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Howie

Duluth's homegrown columnist. Since 1971.

Pen-and-ink portrait of Howie Hanson

Howie Hanson

Editor & Publisher of HowieHanson.com

What I Cover

I write about power, business, sports and civic life in Duluth and across Minnesota. My columns examine the people making decisions, the organizations behind those decisions and what their choices mean for the communities they serve.

My Background

My journalism career began in 1971 at the Cloquet Pine Knot. More than five decades later, I'm still reporting and writing from Duluth. I publish HowieHanson.com, an independent site built around original columns, local reporting and Minnesota sports coverage.

My Approach

My work combines reporting, analysis and commentary. I believe in checking facts, asking direct questions and giving readers enough information to make up their own minds. My reporting and opinions are mine, and I stand behind the words I publish.

Contact Me

I welcome story ideas, questions, corrections and tips from readers. Email is the best way to reach me.

Email: GuyHowieHanson@gmail.com

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St. Luke's in the News

We’re so proud of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Nurse Elle Huska, RN. She received The DAISY Foundation Award for Extraordinary Nurses! We’re

Kinky Boots opens Friday

“Everyone at the Playhouse has been giddy with excitement from the moment we started working on Kinky Boots.” -- Phillip Fazio, director of Kinky Boots and Producing Artistic Director of Duluth Playhouse

Quote Me, Howie: Stephanie Ham

“Just being there to support C.J., to make sure the kids are present and that we can do it as a family unit, it's been really, really fun. We're just so proud of C.J.” -- Stephanie Ham

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The Conference of Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers has contracted with Anna Tanski to serve as the organization’s inaugural tourism director.

Letters to the Editor

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Reinert begins video series

Mayoral candidate Roger Reinert rolled out the first in a series of five issue-focused videos today. “Our campaign has consistently talked about these

People in the News

Duluthian Tim Meyer, principal architect at Meyer Group Architecture, has appointed by Governor Tim Walz to the Minnesota State Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land

700,000 Minnesotans just got poorer

Last fall the federal Department of Education estimated that more than 700,000 Minnesotans were eligible for the program, which would have canceled up to $10,000 in debt for individual borrowers making less than $125,000 a year, or households earning less than $250,000.