show moreDuluth School Board begins laying off teachers
Six non-tenured teachers were laid off Tuesday by the Duluth School Board in a 5-1 vote.
RELATED CONTENTWednesday's weather for Duluth and the Northland: One more sunny day
High pressure stays over us today, keeping us clear of most clouds with highs reaching the mid-60s.
RELATED CONTENTCollege baseball: St. Scholastica heads into NCAA regional tournament
Kyle Jensen was in Florida earlier this spring with the St. Scholastica baseball team when the Saints’ lineup was announced before a game.
RELATED CONTENTRenovated overlook along Highway 61 boasts spectacular views
On a clear day, you can’t see forever from the newly renovated Mount Josephine Rest Area overlook near Grand Portage — but spotting the white tower of the Rock of Ages Light gleaming in the sun more than 15 miles away is pretty close.
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Raes of sunshine
Raelanah Burrell, 3, (right), asks her friend Raeyanna Davis, 4, if she can walk her dog Chico. The two friends were out playing together in Duluth's East Hillside neighborhood on a sunny Monday afternoon. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
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THE WANNABE BIRDERA plethora of pictures
Where to begin? A bunch of pictures have come in during the past few days. They include, curiously enough, pictures from different photographers of red admiral butterflies. But let's start big: Kurt ...
5/15/12 at 10:17 PM
RINK & RUNUSA defeats Switzerland for sixth win in seven games; Marty Sundvall remembered
The United States defeated Switzerland 5-2 Tuesday in the World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. Alex Goligoski had a goal for the Americans. The U.S. has six wins in seven games in the tournament...
5/15/12 at 10:07 PM
FAMILY AND LIVINGPlayground Safety - Slide Into Safety
Playgrounds are a great gathering place in the back yard or local parks. Falls from playground equipment is one of the major injury areas seen in the ER at Altru Health System. To keep your kids bet...
5/15/12 at 7:02 PM
ASTRO BOBComplete viewing guide to Sunday's annular solar eclipse
It's almost here. Time to get ready for Sunday's annular eclipse of the sun, the first one visible from the U.S. since 1994. Anyone living in the approximately 150-mile-wide band from southern Orego...
5/15/12 at 2:45 PM
CAPITOL CHATTERBuilding stadium, winning championships similar
Minnesota Rep. Morrie Lanning knows how to win elections and football championships, and says getting a new Vikings stadium is much the same. Im a former football player who had an extraordinary te...
5/15/12 at 4:29 AM
Featured Area Voices
SLOWING THE RACING MINDSlavery? Still?
Pinch me, please, and remind me that we live in 2012. Remind me that slavery was abolished in most northern American states in 1783 after the American Revolution. Remind me that the Constitutions 13th...
5/16/12 at 8:35 AM
LIVING IN RETIREMENTPaper Social Security Statements No More
Social Security Statements are not going to mailed any longer to most Americans under age 60. Theywill need to retrieve their Social Security statements online. The Social Security Administr...
5/16/12 at 8:10 AM
ADDICTED TO RUNNINGThe pursuit of passion
Think Easy, Light, Smooth, and Fast. You start with easy, because if thats all you get, thats not so bad. Then work on light. Make it effortless When youve practiced that so long that you forget youre...
5/16/12 at 6:38 AM
HEALTHY TIDBITSSaturday, Black Bear, Motorcycle Expo
Saturday is a Motorcycle Expo at Black Bear Otter Creek Event Center. It will be from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. The cost is $3.00. This is the Northland's Premiere Motorsports Event featuring Motorcycle & Mo...
5/16/12 at 6:20 AM
HUNGRY FOR LIFETurn Old Central Into McMenamins
Years ago we stayed at the Kennedy School. Yes, we slept in our own small class room, wrote on our own black board and we didn't have a TV in our room. In Portland, Oregon and other places out there, ...
5/16/12 at 6:13 AM
AP Newswire
New attack exercise is coming, but other emergency planning scaled back around nuclear plants
The U.S. government has adopted the first set of comprehensive changes in the emergency planning program for communities near nuclear power plants since its creation ...State Wires: MN | WI
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