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Bulldogs stun No. 2 North Dakota, advance to NCHC title game

Minnesota Duluth is 5-2 all-time in Frozen Faceoff semifinal games and will play for its fourth NCHC tournament title. Denver and the Bulldogs enter the championship game tied for the most titles in conference tournament history with three.

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Howie: Mayor Wayne Boucher helped Hermantown grow without losing its soul
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Howie: Mayor Wayne Boucher helped Hermantown grow without losing its soul

In a country where public confidence has eroded in too many places, Hermantown has preserved something that is becoming more valuable all the time: the sense that a city can grow, modernize and prosper without surrendering basic standards of safety and livability.

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Howie: Couch brings rare talent, unfinished NFL story to Monsters

Howie is a longtime Minnesota journalist, independent columnist and author covering sports, power and civic life. His daily column is sponsored by Lyric Kitchen . Bar of Duluth. Minnesota Monsters star wide receiver Jamal Couch has spent much of his professional football life carrying a label that sounds flattering on the

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Howie: A spring ritual returns to Minnesota
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Howie: A spring ritual returns to Minnesota

In the wild, peregrine falcons typically nest on high, open ledges such as rocky cliffs. In modern cities, tall structures — including skyscrapers — serve as stand-ins for those natural cliff faces, and the St. Paul nest box has become a reliable urban nesting site.

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Howie: FOX21 KQDS knocks it out of the park with website redesign

For readers in the Duluth market, the takeaway is pretty simple. The FOX21 site now looks and feels like a modern news operation. Clean design, smoother navigation, stronger technical backbone — all of it working together to deliver stories more efficiently.

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Howie: Duluth could use a humble mayor like Arik Forsman
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Howie: Duluth could use a humble mayor like Arik Forsman

If Duluth decides it prefers less marketing and more governing, voters may discover that the model for that kind of leadership has been sitting in plain view at City Hall for several years. His name is Arik Forsman.

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Howie: Monsters pep rally today

“Brianna and I are building a strong franchise for Duluth. We have a vision and lofty goals.” -- Minnesota Monsters owner Jacob Lambert

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Duluth Marshall opens against Sauk Centre in state opener
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Duluth Marshall opens against Sauk Centre in state opener

The Hilltoppers, led by super-sophomore Chloe Johnson (31.3 points per game), enters the tournament as one of the favorites in the eight-team bracket and could meet No. 3 seed New London-Spicer or No. 6 Minnehaha Academy in the semifinals if both teams advance.

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Howie: In St. Paul, regions that show up together get heard

Under the leadership of Chamber President Matt Baumgartner, Duluth and St. Louis County Days has become a respected presence at the Capitol. Legislators expect it. Policymakers notice it. And participants leave knowing their region’s voice has been heard.

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