About this column title. I’m not related to Eudora Welty, the short story writer, and she didn’t care a whit about politics so this is definitely not Eudora. 

The Red Plan Chronicles Prologue to ?  Published Nov 7, 2007 to ?

A Pool Half Filled Published March 14, 2008 "A friend talked me into joining the swim team when I was a junior in high school. . ."

War on Terriers Published March 28, 2008  "The You Tube begins with a whining puppy held before a camera phone by the scruff of its neck. Its captor is a grinning, helmeted, marine in full battle rattle. . ."

The Final Say on the Red Plan  Published April 11, 2008    "Mike Jaros shook his head in disbelief as he recalled the justification for killing a referendum on the Red Plan, expressed by Board member Nancy Nilson at the infamous June, 2007 School Board meeting."

If Only He Was Boring  Published April 25, 2008  "A friend, who is about a half a generation older than me, told me that her daughter was aggravated because a black youth had a crush on her granddaughter."

Fuzzzzy Math  Published May 9, 2008   "As Mike Jaros’ bill to require a vote on the Red Plan proceeds through the legislature, much to the Duluth News Tribune’s surprise, a debate has grown about how much the Red Plan will actually cost Duluth taxpayers."

Who is looking out for Duluth?  Published May 23, 2008 (This is the testimony Harry Welty gave to the Duluth School Board on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 6:30PM.)  I wish to read into the record a short summation of Johnson Controls business as they have been demonstrated in connection with the Red Plan.

Tag, We’re It!  Published June 6, 2008    "A couple weeks ago my wife reported a bright blue tag painted on the retaining wall beside my house. It sort of looks like it reads: “ RAY ” but I can’t be sure."

No One Died Stupidly    "None of our senior graduates in the Duluth area died stupidly this spring. At least, none that I know of. Praise the Lord! ..."

The Red Plan is Doomed Published July 4, 2008   "I recently asked who would save Duluth from the Red Plan. Even as I wrote that I was predicting in my blog, www.lincolndemocrat.com, that the Red Plan is doomed. . ."

Our Old House Published July 18, 2008  "If memory serves my home’s deed shows that it was built in 1914 during Duluth ’s heyday when the City had more millionaires per capita than any other city in the United States ."

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