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 Posted: 8 Feb 2010 11:39 am
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Robert T. Kelly, beloved Iron Range doctor
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Kelly was a household name in Grand Rapids, Minn., and nearby Iron Range communities, where he spent nearly 40 years delivering health care with a personal ...


 Our view: Critics can help assure PolyMet gets done right
Duluth News Tribune (registration)
... be expected to be first in line in opposing the PolyMet project, which is poised to mine copper, nickel and other precious metals on the Iron Range. ...


 Slow-moving storm to hit Northland
Duluth News Tribune (registration)
Predicted total snowfalls by Tuesday are 1-3 inches on the Iron Range, 3-6 inches in Grand Rapids, 2-5 inches in Hinckley and 1-3 inches in Park Falls, Wis. ...



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 Posted: 9 Feb 2010 10:57 am
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Cities to air fears over school plan
Tower Timberjay News
The group is also planning a joint request to Iron Range Resources for funding for an independent study of the viability of maintaining the three community ...


 
St. Paul police close file in death of St. Thomas student Daniel Zamlen
Pioneer Press
Hundreds of students and volunteers from northern Minnesota's Iron Range searched for Zamlen before his body was found in the Mississippi River, ...


 Leecy: Bois Forte enterprises weathering the downturn
Tower Timberjay News
Despite high unemployment on the Iron Range and a downturn in tourism, Bois Forte's businesses are solid and its resort casino, Fortune Bay, reported a two ...



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 Posted: 11 Feb 2010 08:05 pm
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Duluth area in running for 1500 jobs
Duluth News Tribune (registration)
If the area is chosen, plants making massive wind turbine systems could be built in Duluth, Superior and on the Iron Range by 2011, creating up to 1500 ...


 Northeastern Minnesota Fares Well In Bonding Proposal
Northland's NewsCenter
By KBJR News 1 Northeastern Minnesota fared well in the Senate's newly passed bonding proposal...which includes a number of projects for both the Iron Range ...



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 Posted: 12 Feb 2010 09:58 am
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Wandering Son from the Iron Range
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Here's how much buzz-riding singer/songwriter Cory Chisel really is from the Iron Range: When asked about his familiarity with the Boundary Waters Canoe ...


 
U physicists report tantalizing clues to dark matter
Minneapolis Star Tribune
The "neutron recoils," recorded in an underground mine on the Iron Range, are reported in the journal Science. The scientists hope others can replicate ...


 No fraud found in Ironworld financial review
Duluth News Tribune (registration)
“With these recommendations in hand, Iron Range Resources will work with Ironworld Development Corp. to reopen the facility with a viable operating plan,” ...


Review: No Financial Mismanagement at Minnesota Discovery Center
Northland's NewsCenter
The Iron Range Resources Board temporarily closed the history and cultural center last November because of a financial deficit. Iron Range Resources, which ...


 
Sunrise Owners Win Award
Northland's NewsCenter
The Sunrise Bakery, Sunrise Deli and Sunrise Gourmet have become staples on the Iron Range. The Sunrise name has been a part of Hibbing for nearly 100 years ...


 
Pauluccis, others donate 50000 meals
Duluth News Tribune (registration)
... Lois, Bellisio Foods and Republic Banks have arranged for 50000 free meals to go to families hit by the recession in Duluth and on the Iron Range. ...


 Minn. Politicians Defy DC Blizzard, Go To Work
WCCO
The Democrat from Minnesota's Iron Range chaired a transportation subcommittee on Tuesday, where only two other members showed up. Oberstar wasn't the only ...



 Sparks fly at Cook school meeting
Tower Timberjay News
In addition, the group wants to seek funding from the Iron Range Resources Board for an independent study of the viability of maintaining quality community ...



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 Posted: 13 Feb 2010 12:34 pm
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Fifty Thousand Meals To Be Donated To Duluth and Iron Range
Northland's NewsCenter
By KBJR News 1 Salvation Army Offices on the Iron Range are ramping up for a large donation coming from Duluth. Jeno Palucci's family foundation will again ...


 
Report: financial wrongdoing not to blame for Discovery Center closing
BusinessNorth.com
Iron Range Resources Commissioner Sandy Layman initiated the financial audit in the wake of the abrupt Nov. 2009 closing of the Discovery Center. ...





 Legislators running for governor introduce more than two dozen bills
Politics in Minnesota
Most of the legislation is related to concerns in his Iron Range district, including more than $11 million for renovations of the Duluth International ...



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 Posted: 14 Feb 2010 09:34 am
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Editorial: Don't let new law slow PolyMet
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Those on the Iron Range believe it's the economic salvation of this depressed region, as well as a state plagued with high unemployment. ...



 
Second EIS will be needed before PolyMet can begin mining
Tower Timberjay News
... which was purchased from the Duluth Iron Range Railroad Company, also appear to limit the types of activities that can take place at the surface. ...


