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Guest View: Coy questioning at candidate forum unprofessional, irrelevant PressPass

Does being gay indicate a character flaw that disqualifies you from being a city councilor? Not according to the city of Duluth.

By Guest Writer Anna Tennis , October 22, 2009

Kristi Stokes: Duluth City Council votes to ‘renew the spirit’ PressPass

Duluth’s city council this week acted on a measure that will positively impact our downtown and waterfront over the course of the next five years.

By Kristi Stokes , September 18, 2009

Virgil Swing: City leaders need to do better job of vetting expenses PressPass

The mayor’s case for a tax increase would be more persuasive if it included more of the penny pinching shown in 2008. One recent expenditure that sailed through spent nearly $500,000 to pick the route for a paved path connecting the Munger Trail with Lakewalk.

By Virgil Swing , September 11, 2009

Many local candidates face primary Sept. 15 PressPass

Get to know the candidates, especially those who face possible elimination in the primary election Sept. 15.

By Jana Peterson , August 22, 2009

Duluth survey gives Ness high marks PressPass

Duluth survey gives Ness high marks Three of four residents say they approve of the job the mayor is doing, but most view the city councilors less favorably.

By Candace Renalls , June 18, 2009

Ralph Doty: Duluth’s city councilors aren’t treated equally PressPass

Am I the only one who’s concluded that two city councilors at the center of two separate controversies are being treated unequally by some of their colleagues, the media and many residents?

By Ralph Doty , June 17, 2009

City council candidate runs afoul of law again PressPass

City council candidate runs afoul of law again Robert Wagner, who ran for mayor in 2007 and is making a run for city council, was cited for holding a music event without a permit.

By News Tribune , June 09, 2009

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OUR VOICES Setting up for new restaurants, retail

We at Twin Ports Business know how our readers love everything food and retail, so in case you missed it, the Duluth City Council voted last night to reshape the area between Kohl's and Central High School to attract more food and retail. The News Tribune reported that the council garnered advice f

Posted by: Andy Greder on Sep 15, 2009 at 1:08 PM | Twin Ports Business

OUR VOICES Friday prediction: mayoral election edition

Have I made enough bad predictions these past few weeks? Am I done making a fool of myself? Heck no -- I live for this stuff. So continuing with our theme of friday political predictions, it's time to look at who might challenge the mayor for the city's top job in 2011. But this time, rather than g

Posted by: Stahl on May 8, 2009 at 8:09 AM | BUZZ.duluth

OUR VOICES Do you like the jail? ___ Yes ___ No

The city council's vote on whether to allow the county to demolish the old county jail seems 95 percent likely to come up this Monday (it didn't show up in the original council agenda, but was slipped in there tonight). In advance of the vote, Deputy City Attorney Alison Lutterman sent the council t

Posted by: Stahl on Apr 23, 2009 at 9:06 PM | BUZZ.duluth

OUR VOICES Council agenda time!

It's Christmas, er, I mean council agenda day. As always, these are the agenda items that I think deserve particular scrutiny for being a) controversial or b) have the potential for being controversial or c) just plain noteworthy or d) has the possibility of being a or b or c, I just need to find ou

Posted by: Stahl on Apr 8, 2009 at 10:00 AM | BUZZ.duluth

OUR VOICES Everything you wanted to know about where Roger Reinert eats

So, who knew that a blog post on city council expenses would generate 34 comments. While that certainly doesn't approach the record territory of Todd Fedora talking about the Citizen's Blog, it's a decent haul. At any rate, the city was kind enough to provide a copy of the receipts for those expens

Posted by: Stahl on Apr 6, 2009 at 10:19 AM | BUZZ.duluth

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