Election

A new Two Harbors mayor was sworn into office last week. Many people turned out for this largely symbolic act — many more than appear at regular meetings. What is it about an inauguration that draws people? The repetition of meaningful phrases? The presence of the Bible? I'm...

The Lake County News-Chronicle and League of Women Voters Duluth will sponsor a Two Harbors City Council and mayoral race forum on Oct. 4. The event will take place at Two Harbor High School Auditorium at 7 p.m. with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Those running for a City Council position...

The last round of election filings for local positions around Lake County ended Tuesday. Silver Bay, Beaver Bay, Crystal Bay Township, Beaver Bay Township and Lake Superior School District had filing periods end on Tuesday. In Silver Bay, Scott Johnson is the only one currently running...

Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District has three supervisor seats available for election this fall. Citizens interested in influencing natural resource issues at the local level are encouraged to run for a supervisor position. SWCD supervisor positions are filled through...

Today, Minnesotans will get together at neighborhood meetings across the state — called precinct caucuses — to vote for president, talk politics and set in motion the machinery that will help Democrats and Republicans pick their candidates for the Legislature and Congress...

Presidential candidates have given Minnesota a bit more love than usual this year as the state holds its precinct caucuses on a day when more presidential nomination delegates will be picked than any other. It is a day that could make or break a campaign. As part of Super Tuesday...

I was honored to be a candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A in the DFL primary election back in September. It was a good experience and I enjoyed the many conversations that I had with voters across northeastern Minnesota. I also enjoyed becoming friends...

I urge everyone to vote for Bill Hansen in the Sept. 29 primary for District 3A. What makes our area unique is the pristine waters where we boat, fish, canoe and swim. From Rainy River to the North Shore, Island Lake to the incredible Boundary Waters, we have the best lakes and rivers,...

In 1988 I moved my business from Minneapolis to Two Harbors because I wanted to live up here. I fell in love with everything this region has to offer. I really believe in the evolving world. More and more businesses will want to locate where there is a high quality of life and good...

I don't live in District 3A, so I won't be voting in the DFL Primary on Sept. 29, but if I could vote, I'd never vote for Bill Hansen; especially after I viewed his rambling 5 minute lecture about copper-nickel mining on YouTube. And, I see his defenders like Gary Clements are now...

Like a lot of Americans, I'm sick and tired of the effect big money is having on our political system. That's why I'm voting for Bill Hansen for House seat 3A. We see how money is corrupting our democratic system every day. Every news story about elections is about fat cat donors...

Duluth Mayor Don Ness has endorsed Bill Hansen in the special election in District 3A. That's big news. Here's why. Don Ness is about the only politician in northeast Minnesota who has actually solved problems. Before Don was elected, Duluth was stagnating for decades because its...