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Hi All,
Currently, the superintendent for St. Paul Public Schools, Ms. Suzanne Kelly is
unlicensed to be superintendent of St. Paul Public Schools. St. Paul Public
Schools is the second largest school district in Minnesota.
Recently in the Minneapolis Star
(http://www.startribune.com/local/stpaul/53850242.html?elr=KArksUUUoDEy3LGDiO7aiU)there was an article about the superintendent in St. Paul not being properly
licensed to be superintendent.
The Minnesota Board of School Administrators turned down Ms. Kelly's request for
a variance for two basic reasons: 1. The district didnât post the position,
which prevented others from applying who were qualified and properly licensed to
be superintendent (There are 24 employees alone in SPPS who hold the proper
license to be superintendent). 2. It was also clear that the Minnes
ota Board of
School Administrators felt very uncomfortable with Ms. Kelly leading a district
without formal training to be a superintendent (Board minutes May 6, 2009 and
August 20, 2009).
Instead of removing Ms. Kelly from a position she can't hold due to her lack of
a license, the St. Paul Board of Education continues to ignore and defy the
state of Minnesota by continuing to employ Ms. Kelly as superintendent. I find
this troubling at best.
The overseeing body for licensing superintendents, the Minnesota Board of School
Administrators cited state law in their decision. They also noted the fact Ms.
Kelly has had no higher education classed in education. They noted that Ms.
Kelly is currently working a Fine Arts degree at Hamline University (Board
comments, St. Paul Pioneer Press, 8-20-09 and Minneapolis Star Tribune 8-20-09).
The executive director of the Minnesota Board of School Administrators, Dr.
Judith Lamp is currently on a leave of absence. The inaction by this board and
the Minnesota Department of Education to enforce the laws of Minnesota is very
troubling. More troubling is the fact that the elected governing body of St.
Paul Public Schools is taking advantage of this leave of absence by Dr. Lamp by
continuing to ignore state law in continuing to employ Ms. Kelly as
superintendent of St. Paul Public Schools. I find this very shocking, as state
law is very clear in this matter, ALL superinten
dents need to be licensed or
hold a variance to hold the office of superintendent and Ms. Kelly does not have
either of these basic requirements. The actions by the St. Paul Board of
Education to continue to employ Ms. Kelly as superintendent is blatant disregard
for state law.
Police officers, teachers need to be licensed to do their jobs, so too does Ms.
Kelly need to be licensed for her job. Ms. Kelly and the St. Paul Board of
Education have defied state law for over 104 days now.
I continue to urge the St. Paul Board of Education to do the right thing and
follow state law. The St. Paul Board of Education could have solved this
situation simply by keeping Ms. Kelly on as Chief of Staff and hiring a fully
licensed interim superintendent.
Just like when they hired Ms. Kelly at a special board meeting (4-28-09) with
only four school board members in attendance, the St. Paul Board of Education
can hold another special board meeting to undo their error. I encourage the St.
Paul Board Of Education to correct their error and follow state law.
Sincerely,
John Krenik
Highland Park, St. Paul, Minnesota
John Krenik
Highland Park, St. Paul, Minnesota
Hi ALl,
John posted this over at Saint Paul Issues and Forums.
Bob just to follow up.
On February 26, 2009, Dr. Meria Carstarphen, Superintendent of St. Paul Public Schools (SPPS) announced her resignation to take a job in Austin Texas as Superintendent. Dr. Carstarphen’s resignation would take effect on June 1, 2009.
The St. Paul Board of Education had over TWO months to post this position and seek out all applicants to this position, but instead on April 28, 2009 at 7:32 AM they held a special board meeting and appointed Ms. Suzanne Kelly as Interim Superintendent of SPPS. This shut the door on any other qualified candidates applying for the job.
PRESENT: Ms. Kong-Thao, Mr. Brodrick, Ms. Street-Stewart, Mr. Hardy, Chief of Staff, Suzanne Kelly, Jeff Lalla, General Council, Marilyn Polsfuss, Assistant Clerk
ABSENT: Mr. Goldstein, Ms. Carroll, Mr. Conlon
Ms. Carroll joined the meeting immediately following adjournment.
