Tag: Minnesota
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Split-Second Story
The thrill of victory …. the agony of defeat … one shot says it all. The underdogs, Duluth East’s 4×400 meter relay team, seeded 5th for the race, captured the first place spot in the Minnesota Section 7AA high school track meet. The top two relay teams move on to the State Meet, and the…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Work of Art
There is nothing more musical than a sunset. ~ Claude Debussy Nature paints works of art like no other. Within the span of just minutes, the palette changes. Colors shift, light dances. Winter continues its lingering goodbye in northern Minnesota with Spring competing for the landscape. While the loons called out, always a welcome sign…
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An Open Letter to our Local School District
Dear Superintendent Gronseth and ISD 709 School Board members: The Duluth News Tribune article “Denfeld Student Sings to Protest Dropping of Spanish Class” initially prompted my drafting of this open letter. I suspect that many voters supporting the levy referendum last November may have voted differently if they had known cuts in critical programming…
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The Lake Comes Alive
It must be Spring. The ice is disappearing. Ships are coming in, and ships are going out. Lake Superior is a busy place. The ice has been stubborn, but the ships push through. As they travel out into the open expanse of the Lake, the ships seem to float on a surreal horizon. The U.S.…
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Peaceful Coexistence
White-Tailed Deer are commonplace in northern Minnesota. So common that my favorite running companion hardly pays them any mind when we encounter them on paths and trails. The sides of this path are still piled with snow (although the piles have diminished in recent weeks!), but once the snow fully melts, this is not an…
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