Finally! A candidate who says all the right things. July 21, 2015 Claudia came up to my office just now and gushed over the story of Alanna Oswald announcing her candidacy for the school board. I… Continue Reading
Rosie attends another school board campaign press conference July 13, 2015 Having attended Dr. Kirby’s televised announcement of his 2nd District candidacy a couple weeks ago Rosie Loeffler-Kemp was on the news again tonight as… Continue Reading
Corrections – again July 9, 2015 When I learn that my blog needs correcting I usually oblige. Here are two more: 1. I wrote in “Last to know – as… Continue Reading
New candidates in the pool July 8, 2015 A fifth candidate has entered the School Board race for Judy’s second district seat. Its the second general election match-up for the three seats… Continue Reading
School Board filings begin today July 7, 2015 Here’s the story behind this image from the Trib’s Attic. So far four citizens have announced their plans to be candidates for the school… Continue Reading
Rosie’s Hardball July 2, 2015 (This post was first conceived as: MAJ 7 Rosie’s Hardball on April 9, 2015) At our closed school board meetings Rosie Loeffler-Kemp regularly says… Continue Reading
Somebody’s Knocking on my Door June 29, 2015 After a week or more of blog inactivity but mental overload its, as always, hard to know where to begin. The School Board race?… Continue Reading
A “brilliant summation!” June 16, 2015 If you come to Lincoln Democrat to understand our public schools I must direct you to Karl Schuettler’s demographic analysis of Denfeld’s missing students…. Continue Reading
81 percent graduation rate – Pt. 1 June 10, 2015 Until I get around to clearing out a backlog of posts please listen to, or read, this story from NPR. Continue Reading
Rosie’s Certified Mail May 24, 2015 Two weeks ago I composed a letter addressed to the five majority members of the Duluth School Board. It contained two motions I was… Continue Reading
Pound the table May 12, 2015 I just read the District’s email regarding their wild goose chase here: “While the Board believes that Johnston’s misconduct is sufficient grounds for his… Continue Reading
The School Board backs down May 12, 2015 MEDIA RELEASE May 12, 2015 FROM: Art Johnston, Member of the Board of Education, Independent School District No. 709 (Duluth) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE I… Continue Reading
Why am I holding my tongue right now? or… May 12, 2015 …as it would be sounded out “Uai annnmh eye hoading by ton weye dthow?” Try holding your own tongue and see if it doesn’t… Continue Reading
Stealth is for ninjas May 10, 2015 I’m not a ninja. I’m not an open book but I presume anyone who visits this blog with some regularity does it to find… Continue Reading
Please pass the vitriol May 10, 2015 I have been looking in my blog’s search engine for an old post that will help explain Judy Seliga-Punyko’s Machiavellian scheme to first fillet… Continue Reading
Ignorance is this – Part 3, Another casualty May 8, 2015 We’ve had to move our Monday Business and Human Resources meetings to Wednesday to accommodate the next Federal mediation session between the Board majority… Continue Reading
Ignorance is this – Pt. 2 – a letter from Art’s attorneys May 8, 2015 Art’s attorneys are not happy about the School District’s tardy refusal to provide them with any evidence. April 29, 2015 [also]VIA EMAIL Hon. Myron… Continue Reading
Ignorance is this – Part 1 May 8, 2015 I’ve gotten into the habit of telling folks who ask me what’s happening in the Duluth Schools something to this affect, “I’m only a… Continue Reading
Back on the homefront – Harry’s Diary May 8, 2015 I know, I know. My eight loyal readers are eager to read about my war footing related to the Atom Bomb and the Court… Continue Reading
The Atom Bomb Part 1, School Board Chair Seliga-Punyko’s scheme to stay in office without facing… May 6, 2015 …an election decided by the voters. Yesterday’s DNT Opinion page had two editorials relating to our elections in Minnesota. The second pointed out how… Continue Reading