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STAFF BLOG EH? PLUS That’s a lot of quilts
Lets hope we dont need to cover up in them for a while, but there will be plenty of quilts in Duluth this week. More than 300 quilts will be on display during the 35th annual Minnesota Quilters Inc. ...
Posted on 6/12/13 at 12:00 AM
STAFF BLOG NEWS TRIBUNE ATTIC Aerial views of Duluth
Old aerial photos always offer a lot of interesting opportunities to see what has changed and what has stayed the same. Here are a few aerial photos of Duluth from the early 2000s, from the News Tribu...
Posted on 2/18/13 at 12:17 AM
HEALTHY TIDBITS 
STAFF BLOG JIMMY JABBER 'Trailer Park Boys' star talks Duluth, NHL lockout, Colorado and Washington marijuana laws
Duluth will catch a whiff of Sunnyvale today when the cast of the hit Canadian TV show Trailer Park Boys makes a stop on the Dear Santa Claus, Go (bleep) Yourself tour. The mockumentary-style show,...
Posted on 12/13/12 at 1:00 AM
HUNGRY FOR LIFE Sunday, Last Day of Festival of Trees
The hours today are 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Don't forget to come to Festival of Trees. Today is the last day. It is at the DECC, unstairs and downstairs. Bring a canned good to get a $1.00 off the $6.00 ...
Posted on 11/20/11 at 7:21 AM
Comedian Jim Gaffigan coming to Duluth 
The man known for comedy albums that include "Beyond the Pale" and "King Baby," and his most-recent special "Mr. Universe," is scheduled to perform July 26 at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center Symphony Hall.
By News Tribune staff , March 14, 2013
Duluth civic leaders get the robotics bug
Duluth City Councilor Emily Larson has attended the FIRST regional in Duluth every year since 2011, the first year it was held. So has James Riehl, dean of engineering at the University of Minnesota Duluth.
By Nick Studenski , March 09, 2013
Top 10 reasons you know you’re at Duluth’s FIRST robotics competition
By Anna Karasand Nathan Boyd , March 09, 2013
Robotics: Bigger than hockey someday?
A massive high school competition this week in Minnesota has fans, referees, 99 teams, and is highly competitive.
By Kyle Schlichting , March 09, 2013
Robotics community can lead students to jobs
Drawing 3,000 students to Duluth this week, FIRST has a strong reputation as a high school program. But what do students do after they graduate?
By Nick Aarestad , March 09, 2013
Robotics regional coverage: For robots, it’s a race to the top
For a robot, climbing a 7½-foot pyramid can be a daunting task — and that’s the point.
By Kirsi Kuutti and Christina Le , March 09, 2013
Emcee on wheels
Spectators at Duluth’s robotics competition this week surely have seen the enthusiastic master of ceremonies.
By Nick Studenski , March 09, 2013
Practice gives glimpse of robotic prowess
out on the field, get it communicating, and to get any glitches worked out. Sometimes, the strongest robots on competition day are not the strongest on practice day. What remains constant, however, is the enthusiasm of the participants as they guess who may be the most competitive moving ahead.
By Daniel Lake , March 08, 2013
Focus on robotics puts Minnesota on science map
When Jack Sutherland was a sophomore at Duluth Denfeld High School, he joined the Duluth East Daredevils’ robotics team.
By Heather Harma and Leah Abrahams , March 08, 2013
Do high school students read newspapers? These will write for one
Robin Washington column: Young people don’t read the newspaper, right? They get whatever information they need from the net, correct? Not if you’re talking about the Duluth East Daredevils robotics team or their Blue Twilight counterparts from metro-area Eagan High School.
By Robin Washington , March 03, 2013
Franken urges Minnesota educators to support "master teacher" bill
Sen. Al Franken talked about his favorite science teacher Friday at a Minnesota Science Teachers Association conference in Duluth and urged support for a bill to help retain teachers and boost the number of students studying math and science.
By Mike Creger , February 22, 2013
For young and old alike, dreams of the water at Duluth boat show
Nathan Loraas sat with his grandfather on one of the big pontoons Wednesday night on the floor of the Duluth Boat, Sports, Travel & RV Show at the DECC.
By Mike Creger , February 14, 2013
Kids and adults dream big at Duluth boat show
The annual show is a chance to catch up on the latest equipment, and, as one parent said, "It doesn't cost anything to dream."
By Mike Creger , February 13, 2013
Robotics on a roll in Minnesota schools
An explosion in the popularity of high school robotics teams suddenly has made it chic to be geek.
By Heron Marquez Estrada and Mike Creger , January 29, 2013
Young hockey crowd helps UMD women set attendance mark
UMD set a women’s hockey regular-season record home crowd of 4,095 Saturday at Amsoil Arena with the help of girls youth hockey players and their families watching the Bulldogs and Bemidji State.
By Kevin Pates , January 23, 2013
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