Howie: Duluth Chamber dinner, Safe Haven in the news
The Chamber will recognize award winners for contributions to the organization and the local business community.
Howie: Just make sure I get my check on Friday
Silence is the danger here. Duluth is a city where speaking the truth gets you branded an alarmist. Shut up, smile and nod along while your neighbors drown. That’s how the people in power like it. Just the steady rhythm of their Friday checks clearing while the walls cave in around everyone else.
Howie: Don't forget the people who struggle
Hubert Humphrey wouldn’t mince words. He’d say: Don’t forget them. Don’t forget the little guy. Don’t forget the people who don’t have lobbyists, who don’t have PACs, who don’t write $5,000 checks at fundraisers. Don’t forget the seniors who built our towns and now count pills at the kitchen table.
Huskies' Surowiec’s breakout summer puts him on the fast track to the bigs
His stat line towered over the league: a .383 batting average, 17 home runs, 68 RBIs, 23 doubles, three triples, 48 runs scored, 28 walks, and 15 stolen bases over 52 games. His OPS landed at 1.252, powered by a .471 on-base percentage and a .781 slugging percentage.
Huskies beat MoonDogs, advance to Northwoods League championship tonight at Wade
Reagan Reeder had three hits and scored three runs for Duluth. Kingsley Guthrie had a double and drove in a run, and Jake Downing had two hits, an RBI and a stolen base.
Hermantown to dedicate flagpole to former football coach Gary Bowen
“Gary Bowen was more than a coach. He was the patriarch of Hermantown football.” -- Hawks head football coach Mike Zagelmeyer
St. Louis County Board authorizes $19.5 million bond sale to fund improvements at Depot, other county projects
By DANA KAZEL The St. Louis County Board has authorized the issuance of $19.5 million bonds to fund critically needed mechanical improvements at the historic St. Louis County Depot, as well as other county projects. The Board's vote on Tuesday was unanimous. Of the bond issuance, $3