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Minnesota mental health professionals say climate concerns driving patients to depression
Climate protestors interrupt a speech by then-candidate Joe Biden in 2019. Photo by Getty Images.

Minnesota mental health professionals say climate concerns driving patients to depression

By Christopher Ingraham, Minnesota Reformer More than half of Minnesota’s mental health professionals report seeing anxiety, depression and chronic psychological distress related to climate concerns among their patients, according to a study by researchers at the University of Minnesota. Most concerning, more than one-fifth of the surveyed mental health

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Photo of the Day: John Fedo
John Fedo. Howie / HowieHanson.com

Photo of the Day: John Fedo

Former Duluth mayor John Fedo was recognized during the 2024 City of Duluth Mayoral Inauguration on Tuesday afternoon at the Duluth City Hall Rotunda.

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St. Louis County Board selects Keith Nelson as board chair for 2024
Representatives from the BIPOC Leadership Team Employee Resource Group presented a wood carving of the group's logo to the County Board as a thank you for the Board's support over the past year. Shown L-R are (kneeling) Commissioner Patrick Boyle and Auditor Nancy Nilsen; and (standing) Commissioners Ashley Grimm, Annie Harala and Paul McDonald; Tonia Villegas; Commissioners Mike Jugovich and Keith Nelson, Christine Colbenson, Commissioner Keith Musolf, Attorney Kim Maki; Administrator Kevin Gray; and Tawnee Carlson. Submitted

St. Louis County Board selects Keith Nelson as board chair for 2024

By Dana Kazel St. Louis County commissioners today selected their longest serving and newest serving members for key leadership roles for 2024. The Board chose Commissioner Keith Nelson to serve as County Board Chair and Commissioner Annie Harala as Vice Chair. Nelson represents the Sixth District, which covers the central

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Tuesday Night Prep Scoreboard

Boys Hockey Hermantown 2, Proctor 1 OT – Senior defenseman Drew Nelson scored at 2:31 of overtime for the Class 1A/No. 1-ranked Hawks (7-2-2). Senior goaltender AJ Reyelts had 46 saves for the Rails (9-5-0), who slipped to 0-4-0 in the Lake Superior Conference. St. Cloud Cathedral 3, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton

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Hawks to host Greyhounds in girls basketball Friday night

Hermantown will play host to traditional rival Duluth East in a high school girls basketball game Friday at 7:15 p.m. "The girls look to start the new year off with some energy and confidence as we continue to make progress and get better each day," Coach

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This Week in Duluth Marshall Sports

Tuesday Boys Basketball – at Chisholm, 7:15 p.m. Thursday Boys Hockey – at Two Harbors, 7 p.m. Girls Hockey – host Rock Ridge, 7 p.m. Friday Girls Basketball – host Grand Rapids, 7:15 p.m. Saturday Girls Basketball – vs. Rock Ridge, 1:45 p.m. at Duluth East Boys

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This Week in Duluth Denfeld Sports

Tuesday Girls Hockey – host Hibbing, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball – at Superior, 7:15 p.m. Thursday Nordic Skiing – host Cloquet, 11 a.m. Spirit Mountain Girls Basketball – host Hibbing, 7 p.m. Girls Hockey – at International Falls, 7 p.m. Boys Hockey – host Proctor, 7 p.m. Friday Girls

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This Week in Duluth East Sports

Tuesday Nordic Skiing – vs. Cloquet, Spirit Mountain, 4 p.m. Thursday Boys Basketball – host Rock Ridge, 7 p.m. Boys Hockey – at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m. Friday Girls Basketball – at Hermantown, 7:15 p.m. Saturday Boys Swimming – Multiple teams at Ordean East Pool, 9 a.m. Boys Hockey

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Roger Reinert sworn in, hits the ground running
Roger Reinert spoke to television reporters at today's event. Howie / HowieHanson.com

Roger Reinert sworn in, hits the ground running

"It is with great honor and humility that I step into this role as the 40th mayor for the City of Duluth.” -- Mayor Roger Reinert

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This Week in Cloquet Prep Sports

Tuesday Boys Basketball – host Barnum, 7:15 p.m. Girls Basketball – at Proctor, 7:15 p.m. Thursday Nordic Skiing – at Spirit Mountain, 11 a.m. Boys Hockey – host Superior, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball – host Esko, 7:15 p.m. Friday Girls Hockey – at Osseo, 7 p.m. Boys

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This Week in Esko Prep Sports

Thursday Boys Basketball – at Proctor, 7:15 p.m. Girls Basketball – at Cloquet, 7:15 p.m. Saturday Girls Basketball – at Bemidji, 2:15 p.m. Boys Basketball – host Perham, 4 p.m.

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Registration open for first three YAF races in 2024

Registration is now open for the first three Young Athletes Foundation (YAF) fundraising running events scheduled for 2024, the organization announced today. Each of these events saw participation increase in 2023, an encouraging sign to organizers who say these races have an even deeper meaning to the community. “Just by

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This Week in Hermantown Prep Sports

Tuesday Nordic Skiing – at Cloquet, 5 p.m. Boys Hockey – at Proctor, 7 p.m. Game Notes: The Class 1A/No. 1-ranked Hawks will be looking to rebound from a 4-0 loss at Shakopee last Friday, their first shutout loss since 2015. In fairness, Hermantown (6-2-2) was playing its third

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Quote Me, Howie: Prep boys basketball coaches Rhett McDonald and Andy Fenske, on their respective teams
Greyhounds boys basketball coach Rhett McDonald. Howie / HowieHanson.com

Quote Me, Howie: Prep boys basketball coaches Rhett McDonald and Andy Fenske, on their respective teams

Duluth East boys basketball coach Rhett McDonald on his young and quickly improving team, which has won two of its last three including a 90-81 victory over North Branch in the Owatonna Holiday Tournament Saturday – "Coming into this season, we knew we had a lot of holes to fill

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Hockey Notebook

Fargo Force forward Zam Plante has recorded 10 points, including five goals, in his last six games. The 5-foot-9, 170-pound Bulldogs recruit has 14 goals and 30 points in 23 games overall. Issac Howard, a prized, NHL first-round draft pick who bolted from the Bulldogs program after his freshman season,

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Howie's Prep Sports Notebook, Saturday
Class 2A powerhouse Duluth Denfeld clipped Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 4-3 in overtime on Friday afternoon at Sill Arena in Duluth's Friendly West End. Howie / HowieHanson.com

Howie's Prep Sports Notebook, Saturday

Hermantown went 1-1 in a pair of Delano boys basketball holiday tournament games last week, losing to Delano 85-61 before blitzing Monticello 80-63. The Hawks (5-5), who are led by 6-foot-5 senior power forward Abe Soumis, will visit Rock Ridge at 7:15 p.m. Friday and face Becker in

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