In checking with the Minnesota Department of Education Teacher Licensure database, Ms. Kelly does not hold any teaching licenses or administrator licenses. Ms. Kelly is currently pursuing a master of fine arts at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, but has no professional education studies (St. Paul Pioneer Press 8-20-2009).
Ms. Kelly and SPPS made an application on May 6, 2009, SPPS to the Minnesota Board of School Administrators (MBOSA) for a variance for Ms. Kelly for a superintendent license. The MBOSA board denied this variance request.
The MBOSA turned down the request for a variance for two basic reasons: 1. The district didn’t post the position, which prevented others from applying who were qualified and properly licensed to be superintendent to. 2. It was also clear that the MBOSA board felt very uncomfortable with Ms. Kelly leading a district without formal training to be a superintendent.
After this decision by the MBOSA, the SPPS BOE again publicly stated that Ms. Kelly was their ONLY choice for interim superintendent even though she was denied a license variance to be superintendent. This was also reported in the local media. The SPPS BOE continued to show their blatant disregard for the laws of the State of Minnesota by having Ms. Kelly continue as interim superintendent. A teacher must hold a license or variance to teach, so must the superintendent of the school district. This is basic state law.
Again, on August 20, 2009 an application was again made by SPPS for a variance for Interim Superintendent Kelly. The Minnesota Board of School Administrators again denied this variance for Ms. Kelly.
Dr. Judith Lamp, Executive Director of MBOSA stated the following in an article written by Doug Belden of the St. Paul Pioneer Press (8-20-09), “Kelly is not authorized to call herself a superintendent.” On the SPPS website (spps.org) Ms. Kelly is listed as superintendent numerous places even though she does not possess a license or variance to be superintendent.
St. Paul Public Schools, Organization Chart as of 9-12-2009
Link: http://hr2.spps.org/orgchart/admin/admin_orgchart.htm
St. Paul Public Schools, Website (spps.org) Office of the Superintendent, as of 9-12-09
Link: http://www.spps.org/Superintendent2.html
The process SPPS BOE used was a closed one, it excluded any and all qualified candidates. Ms. Kelly could have continued in her present position as Chief of Schools, but the SPPS BOE decided to ignore state law. In their vetting process, top district officials knew Ms. Kelly didn’t hold any of the licenses and knew her professional education background didn’t include any education classes or training.
One reason senior officials have used in selecting Ms. Kelly as interim superintendent, because she made it clear she wouldn't apply for the permanent job. Personally I find this a very weak argument, as it excluded people who have gone through the license process.
This continual disregard for state law by top senior district officials and the SPPS BOE is shocking.
John Krenik
Special board meeting at 7:32 AM. It was special all right.
Thanks you John!
Licensure is only required by those that are not politically connected. Sheesh, how naive.
Just help DFLers and you too can pull down $132K/year job!
This was brought up by DFLers on SPIF back in August. Its also been in several liberal publications. This happened in August not last week. Krenik has a good overall point but seems to be a day late and a dollar short.
Excerpt from the August 20th story:
School district attorney Jeff Lalla said the people who have superintendent licenses and the experience to be interim are expected to be applicants for the full-time job. Giving the interim post to one of them might give the impression to other candidates that the interim has a leg up. That could keep the most promising candidates from applying. It is because Kelly doesn't have a license, doesn't intend to pursue one and doesn't want to become a full-time superintendent that she is a good interim, Lalla said.
Kelly has been chief of staff for two years, and was chief of staff in the Memphis school district before that.
Most times in high public and private sector decision making positions are appointed a fill-in while a board election or decision is made on the permanent staffer. This is to ensure continuity of service and ongoing programs/projects/deals.
It appears that she is not looking to do the job full-time anyway and it was an afterthought to try and give it to her full-time.
However, to try and frame this as a DFLer thing is as disingenuous as a liar can be.
