AURORA — In politics, it’s a bad thing to have dirt on your hands.
But one could probably forgive those leaving Habitat for Humanity on Thursday if some grit and grime was hard to get off.
After Vice President Joe Biden spoke publicly to a crowd at the University of Minnesota Duluth on Friday, he met briefly and privately with a group on a topic that's close to his heart.
On Friday afternoon, Don Rowe and other past crew members of the USS Duluth returned a silver set to Ben Boo, who as the then-mayor of Duluth bestowed it on their now-decommissioned ship nearly 50 years ago.
Though then the figurehead of the city, Boo stressed that the gift did not come from him.
It may look like a parking lot, and in some ways, that's what the rehabilitation of Docks C & D at the Clure Public Marine Terminal has created.
But it's kind of a bigger deal than that.
Duluth, MN (NNCNOW.com) -- Two U.S. lawmakers are giving Duluth high marks when it comes to improvements to mental health care in the state.
Senator Al Franken and Representative Rick Nolan have been fighting for the changes in Minnesota.
ORR — What started a year and a half ago as an idea to better connect the many miles of ATV trails in and around the Orr and Crane Lake areas has turned into one of the fastest growing clubs in northern Minnesota.
And the 18-month effort has lead to an expanded trail system for riders across the area.
AURORA — In politics, it’s a bad thing to have dirt on your hands.
But one could probably forgive those leaving Habitat for Humanity on Thursday if some grit and grime was hard to get off.
Kendra Shoemaker came to Duluth's Life House at age 18 after her mom kicked her out. She never had a job before, she said, but she found a career path through Life House's employment program.
Duluth’s Danny Haglund served a year in a combat zone aboard the USS Annapolis in the Vietnam War — service that went officially unrecognized until Tuesday, when Haglund received a quartet of overdue service medals from Rep. Rick Nolan at the congressman’s Duluth office.
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. and the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) today jointly announced that U.S. Representative Rick Nolan (D-MN) was honored with the “2016 Congressional Steel Champion Award” from AISI. The award recognizes Rep. Nolan for his dedication to and support of the American steel industry and its employees.
I want to write and thank Congressman Rick Nolan for his work to protect, reform and strengthen Social Security and Medicare.