COLUMNISTS
STAFF BLOG JIMMY JABBER Flood proved worth of electronic media
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 ...
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National view: Latest scandals bring right and left together
Breaking news: Conservative organizations suddenly have found common cause with one of their favorite objects of contempt — the benighted Mainstream Media.
By Kathleen Parker , May 19, 2013
Spike in gas price sparks economics lesson
Robin Washington: If you participate in a 401(k) plan that even remotely touches the stock market, be sure to tell the administrator where you want your pork bellies delivered.
By Robin Washington , May 19, 2013
Urgency to get outdoors grows as we age
Sam Cook column: Up along a river on the North Shore, the steelhead angler said something that seemed to transcend the simple act of fishing. He said he didn’t know how much longer he’d be able to fish like this. He is at that place where most of us will get one day.
By Sam Cook , May 17, 2013
'Office' offered pleasant satisfaction in final season
HANK STUEVER: The end of NBC's "The Office" arrives tonight not only to lowered expectations but with the added dents and scrapes of viewer neglect and covered in the duct tape that has held it together for the final two seasons of its charming and successful nine-season run.
By Hank Stuever , May 16, 2013
Monday with Mitch: Staying with the whole family
We’ve spent decades squeezing more and more in, while squeezing our family out.
By Mitch Albom , May 13, 2013
Sunday with Mitch: A Mother’s Day wish 
She said, “Come, here, baby.”
And I reached for her.
By Mitch Albom , May 12, 2013
Rick Lubbers column: UMD rugby has suddenly become a big deal
You can’t film a summer blockbuster like “Iron Man 3” with the indie film budget of “The Blair Witch Project.”
By Rick Lubbers , May 11, 2013
Sam Cook: Moms made for outdoors
Maybe Minnesota’s moms are behind this late ice-out scenario. Maybe they just got a little weary of sharing their Mother’s Day weekend with the opening weekend of Minnesota’s fishing season.
By Sam Cook , May 10, 2013
Different styles lead to same results for local boxing champs
Apart from their God-given ability to deliver Richter scale-rattling punches, Duluth’s two professional boxing champions couldn’t be more dissimilar.
By Rick Lubbers , May 10, 2013
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
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