Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Duluth News Tribune


Dahlberg to challenge Kron for St. Louis County Board

City of Duluth, Bluesfest agree to three-year deal

3:09 p.m.: According to the city, the Bluesfest will pay the city $25,000 in rent each year from 2008 until 2010.
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West Nile virus found in Douglas County crow

Today: A dead crow found in Douglas County has tested positive for West Nile virus, the Douglas County Department of Health and Human Services reports.
Jay Link is accused by his father as a renegade son who greedily wanted to take over Link Snacks Inc. Link says his dad tried to force him out of the global jerky company in Minong, Wis. In addition, millions of dollars are at stake. [Fox21 News]
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Trial over Minong's Link Snacks control goes to jury

Is Jay Link a victim or villain?
A Humvee is equipped with replica artillery to simulate a mission to fight terrorists as part of the Virtual Army Experience, which will be part of the Duluth Airshow on July 19-20. [U.S. ARMY PHOTO]

Local residents criticize combat simulation scheduled for Duluth Airshow

Your mission: Hop aboard an armed Humvee to transport aid to the workers while using machine guns and a missile launcher to wipe out terrorists who stand in your way.

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In-Forum Talk About It IconTalk: Does the Army's combat simulation warrant a boycott of the Duluth Airshow? Why or why not?

17 businesses cited for selling alcohol to underage people

It’s a sales list that owners of liquor establishments want to stay off. This time it contains the name of 17 Duluth businesses cited in a police sting for serving alcohol to an underage person.
Strandberg: Charged with criminal vehicular homicide and child endangerment in accident that killed Nebraska man.
Leroy Strandberg

Eveleth man charged in fatal crash near Lutsen

Authorities in Cook County have charged an Eveleth man with one count of criminal vehicular homicide and two counts of child endangerment after Friday’s fatal vehicle-pedestrian accident near Lutsen.

Two from Bennett dead in Highway 53 crash

Two members of a Bennett family are dead after a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of U.S. Highway 53 and County Highway L in Bennett Township on Saturday evening. Another five people were injured, according to Douglas County Sheriff’s Department reports. Only one passenger — a 3-year-old boy buckled in a car seat — escaped injury.
I walk my dog most nights and when it’s foggy. I’ve noticed that when a car pulls onto the road and passes us, our moving shadows are projected into the misty air ahead and we are surrounded by a beautiful, short-lived fogbow. A fogbow is similar to a rainbow, but is created by the tiny droplets of water in the fog. Light and shadow have always interested me, so on a foggy night back in June, I drove my car down a dirt road in the country, set up camera and tripod and recorded the scene. For fun, I stuck my arms up in the air. The car is about 15 feet behind me with the headlights on. At the top of the frame is the fogbow. I haveto say it was a little eerie standing there alone watching my shadow pulsing near and far but great fun. This weirdshadow phenomenon has a chilling name — the “specter of Brocken.” It refers to a peak in the Harz Mountains of Germany where it’s commonly observed with the sun as the light source. If you’ve ever seen the shadow of your airplane on a cloud below you, you’ve witnessed the specter of Brocken. BOB KING / NEWS TRIBUNE

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I’ve noticed that when a car pulls onto the road and passes us, our moving shadows are projected into the misty air ahead and we are surrounded by a beautiful, short-lived fogbow.


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The Duluth News Tribune reviewed nearly 140 restaurant inspections of all traditional sit-down bars and restaurants in the Twin Ports area over the past year. Of the restaurants in Duluth, 68 percent had at least one critical violation. Of the restaurants in Superior, 65 percent had a critical violation.
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