Judge gives mom a second chance.

I now know why I have never voted for Judge Shaun Floerke. When you put your kids in danger what will he do? Basically nothing. What a joke.

Here is part of the an article in the Duluth News Tribune. A Duluth mother who put her 3-year-old twins in danger by exposing them to her crack cocaine smoke was given probation Thursday — and with it a chance to turn her life around and resume a nursing career.

The woman pleaded guilty this the defence said she was taking responsibility for her action. Judge Floerke accepted the defence suggestion and now the woman has just two years of probation and continue with her life.

When you put your children in danger you should have to do your time and this just is not it in my eyes. This was drugs and she was doing in front her children teaching them it is okay to do an illegal and putting them is serious danger with the smoke from the drug.

Don Ness

Mayor of Duluth Don Ness believes that this is the year that we change the course of histories in our country and the city. He said in a wish for 2009 to the Duluth News Tribune published yesterday in Northland Forum part of the paper.

One would think the Mayor believes the change will come because of who was elected President. Yet as Barack Obama makes his cabinet choices it is much of the same that President Clinton had. Were is the change from politics as normal? I am not as optimistic that we will see a huge change in our countries politics.

I think we could possible see change in the way our city is ran. As we have seen Mayor Ness do what is necessary in his short time as Mayor to date. I am hoping the Mayor Ness continues with the tough decisions that face our city. Understand that many people and special interest groups will be unhappy with them. I also hop that he sticks to the promise he has made to the city council and work to get to a pay as you go system and not bond for everything.

I will have post.

There were a number of things in paper I want to comment on and I will either do that later tonight or tomorrow so check back.

For now go to the sports page and read about the vikes. http://dpsportspage.blogspot.com/