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what is your plan? revised
maybe i wasnt clear. lets say for the sake of arguement, that the plan was thrown out. just imagine it (im sure you opposition dont have a hard time with this). now the last i … more
By flowersofmn | 3/11/10 01:18 AM | 234 views | 3 comments
Tower streets
I have concerns about the condition of the residential streets in Tower. It's obvious that they are in terrible shape and a real threat to citizen's vehicles. The horizontal and vertical cracks are … more
By CathyBurt | 3/10/10 05:18 PM | 133 views | 2 comments
The Commissioner of Education gets it
Two representatives of our group, Nancy Larson and I, met with Education Commissioner Alice Seagren and two of her staff yesterday, and we came away relatively pleased. For one thing, the … more
By MarshallHelmberger | 3/9/10 09:30 PM | 596 views | 10 comments
A few questions for ISD 2142
# 1 I would like to know what happened to the Bio- mass grants that ISD 2142 received to put biomass heat sources into the Cook, Babbitt and Tower-Soudan schools. JCI contends that these are … more
By greentea | 3/8/10 04:20 PM | 559 views | 4 comments
Let's Take A Deep Breath
I think everyone needs to count back from 10 and take a deep breath. The opposition group isn’t talking about keeping things the way they are or trying to destroy the district. We agree that … more
By Swanymn | 2/27/10 05:59 AM | 2334 views | 21 comments
Question for the Opposition
what is your plan? if you guys have such great ideas, what are they? and where is the money coming from to impliement your plan. delay is not a plan, its delay. keeping things as they are is not a … more
By flowersofmn | 2/26/10 12:28 AM | 1877 views | 16 comments
A productive day in St. Paul
A contingent of community representatives, including the mayors of Cook, Tower, and Orr, traveled to St. Paul on Wednesday to meet with the state auditor, an attorney, and the Iron Range legislative … more
By MarshallHelmberger | 2/26/10 05:23 PM | 1899 views | 26 comments
Calling out 2142 employees
We have had a rush of postings in the past few days which have gotten pretty ugly. Most of them appear to come from employees of ISD 2142, who have been calling opponents of the restructuring plan … more
By MarshallHelmberger | 2/26/10 05:29 PM | 1641 views | 22 comments
An eventful week ahead in the school fight
This will be an important week in the fight to maintain community schools in Tower, Cook, and Orr. A contingent from the three cities, including the three mayors, will be heading to St. Paul on … more
By MarshallHelmberger | 2/20/10 04:56 PM | 1214 views | 13 comments
Why its not time to give up yet.
I think we all need to all start asking our school board members the tough questions. We need to demand honest answers. This Referendum vote does nothing to increase education. Its time we honestly … more
By greentea | 2/15/10 11:02 PM | 1554 views | 9 comments
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