Officer Tusken and Board member Welty continue toe to toe March 15, 2014 From: Mike Tusken Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2014 7:09 AM To: Harry R Welty Cc: William L Gronseth Subject: Re: Closed Campuses Mr. Welty,… Continue Reading
Cops June 17, 2020 Last night I missed a call from a TV reporter. He had just read Scott Brady’s story in the Duluth News Tribune about the… Continue Reading
Positive signs, a little snow, and filing for Congress June 1, 2020 While President Trump plays Dick Cheney and hides in the Presidential bunkers some of the men in blue around the country who are dealing… Continue Reading
The Esko Girl was missing November 29, 2017 There was one noteworthy absence from yesterday’s special School Board meeting to give the Western School Equity group a public hearing – the newly… Continue Reading
Rolling seven March 20, 2017 Sunday the DNT had a story with the pros of a Seventh Hour Day and the many caveats and fears being thrown out to… Continue Reading
Martell’s heartbreak – just kidding August 23, 2014 This is the fifth post in a series. To read them in order I’d suggest going back five posts ago to “Promises, Promises” and… Continue Reading
Closed campus discussion closed for now March 18, 2014 I think the respectful emails that Deputy Police Chief Tusken and I sent each other are good examples of how a conversation, even when… Continue Reading
A Slice of Denfeld March 14, 2014 I like Tonya Sconiers. Its hard not to. She is so earnest, animated, positive and funny. She is Denfeld High School’s Principal and when… Continue Reading
The Deputy Police Chief takes issue with me March 14, 2014 From: Mike Tusken Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 4:50 PM To: Harry R Welty Cc: William L Gronseth Subject: RE: Closed Campuses Mr. Welty,… Continue Reading
Email concerning closed campuses March 11, 2014 An email today requesting that the School Board honor an old promise and my reply following it: Dear School Administration, Board and Duluth Police… Continue Reading
Finally a teacher speaks II October 27, 2009 Yesterday’s commentary by teacher Tom Tusken was a pro red plan piece. Today’s letter to the editor by Kris Osbakken is “unconscionable.” (For those… Continue Reading
Finally, a teacher speaks October 26, 2009 Teacher Tom Tusken’s Trib column represents the first such defense of the Red Plan by a teacher that I can recall in over a… Continue Reading