Raucous Ridge, Part II: Stacey calls for backup
On July 1, 2020, when the Rock Ridge School Board held its first meeting, they had no official policies in place. Over the following months, they first adopted policies...
Raucous Ridge: Minnesota’s newest school board silences citizens, crushes dissent, throws meetings into chaos
“Fiercely United.”
Official Motto of the Rock Ridge School District
Part I: The Censuring of Sorcan
On Nov. 14, 2022, at the school board meeting of the Rock Ridge School District, 16-year-old...
Spirit Mountain water line increases maintenance burden, fails to deliver savings
On Aug. 16, 2022, at the monthly meeting of the Spirit Mountain board of directors, Spirit Mountain Executive Director Ann Glumac informed the board that the ski hill is...
Manslaughter charges not justified in Moats case, former prosecutor opines
In August, the Monitor wrote about the case of Ryan Moats, who died in Virginia in June of 2021, after a fight with a man named James Edwards. The...
Judge Cuzzo upholds one restraining order, dismisses three against Monitor publisher
On Oct. 10, 2022, in Lake County District Court, Judge Michael Cuzzo upheld a harassment restraining order which former Two Harbors Mayor Chris Swanson had filed against Duluth Monitor...
DECC sponsored $10,000 retreat, $1,500 Vista cruise for board of directors
When it comes to local board meetings, few venues offer surroundings as comfortable as the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC). The state authority’s monthly board meetings are most often...
