From the column: "A starting point is recognizing that racism does exist in law enforcement — not surprisingly, since it is embedded in many institutions in Duluth and elsewhere."
District administrators are working to hammer out a new contract that governs “school resource officers” at Denfeld, East, Ordean East and Lincoln Park.
It wasn't so long ago that Duluth saw hundreds of applicants for open positions. But now the city is having to offer big pay and benefit boosts to avert critical shortages.