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Minnesota Duluth men's hockey coach Scott Sandelin behind the Bulldogs bench

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Schneider, Watt give Bulldogs hockey a distinctly Duluth voice

DULUTH — Bulldogs hockey sounds different when the two men describing it have spent much of their lives around the game in Duluth. Zach Schneider has spent nearly two decades learning

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Quote Me: Dan Hartman
DECC Executive Director Dan Hartman. Howie / HowieHanson.com

Quote Me: Dan Hartman

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Sleen emerging among Minnesota’s elite running backs
Martin Sleen. Howie / HowieHanson.com

Sleen emerging among Minnesota’s elite running backs

HERMANTOWN — Martin Sleen’s explosive start has moved well beyond being simply a Hermantown football story. The Hawks standout has established himself among the most productive running backs in Minnesota. Sleen has rushed for 900 yards and 15 touchdowns, placing him sixth statewide in rushing yardage and tied for second

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Howie: Classie Dudley keeps Community Action Duluth moving forward
Classie Dudley. Howie / HowieHanson.com

Howie: Classie Dudley keeps Community Action Duluth moving forward

Dudley has demonstrated that Community Action Duluth can expand services, improve its unrestricted operating performance and direct a substantial majority of its spending to programs. The next step is to build the institutional support around her that will make those gains sustainable.

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Schneider, Watt give Bulldogs hockey a distinctly Duluth voice
Zach Schneider (left) and Jason Watt at Friday night's 2026-26 season and home opener in Duluth. HowieHanson.com

Schneider, Watt give Bulldogs hockey a distinctly Duluth voice

DULUTH — Bulldogs hockey sounds different when the two men describing it have spent much of their lives around the game in Duluth. Zach Schneider has spent nearly two decades learning how to tell a sports story on television. Jason Watt spent years learning how to prevent the other team from

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Opinion: Essentia’s merger raises a bigger question: Why give up independence?
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Opinion: Essentia’s merger raises a bigger question: Why give up independence?

The central question surrounding this transaction should therefore not be why HealthPartners isn't writing Essentia a check. The better question is what Duluth, Essentia’s patients and its employees receive in exchange for surrendering the institution’s independence.

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Scott Sandelin’s message to his players: Prove it
Bulldogs men's hockey coach Scott Sandelin

Scott Sandelin’s message to his players: Prove it

“Nothing's going to be handed like college hockey, our league, everything is some really damn good teams right now. And I'm just excited that we have a group that's being considered in that mix, but we got to go prove it. We got to go work.” -- Scott Sandelin

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Howie: Journalism's dirty little secret: We're using AI. It's time to admit it.

Muck Rack's 2026 State of Journalism report found that 82% of surveyed journalists had used at least one AI tool during the previous 12 months, up from 77% in 2025. ChatGPT was used by 47%, while substantial numbers reported using AI transcription tools, Grammarly and other applications.