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Howie: The 10 people who helped reinvent Duluth

The modern Duluth enjoyed by residents and visitors did not emerge by accident. It was built by people willing to invest their talent, resources and leadership in a city they believed could become more than its industrial past.

8-minute read
Opinion

Howie: How history may ultimately judge Donald Trump

Trump challenged the structure itself. To Trump supporters, he represented long-overdue rebellion against elite management of the country. To his critics, he represented a direct threat to democratic norms, constitutional stability and civic decency.

5-minute read
Opinion

Howie: Duluth needs summer more than ever

Duluth residents simply need this summer emotionally. They need concerts at Bayfront and families along the Lakewalk. They need baseball games, festivals and tourists asking directions. They need reminders that life cannot become an endless cycle of bills, politics, inflation, anxiety and survival.

5-minute read
Bayfront Festival Park

Howie: The real reason Duluth loves Hairball

Hairball works at Bayfront Festival Park because the band understands something many modern entertainers, marketers and civic leaders often miss entirely: people are starving for shared experiences that feel emotionally uncomplicated.

6-minute read