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Howie: Here comes Duluth Public Schools Red Plan Jr.
Debt service already consumes about 60 percent of the school levy. With this addition of $38 million in bonding debt, Duluth is entering a decade in which the school system will spend more paying off debt than teaching future students.
Howie: Duluth Public Schools still drowning in Red Plan debt
Since 2008, Duluth Public Schools has paid more than $300 million toward Red Plan debt service, with $175 million remaining. By the time the bonds are gone, Duluth will have spent half a billion dollars servicing a plan that shrank the district, buried its budget, and doubled property taxes.
Howie: Duluth Schools' formula for levy creep
Duluth Schools' levy creep isn’t an accident. It’s a feature of the system, baked into Minnesota law, and the district has leaned on it harder than any of its neighbors. The taxpayers? They’re the audience at a rigged show, asked to clap politely while the board insists there’s no other way.
Howie: Trust and integrity are cornerstones of public education
Multiple referendums have been floated in recent years asking voters for more funding — and taxpayers have responded with a clear and resounding no. Not because we don’t support kids. We do. But because we no longer trust the system to spend responsibly.
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St. Louis County Board presents Public Health Achievement Awards
"It’s a special day when we are able to recognize individuals and organizations that make up the fabric of the public health system." -- Amy Westbrook, St. Louis County Public Health Division Director
Howie: $1 million gift builds on Benedictine's long mission in Duluth
Benedictine Living Community-Duluth provides independent living, assisted living, memory care, respite care, adult day services, home health, and skilled nursing and rehabilitation services.
Howie: Duluth’s 2027 budget will be defined by choices, not excuses
Duluth’s Local Government Aid has increased overall, not decreased. From 2016 to 2026, it rose by about $6.07 million, or roughly 20.7%. The sharpest jump was from 2023 to 2024.
Tim Meyer: Return to the moon? I have a lot of questions.
Meyer is a Duluth architect and community builder. Reach him at tim.meyer@meyergroupduluth.com I grew up in the 1970's glued to a television set, watching every Apollo mission. Nearly 60 years later, the achievements of the Apollo program remain astonishing — perhaps even more so now, as