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Duluth was treated to Mother Natures softer side during Grandmas Marathon weekend so much so that the News Tribune pointed it out in the headline of a follow-up story Monday. What she brought out ...
Posted on 6/24/12 at 12:00 AM
A judge's view: Alcohol a bad mix for high school graduation parties 
Although it has felt like winter, prom and graduation parties are just around the corner. This time of year reminds me of a graduation party I attended a few years ago here in Duluth.
By Heather Sweetland , May 09, 2013
National view: Obama should make GOP feel pain of cuts
President Obama had the opportunity this week to make an irresponsible Congress face the consequences of its own dumb actions. For reasons I cannot fathom, he took a pass.
By Eugene Robinson , May 05, 2013
National view: Obama’s spectacular fall came quickly
Fate is fickle, power cyclical, and nothing is new under the sun. Especially in Washington.
By Charles Krauthammer , May 05, 2013
It’s time to get down and dirty
SAM COOK: No matter what manner of physical activity you pursue this time of year, you’re looking for trouble.
By Sam Cook , May 03, 2013
A chance encounter with the power and violence of ice-out at Tettegouche (with video)
ANDREW KRUEGER: Perhaps Mother Nature wanted to teach me a lesson. Sitting on rocks alongside the Baptism River in Tettegouche State Park on Monday, savoring the sights and sounds of High Falls, I dared to take my iPhone out of my pocket.
By Andrew Krueger , May 01, 2013
Collins did his part, now it’s our turn
JIM LITKE: It says something, nearly all of it good, that on the day a male athlete in one of the major American pro sports came as out as gay, the reaction from the NBA, fellow ballplayers and fans was almost uniformly positive.
By Jim Litke , April 30, 2013
Monday with Mitch: Honor us ... maybe
MITCH ALBOM: Assuming you have made it this far, please accept our offer of a cap, gown and hood, plus a wonderful spread of coffee and assorted pastries.
By Mitch Albom , April 29, 2013
Before ‘42,’ interracial teams barnstormed the Northland
Robin Washington column: ‘42’ is a classic based-on-a-true story biopic. Making the rounds concurrent with the movie is “Color Blind: The Forgotten Team that Broke Baseball’s Color Line” by Tom Dunkel, the story of a semipro team formed in Bismarck, N.D., in 1933, well before Robinson’s signing with Brooklyn in 1947.
By Robin Washington , April 28, 2013
National view: President Bush made us secure, safe
Clare Boothe Luce liked to say that “a great man is one sentence.” Presidents, in particular. The most common “one sentence” for George W. Bush is: “He kept us safe.”
By Charles Krauthammer , April 28, 2013
National view: Bush's legacy was torture and debt that hobble us
In retrospect, George W. Bush’s legacy doesn’t look as bad as it did when he left office. It looks worse.
By Eugene Robinson , April 28, 2013
Pro/con: Should the Boy Scouts allow gay members and leaders?
Yes: Scouts should embrace all Americans
By Lynn Woolsey , April 27, 2013
Pro/con: Should the Boy Scouts allow gay members and leaders?
No: Scouts must defend long-held convictions
By Tony Perkins , April 27, 2013
Contrite call sends good vibe
Sam Cook column: It was hard to tell where this call was going. “I unfortunately met you on the Lakewalk yesterday,” a woman’s voice was saying.
By Sam Cook , April 26, 2013
Tuesday with Mitch: We can’t protect everything from terrorism
MITCH ALBOM: Danger. Terror. I remember an interview in a bad Detroit neighborhood. When I approached a couch in the small front room, the mother said to me, “Don’t sit there. They can shoot you through the window.”
By Mitch Albom , April 23, 2013
After suspect’s capture, city on a hill shines again
ROBIN WASHINGTON: The streets and landmarks were exactly as I knew them: I had walked along Norfolk Street in Cambridge, just down from where the Tsarnaevs now lived, visiting a
By Robin Washington , April 21, 2013
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