Reprint It! Joel Sipress' thoughts on the recent Duluth mayoral election
"Can Roger reach the lofty goals he's set for himself? Probably not. So the folks who convinced themselves that everything is Emily's fault and all we need to do to fix it is elect a new mayor are likely to be disappointed." -- Joel Sipress
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Reprint It! DECC Facebook post
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Reprint It! David Montgomery's note to city councilors
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