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STAFF BLOG JIMMY JABBER There’s no one to blame but yourself for missing class
Video games are the reason for students struggles in school as much as food is to blame for peoples weight issues. College often is a persons first taste of freedom (loads of free time) from parental ...
Posted on 12/27/11 at 1:00 AM
Local view: A time to remember those who died for our freedom
The three-day weekend that ends with Monday’s forgotten holiday is here again.
By Durbin M. Keeney , May 25, 2013
Local view: Alcohol tax increase would cause widespread damage in Minnesota 
Mark Twain, who visited Duluth in 1895, once said, “No man’s life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session.” If you are employed in Minnesota’s hospitality or tourism industries, never has Twain’s quip seemed less humorous or more ominous than today.
By Jerry Spehar , May 14, 2013
Local view: Beware the demogogue, democracy’s big enemy
In March I wrote a letter to the editor about cowardly legislators who act so as to appear to be doing something, whether good, bad or useless. In a one-room, rural schoolhouse in northern Kentucky in 1918, my father and his fellow seventh-graders were taught to recognize such politicians. Following is an excerpt from one of my father’s civics texts:
By William H. Rees , May 12, 2013
Local View: Boston bombing was terrorism, not jihad
While the investigation continues, political analysts and U.S. officials portray Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, as “aspiring jihadists.” Vice President Joe Biden described them as “two twisted, perverted, cowardly knock-off jihadists.” The Wall Street Journal published an op-ed with the evocative headline, “Make no mistake, it was jihad.”
By M. Imran Hayee , May 12, 2013
Local view: Surfing Superior a special experience
We’re not going to make it, I think to myself as my surfing buddy, Luke Kavajecz, and I dig our hands into the water. In front of us is a wave taller than my Duluth home. The crest of the wave starts to feather, buffeted by the strong, bitter northwest wind. In the next two seconds one of two things will happen:
By John Hatcher , May 11, 2013
Local view: Duluthians should be proud of help sent to African community
As I flew from Duluth to Africa to help implement clean-water projects through Rotary, I thought I was prepared. I had my immunizations, researched the area and packed the correct clothing. I was ready.
By Crystal Taylor , May 07, 2013
Local view: Opposing gay marriage is not discriminatory
Marriage is too important an institution to be redefined.
By Liz Hoefferle , May 05, 2013
Local view: Rural Minnesota needs reliable wireless service
Mobile apps are a thriving industry, but we need a strong wireless broadband system to support our efforts.
By Jake Dahl , May 05, 2013
Local view: Pension surcharge is an unfair bailout
In the decades I’ve worked in the insurance industry, I’ve been baffled at how heavily insurance policies are taxed and how little consumers know about it. Yet the Minnesota Legislature is looking at adding another new tax on our customers to bail out an underfunded pension fund for public-safety employees.
By Steve Knutson , May 03, 2013
Local view: Please ask lawmakers to support affordable housing
While Duluth has a lot to offer residents — including a diverse economy, arts and culture and majestic views of nature — what it doesn’t seem to have enough of is housing.
By Pam Kramer and Rick Ball , May 02, 2013
DNR's view: Keep fishing a Wisconsin tradition
Northern Wisconsin weather for the fishing opener has been notoriously fickle over the years, and some have joked that this year may be more suited to ice fishing.
By John Gozdzialski , May 01, 2013
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