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Howie: I’ve written a new book, Minnesota 2050

If you care about where Minnesota is actually headed — if you work in government, health care, business, education, media, development or civic leadership — this is essential reading. The forces outlined here will shape budgets, careers, housing markets, school systems and regional stability.

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Howie: The moment Amy Klobuchar has prepared for
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Howie: The moment Amy Klobuchar has prepared for

The campaign will now test whether voters see her as the experienced hand who can “fix what’s wrong” — or as part of the same governing class they are increasingly skeptical of. It is a seasoned politician reading the room and deciding the room needs her.

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Tim Meyer: Love for the place we live

Matt, Helen and Eddie have all passed. Helen’s funeral at St. Michael’s Church was the largest ever held there — before or since. I still miss Matt’s smile and his wave. Those of us who lived in the neighborhood carry their images with us — and the feeling of community they created.

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Hermantown hosts Duluth Denfeld in boys basketball Tuesday

Following Tuesday’s game, Hermantown travels to Rock Ridge on Thursday and to Superior on Friday before closing the regular season with home games against North Branch on Feb. 26 and a road game at Duluth East on Feb. 27.

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Hermantown seeded second in 1A, Section 7 boys hockey tourney

Hermantown is seeking a return to the section championship game after falling short of a state tournament berth last season. The Hawks have reached the Section 7A final multiple times in recent years and enter the postseason with 16 victories against a competitive schedule.

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Howie: Bulldogs control path to home ice with four games remaining
Bulldogs coach Scott Sandelin. Howie / HowieHanson.com

Howie: Bulldogs control path to home ice with four games remaining

This is not a dominant NCHC season for UMD. It’s been uneven. Productive at times. Leaky at others. But the opportunity is still there — not because they’ve been great, but because the middle of the league has been crowded and flawed.

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Howie: Is this Amy Klobuchar’s moment?
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Howie: Is this Amy Klobuchar’s moment?

This may be the moment Klobuchar has been preparing for since she first entered public life — not to campaign, not to negotiate from the sidelines, but to run the place she has spent a lifetime studying.

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AF1 Notebook

By Howie Hanson, 50 Yard Football Several teams in America Football One made roster moves Friday, adding size along the lines and adjusting depth at quarterback and defensive back. Washington signed defensive lineman Javier Edwards (6-foot-2, 350 pounds) out of Colorado. Oregon made five additions, including defensive lineman Isaiah Pedack

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Tim Meyer: Use the 'Fargo Formula' for downtown redevelopment
Downtown Duluth. Howie / HowieHanson.com

Tim Meyer: Use the 'Fargo Formula' for downtown redevelopment

It is time to bring major community stakeholders and economic drivers — such as UMD and the College of St. Scholastica — downtown. With them would come students, faculty and staff, along with parents, friends and visitors, fueling a historic rebirth of downtown Duluth.

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Hermantown seeded second in Section 7A boys hockey tourney

Hermantown seeded second in Section 7A boys hockey tourney

The Hawks led by senior forward Ford Skytta, a team captain and four-year varsity player, senior goaltender Bryce Francisco and freshman defenseman Nickolai Zhokov. Junior forwards Beau Christy and Mick Martalock tied for the team scoring lead with 38 points.

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Howie: Tim Meyer begins column on Duluth’s future
Tim Meyer. Submitted / Fangie Maria Meng

Howie: Tim Meyer begins column on Duluth’s future

Tim’s column will dive into the issues that shape this city in real time: housing, community development, downtown reinvestment, sports, politics, business decisions that ripple through neighborhoods, and the constant tug-of-war between nostalgia and progress.

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Obit: Maria Giuliani

Obit: Maria Giuliani

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our mother, Maria Giuliani, who was born in 1929 in León, Guanajuato, Mexico. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alessandro Giuliani. Maria was a role model for her children and an inspiration to everyone who knew her.

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Section 7 girls hockey final Wednesday night

The Class 1A, Section 7 girls hockey championship will be decided Wednesday night in Proctor, where top-seeded Proctor/Hermantown will face second-seeded North Shore at 7 p.m. Proctor/Hermantown Mirage enters the title game with a 17-6-2 record after advancing with an 8-0 victory over Rock Ridge in Saturday’

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