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A gain of salt
The Algoma Navigator unloads salt at Duluth’s North American Salt Company Saturday. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
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Featured Staff Blogs
CAPITOL CHATTERLoud demonstrations join budget debate in Minnesota Capitol
By Don Davis Heather Falk fanned herself Saturday in the hot, muggy Minnesota Capitol building as legislators gradually worked toward finishing the state budget and adjourning for the year. The Cloqu...
5/18/13 at 11:52 PM
ASTRO BOB1998 QE2 asteroid flyby an opportunity for pros and amateurs alike
An asteroid it would take an hour to walk across will speed past Earth on May 31 and provide radio astronomers a perfect opportunity to nab closeup views of its surface. 1998 QE2, discovered in 1998...
5/18/13 at 10:56 AM
OIL PATCH DISPATCHRadioactive waste on the N.D. monitor
WILLISTON, N.D. Landfill employees here discovered at least two hot loads this week, illustrating why a group of North Dakota citizens is worried about the proper disposal of radioactive waste that ...
5/18/13 at 12:03 AM
THE WANNABE BIRDERDo the Minnesota Vikings hate birds?
Probably not. But Minnesota Public Radio reports that some bird watchers are concerned about all that glass in the plans for their new football station. Birds, as anyone who has windows knows, don't a...
5/17/13 at 5:16 PM
EH? PLUSAll-you-can-eat buffet
The Eagles Auxiliary will be hosting an all-you-can-eat soup, sandwich & salad buffet lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 1710 N. 12th St. in Superior. The event is open to the public. Here'...
5/16/13 at 4:15 PM
Featured Area Voices
SLOWING THE RACING MINDIf He Can Forgive Her…
On Monday, I posted an entry about playing the roll of the woman at the well in a sketch at an evening worship service on Sunday night. I had a lot of positive feedback from readers, and I fully belie...
5/18/13 at 6:18 AM
EAST OF WEEDIN'Eating well...
A few weeks back I mentioned I will try to show examples of backyard to table dishes that I make. Since college I've found it prudent to grow some of my own food. I enjoy gardening but it's also a mat...
5/17/13 at 4:18 PM
THIS WOMAN WRITESCustomer Service and Too Many Male Kiwi Plants
If you're looking for a basil plant, or oregano, or even rosemary, you can pretty much announce this on the city sidewalks and someone will shove one of these into your hand, but if you want a tarrago...
5/17/13 at 10:06 AM
MS. SIMPLICITYThe Excuses That Professional Organizers Hear
When I tell people that I am a Professional Organizer, their response is usually the same, "boy do I need you in my house!" and they laugh. So it got me thinking about what some of the things are that...
5/17/13 at 8:55 AM
RURAL REFLECTIONSRural Reflections Radio
Here is this week's Rural Reflections Raido program, Old and simple...
5/17/13 at 8:32 AM
AP Newswire
Investigators probe for cause of Conn. train collision; cleanup, restoration, workweek ahead
Investigators will look closely at a broken section of rail to see if it is connected to the commuter train derailment an...State Wires: MN | WI
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