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Howie: Essentia Health is northern Minnesota’s economic engine
Howie Hanson is Minnesota’s Columnist, writing about power, money, sports and civic life across the state. His daily column is sponsored by Lyric Kitchen . Bar of Duluth. Healthcare systems now hold more economic sway in parts of Minnesota than mining companies once did. In northern Minnesota, Essentia Health sits
Howie: Minnesota has a fraud problem. The real question is who pays for it?
The responsible posture is straightforward: acknowledge the verified damage, pursue every recoverable dollar, prepare for the possibility of additional exposure and insist on public updates as investigations progress.
Howie: Healthcare is Minnesota’s economy
Healthcare is Minnesota’s largest employer. It should become Minnesota’s greatest public priority — not merely in charity or philanthropy, but in economic and civic strategy.
UMD clips Miami 5-2, moves closer to home ice in the first round of the NCHC playoffs
Max Plante had a goal and an assist and Scout Truman the game-winner for the Bulldogs.