Duluth woman thankful for classmates' timely blood pressure reading

Rikki Piskoty, who was in her 30th week of pregnancy, said she felt perfectly normal when she went to her nursing assistant class at Lake Superior College on Jan. 25. It was the day when the 18 students in Melanie Kucera’s class learned about checking vital signs.

Public invited to share Duluth school district budget ideas

As part of its pledge to be more open, the Duluth school district is holding three “public information meetings” next week, where people can speak on how they would prioritize the district’s needs for the next fiscal year.

Warm winter extends ferry season between Bayfield and Madeline Island

Normally, an ice road linking the Madeline Island to the mainland is in place by now, giving island residents a few weeks of freedom to come and go as they please, day or night, unbound by the ferry schedule. It’s a bright spot in the dark days of winter. But not this winter.

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