I first read the story on August 21st on the MN2020. A progressive think tank founded by DFLer Matt Entenza. The Executive Director wrote a position that was strong and clear, Kelly is not qualified and the schools need a licensed permanent supervisor.
http://www.mn2020hindsight.org/?p=2395
However, jumping to conclusions on this blog is simply par for the course.
Eric
On the one hand, all our big-city districts are run by licensed superintendants - and they suck. They are terrible. They have over 50% drop out rates. A superintendant's license merely means someone is "qualified" to be a bureaucrat - and bureaucrats are the problem, here, not the solution.
So Ms. Kelly's lack of a licsense in itself troubles me no more than, say, not having a Blockbuster card in her wallet.
On the other hand, she WAS hired by the SPPS Board, the most incompetent pack of idiots who ever held a meeting - a board that when given a choice between serving the DFL and education takes the DFL 10 times out of 10. They are drooling incompetent political hacks - ergo, so must Ms. Kelly be.
Anyone who still has their kids in the SPPS should be investigated for child abuse.
Eric,
Thanks for the kind words.
FYI - I started working on this on May 7, 2009 after the Minnesota Board of School Administrators first denied Ms. Kelly a variance on May 6, 2009. Doug Belden of the Pioneer Press has written two articles on it.
I have to date made over 137 calls to state government alone about this issue since May. This is very frustrating to say the least.
The process was closed from the start. There was no public posting of the position of interim superintendent. If fact from 2-26-09 when Superintendent Carstarphen announced her intention to resign and the special school board meeting at 7:32 AM on 4-28-2009 there was NO action on this issue. If the position had been posted, there were numerous people who are qualified to apply who don’t want to be superintendent. Also this excluded numerous people in the Metro area who have the proper license, who would have been happy to apply. Ms. Kelly could have stayed in her position as Chief of Schools. This was an action by an “Out of Touch” school board.
The argument by Jeff Lalla and senior district administrators does not hold water and the Minnesota Board of School Administrators also has told St. Paul Public Schools this twice (May 6, 2009 and August 20, 2009).
Eric, I encourage you to ask the school board members who are on SPIF to comment. If fact why don’t you invite them here to debate this issue and the current condition of our public schools in St. Paul?
I am happy to see that this is not a one party issue, but a united party issue.
Take care,
John Krenik
John,
Invite them to come here? Naw, it appears you, Dahn and Anderson have made this the place for perennial losers, why get into a dust up with people who have already been rejected by the voters several times- or in your case, by your own party several times.
Funny you ask the DFLers for the respect your party has not extended to you.
There is nothing to discuss. Most in our DFL party who have spoken out on this have stood against the last minute decision to try to hire her full-time.
Special Meetings of public entities do not have to be 'open' as they usually go over semi-private issues with staff like personnel stuff. The law still allows for meetings on specific personnel issues to be legal. Appointing a place-holder for a position is exactly what they did and falls into that category. Trying to make her full-time, is a violation of hiring procedures and EEOC regulations.
Since you are very into school board activities, you may remember Minneapolis, five or six years ago, reached out and hired a former Republican legislator and Businessman Dave Jennings as the interim superintendent after Johnson went on to Memphis. He was lacking 'qualifications' and I never heard John Krenik say anything about it.
Or, when the schools were turned over to a business organization led by Peter Hutchinson. That seemed to go against the rules too.
There is nothing groundbreaking about appointing an interim. Its when that person is picked to be the permanent replacement that we have an issue of fairness. If they never opened the process, to the 23 SPPS employees who are licensed to be superintendents or the hundreds across the nation that may have innovative skills that worked for mid-size districts like ours, then the process is flawed.
For the Monty Python fan:
Some of the public schools in the city, heck right here on the East Side rank at the very top in the entire state. Just thought I'd throw that out there.
Eric
Eric,
I am shocked at your response.
I extended an olive branch to you and you extended your DFL BS.
Sadly, you know NOTHING about superintendents and the licensing requirements. Ms. Kelly is included in these licensing requirements, interim or not.
