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faith & family fridays: this is the church
The other day, I found the Church in my mail. Not email, but the snail-mail variety -- old school. The envelope was hidden among the pile of mostly junk, and since it bore the return label of our kid...
Posted on 5/10/13 at 12:08 AM
Deception, Deceit, Dishonesty -- Is This Our 3-D World?
You younger women -- under 35 -- may find this odd, but not so many years ago, a married woman did not appear on a credit card account as a real person. As the wife of her husband, she was presumab...
Posted on 5/1/13 at 1:53 PM
Legislative notebook: House DFL wants $250 million in property tax relief
By Don Davis and Danielle Killey Almost 1 million Minnesotans would receive larger property tax refunds, or their first refunds, under a House Democratic proposal. Rep. Jim Davnie, DFL-Minneapolis...
Posted on 4/3/13 at 10:03 AM
I want my Christmas back
First off, I write about Christmas because I want to share my beliefs with readers plus it is a good way to remind myself of what is important about this Holiday. There is nothing that will reinforce ...
Posted on 12/2/12 at 7:01 AM
Getting your school news published the easy way - Areavoices Digest #87
It's close to that time. Some kids are chomping at bit, others are looking longingly at the backyard pool wondering where their summer went. Either way, it's inevitable. Over the next couple of days (...
Posted on 8/22/12 at 1:34 PM
Esko Pride group touts need for more school funds 
By John Lundy , September 16, 2012
St. Louis County school district in court over school consolidation plan
By Elizabeth Dunbar , February 15, 2012
Duluth schools lone bright spot in grim building year
By Peter Passi , February 03, 2012
Report: Minnesota students above average 
New scores on a national test of math and reading skills show Minnesota students remain above average, but several other states are pulling ahead.
Meanwhile, the scores showed fourth and eighth grade students in Wisconsin performed slightly above the national average in math and reading.
November 04, 2011
Silver Bay football completes season 6-2 
The Mariners completed the regular season with a record of 6-2 after defeating Northeast Range 48-0. It was another easy win in the opening round of the Section 7 Nine-man playoffs as the team whipped Wrenshall 59-6 Tuesday.
October 27, 2011
SPORTS ROUNDUP: Agates swim team sweeps Superior 
October 21, 2011
No Child Left Behind needs to ride off into the sunset
By Senator Al Franken, U.S. Senator, Minnesota , October 20, 2011
Most Duluth-area schools fail to make state grade 
By Jana Hollingsworth , September 30, 2011
Virginia School Board member charged with sexual assault 
By Mark Stodghill , July 07, 2011
Pete Langr: ‘Superman’ has important message 
“Waiting for Superman" follows the lives of five young students whose neighborhood schools appear to be either unwilling or unable to give them the education they need.
By Pete Langr , November 14, 2010
Letters to the Editor - Oct. 24, 2010
Find out what's on our readers' minds this week.October 23, 2010
Letters to the Editor - Oct. 17, 2010 
Find out what's on our readers' minds this week.
October 18, 2010
Eddy Gilmore: If you can read this, thank a kindergarten teacher 
Have you hugged a kindergarten teacher recently? Well, you should.
By Eddy Gilmore , October 18, 2010
Keith Dixon: School plan on Nov. 2 ballot would cost you 
A review and comment document prepared for the Minnesota Department of Education revealed that “Plan B” costs individual taxpayers more and does less to improve schools.
October 09, 2010
Former rivals Central and Denfeld come together
By Erik Pheifer , October 04, 2010
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