COLUMNS
meaningful mondays: exploring joy
[So that I can share my weekly faith columns that run in our daily newspaper, Meaningful Mondays will be a duplication of those essays, published Saturdays in The Forum and reprinted here with permiss...
Posted on 1/21/13 at 1:08 AM
The Bridges of Booneville, New York
Located in Oneida County in north central New York State, the Town(ship) of Boonville is one of the forgotten relicts of the b...
Posted on 12/10/12 at 11:16 AM
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 ...
Posted on 6/24/12 at 12:00 AM
Stadium backers don't believe everything they read
Dont believe everything you read, especially in sports blogs and columns about government issues. That is what some Minnesota politicians say after dealing with Vikings stadium issues for months, or ...
Posted on 4/23/12 at 3:13 AM
Twins rumblings
A various assortment of links on the Minnesota Twins, plus a thought on the team's biggest need: Minneapolis Star Tribune columnist Sid Hartman says that Twins manager Ron Gardenhire is inte...
Posted on 11/10/09 at 4:58 PM
Different styles lead to same results for local boxing champs 
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
Health Notes: Carlton County asthma hospitalizations above state average
Carlton County has a higher rate of hospitalizations for asthma than the state as a whole, data released this week by the Minnesota Department of Health show.By John Lundy , May 09, 2013
Health Notes: Asthma doesn’t keep kids out of sports
Asthma doesn’t keep Minnesota youth from participating in athletics, the Minnesota Department of Health found.By John Lundy , May 09, 2013
Health Notes: Nominate a nurse this week
It’s Nurses Week, and the March of Dimes is inviting Minnesotans to nominate outstanding nurses for its annual Nurse of the Year Awards. Patients, friends, families and colleagues can nominate nurses in 15 categories, including Distinguished Nurse of the Year.By John Lundy , May 09, 2013
Health Notes: Nonprofit offers answers on health insurance
Medicare beneficiaries and pre-retirees will have two opportunities this month to get their health insurance questions answered.By John Lundy , May 09, 2013
Health Notes: Scholarships offered for nursing assistant classes
Scholarships are available to help cover the cost of American Red Cross nursing assistant training classes over the next three months at the Northland chapter in Duluth.By John Lundy , May 09, 2013
National view: The day I took a gun to school, and it was no big deal 
Once we arrived at school, I carried the rifle into the building. It was in my hand, plain as day, not in any case. Two teachers passed me in the hallway and said hello. One raised an eyebrow and nodded toward the gun. “Wood shop,” I explained. She smiled and walked away.
By Scott Dalrymple , May 05, 2013
National view: Border security must come before immigration amnesty 
Speaking contemporaneously of futile efforts being made to prevent World War II, Winston Churchill said, “When the situation was manageable it was neglected, and now that it is thoroughly out of hand we apply too late the remedies which then might have effected a cure.”
By Amy Ridenour , May 05, 2013
National view: Obama should make GOP feel pain of cuts 
By Eugene Robinson , May 05, 2013
National view: Obama’s spectacular fall came quickly 
By Charles Krauthammer , May 05, 2013
It’s time to get down and dirty 
By Sam Cook , May 03, 2013
A chance encounter with the power and violence of ice-out at Tettegouche (with video)
By Andrew Krueger , May 01, 2013
Collins did his part, now it’s our turn 
By Jim Litke , April 30, 2013
Monday with Mitch: Honor us ... maybe 
By Mitch Albom , April 29, 2013
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