BUDGE OPINION
Northland Nature: Spring birds at a prairie stopover
Anyone traveling to the south during late March is able to leave winter behind in the Northland and enter into the coming spring.
By Larry Weber , April 07, 2013
Sports column: Fitness competition season returns with local competitors
The season for fitness competitions is once again in full force and Duluthians and others who have been working hard around the Twin Ports are showcasing what they’ve been working on in numerous local shows.
By Sarah Packingham , April 04, 2013
Column: Loose lips sink ships, Wade Stadium walls, and Brian’s hopes for a Chipotle in Duluth
So have you heard the latest rumor that’s covering Duluth like a bad Phil Johnson toupee?
By Brian Matuszak , April 03, 2013
Column: Restaurant week returns to downtown Duluth
Downtown Duluth’s foodie-frenzy returns this month with “Eat Downtown - Duluth Restaurant Week.”
By Kristi Stokes , April 02, 2013
Pets column: Is a pocket pet for you?
I have always been an animal lover. As a child, one of my favorite springtime activities was going to the local feed store to look down into the bins of chicks and ducklings and gaze wistfully into the cages of rabbits on display.
By Amy Miller , April 02, 2013
Column: Hand, heart, spirit and art
Here in Onigamiising, this past week the UMD Survey of American Indian Arts class watched the documentary film “Teachings of the Tree People” which introduced us to the late Bruce Miller, who was a Skokomish weaver, carver, and teacher of traditional arts and culture.
By Linda LeGarde Grover , April 01, 2013
Column: Duluth teacher pension fund joins many in seeking cash
Thoughts on four public issues of local interest still under debate...
By Virgil Swing , March 30, 2013
Column: Sustainable Twin Ports celebrates 5 years with the 2013 Early Adopters 
Sustainable Twin Ports (STP) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to furthering economic, environmental and social sustainability in the Twin Ports and western Lake Superior region through education, networking and action.
By Cara Lindberg , March 28, 2013
Brian Matuszak column: It’s the end of the world as we know it, and as long as it’s zombies, Brian feels fine
So I recently found myself driving along a dark, lonely Proctor road (the only kind of road there is in Proctor), and, as they often do, my thoughts soon turned to the apocalypse.
By Brian Matuszak , March 27, 2013
Schools column: Community shares ideas in ‘Think Kids’ initiative
Several months ago, ISD 709 began a community-wide conversation on local education, inviting the public to “think kids” as we take on challenges ranging from budgets to curriculum to school climate.
By Bill Gronseth , March 26, 2013
Column: Outdoor classroom experience is dynamic
Five years ago my husband chaperoned a trip for the tough to Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center. He and the children came home with harrowing tales of winter survival, a ropes course and skin-chapping adventures in the snow.
By S.E. Livingston , March 26, 2013
Column: ‘Thrill circus’ a win for the Aad Shrine, children and animals
Duluth is a special place to experience spring. But spring in Duluth has also become associated with a tradition which, in contrast to the energizing effect of birds singing and budding trees, left me feeling sad and depressed — the exotic animal acts included in the annual Aad Shrine Circus.
By Reyna Crow , March 25, 2013
Column: Minnesota at a crossroads this legislative session
This is a critical legislative session. Our great state is at a crossroads.
By Erik Simonson , March 25, 2013
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