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Labor leader to file for 7B seat
I got a call last night. You know people are reading the blog when they start using THE PHONE. On Monday, Marsh Stenersen will announce his candidacy for State Representative in House District 7B, which encompasses Duluth’s west side and downtown. This is the seat being vacated by retiring State Rep. Mike Jaros. Stenersen is…
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Chaffee opts out of 7B run
Blake Chaffee, a Duluth DFLer and campaign manager for Congressman Jim Oberstar, has opted not to enter the race for State Representative in District 7B. This comes on the day when Duluth City Council President Roger Reinert officially announced his campaign and leaves Reinert with uncontested frontrunner status. Chaffee issues the following statement this afternoon:…
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It’s official: Reinert announces 7B candidacy
I had already reported that he was planning a run, but Duluth City Council President Roger Reinert is officially announcing his candidacy for the House District 7B DFL nomination today at the Duluth Zoo. Reinert to Announce 7B Intentions Duluth City Council President Roger Reinert to Announce Candidacy for State House of Representatives Duluth, Minnesota…
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Source: Oberstar’s campaign manager to seek DFL nod in 7B?
A source familiar with Duluth DFL politics says Blake Chaffee, Jim Oberstar’s campaign manager, is strongly mulling a run for State Representative in District 7B, the West Duluth seat being vacated by the retiring DFL Rep. Mike Jaros. I haven’t met Chaffee since he succeeded current Duluth Mayor Don Ness in the job of Oberstar’s…
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Who’s in, who’s out in 7B?
The DNT has a nice story about the retirement of State Rep. Mike Jaros (DFL-Duluth) today. I don’t know Jaros, and I’ve learned that I didn’t know much about his very interesting background, either. I always hear he’s a good guy. In the story, Duluth city councilor Roger Reinert, after acknowledging Jaros in the story,…
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You can still get drunk on New Year’s Eve; just not on Duluth TV
St. Mary’s/Duluth Clinic announced they were ending their annual New Year’s Eve Ball, according to today’s Duluth News-Tribune. With a price tag of $125,000, the event has become too spendy, SMDC officials say. Also, WDIO Channels 10/13 had announced they would not telecast the Ball as they had in previous years, eliminating a valuable public…
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CONFIRMED: Duluth councilor Reinert to seek 7B seat
Duluth city council president Roger Reinert will announce his intention to run for the House 7B seat being vacated by longtime State Rep. Mike Jaros (DFL-Duluth), according to a political ally. Reinert will seek the DFL endorsement next month, according to fellow city councilor and DFLer Jeff Anderson. The only other announced candidate for the…
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Grandma’s public urination amnesty approaches
Duluth’s beloved Grandma’s Marathon is this upcoming weekend, which has prompted a series of preview stories in the Duluth News-Tribune. I doubt any stories will hold the clickability of this one from Monday, June 16. Janna Goerdt writes about the issue of runners urinating on the property of people near the starting line every year.…
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Duluth state rep Jaros to retire, UPDATED
Longtime State Rep. Mike Jaros (DFL-Duluth) will not seek re-election in 2008. He told fellow DFLers and the Duluth News Tribune he was retiring from his seat in solidly working class DFL West Duluth this afternoon. I need to do some research to see who the potential candidates might be in this race. Political novice…
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Oberstar gears up for campaign today
The Eighth Congressional District DFL Convention opens today in Duluth. I’ll be covering the convention from the audience of Hibbing Community College Theatre’s production of “Born Yesterday” (tonight at 7:30 with a Sunday matinee!) via my cell phone that will be switched off. I expect my coverage of the convention to be among the worst…
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Smoking ban aftermath: Duluth bars holding on
The Duluth News-Tribune reported Saturday that a review of tax receipts has shown little change in the success of Duluth bars after the statewide smoking ban went into effect last year. Tax data collected by the city of Duluth suggests that the statewide smoking ban that went into effect six months ago has not had…
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Denny Anderson faces health issues
Dennis Anderson is the Walter Cronkite of northern Minnesota. The Duluth News-Tribune reports today that Anderson, evening anchor of the top-rated Duluth newscast at WDIO/WIRT, is fighting prostate cancer. The prognosis is good, according to the report. Still, thoughts and prayers go out to the dean of Northland media. For those outside northern Minnesota, Anderson…
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Final take on Clooney/Zellweger visit
I’ll let yesterday’s George Clooney/Renee Zellweger Duluth visit go after this, but here is the morning edition story from the Duluth News-Tribune. My new favorite detail: There were a few jabs in the news conference about the city’s size. Northland NewsCenter News Director Barbara Reyelts introduced herself as being from the city’s NBC and CBS…
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Clooney: "Brrr!"
UPDATE: The closing two graphs of the DNT wrap on the Clooney/Zellweger story seem kind of sad. After about 40 minutes, when the stars’ handlers declared the time for questions were over, Clooney overruled them and took a question from a Duluth woman in the center of the crowd behind the press. Joan Koski presented…
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Famous people almost here!
Certified famous people George Clooney and Renee Zellweger will be appearing in Duluth at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum soon. Their event (rally?) is scheduled for 11 a.m., with public “greeting” at 1 p.m. I’ll liveblog it using 19th century blog rules. In other words, I’ll find out later and tell you when I damn…