Eternal Vigilance November 8, 2017 I have had a night to sleep on the final words of my last post: “I have no plans to comment on the Duluth… Continue Reading
Running on Fumes November 3, 2017 Even in my cabin on a boat floating down the Yangtze River this August I would wake up thinking about my reelection campaign for… Continue Reading
You’ve got Mail October 31, 2017 Today 27,000 residents of Duluth will receive one of the best multi-candidate mailers I’ve ever seen. I did not design it. You will find… Continue Reading
The blame game October 25, 2017 The public is about to get two really grim reports about the finances of the Duluth Schools in coming days. I’ll give my eight… Continue Reading
“Daddy, make me a snow dinosaur”… October 21, 2017 … Another shameless pitch for a donation OK, OK, OK. This blog is no “Go fund me” or “kickstarter” page. But my “eight loyal… Continue Reading
Brain drain October 10, 2017 I’m only posting this so that my eight loyal readers (and the 400 other newbies) know that my heart is still in Lincolndemocrat. Its… Continue Reading
MY FORTY YEARS OF DNT REPORTERS AND EDITORS September 30, 2017 PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT I WOKE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO WRITE A FUND RAISING LETTER AND IT BECAME THIS EXTENDED STREAM-OF-THOUGHT… Continue Reading
My head is pretty full… September 28, 2017 I need to go door to door to empty it. My eight loyal readers have company. According to my blog’s stats I’m perilously close… Continue Reading
Door to door photo – day 44 and counting down September 24, 2017 I walked under a pine tree as I knocked doors in Piedmont Heights and found it festooned with galls so that it looked like… Continue Reading
The PBS Vietnam Series gets me thinking September 18, 2017 I watched all the Stanley Karnow episodes in the 1990’s about Vietnam but I think Kevin Burns will bring a little more nuance at… Continue Reading
I AM DISAPPOINTED BUT NOT SURPRISED . . .Postscript September 8, 2017 I, of course posted my letter to the blog for my eight loyal readers. (I know, I know, I recently said the loyal readers… Continue Reading
Well, I shudda known better than to boast September 7, 2017 It turns out that Gary Westorff has me beat in his giving to school board candidates. His wife also gave Josh Gorham $500 making… Continue Reading
I told a couple of friends that three of the candidates answers… September 5, 2017 …didn’t sound like they were crafted by a committee of bureaucrats. I’ll leave it to my eight loyal readers to guess which ones those… Continue Reading
I’ve never met a school board candidate who didn’t want to help educate children… August 30, 2017 … So what? The last ten year’s worth of Duluth School Board members reduced the local taxes going into our classrooms from $14 million… Continue Reading
No plans for today except stuffing envelopes when I get a new flyer August 24, 2017 The interview with the DNT Editorial Board… …was very cordial. Loren Martell told me that he got almost an hour with them, much longer… Continue Reading
Fallout from the John Ramos column August 19, 2017 Here’s WDIO’s story about the teacher union’s endorsement. While I was in flight back to Duluth, WDSM’s Brad Bennett, an ex Duluth School Board… Continue Reading
August blogging, campaigning, and family life August 11, 2017 I’ve had an uptick in visitors since I resumed blogging after my return from China. There will be much more to add as the… Continue Reading
Batting 0 for 7 August 9, 2017 “On behalf of the DFT screening committee I want to thank you for spending the time with us last night to share your views… Continue Reading
Making up for Chinese censorship August 4, 2017 Finding myself denied the chance to send out greetings to Facebook left me with some pent up frustration. As my eight loyal readers know… Continue Reading
I got waxed – I like my chances June 3, 2017 Of four candidates for the two at-large positions I came in fourth. I got 34 votes the two winners got 234 and 244 votes…. Continue Reading
