Dan Hartman’s bold vision reinvigorates DECC
With strategic growth and bold imagination, the DECC and Bayfront could become the heartbeat of a city redefining itself—not just as a gritty port town, but as a premier northern destination for arts, entertainment and innovation.
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Duluth does not have one governmentwide financial crisis. It has a school district in a precarious position and a city government that is beginning to encounter some of the same cost-versus-revenue pressures.
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Howie: Duluth Schools’ referendum will rise or fall on trust
Financial need alone will not carry two operating referendum questions across the finish line Nov. 3. The district must confront a trust issue that has accumulated over two decades and explain why voters should believe the next 10-year, $103 million plan be better than the plans that preceded it.
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Howie: Durrwachter has become the council’s most trusted voice
The council is not an advisory committee to the mayor. It is a separate branch of city government, obligated to scrutinize administrative proposals, protect public money and represent residents whose voices cannot be heard from behind the closed doors of City Hall.
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Howie: Duluth should vote yes on both school referendum questions
Duluth Public Schools is not asking voters to finance a cure-all. It is asking for enough stability to protect student learning while the district continues the harder work of controlling costs, correcting financial procedures and reshaping operations.
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Hockey Notebook: Hibbing/Chisholm star Rewertz commits to Bulldogs
Rewertz will divide the 2026-27 season between Hibbing/Chisholm and the Penticton Vees of the Western Hockey League.
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Chamber names interim president; Seyfer, Stella Maris girls tennis enters defining season
The Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce has named Jim Roche its interim president while the organization searches for a permanent leader. Roche recently retired as president of the Maine Bankers Association, a position he had held since 2021. He previously spent nearly 17 years as president of the Business &
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Howie: Bulldogs have the forward firepower to win a national championship
Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a 10-part series examining the Minnesota Duluth men’s hockey program entering the 2026-27 season.
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