The law is the law PERIOD.
Eric, I posted here because the public needs to know what is going on. Why don’t you post this same post on SPIF? I dare you!
Eric, why do you think the following is true of St. Paul Public Schools?
Here some interesting facts that were presented to the Board of Education (BOE) this year:
Only HALF of SPPS students are proficient in Reading (May 19, 2009 Board of Education meeting).
Less than HALF (students) are proficient in Math (May 19, 2009 Board of Education meeting).
The achievement gap between white students and students of color is among the widest in the nation (May 19, 2009 Board of Education meeting).
SPPS is experiencing enrollment declines of 500-600 students per year (May 19, 2009 Board of Education meeting).
The budget for SPPS this year is $641.7 million, many program cuts didn’t have to happen, but were the result of ineffective and out of touch governance by the current SPPS BOE.
That adds up to over $17,000.00 per student. Don’t you think something is wrong with the way things are being run or is the state of Minnesota supposed to increase this amount by another $3,000.00 to produce the same results.
As to your comment about Sharon and Bill, this doesn’t even deserve a response.
As for my experience, I have over 20 years teaching in SPPS, I was an executive board member of Teachers Union #28 and a building steward for over 14 years. I have also served on many district committees, one committee, I served as chair for 14 years. I have more experience with the district than all board members except one. What is your experience with education and the district? What graduate classes in education have you taken?
Have a nice day!
Sincerely,
John Krenik
I am shocked at your response.
I extended an olive branch to you and you extended your DFL BS.
No you didn't and you shouldn't be shocked. You've known for a while that I can't stand your kiss-ass in the face actions that veil that smug condescension. You're a phony.
What do you disagree with? The assessment of you? All of that 'experience'. You run for a Mayor, and announce here on A-Democracy over a year ago. The Republicans roll over endorsing you for a newcomer so, you get the 'second' prize of running for school board. Rumor is, that you wanted the special election seat so you could be seated immediatly, however Pat Igo former 4th CD chair for the GOP got in and bumped you back to the dreaded general three, knowing that it will be tough for any of you to make it through.
There you go. Either way, come Tuesday, its over for your campaign.
Sadly, you know NOTHING about superintendents and the licensing requirements. Ms. Kelly is included in these licensing requirements, interim or not.
The law is the law PERIOD.
Dipshit. Can you read? I'm not in favor of the job being offered to Kelly. This is third time I've had to say it.
Jennings, Hutchinson and Green all led the biggest school district in the state lacking some of those same license issues (though they were more educated) but their interim appointments didn't seem to raise any issues. Jennings and Green were just in the last few years.
Show us where the local district place holder, interim, has to be of the same qualifications? The 'law is the law' right? Show us. Recent history tells us it hasn't been the case. Willmar, Osseo and Mahnomen are other districts you may want to inform of this interpretation.
Eric, I posted here because the public needs to know what is going on. Why don’t you post this same post on SPIF? I dare you!
You posted here for support. They'll get behind anyone who has a bitch or gripe against the city or public entities.
Post what? You're a loser and I don't agree with Kelly being offered the full time position? Well, let's keep that first one between you and I until after the election, then they'll know. The second thing about Kelly has been said over and over. Most postings about that since August has been against the attempt and questioning the authority.
(end part 1)
Eric
Eric, why do you think the following is true of St. Paul Public Schools?
Here some interesting facts that were presented to the Board of Education (BOE) this year:
Only HALF of SPPS students are proficient in Reading (May 19, 2009 Board of Education meeting).
Less than HALF (students) are proficient in Math (May 19, 2009 Board of Education meeting).
The achievement gap between white students and students of color is among the widest in the nation (May 19, 2009 Board of Education meeting).
SPPS is experiencing enrollment declines of 500-600 students per year (May 19, 2009 Board of Education meeting).
Lots of reasons and somewhere toward the end of that list is the Superintendent. Top of that list? Teachers and parents.
