Howie: Duluth’s airport is flunking its own report card
Airports are economic mirrors. Strong, growing cities attract more flights, more routes, more airlines willing to gamble. Weak, stagnant economies don’t. Carriers aren’t sentimental; they’re accountants with wings. If you can’t fill the seats, they won’t stick around.
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Howie: The verdict on Reinert will be about direction, not personality
The question is no longer simply whether Roger Reinert deserves another term. The question is whether Duluth believes it is on the path it wants — and if not, who has the discipline, clarity and courage to alter it. November 2027 will deliver the verdict. The work of deciding it begins now.
Howie: Essentia’s ER is the spine of Northern Minnesota
Essentia’s downtown campus functions as a Level I trauma center — the highest designation available — meaning it must have surgeons, anesthesiologists, neurosurgeons and critical care specialists available at all hours. Not on call from home. Available.
Essentia Health: No layoffs planned amid role changes, informational picket scheduled
Union members have announced plans for an informational picket next week on Essentia’s downtown campus. Essentia said the picket is not a work stoppage.
Tim Meyer: Community ownership of the Twins?
If the current ownership group can deliver sustained contention, it will be welcomed. If not, it may be time to ask whether a broader form of ownership — one rooted in the community — could provide the stability and commitment required to build a true, lasting winner.