4th District Duluth City Council candidate Howie Hanson received this powerful, neighborhood-based endorsement from legendary local radio personality and good friend Kenny Kalligher today: "I endorse Howie Hanson who I've known for many years, and I know he will be a strong voice for the residents and businesses of District 4 when it comes to economic development, public safety, and will always challenge the seemingly never ending tax increases from the administration."
Incumbents might sneak by if the weather is lousy. If it’s bright and clear, expect a few surprise names on the winner’s list. Either way, don’t expect voters to rediscover patience suddenly. Because in Duluth, sunshine doesn’t just melt the snow — it melts incumbents too.
"Duluth is such a gem, there’s such an opportunity for Duluth to grow and prosper; let’s take it to the next level with a vote for Roger!" -- George Goldfarb
Duluth mayoral candidates Emily Larson and Roger Reinert on Duluth's tourism marketing efforts – Said Emily – "My team and I have door-knocked 12,000 doors across the city since January, and residents of Duluth are clear: they want our economy strong, and they want value for what
Another Facebook post by Duluth mayoral candidate Roger Reinert – "Snow, Snow, Snow! It's a cloudy, rainy, cold fall day. The kind of day that makes us feel like winter is not that far away. And the reality is - it's not. Today, there is plowable snow
Duluth residents should not accept a budget narrative built only around the bad news. Transparency requires more than explaining the size of the shortfall. It requires identifying every option, every revenue decision and every pool of existing or reasonably anticipated financial capacity.
Most of Howie’s readers and many of my friends do not know of the oldest and most heroic woman and widow in America. I am looking to change that. Tomorrow is the 104th birthday of the great Rachel Robinson. Nursing professor, civil rights warrior, wife and mother of war
Lee and Penny Anderson supplied the $75 million lead gift. St. Thomas described it as the largest monetary donation ever received by a Minnesota university and one of the 10 largest known gifts to a college athletic program in the country.
Early-term labor agreements, sluggish revenue growth and familiar levy politics have left City Hall confronting a projected $5.5 million deficit.