The budget for SPPS this year is $641.7 million, many program cuts didn’t have to happen, but were the result of ineffective and out of touch governance by the current SPPS BOE.
Now you're talking. 24 hours before the election and you bring up something with substance.
Ignore me but, for your A-Democracy audience, tell us:
Which program cuts didn't have to happen?
How would you have governed differently?
That adds up to over $17,000.00 per student. Don’t you think something is wrong with the way things are being run or is the state of Minnesota supposed to increase this amount by another $3,000.00 to produce the same results.
If all of them were students with two parents, english in home, no emotional problems or learning disorders then, sure, you have a point.
As to your comment about Sharon and Bill, this doesn’t even deserve a response.
Why not? All on the ballot, none on the ballot after Tuesday. All supporters of the RICO conspiracy.
As for my experience, I have over 20 years teaching in SPPS, I was an executive board member of Teachers Union #28 and a building steward for over 14 years. I have also served on many district committees, one committee, I served as chair for 14 years.
Sure is a lot of experience. Not very smart though are you? For two years you've been running for some kind of office here in St Paul and instead of talking about your experience and plans, the vast majority of your posts were on the whole Finney Fletcher issue. You were/are a loud strong supporter of Bob Fletcher and it looks like you may have really had something to offer for the conservative voters but, it won't be heard.
I have more experience with the district than all board members except one. What is your experience with education and the district? What graduate classes in education have you taken?
I didn't just take classes, I went on and finished a Masters in Public Administration. You know, managing public entities.
You have a good Monday. Tuesday is out of your hands.
Eric
Eric,
To answer your post.
1. I decided to run for school board because that is where my passion is. Education issues.
I am not sure where you get your information, but I can say you are very WRONG! I didn't see you at any Republican event.
2. Your comment, "Dipshit. Can you read?" This attack shows your hate.
3. "Now you are talking 24 hours before the election" Eric Have you even bothered to attend a school board meeting? Have you ever listed to any public comment at these school board meetings?
I have been talking about these things. I have also talked about it at the district budget meetings. The district is staffed for 45,000 students when we have only 37,500 students and has been since 2000. The senior district leadership didn't reduce hiring until this year when they let go 237 teachers. This didn't have to happen. SPPS lost 237 very good young teachers because of their poor leadership.
You talk about not saying anything before the election, please tell that to the SPIF school board members who post on SPIF. They comment about lots of things, but not one word about their performance on the school board. There is silence over there, why?
Take care,
John Krenik
John, thank you for having self control in the face of Eric's asinine behavior.
I know you are a good man only seeking good things for our city.
I wish you luck!
John,
Putting republican and democrat hats to the side, as political person I'm going to be dead honest with you.
You came here in 2007 and said you were running for Mayor and begin criticizing the mayor here, SPIF and the Pioneer Press comment section. That was the extent of your campaign.
You wrote twice as many stories kissing up to the Fletcher machine. You choose school board after you saw you weren't going to get the nod for the mayor, though you came out first.
So with all of this experience, you choose mayor? School Board didn't cross your mind? Why not? It would have been a natural fit. A great successor to Tom Conlon.
For conservatives who don't like the public schools, administration and teachers union, you have something offer. More than the other Republicans running but, you have taken no time to talk to voters directly about that. No website with much info, no postcards to people homes, no phone program calling conservatives letting them know you're running, no fundraisers, no volunteers door-knocking, no lawn signs, no sandwich signs.
How can they take you serious if you don't put the effort into it? You offered them nothing- in a district where its damn near impossible to get a conservative through the process.
The sad part is, its more than you did for your time running for Mayor.
Eva Ng stepped out and blasted off. Parades, door-knocks, volunteers, fundraisers, website/facebook/twitter, mailings, phone calls, fundraisers etc. That's how you do it if you are going to put up a serious effort, then people are more comfortable giving you money so that you can be credible.
So, when I put you with Bill and Sharon, maybe I'm giving you too much status. They came to the table with hardly any of the tools you had, yet, your laziness puts you in the same category.
