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...

John Ramos - January 12, 2020

DULUTH

School Board considers opening agenda sessions

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...

John Ramos - November 18, 2019

Duluth School District

Mysterious RFP revealed

“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,...

John Ramos - September 17, 2019

DULUTH

School district stonewalls board’s request for information, again

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...

John Ramos - September 12, 2019

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