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Howie: Minnesota’s primary map points to Klobuchar, but gives Demuth a path
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Howie: Minnesota’s primary map points to Klobuchar, but gives Demuth a path

"All signs, including the huge turnout in Tuesday's DFL primary, point to a strong year for Democrats in Minnesota. If that proves to be the case, then Senator Klobuchar should have a smooth path to the governor's office." -- Former Duluth city councilor Joel Sipress

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Vikings name Kyler Murray starting quarterback for 2026 season
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Vikings name Kyler Murray starting quarterback for 2026 season

Murray, who turned 29 on Friday, signed a one-year contract with Minnesota in March after spending his first seven NFL seasons with the Arizona Cardinals. Arizona selected him with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft.

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Howie Live: Wednesday, August 12

GOOD WATCH: Duke Skorich's Personal Meeting Room, talking regional politics. . . . BREAKING SPORTS: St. Scholastica athletics director Jessica Cherry announced Kyle Yost as the Saints’ next women’s basketball coach. Yost takes over as CSS prepares for the 2026-27 season after earning the program’s first Minnesota Intercollegiate

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Howie: Jim Oberstar kept northern Minnesota on the federal map
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Howie: Jim Oberstar kept northern Minnesota on the federal map

Jim Oberstar understood that roads connected workers to jobs, airports connected employers to markets, ports connected Minnesota resources to the world and research connected traditional industries to new possibilities -- that northern Minnesota could remain strong only if it remained connected.

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Howie: Duluth Schools’ referendum will rise or fall on trust

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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St. Louis County installs solar renewable energy systems on three Public Works facilities
A 40-kilowatt solar array, produced by Heliene in Mt. Iron, now operates on the roof of the St. Louis County Public Works facility in Culver Township. The Minnesota Department of Commerce's Statewide Solar on Public Buildings Grant Program made the project possible. Submitted

St. Louis County installs solar renewable energy systems on three Public Works facilities

With Minnesota currently importing 100% of its fossil fuels, solar power adds “homegrown” renewable sources of energy to the building and the state’s electrical grid.

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Hawks enter fall with contenders, questions and unfinished business
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Hawks enter fall with contenders, questions and unfinished business

That is the broad Hermantown picture entering training camp starting Aug. 17. Football and girls cross-country should expect to contend for section championships. Boys soccer and volleyball return enough proven talent to make deep playoff runs realistic.

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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

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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Stella Maris trap program takes aim at breakout fall season

The Sentinels now have returning captains, increasing roster depth and a championship-tested young core. The next objective is to prove that last spring’s breakthrough in Alexandria was the beginning of something sustainable.

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