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Local View: The NFL plays on 'Sindays' as much as Sundays

From the column: "Apologies and pledges from the NFL would be meaningless. A justifiable penance, however, and a good way to start the healing, would be donating all of Super Bowl LVI’s proceeds to the Mental Health Foundation (and) announcing the firing of (NFL Commissioner Roger) Goodell at halftime."

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Local View: US in danger of becoming latest empire to implode, fall

From the column: "Many people simply don’t want to fit into the old cultural structures. ... I can’t think of one thing all Americans would rally around anymore."

January 18, 2022 01:42 PM

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Local View: Christmas about more than a baby — especially this year

From the column: "Holiday victories soon faded as things took a turn south."

January 17, 2022 10:55 PM

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National View/MLK Day: Racial profiteers shamefully sullying King's legacy

From the column: "Race was a business when the Ku Klux Klan formed to suppress the Black vote in the 1890s. It was a business during slavery. The difference today is who runs this business. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton have earned millions of dollars extorting companies with their campaigns of racial intimidation. Have they solved any problems? Or have they just turned a profit?"

January 16, 2022 11:38 AM

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National View/MLK Day: Content of character still ignored, fueling discrimination

From the column: "Unquestionably, as demonstrated by the vigilante lynching of Till in 1955 to the vigilante shooting of Arbery in 2020, too often the color of one’s skin continues to dominate."

January 16, 2022 09:31 AM

By Barbara R. Arnwine and Daryl D. Jones

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In Response: Wages aren't keeping up with Duluth's 'good ol' days'

From the column: "After 40 years of this beat-down on wages and benefits, with pro-business government policies, there doesn’t seem to be a will to turn back the clock."

January 15, 2022 02:00 PM

By Duane Battisti

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In Response: Better batteries 'on the way' for electric vehicles

From the column: "These cells are able to recharge faster than their lithium-ion cousins and have much better low-temperature performance, a significant factor in Duluth and the Northland."

January 15, 2022 10:00 AM

By Tom Anderson

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Finding Faith: Look for the Holy Spirit's work in difficult times

"My best advice as a faith leader is to seek out where you can find the Spirit, God’s active presence in the world, still at work. This can be in the talented medical staff taking care of your loved one; this could be in the network of friends who rally to your side. The Spirit is there, at work, somewhere."

January 15, 2022 09:30 AM

By Devlyn Brooks

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Local View: Like King, stand strong against war, nuclear weapons

From the column: "Honoring the authentic legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. requires taking on three of humanity’s great problems, as embodied in the “giant triplets” King fought against: racism, materialism, and militarism."

January 14, 2022 03:09 PM

By Dorothy Wolden

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Local View: Acid rock drainage a nonissue with Twin Metals mine

From the column: "Furthermore, Twin Metals has a host of innovations that set the project apart as a model operation, such as the environmentally friendly dry stack tailings method, carbon sequestration, an electric fleet, and a goal to become net zero."

January 14, 2022 01:18 PM

By Rens Verburg

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Duluth Human Rights Officer's View: On MLK Day, continue his struggle for the right to vote

From the column: "The airwaves will be filled this weekend with Dr. King's “I Have a Dream” speech, but I want to challenge us to get familiar with his “Give Us the Ballot” speech, delivered at the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom in 1957."

January 14, 2022 11:03 AM

By Carl Crawford

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Duluth NAACP President's View: Northland falling short on making real changes

From the column: "Throughout the past year, the Duluth NAACP worked to enact very real changes in the region, particularly in areas of law enforcement, health equity, and education."

January 14, 2022 08:58 AM

By Classie Dudley

8th Congressional District candidate forum 2019

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In Response: Success in the 8th District should be celebrated, not feared

From the column: "We’ve always believed our 8th District is a tremendous place where we can enjoy our abundant resources and live and raise a family or even run a business. We are fortunate to live in a place filled with loving, smart, and hard-working people."

January 13, 2022 03:00 PM

By Theresa Lastovich and Ashlie Castaldo