth schools. I plan on… Continue Reading
The toothless Trib January 8, 2013 When I heard that the School Board had chosen Tom Kasper to be its new chairman I can’t say that I was surprised. There… Continue Reading
Lousy sales pitch January 4, 2013 Today Superintendent Gronsethweighed in with what he must have thought was a good sales pitch to follow up the recently approved 12% increase in… Continue Reading
A chat about opinion page and other boozey things December 29, 2012 When my wife and I went up to the Mt. Royal Bottle Shop to pick up four bottles of wine for the Duluth-Superior Symphony… Continue Reading
Letter to Mark Lanthier December 23, 2012 Mark Lanthier, Duluth, Minnesota What a hypocrite he is the one who did not want the children of Duluth to have safe schools. It… Continue Reading
Ignorance is bliss December 20, 2012 Dr. Dixon; whom the DNT’s editors believed a few years ago when he told them that the School Board would soon have 32 million… Continue Reading
Compare and contrast newspaper vigilance – Nay December 18, 2012 Published December 18, 2012, 12:00 AM Our view: Let’s work with district this time The tax increase promises to be a big one. (I… Continue Reading
Compare and contrast newspaper vigilance – Yay December 18, 2012 Calling a spade a spade. It’s time for state officials to address JCI’s activities by Marshall Helmberger Publisher, Timberjay Newspaper Tower, Minn. When is… Continue Reading
My meditation is at an end December 14, 2012 The news I’ve just heard has pretty well flushed Dr. Dixon out of my head. I was about half-way through with my meditation on… Continue Reading
A meditation Pt 13 December 13, 2012 And if threat was a last resort the first resort was equally manipulative. Dr. Dixon is a master at emoting and shedding tears on… Continue Reading
A meditation Pt 12 December 12, 2012 Among the millions of words I’ve expended on the Red Plan was a history of it that I wrote for the Reader Weekly four… Continue Reading
A meditation Pt 11 (at last) December 12, 2012 Keith Dixon only lied to me face to face on one occasion. He was so convincing I thought he must be telling the truth… Continue Reading
Red Plan Ennui December 12, 2012 I’ve had it for a couple years. Mine comes from burn out. I continue to flog the subject out of a masochistic sort of… Continue Reading
Chamber of Commerce bites its own butt December 2, 2012 My continuing meditation is still on hold while I soak up some serious Chicago. However, while I’m trying to keep non meditation posts in… Continue Reading
A pertinent aside while I work up the motivation to continue the meditation November 28, 2012 From yesterday’s DNT. I don’t know this fellow but he could be channeling me: When I saw the column by Duluth School Board members… Continue Reading