Every new project that comes along in Duluth is supported by specific interest groups—for example, the Great Lakes Aquarium was vigorously supported by environmental educators and tourism officials, AMSOIL...
Concerns about transparency have
long simmered within the Duluth school district, but several recent events have
brought the issue squarely into public view.
In August, citizens learned that
the school district had...
“I can’t be responding to seven different people with seven different requests,” School District 709 Human Resources Director Tim Sworsky complained to the School Board on Sept. 10, 2019,...
The Duluth School District has recently come under fire for hiring an assistant superintendent with a criminal record, without informing the School Board of that fact. The new hire...
On Nov. 14, 2025, two women filed separate cases in Beltrami County District Court, alleging that they had been repeatedly sexually harassed by their...
Both the Lincoln Park Farmers Market (which operates out of the Harrison Community Center) and the Hillside Farmers Market (located in an Essentia parking...
On Oct. 27, 2025, the Monitor continued its investigation into our local governments’ use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) by filing a public records request...