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Derbis officially drops from 7B race
Here’s the DNT story about John Derbis dropping out of the 7B race and endorsing Marsh Stenersen. It includes comments from Roger Reinert, who Derbis criticized in his press conference. We broke this story at MinnesotaBrown. And by we I mean me. It’s just me here. I keep forgetting that. Related posts: No related posts.
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7B DFL PRIMARY FOCUS: Marsh Stenersen
MinnesotaBrown is running a series of posts this week featuring the DFL candidates for Duluth’s House District 7B in their own words. The winner of the Sept. 9 DFL primary will face Republican Allan Kehr and Independence Party candidate Jay Cole, who do not face primary opposition. So far this week we’ve featured, in alphabetical…
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7B DFL PRIMARY FOCUS: Roger Reinert
MinnesotaBrown is running a series of posts this week featuring the DFL candidates for Duluth’s House District 7B in their own words. The winner of the Sept. 9 DFL primary will face Republican Allan Kehr and Independence Party candidate Jay Cole, who do not face primary opposition. Tuesday, we featured Brandon Clokey. Wednesday featured John…
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7B weekend battle begins for DFL primary candidates
The series of candidate profiles continues, but there are several developments in House District 7B tonight that continue to suggest that the frontrunners in the race are Roger Reinert and Marsh Stenersen. First of all, candidate John Derbis told me tonight that he will be supporting Marsh Stenersen in the primary. He’ll announce this tomorrow…
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7B DFL PRIMARY FOCUS: Daniel Maryland
MinnesotaBrown is running a series of posts this week featuring the DFL candidates for Duluth’s House District 7B in their own words. The winner of the Sept. 9 DFL primary will face Republican Allan Kehr and Independence Party candidate Jay Cole, who do not face primary opposition. Yesterday, we featured Brandon Clokey. Today, with no…
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7B DFL PRIMARY FOCUS: John Derbis
MinnesotaBrown is running a series of posts this week featuring the DFL candidates for Duluth’s House District 7B in their own words. The winner of the Sept. 9 DFL primary will face Republican Allan Kehr and Independence Party candidate Jay Cole, who do not face primary opposition. Yesterday, we featured Brandon Clokey. Today, continuing in…
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GOP up north: yesterday and tomorrow
Chuck Frederick, a columnist at the Duluth News-Tribune, wrote a fine historical piece Tuesday explaining the historical role the Republican Party has played in Northern Minnesota and Duluth, now considered a Democratic stronghold. Though not mentioned in the piece, the Iron Range was also a Republican stronghold in the pre-FDR years. All of this changed…
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7B DFL PRIMARY FOCUS: Brandon Clokey
MinnesotaBrown is running a series of posts this week featuring the DFL candidates for Duluth’s House District 7B in their own words. The winner of the Sept. 9 DFL primary will face Republican Allan Kehr and Independence Party candidate Jay Cole, who do not face primary opposition. Today, beginning in alphabetical order, is Brandon Clokey.…
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Heffernan is back, with book and blog
Last June I wrote about the unfortunate separation between the Duluth News Tribune and its longtime columnist Jim Heffernan, who had previously worked for decades in the DNT’s newsroom. We have not heard the end of Mr. Heffernan. In fact, he’ll be joining me in the northern Minnesota blogsphere and writing a monthly column for…
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Movie voiceover guy was from Duluth
You may have seen on the cable or broadcast news that Don LaFontaine, the “King of Voiceovers,” passed away Monday at age 68. This is the guy who, famous in many works of satire, starts movie trailer voiceovers with the phrase “In a world …” For instance: “In a world, where terror is the law…
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7B DFL update: More forums and endorsements
Here is the Duluth News-Tribune account of the House District 7B (West Duluth) DFL primary, which is heating up in advance of the Sept. 9 primary. A nonpartisan League of Women Voters forum was held yesterday. Roger Reinert, Marsh Stenersen, Dan Maryland and Brandon Clokey were there, along with the other party’s candidates. (IPer Jay…
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More 7B campaign videos: compare and contrast
Twin Ports Action has posted a section of videos from its recent forum with the DFL and IP candidates for House District 7B in West Duluth. The topic of these videos is Duluth’s so-called “Red Plan” for school infrastructure. Those looking for opportunities to see the candidates in action can get a look. I’m still…
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See the 7B fab five in action on the tubes
An alert reader has sent me this You Tube clip link for a recent House 7B forum at Duluth’s Lincoln Park school. The forum features all five DFL candidates for the seat being vacated by Rep. Mike Jaros (DFL-Duluth). If you have more You Tube or other links showing events like this, post them in…
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All 7B candidates share stage for first time
The Progressive Minnesota House 7B Forum last night nabbed some local TV and newspaper coverage. You’ll remember there are five DFL candidate’s for State Rep. Mike Jaros’s West Duluth legislative seat left open after Jaros retired suddenly two months ago. The Duluth News-Tribune story gives an overview. I saw the WDIO (Channel 10, ABC) coverage…
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Tonight … Tonight!
The brawl in the Hall … The 7B Seven Smackdown … West Side Gory! Call it what you will, the first forum of the hotly contested West Duluth House District 7B primary/open general election race is tonight at 5:30 p.m. in the Duluth City Council chambers. While actual physical confrontation is unlikely, I expect many…