Column: ‘Women hold up half the sky’
May 7, 2012 in Duluth News Tribune
The phrase “war on women” has become part of the national lexicon recently, but this is not a new battle. What we are seeing now is just a new brazenness in tactics.
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Since I moved to Duluth, I’ve heard our city described more than once as “the San Francisco of the Midwest” although probably not by anyone who has been to both places.
What connects residents to our community? What makes newcomers want to put down roots and build a life in Duluth? Thanks to a 2010 study conducted by the Knight Foundation, we have the answers.
All good things take time. Some local entrepreneurs have been learning that firsthand as they have been preparing to open their storefronts in Downtown Duluth.
“I’m so excited, I’m shaking!” uttered a young girl as she and her mother carried her new kitten out the shelter doors and into their lives. Adoption euphoria at its finest.
So what did you have for breakfast today? Oatmeal? Quiche? Egg McBurrito? Yeah, me neither. I have never been a big breakfast guy, which is really strange when you consider how I was raised.
“This better be the best article you’ve ever written,” said my daughter after sitting through nearly three hours of the Tea Party gathering at the Amsoil Arena earlier this month.
I had intended to refrain from commenting on the unaffordable retirement benefits for public employees for a few weeks, but a taxpayer group has dug up information about retiree pensions in Minnesota (including Duluth and St. Louis County) and it’s a good time to revisit this topic. 
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