And no, I don't go to Republican conventions. As you can probably guess, I do have friends who are and do go. You want details on the deal you were forced to swallow?
Even now, that Pat Igo has past you in name recognition.
Eric
On the licensed vs unlicensed issue people what we have here is the person who was second in command for the last two years watching the store until a replacement can be picked.
Hmmmm... so the person who every day for the last two years was the only other person in the District other than the superintendent that was on top of every aspect of the schools is available to manage the shop until a replacement is picked and we are going to blow a gasket over that selection?
Who do you think was in charge of the place during all of the last superintendent's vacations and travels around the country for conference and the like?
And, why can't she do the job?
Because she doesn't have a PHD.
So, the District asked the state to give them a waiver to allow her to do it while a new person is being selected and the state said NO.
And why did the State say, NO?
Because the School District already has a half a dozen people on the staff that have the superintendent licensing!!!!
So, the District has people who have the paper, but the person who can easiest do the job doesn't have the paper so the District is told she shouldn't do the job.
They want the District to move someone out of the job that they want to do, make them the superintendent and then have the person who they think is best able to do the job, do the job underneath the person that would have to learn what is going on from their assistant.
IT MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL!
But if you think it would have made sense to pay an EXTRA $136,000 to have TWO people play superintendent then more power to you.
JMONTOMEPPOF
Chuck Repke
Eric,
Your post shows you have NO idea what I have been doing on my campaign. The campaign lit, the parades etc... I didn't see you at the Grand Old Days, Rice Street Parade or anyother parade. You mush have missed my 3' X 8' banner (John Krenik for St. Paul School Board).
Eric you sure have a close connection to Pat Igo. Pat has some choice words for you if he ever sees you in person.
Chuck, being licensed to hold the position of superintendent is state law. If you extend your logic then why be licensed to be a cop or a lawyer or a doctor?
The reason for a license is because the lawmakers thought it was important to have formal education in school administration, teaching etc...
State law is state law. If you don't agree with it Chuck change it.
Eric, one more thing. Have you ever had a live changing moment? I had this while I was running for mayor. I saw how much trouble our school district was in. I stepped forward and ran. This is what Jack Kennedy called public service.
Take care Eric and Chuck.
Da' lets get Pee Wee Herman for that job.
Chuck said 11:30 AM
On the licensed vs unlicensed issue people what we have here is the person who was second in command for the last two years watching the store until a replacement can be picked.
Who will replace Chris Coleman after he get elected MN.Governor in 2010? you will get someone that the people didn't vote in.
We hear out here, that Chris will appoint Kathy Lantry, of the
St. Paul City Council.
Or maybe Ms. Suzanne Kelly, she'll need a job and shes as good as Chris Coleman.
We have till November to Depose or Expose Mr. Chris Coleman.
Boo Ho Chuck
Dear Chuck and Eric,
After reviewing my post of 6:25 PM I noticed I got one thing wrong. I didn't sign the post, as family matters distracted me. My children come first before anything.
Take care,
John Krenik
John Krenik
It's nice you brought this out before the primary election on Tuesday September 15, 2009
Let the people of St.Paul know that Chris Coleman and his staff neglected to bring this to light, and act immediately.
Mr.Krenik Is this administration headed by the St.Paul Mayor and the City Council, or is it
headed by the DFL Party.
How much does the Democratic and the Republican Parties payout to win a small election like this.
I'm talking about the under the table handouts
Shame on them
John it is a law. And the law has a waiver potential. And the district asked for the waiver because the woman had been the #2 person for the last two years and everyone in the District knew that she could do the job until a new person was appointed.
And the state pannel determined that they didn't like the District's hiring process and they thought that the "smart" thing to do would be to hire someone new into the position instead of hiring the person who had been #2 for the last two years.
And, you agree with that John.
Your campaign position is that we should have had a new superintendent hired and paid for someone who had to be trained by the person the board wanted to give the job.
And how much more would that have cost John?
Please answer the question.
JMONTOMEPPOF
Chuck Repke
Chuck --- There is a Law On Murder.
