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Contact information for Duluth City Council, School Board, St. Louis County Board of Commissioners as well as our U.S. Senators and Representatives.March 05, 2010
Interstate 35 ‘megaproject’ will be a megamess
Construction this summer on Interstate 35 through Duluth will certainly disrupt traffic, but the DTA and MnDOT do have a plan.
March 05, 2010
In the days when the Northland was red
In the first few decades of the 20th century, Duluth was a hotbed of labor battles, corporate spying and, gasp, even communism. Richard Hudelson, author and university professor, and Budgeteer editor Jana Peterson tag-team on this brief, but fascinating history of communism in the Twin Ports and the Iron Range.
February 26, 2010
How U.S. Steel made (and nearly unmade) Duluth
A brief history of the United States Steel plant in Duluth's Morgan Park neighborhood, with a sidebar following on recent developments at the site, which is now a Superfund site.
February 19, 2010
Duluth Curling Club has long history
While many people around the world had never heard of the sport of curling before it returned to the Olympics in the 1998 Nagano games, Northlanders have been throwing stones and sweeping like mad for almost 120 years.
February 11, 2010
Only memories remain of Duluth's incline railways
Duluth has two incline railways in its past: The the Seventh Avenue Incline Railway, aka the Duluth Skyride, built in 1890 by Highland Improvement Company and the Duluth Belt Line Railway which ran in West Duluth from 1889 to 1916. Story features these two railways, with a brief history of passenger rail in the Twin Ports at the end.
February 05, 2010
Duluth Community Education offers a range of classes
Duluth Community Education celebrates 40 years this year, by offering more than 200 classes.By Press release , February 02, 2010
New City Councilor: Patrick Boyle
Because it’s been a while since the elections, the Budgeteer is running short profiles of each new city councilor over the next couple of weeks to reacquaint readers with the newest faces at City Hall. Meet Second District Duluth City Councilor Patrick Boyle.
January 15, 2010
New City Councilor: Dan Hartman
Because it’s been a while since the elections, the Budgeteer is running short profiles of each new city councilor over the next couple of weeks to reacquaint readers with the newest faces at City Hall.
We start with At-large Councilor Dan Hartman.
January 08, 2010
The uncut Budgeteer interview with Duluth Mayor Don Ness
Mayor Don Ness talks about being in a constant state of crisis for 18 months and how things are different now, with a solid team behind him and a plan in place (or many plans).
By Jana Peterson , December 31, 2009
Success at Aquarium no longer mission impossible
So far this year, 2009 has been a pretty good year for the Great Lakes Aquarium and 2010 could be even better.
By Jana Peterson , December 04, 2009
Bentleyville: It’s here, it’s bright, it’s free
Bentleyville “Tour of Lights” is open to the public from 5-10 p.m. Nov. 27 through Jan. 2 at Bayfront Festival Park at no charge. Check the Web site, www.bentleyvilleusa.org, in inclement weather to ensure that Bentleyville will be open. Volunteer needs are also posted on the Web site.
By Jana Peterson , November 27, 2009
Election '09: Meet your District Four School Board candidates
The answers posted online are uncut and largely unedited, because we have more space here to publish them. Read on to find out where the District Four school board candidates stand. (Candidates listed in alphabetical order.)By Jana Peterson , October 23, 2009
Election '09: Meet your District One School Board candidates
The answers posted online are uncut and largely unedited, because we have more space here to publish them. Read on to find out where the District One school board candidates stand. (Candidates listed in alphabetical order.)By Jana Peterson , October 23, 2009
Election '09: Meet your at-large school board candidates
The answers posted online are uncut and largely unedited, because we have more space here to publish them. Read on to find out where the four at-large school board candidates stand. (Candidates listed in alphabetical order.)By Jana Peterson , October 23, 2009
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