Blasts from the Mulroneys' past.

[The bolded stuff in brackets is the commentary of the poster]

From the ALEXANDRIA JOURNAL, June 28, 1974 (or 1979).

TWO NEW MEMBERS JOIN SCHOOL BOARD

"Two new members will take their seats Wednesday evening after being sworn in...William D. Euille and Michael Mulroney.

"Mulroney, a partner in a law firm in the District of Columbia, is well acquainted with the city schools. He has five children attendinv [sic] them.

"Mulroney has expressed concern over a pass-fail grading system, saying he did not know what effect it would have upon a student when applying to college or for a job."

[Pro-rigor. Cool. Or maybe he was just looking to the day when the urchins would apply to Harvard, Northwestern, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts...]

[Now check this out. This is GREAT!]

July 5, 1974 (or 9) (running the paragraphs together)

"The board set July 19 as an orientation day for both old and new members to get better acquainted and receive a briefing on school business. When Chairman Brooks attempted to firm up arrangements for the gathering at the Ramada Inn, new member Mulroney countered with the suggestion that taxpayers' money might be saved by moving the activity to the school administration building. With a proposed lunch, intermission and dinner scratched, he added, a 'half day of work' also could be saved. Alison May remarked that some members might like to eat and Mulroney suggested they could send out for sandwiches."

[HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA I'm in love. At this moment I love this family dearly.]

"Chairman Brooks observed at this point that Mulroney also had suggested that he have a plastic (rather than the regulation brass) nameplate placed in front of his seat on the board if it could save money."

[Eventually a compromise was reached...half a day at the Radisson with dinner. Mike served on the Buildings & Grounds, Finance, Instruction, and Grievance subcommittees.]

[And check this out. The picture of the board members includes a Carlyle C. Ring, Jr. So, there's community leaders Michael and Carlyle in the paper...and Dermot and Rusty in the yearbook (see http://cda.morris.umn.edu/~webbrl/mulroney.html to see Dermot and his student government cronies).]

[As for Mike...Kieran looks just like him. And he bears a striking resemblance to Darrell Nelson (recent Seinfeld character... a show on which Kieran has appeared. How gestalt).]

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