 Dawes awes (Cory Chisel was good, too)
Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog)
The Iron Range-rooted Chisel called up a burly male cousin from Ely to sing the last verse and chorus of the song, and he certainly deserved an A for ...



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 Posted: 15 Feb 2010 10:29 am
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Lodge At Giants Ridge Offers Lift Ticket, Lodging Deals
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Winter is in full swing on Minnesota's Iron Range. Residents have hunkered down to wait out the season in America's Ice Box, but for snowsports enthusiasts ...



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 Posted: 16 Feb 2010 12:34 pm
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Inequitable economic development
Minnesota Daily
Tim Pawlenty mentioned a manufacturing company in northern Minnesota, Twist Drill, which, with the help of a grant of $2.7 million from the Iron Range ...



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 Posted: 17 Feb 2010 10:49 am
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Study of Taconite Workers and Mesothelioma Still Needs Participants
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Funded by the State of Minnesota, Iron Range Resources, the Minnesota Department of Health, and the University of Minnesota, the project will look at miners ...



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 Posted: 19 Feb 2010 08:17 am
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Students Gather For Iron Range Youth In Action Conference
Northland's NewsCenter
More than 400 students gathered at Fortune Bay today for the annual Iron Range Youth in Action conference. Students from fourteen schools discussed how they ...


 
Winter of our discontent
Minneapolis Star Tribune
From the Mississippi River bluffs in the southeast to the Iron Range in the north and across dormant sugar beet fields to the west, Minnesotans say the long ...


 Pawlenty proposes use of taconite taxes to help fix state budget
Herald Review
Tim Pawlenty's proposed budget would redirect $30 million from a trust fund dedicated to Iron Range economic development to the state's general fund. ...


 Our view: How can we help?
Duluth News Tribune (registration)
It's too early to know what any of us can do individually to help a foreign wind-energy company decide whether to locate in Duluth and on the Iron Range or ...


 
Rep. Dill's kidney transplant needs not imminent
DL-Online
Fellow Iron Range Rep. Loren Solberg, DFL-Grand Rapids, said he has enjoyed working with Dill on issues ranging from business taxes to snowmobile trails and ...

Prep Report: Grand Rapids edges Superior in OT
Duluth News Tribune (registration)
... for the second time this season, ending Chisholm's 11-game winning streak and sending Mesabi East to the top of the Iron Range Conference on points. ...


 
Looking Back at Feb. 18
International Falls Daily Journal
Falls High School girls' basketball players Nicole Friend and Denae Fisher are among the scoring leaders thus far this season in the Iron Range Conference. ...


 
Pawlenty plan panned by legislators
Tower Timberjay News
The governor's budget proposal also takes aim at two Iron Range funds. The governor proposes to cut $30 million from the Doug Johnson Trust Fund, ...


 
CEC downhillers have good show at State
Pine Journal
Last Wednesday's trip up to the Iron Range was the third straight for Green, while Anderson made a return to the state meet and DeRocher made his debut on ...



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 Posted: 20 Feb 2010 11:57 am
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Pawlenty's Newest Budget Proposal Has Iron Range Lawmakers Upset
Northland's NewsCenter
It's a plan that has the Iron Range legislative delegation "united in outrage" as LeAnn Wallace reports from the capital. "Quite frankly it's another shot ...


 
Franken program would offer wage subsidies to employers
Bemidji Pioneer
Al Franken wants to try a successful Iron Range-authored 1980s jobs program to put more Americans back to work. US Sen. Al Franken wants to try a successful ...


 Congressman Oberstar Visits Nashwauk For Awarding Of EDA Grant
Northland's NewsCenter
By KBJR News 1 Congressman Jim Oberstar visited the Iron Range today for the presentation of a $1.4 million check from the Economic Development Association ...


 
Eveleth puppy making a comeback from unthinkable abuse
FOX 21 Online
Fox 21 went to the Iron Range to learn more about Griffin, his prognosis for recovery, and what authorities make out of such alleged cruelty. ...


 
Tom Powers: US men finally break the ice with curling win
Pioneer Press
"True, true," said Jason Smith, who grew up on the Iron Range. "But he's tried curling and enjoyed it and wanted to do something with us. ...




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 Posted: 21 Feb 2010 04:49 pm
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IRR Board passes resolution against gov's raid on Doug Johnson fund
Herald Review
PAUL — The Iron Range Resources Board went on record Thursday unanimously opposing Gov. Tim Pawlenty's proposal to transfer $30 million from an IRR trust ...


 
Local view: UMD's new, growing engineering programs are thriving
Duluth News Tribune (registration)
UMD engineering faculty members are teaching graduate-level classes in Duluth and on the Iron Range at times convenient for employed engineers. ...


