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DULUTH
Federal judge threatens Mr. O’s lawyer with “significant repercussions” in flawed lawsuit
On June 10, 2024, the Monitor reported that a defamation lawsuit filed against the Duluth News Tribune, DNT reporter Jimmy Lovrien, and Monitor Publisher...
DULUTH
Mr. O’s defamation lawsuit dismissed
On March 28, 2024, the Monitor reported that the mysterious Mr. O had sued the Duluth News Tribune and DNT Reporter Jimmy Lovrien for...
Lake County
Return of the underwater hotel
Some stories never go away.
To recap, in 2022, Two Harbors Mayor Chris Swanson was widely ridiculed when he advocated for the construction of a...
DULUTH
Mr. O sues News Tribune for defamation
On Feb. 22, 2024, in United States District Court in Las Vegas, Nevada, an individual named Daniel Victor Hancock filed a lawsuit against the...
Lake County
Monitor wins state award for Swanson coverage
The year 2022 will undoubtedly be remembered by residents of Two Harbors, Minnesota, as an unusual time. That was the year their self-proclaimed “visionary”...
DULUTH
Publisher’s Desk
Hello, readers.
Man, oh man. Life is crazy sometimes.
One story. Three months ago, we planned to publish one story about Mayor Chris Swanson and Two...
Lake County
Two Harbors mayor allegedly used position to fundraise for nonprofit, while under contract with them
Mayor Chris Swanson can’t blame Mr. O for his own behavior.
The mayor of Two Harbors recently came under fire when news broke that his...
Lake County
Unmasking Mr. O
It’s not easy being a big thinker. Christopher Swanson, the mayor of Two Harbors, Minnesota, has had a rough few weeks.
On Jan. 20, 2022,...
DULUTH
Benvie goes to jail
From March to June of 2019, a man named Jim Benvie gained a measure of national notoriety when he camped out on the U.S.-Mexico...
DULUTH
Benvie banned from border
Things aren’t looking too great for border vigilante Jim Benvie. The native Duluthian, as I wrote last week, had been making waves by posting...
DULUTH
From Duluth to the border: A vigilante’s progress
The video, posted to Facebook on March 31, 2019, starts out in the bushes. Twigs and leaves rustle in the breeze. “Yep, I got...
