Every time I sneeze, Orren screams from across the house, "DADDY YOU OKAY??" Sometimes that's how I find out he's not asleep yet.

I feel like we could clear up a lot of confusion if we just gave Frankenstein's monster a name.

Rocking solidarity at the school board meeting tonight ☕✊

Don't buy Starbucks at any location until the workers end their ULP strike.

Happy Krispy Kreme eve to all who celebrate.

Orren has decided that he wears a hat now. Always. Specifically, a floppy salmon bucket hat.

Just voted! That's an uncooperative Orren in the background 🤣

Happy November from over in Minneapolis, where I'm out knocking for the DFL and Labor-Endorsed Park Board candidates. Just three days until Election Day!!

Big news! Baby Girl Ward is joining us March 2026 ❤️

Ready for the trick-or-treaters 🎃🍬🦖

Orren is obsessed with buses. Every time he sees one he gasps and yells "it's a bus!" He makes sure that everyone around him knows there's a bus and acknowledges the bus. We saw 9 buses on our ride to daycare this morning and he was ecstatic 🚌

As part of the School Board's BIGG Goals, per pupil funding for music and arts in Saint Paul Public Schools increased from $243 to $278 from FY25 to FY26! 🎸🎨

Halloween DinoWards!

Orren is either playing a very imaginative game or he is actually trying to save me from spectral invaders that only he can see. Either way, nice to be protected.

At Allianz for the Mayor's Cup!

I'm at the Bruce Vento Elementary School ribbon cutting and my goodness y'all, it's beautiful. Every time the SPPS facilities team updates a building it looks better than any K-12 school I ever attended. So excited for the kids who get to learn here 😃

Out with my door knocking buddy asking folks to vote YES for Saint Paul Public Schools

My new book, H.A.I.R.U: Homebound Artificial Intelligence Reciprocity Unit, is now available! I've shared the first two chapters of the story on my website so you can see if it's interesting to you. Check it out here! www.uriahward.net/post/the-fir...

I hurt myself on the door of my truck. Orren checked to see if I was okay then scolded the truck for hurting me.

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Panthers are up 27-0 over the Falcons in the 4th. I'd forgotten what this felt like 🥹 #Panthers #KeepPounding

Early Voting is open now. Vote Yes for Saint Paul Public Schools!

Sometimes I ask Orren if he pooped in his diaper. He gives me the wrong answer 100% of the time.

I don't understand the game I'm playing with Orren. I know that I'm supposed to dribble a ball while he uses his toy vacuum cleaner. I know that we're running around a lot. I'm not sure who is chasing who. And he keeps acting like I'm breaking some unexplained rules. I think he's having fun though.

Labor is out knocking doors ahead of tomorrow's special election!

Some thoughts from the Carolina #Panthers game: Bryce Young (after the first two drives) looked like a franchise QB. TMAC is phenomenal -- we've got our WR1. Best pass rush I've seen from us in a long time. Renfrow is heating up! He was great in the red zone.

Carolina Panthers football is bad for my mental health 😭

It doesn't have to be this way. There are too many guns and they're too easy to acquire. This has to change. www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/u...

This was a good listen this morning. Ezra Klein discusses the Democratic Party's approach to the government funding fight. open.spotify.com/episode/5kpn...

It's Panthers season! #KeepPounding

Scary and frustrating, but our safety protocols worked and nobody was hurt. www.kare11.com/article/news...

It's too easy to get guns in this country.

Tbh it's been a while since Panthers football was as good to watch as Bluey. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

"For the past several years, the state’s second largest district has been working on an innovative approach to prevent violence, one that is more complex than a quick, reassuring email could describe." www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...

We're marching at SEIU's Labor Day rally at MSP to demand "Workers over Billionaires!"

I'm here at Keith Ellison's Annual BBQ Honoring Labor with my favorite union educator!

SPPS isn't immune from this. We've been working hard to boost enrollment and we've made progress. But there are fewer and fewer school-aged students in Saint Paul (and across the country). This is going to be an ongoing challenge for us unless birth rates change. thehill.com/homenews/edu...

Sometimes Orren will pretend to put me to bed, which is super cute. But now if I don't seem sufficiently asleep, he'll get very close to my face and yell "SLEEP!" Not the most effective method but I can empathize with the feeling behind it.

I don't think I've seen an airport as nice as MSP.

It's the last residency weekend of my doctoral program. I'm ready to get to work on this dissertation!

The right-wing backlash to Cracker Barrel is ridiculous. Though, I don't like the redesign either. The worst thing is the new menu. The food I've been ordering since I was a kid isn't available anymore 😫 www.today.com/food/restaur...

At our school board meeting last night, we had our first progress monitoring presentation on the BIGG goals we adopted based on community input. The first presentation was related to our graduation rate. It's trending in the right direction but we still have a ways to go!

My classes opened today and I've submitted a 122-page assignment that isn't due until November. I'm very ready to be done 🤣

The King of the Hill reboot is really good!

Our goal was to raise $3,400 for our re-election campaign by EOD today on my 34th birthday. Right now we're at $3,293, just $107 away from our goal! The max allowable donation is $250, so one more person could put us over! secure.actblue.com/donate/uriah...

We're just under $600 from hitting our birthday fundraising goal! If you value the work we've done on the school board and want to help celebrate my birthday, you can make a contribution at the link below! secure.actblue.com/donate/uriah...

My birthday is this Saturday. It's the one time per off-year that I ask for campaign donations. We've done some exciting things in my first term and I want to keep serving to make sure everything we've put in motion serves the best interests of our kids. secure.actblue.com/donate/uriah...

One cool thing about having a pickup truck is that it comes with a baby changing table on the back.

I'm so proud of everyone on the SPPS and SPFE bargaining teams for coming together with urgency and earnestness to finish this contract before the start of the school year! www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

I feel so lucky to be a school board member. It's hard work; but I feel like I'm really making a difference for my community.