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    June 18, 2018
    In Response: Memorial Day editorial clearly meant to honor, offer respect
    A commentary written in response to a News Tribune editorial published on Memorial Day (Our View: "A day to honor, not celebrate") missed the...
    opinion/columnsJune 18, 2018 - 6:29pm
    June 8, 2018
    Reader's View: Duluth's social consciousness needs saving
    Over the past month or so many articles in the News Tribune have shared subtle yet common themes: remembrance, renewal, and reconciliation. Most recently, Memorial Day reminded us to honor those who died in war.
    opinion/lettersJune 8, 2018 - 8:38pm
    June 5, 2018
    In Response: Memorial Day editorial insulted honored war dead
    I was deeply disappointed — disgusted, really — that on Memorial Day of all days, the News Tribune saw fit to publish an opinion...
    opinion/columnsJune 5, 2018 - 6:48pm
    May 29, 2018
    Up to 200 gravestones vandalized with swastikas just before Memorial Day event in Illinois
    Mark Johnson, the grounds superintendent at Sunset Hill Cemetery, came to work early Saturday, May 26, to wrap up remaining preparations for the cemetery's annual Memorial Day event. It's the busiest day of the year for the Glen Carbon, Illinois, cemetery, Johnson said. Dozens of...
    news/crime-and-courtsMay 29, 2018 - 7:26am
    May 28, 2018
    Jim Aili squats by the graves of his parents at Sunrise Cemetery on Monday. Aili's father, Edwin, served in the Army during World War II. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com
    'This is what today is about' -- Twin Ports observes Memorial Day in different ways
    Whole families convened around grave markers on Monday in Sunrise Cemetery in Hermantown, where at least 400 people came for the Twin Ports'...
    newsMay 28, 2018 - 4:41pm
    Dave Granlund/Cagle Cartoons
    Our View: A day to honor, not celebrate
    The bloody battles of the Civil War were still raging when women in the South began decorating the graves of Confederate soldiers. After the...
    opinion/editorialsMay 28, 2018 - 6:00am
    Our View: Lincoln's call remains unanswered
    Unlike Veterans Day, which honors all who answered America's call to military service, Memorial Day honors those who died in war. Memorial Day...
    opinion/editorialsMay 28, 2018 - 6:00am
    May 26, 2018
    For Memorial Day ... honor their sacrifice by remembering, living
    Memorial Day is probably the most hallowed day for most veterans throughout this nation. For those of us with the misfortune of having experienced...
    opinion/columnsMay 26, 2018 - 10:33pm
    For Memorial Day ... honor those also who died after the battle
    "He, in my view, who endures cheerfully and with fortitude, pains and sickness engendered by the hardships of war, is not less worthy of respect...
    opinion/columnsMay 26, 2018 - 10:31pm
    For Memorial Day ... demand an end to all war
    Memorial Day will be celebrated with the usual high-speed trips to the lake and our lake homes, with displays of flags, with the sounds of bugles...
    opinion/columnsMay 26, 2018 - 10:29pm
    Jay Hagen of Duluth sings the national anthem while participating in the Memorial Day program at Congdon Park Elementary School in Duluth Thursday. Hagen's uncle -- James Hubert -- was killed during a battle in the Pacific Theater during World War II and his remains were not found until a few years ago. Hubert's remains were laid to rest in Duluth last summer. --- Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com
    Piecing together the past -- Veteran’s history revealed with research
    Jay Hagen didn't get too emotional when he talked about his uncle to kids assembled at Congdon Park Elementary School last week. He designed...
    newsMay 26, 2018 - 10:01pm
    Navy veteran Larry Wietman (center), who served in Vietnam from 1965 to 1968, salutes while Army National Guard Sgt. Verne Parks (left) and Spc. Ali Maamoun unfold an American flag to be raised at the Gary-New Duluth Veterans Memorial during Memorial Day ceremony May 29, 2017. News Tribune file photo
    Memorial Day events in the Northland
    The following roundup includes many of the Memorial Day observances happening across the Northland this weekend. All events take place Monday,...
    community/eventsMay 26, 2018 - 5:41pm
    Grilling meat at high temperatures can burn or char the outside, and leave the inside undercooked, according to WebMD. Chelsey Perkins / Forum News Service
    Practice safe cooking habits to avoid food poisoning
    BRAINERD, Minn.—Hosting a backyard barbecue during Memorial Day weekend that makes friends and family sick will make sure it's one holiday...
    lifestyle/foodMay 26, 2018 - 10:15am
    May 25, 2018
    Why is there a Memorial Day? Holiday reminds us of larger human cost of war, need for peace
    On Memorial Day we remember the sacrifices of the soldiers and sailors who died in our many wars. Remembering our dead and wounded should remind...
    opinion/columnsMay 25, 2018 - 7:31pm
    Why is there a Memorial Day? Honoring war dead sole purpose of holiday
    I believe it is important from time to time to consider the difference between Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Memorial Day is the day we honor...
    opinion/columnsMay 25, 2018 - 7:28pm
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