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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 ...
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Local view: In choosing name, pope stands apart 
Wow! As a former Jesuit seminarian (1979-1987), I was stunned to learn the cardinal-electors in the Roman Catholic Church elected a Jesuit from Argentina to be the new pope.
By Thomas J. Farrell , March 19, 2013
Local view: Irish: Separating the lore from the love
I am conflicted whenever the 17th of March rolls around. My disenchantment is partly due to my first impression of St. Patrick’s Day in conglomeration with my family heritage and all things Irish — an impression I got on a blustery day decades ago.
By David McGrath , March 17, 2013
A mother's view: Boys didn’t know racist slur was so hurtful to others
I am the mother of one of two boys who admitted using a racial slur on the ice, as reported in the Jan. 27 News Tribune under the headline, “2 barred from youth hockey tournament after alleged slur.”
By Jeanne Ann Kolojeski , March 17, 2013
Local view: Community book program explores world of uncredited Tiffany designer
Things are not always what they seem. The iconic stained glass lamps sold by Louis Comfort Tiffany in the late 1800s once were thought to have been designed by Tiffany himself. However, in 2005, a group of art historians discovered that these lamps actually were the work of a woman, Clara Driscoll, who worked for Louis Comfort Tiffany for many years but never got credit for her designs.
By Carla Powers , March 14, 2013
Local view: Despite NRA views, guns do not make us safer
After enduring many incidents of multiple deaths from gun violence, the Connecticut shootings finally brought forward calls for change. Until then we had been a nation of sheep when it comes to gun control.
By Ken Steil , March 12, 2013
A view on mining: Industry makes big claims, but the reality is poverty, pollution
An unabashed pro-sulfide mining group, “Jobs for Minnesotans,” has been touting pie-in-the-sky jobs numbers and other contrived economic benefits while ignoring the current sustainable jobs that could be lost to the watershed-ruining toxic legacy sulfide mines always have left behind.
By David A. Lien , March 12, 2013
Local view: Minnesota must do more to care for senior citizens
If the moral test of government is how it treats our most vulnerable citizens, we believe Minnesota has more work to do to support its seniors and those who care for them.
By John Korzendorfer and Katie Redig , March 12, 2013
Commissioner’s view: Take action on methadone, other drugs
Addiction to prescription drugs and other opiates is a growing crisis, so much so that the Minnesota State Substance Abuse Strategy released last year identified it as a top priority.
By Lucinda Jesson , March 12, 2013
Local view: We can stop white privilege by noticing it
Privilege has been a problem in this country since colonization more than 400 years ago. White privilege started when Europeans stole the land from Americans Indians.
By Nicole Smith , March 10, 2013
Local view: Sex trafficking: 'We care, because it could be us'
High school students in the Girls Restorative Program engaged in Duluth’s Trafficking Awareness Month by reading books, screening films, participating in community events, and by meeting with survivors.
By Girls Restorative Program , March 10, 2013
Local view: New pope must make the church relevant
When the cardinals gather to select a new pope they should choose someone capable of making the Church more relevant.
By David McGrath , March 03, 2013
Mayor's State of the City view: Video format will better explain city’s three main goals
As I began to write this year’s state of the city address, I recognized the limitations of the traditional format. My words alone could not convey the emotional impact of this year’s flood and the challenges before us.
By Don Ness , March 03, 2013
Councilor's State of the City view: Optimism, openness drive city’s growth
June 20, 2012, will be a date remembered by Duluthians for generations to come. The largest flood in our city’s recorded history will not be etched in my mind for its devastation but for the resiliency of our residents.
By Patrick Boyle , March 03, 2013
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