Your friends at City Hall gets away with it.
Chuck Said!
And the law has a waiver potential. And the district asked for the waiver because the woman had been the #2 person for the last two years and everyone in the District knew that she could do the job until a new person was appointed.
Laws are to be broken, RIGHT Chuck.
Who runs the MAFIA in St.Paul a Lawyer?
Remember kid
Do as I Say, and NOT as I Do.
Who Appoints them Chuck,
Chris Coleman or David Thune.
My wife and I were voting for Chris, after this about the school board our vote will go to Bill.
John,
I don't think I said anything about having a close connection to Pat Igo. If he wants to use some 'choice words' with me that's fine. Never met the guy. I just noticed that he tried to hide his Republican credentials when on SPIF.
I simply reminded him that he was involved in Romney's campaign for president, a GOP delegate and the 4thCD Chair. All of them have had position on public education that seems to be different from what he was trying to make us believe he's running on. I just wanted know where he parts with that ideology.
Pat has my email, if he wants to use choice words with me. He also knows what fundraisers to find me at for a person to person discussion. You should be the one looking for me, not him. Never said anything bad about him.
YOU have a nice day. Its TUESDAY!
Eric
6:57am
You know the mayor has no control over the school board?
Like him, they are elected city-wide and have the separate power to tax and budget. They do not answer to mayor and do not budget based on the city budget.
Just thought I'd remind you of that. Chris, Bill, or John could do nothing about them.
Bob- you should headline a topic telling your people to vote today and list the voting places in the comment section.
Eric
6:19 what an idiot...
Waivers are parts of laws.
Using a waiver is following the law.
What part of reading is hard for you?
My point was that the state board decided to oppose the district actions not because this woman was capable, she is, but because they could have hired someone with the paper, pay them an extra $136,000 and have this staff person do the work anyway...and Krenik thinks that is a good idea.
JMONTOMEPPOF
Chuck Repke
Were you perfuring to White People.
No, you're such an inbred. I was talking his legions of A-democracy people since turnout was extremely low this was the only opportunity for someone to make a serious play.
the county get a Waivers as part of laws when a person died in the Ramsey County Jail with Diabetes and not given his medication for it.
Did some one have a waver and say it was that persons time to die.
Do you and the party tell when one shall die,
It's not our party, its the Sheriff. Our party tried to get rid of the sheriff twice now. Join our efforts for a third time. Though he may not make to the election next year. We got Democrats back in the US Attorney's office again so, he may actually be forced to resign or answer to some of these charges as there are multiple investigations going on. Finally.
Eric
Mayor:
CHRISTOPHER COLEMAN 67.79%
EVA NG 25.82%
SHARON ANDERSON 3.87%
BILL DAHN 2.52%
School Board:
ELONA STREET-STEWART 21.08%
JOHN BRODRICK 19.49%
TOM GOLDSTEIN 16.56%
JEAN O'CONNELL 15.56%
CHRIS CONNER 10.68%
JOHN KRENIK 9.80%
RICHARD EASTON IV 6.82%
School Board
(finish Republican Conlon's term)
VALLAY MOUA VARRO 45.22%
PAT IGO 26.73%
LUCKY ROSENBLOOM 15.82%
QUYEN NGUYEN 12.23%
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As predicted.
If you couldn't do it with such a low turnout, how are going to do when the coordinated efforts works to turn out voters?
Good job of not being the least liked Republican Mr Krenik. You were telling me about all of the campaign work you've been doing. Tell Pat, less worry about Eric, more worry about his race.
Eric
Eric,
Thanks for putting up the election results.
I am happy to see there are some citizens who are active in local politics. That is what makes American great.
See you on the campaign trail.
Sincerely,
John Krenik
Who Said Bill Dahn Wouldn't Even Get 137 Votes?
Bill Dahn Received 247 Votes, That's Almost Double.
Bill Finney Gives out those
"GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARDS"
Bob Fletcher would say,
"NO PAY", "YOU STAY"!
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