A meditation Pt 10 November 27, 2012 Calling any public figure a “liar” is pretty audacious unless you are Republican Congressman Joe Wilson calling President Obama a liar during the State… Continue Reading
A meditation – Pt 9 November 26, 2012 About that pathological liar…. Not now. I woke up at 1 AM and couldn’t sleep thinking about this meditation. I’ve been typing for four… Continue Reading
A meditation – Pt 8 November 26, 2012 The rest of the column is more space filler. It doesn’t continue flogging Art. It does not admit any culpability in the sorry state… Continue Reading
A meditation – Pt 7 November 26, 2012 Before I analyze any more of the column its worth recalling the title given it by some DNT editor “…Running fewer schools results in… Continue Reading
A meditation – Pt 6 November 26, 2012 Westholm and Wasson are right about one thing. The bonds will have to be paid off. (That’s what I wrote in the last post)… Continue Reading
A meditation – Pt 5 November 26, 2012 The target of the Westholm/Wasson column is Art Johnston: What is new is the idea that running fewer schools and using the savings generated… Continue Reading
A meditation – Pt 4 November 26, 2012 “None of this is new information.” That is the concluding sentence in the columns opening paragraph. It is intended to be dismissive of charges… Continue Reading
A meditation – Pt 3 November 26, 2012 Duluth School Board members’ response: Running fewer schools results in savings that are applied to repaying bonds Duluth is nearing the end of a… Continue Reading
A meditation- Pt 2 November 26, 2012 Two recent DNT stories help lead into the discussion of lies and expectations. The first had to do with the building of a walking… Continue Reading
A meditation- Pt 1 November 26, 2012 I recently told the reporter on the education beat for the Duluth News Tribune that I thought Duluth’s former school superintendent was a “pathological… Continue Reading
A look back at a post I forgot to upload back on November 11, 2012 November 24, 2012 As I pointed out in the preceding post something went wrong on my blog and six posts that are in my records disappeared from… Continue Reading
With JCI it always gets worse October 27, 2012 I often guess at old figures I haven’t reviewed recently. That St. Louis County School project cost more than I recalled and the costs,… Continue Reading
I apologize for my passive aggressive post October 27, 2012 I wrote a little hastily yesterday about Denfeld High School, specifically about principal Sconiers. Its true I like her and think she is a… Continue Reading
PS on the swimming pools October 27, 2012 I suspect that the JCI/Red Plan schools are saving no more energy than the JCI schools built for the St. Louis County School system…. Continue Reading
About those swimming pools – Pt. 2 October 27, 2012 As the last post pointed out Duluth’s mega school plan was never voted on in a referendum which made it as unique in Minnesota… Continue Reading
About those swimming pools – Pt. 1 October 27, 2012 Part of the justification for building the Red Plan was that the District would save a great deal on energy costs. JCI estimated it… Continue Reading
About our new swimming pools October 26, 2012 I have to go do some repair work from my own personal construction disaster. I’ll confess the Duluth School Board aren’t the only folks… Continue Reading
Putting the hood in neighbor October 26, 2012 Things don’t sound good at Denfeld: Something is different at Denfeld High School this year, and students are scared. That was the sentiment from… Continue Reading
The Eunuch’s Endorsement October 24, 2012 I speculated that the Trib’s editors would simply write the endorsement for the DNT’s owners. I wonder if they had to ask permission to… Continue Reading
50 kids in a class but its not cuz of the Red Plan October 23, 2012 Bullshit! I’m embarrassed for those who are still defending Keith Dixon. It is only by admitting the truth that these folks can begin to… Continue Reading