That Editorial Part 8 – WWKD What Would Kirby Do? August 31, 2015 When Judy Seliga-Punyko talked about the issue on March 18th she pointed an accusing finger at the Minnesota Department of Education for frog marching… Continue Reading
That Editorial Part 7 – No Good Deed Goes Unpunished August 31, 2015 Did Alanna get a handshake and thank you for putting the District on the road to rehabilitation? Not exactly. There is an old saying… Continue Reading
Howie Hanson’s blog August 31, 2015 One predictable result of sticking up for Alanna Oswald is that her fans are noticing and sending me information that might be of help… Continue Reading
That Editorial Part 4 – How to fix what’s broken August 29, 2015 Let’s be clear, Alanna Oswald is her own person. At no time were either Art Johnston or I aware of Alanna while we were… Continue Reading
That Editorial Part 3 – Why did “The Thumb” return with such a vengeance? August 28, 2015 Why did the Tribune’s editors give the superlative Alanna Oswald such short shrift? Three answers come readily to mind. 1. To teach me a… Continue Reading
That Editorial Part 1, Other voices August 27, 2015 My busy day gave me a chance to research but not to begin the writing this subject deserves. I’ll work on that tomorrow but… Continue Reading
That Editorial – a Prologue August 26, 2015 Rarely have I been so offended by a Duluth News Tribune Editorial as I was this morning when I read, in slack jawed wonder,… Continue Reading
Well connected people August 25, 2015 I don’t think there is any inviolable rule for or against School District employees taking part in school board races but, as a frequent… Continue Reading
Advice and analysis offered to a candidate on not getting the Newspaper’s endorsement August 25, 2015 An email from today: From: “Jane Hoffman” To: “Harrywelty” Sent: Tue, 25 Aug 2015 11:13:26 +0000 (UTC) Subject: critical news. I need help. the… Continue Reading
Mulch Ado about something? August 21, 2015 School Board candidate Alanna Oswald sent me this take on the issue regarding the rubber “mulch” we have in our school playgrounds. i don’t… Continue Reading
Candidate updates August 11, 2015 The three candidates for the lone Duluth School Board at-large vacancy have now had op-ed pieces published in the Duluth News Tribune. Renee Van… Continue Reading
A SB candidate emails me July 31, 2015 Very clever Alanna, Alanna Oswald was a student of mine at Morgan Park thirty years ago. However, she was a Roger’s back then. She… Continue Reading
An interesting meeting I did not attend July 28, 2015 At least one of those school board candidate pages on Facebook has some worthwhile analysis of Duluth’s future with a new Edison high schools…. Continue Reading
You’d better join Facebook if you want to follow your favorite School Board candidate July 24, 2015 AT LARGE Alanna Oswald:  https://www.facebook.com/oswaldforschoolboard?fref=ts Jim Unden: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Unden-For-Schools-709/1665928383635770?fref=ts Renee VanNett: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Renee-Van-Nett-for-Duluth-Schools/578447478924331?fref=ts DISTRICT 2 Charles Obije https://www.facebook.com/charlesforschoolboard?fref=ts www.charlesobije.com David Kirby https://www.facebook.com/DavidKirbyforDuluthSchoolBoard?fref=ts Jane Hoffman https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jane-Hoffman-for-Duluth-School-Board-District-2/816173661823451?fref=ts… Continue Reading
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
Teachers as unsung heroes October 6, 2014 I taught briefly at Morgan Park but long enough to grow fond of a lot of that school’s middle school faculty. After I got… Continue Reading
A messenger from ISD 709 replies to a whistle blower October 3, 2014 Nobody likes a whistle blower, except me. These emails which I received yesterday need a serious preface. These are the last two emails between… Continue Reading
One of many emails concerning rubber tire mulch January 27, 2017 Jan 18 (9 days ago) to Art, anne.harala, david.kirby, rosalie, alanna.oswald, Nora, me Thank you for sharing these slides. I will read through them… Continue Reading
A peek at some of my preparation for Monday’s meeting April 30, 2016 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, I am in the process of putting together the information I will forward to school board members for our Monday meeting. I want… Continue Reading
A Congenial School Board – thoughts on election day November 3, 2015 I went out and waved lawnsigns yesterday morning. It goes against my grain to do this no matter how much of an exhibitionist I… Continue Reading