Who will carry the torch for the Red Plan… July 16, 2011 …with Dr. Dixon gone? Perhaps it will be the District’s PR person Katie Kaufman. I read her “column” in today’s Budgeteer explaining the improvements… Continue Reading
Putting Red Plan blame on special education students July 12, 2011 I talked with Loren Martell over the weekend. He’s thinking about filing for the School Board. Good for him. When Gary Glass retires we… Continue Reading
I haven’t decided July 8, 2011 I was playing coy about running for a few days with faux blog posts about “announcements.” I’m so sick of pols getting a twofer… Continue Reading
Trading in my snark for candor July 5, 2011 All I know about today’s first day of school board filings is that Judy Seliga-Punyko has filed for reelection. Judy, some of you may… Continue Reading
Swimming in the Red Sea January 29, 2011 No wonder Tim Grover had Loren Martell put in handcuffs. I’m sort of amazed the streets of Duluth don’t look like the streets of… Continue Reading
What goes round comes round January 4, 2011 The Red Plan defenders must stick up for themselves on occasion and today Judy Punyko Seliga wrote a sunny op ed piece about the… Continue Reading
“A pretty nice problem” December 22, 2010 Today’s story about ISD 709’S mid-year budgetary fixes prompted a friend to email me this little bit of twaddle from the Trib’s Editorial Board…. Continue Reading
Struggling minorities September 15, 2010 Today’s Trib story about the District’s attempts to do right by minorities is important. Just before the Trib canned its previous Education Reporter she… Continue Reading
Days gone by June 5, 2010 A friend sent me this news story from 2003. I stole her subject heading. I can’t post in colors as she did some of… Continue Reading
Grounds for firing Dr. Dixon February 25, 2010 You probably read reporter Brandon Stahl’s surprise at the sudden insertion of a new agenda item in the last School Board meeting. Dr. Dixon… Continue Reading
What passes for journalism these days January 20, 2010 Apparently this is the best the Trib can do in covering the Duluth School Board. No story, just a couple quotes. Take your pick… Continue Reading
One last Friday morning rant October 16, 2009 How long will this teacher keep his job? Two years ago a previous band director from Morgan Park pointed the finger at me and… Continue Reading
Half a plan August 22, 2009 The best thing about Judy Seliga-Punyko’s column in the Budgeteer today was the explanation at the end. Editor’s note: Judy Seliga Punyko wrote this… Continue Reading
An anecdote May 15, 2009 Back before School Board member Tim Grover jumped ship and joined the majority of Red Plan supporters I had encouraged him to run for… Continue Reading
An East/Central high school alternative Plan April 20, 2009 PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ON TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 6:30 P.M. The Duluth School Board believes a majority of Duluth agrees… Continue Reading
Tweaking the bad news April 14, 2009 Notice, this post is not PG approved. Our immoral leaders have put a couple of band aids on the gash at Ordean and the… Continue Reading
Coffee and Con March 4, 2009 Katie Nordeen also asked me if I would attend last night’s “Coffee and Conversation” to find out about the new school boundaries. I told… Continue Reading
We didn’t do it!!! February 3, 2009 The Trib’s story on how people are reacting to the blithering idiocy of prematurely closing schools to rush the Red Plan includes this nonsense:… Continue Reading
“It hit me” January 28, 2009 A couple days ago my school board member, the peppy Judy Seliga-Punyko, wrote enthusiastically about the construction of the Red Plan. She began: “I… Continue Reading
A despicable act January 3, 2009 Gary Glass opined about eminent domain and Dr. Dixon’s method of “hoodwinking” the school board in Today’s Trib. One paragraph: “Authorizing eminent domain to… Continue Reading