 
An eventful week ahead in the school fight
Tower Timberjay News
... will be heading to St. Paul on Wednesday to meet with officials from the state auditor's office as well as the Iron Range delegation. ...



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 Posted: 24 Feb 2010 01:00 pm
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Keep pushing to create jobs in Minnesota
Bemidji Pioneer
From working as a union leader negotiating contracts for carpenters on the Iron Range, to serving as chairman of the Senate Taxes Committee, ...


EPA: PolyMet mine draft report 'inadequate,' plans 'unsatisfactory'
FOX 21 Online
PAUL - The US Environmental Protection Agency says a draft environmental impact statement on a proposed Iron Range copper mine is inadequate. ...


FL hits 'pause' as veto looms
Minneapolis Star Tribune
On Tuesday, the governor noted money in the bill for a snowboarding venture at Theodore Wirth Park in Minneapolis and a sports complex on the Iron Range. ...



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 Posted: 25 Feb 2010 12:49 pm
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2/27 - 7th Annual Range of the Arts - Arts Int'l Market
Hometown Focus
Please join us for the 7th Annual Range of the Arts celebrating the arts and culture of the Iron Range. *Arts International Market at Kaleva Hall, ...


PA Rates PolyMet's EIS Unsatisfactory
Northland's NewsCenter
The Minnesota DNR and Army Corps of Engineers approved PolyMet's draft environmental impact statement for a copper–nickel mine on the Iron Range, but now, ...


Economic outlook improves dramatically for Minnesota's manufacturers
Reliable Plant Magazine
Regional sponsors include the Blandin Foundation, Iron Range Resources and the Southwest Initiative Foundation. “Manufacturers faced a tough year in 2009, ...


Our view: PolyMet review: Working as intended
Duluth News Tribune
... news for a region banking on the $600 million project to create hundreds of permanent jobs and to help usher in a more diversified Iron Range economy. ...



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 Posted: 26 Feb 2010 11:46 am
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Range Veterans Memorial Still Needs Money
Northland's NewsCenter
Nowhere does the vein of heroism run deeper than on the Iron Range. Now, a memorial to honor those war heroes is nearly complete and its impact will spread ...


Reader's view: Pawlenty robbing the Range
Duluth News Tribune
The Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board manages the Douglas J. Johnson Economic Protection Trust Fund that's funded by taconite dollars in lieu of ...


mac's bar: new times, old customs
Hometown Focus
After all, he had worked in, managed, and owned bustling college bars in Grand Forks, ND before moving to the Iron Range in 2004 with his girlfriend, ...


Fed. Gov. Studies Rural Homelessness In The Northland
Northland's NewsCenter
"In many of our towns across the Iron Range, we don't have shelters, and there are ... In addition to the Iron Range, the Government Accountability Office's ...


PolyMet Updates NorthMet Environmental Review Progress
PR-USA.net (press release)
... copper-nickel-precious metals ore-body, located near Hoyt Lakes in the established mining district of the Mesabi Iron Range in northeastern Minnesota. ...



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 Posted: 27 Feb 2010 11:26 am
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Turbine Company Considers Plants in Northeastern Minnesota
WDIO-TV
1500 new jobs could come to Duluth and the Iron Range, if this area is chosen by a European wind turbine company. The company is considering this area for ...


 
A productive day in St. Paul
Tower Timberjay News
... Tower, and Orr, traveled to St. Paul on Wednesday to meet with the state auditor, an attorney, and the Iron Range legislative delegation. ...


 Oberstar warns of federal transportation 'shutdown'
Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog)
The veteran Iron Range DFLer is one of dozens of House Democrats objecting to formulas in the Senate version that allocate more than half of the money for ...


 
Editorial: More protection needed for workers in corporate ...
DL-Online
We've seen that happen too many times, especially on the Iron Range. In this tough economic climate, preserving jobs and retiree benefits must be a priority ...


1960 Olympics hockey: Recalling the great gold strike at Squaw Valley
Sierra Sun
The team, though, blessed with some of the best American amateur players ever, was even losing practice games to northern Minnesota Iron Range teams. ...


Our View (Budgeteer): Thumbs up
Duluth News Tribune (registration)
A new copper mine will be great for the Iron Range economy, but not if it comes at the cost of the environment or health. Thumbs up to the members of the US ...



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In the days when the Northland was red
Duluth News Tribune (registration)
9) who were members of various unions in the Iron Range and Duluth would attend meetings, then send in notes and names of new members to post office boxes ...


 
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE: Session risky for would-be govs ... Panel airs gang ...
Grand Forks Herald
... needed to open a type of mine new to Minnesota, a $602 million project located in St. Louis County, at the eastern end of the Mesabi Iron Range. ...


 Pawlenty: Flood control money should be a priority
Post-Bulletin
... or a sports complex on the Iron Range that were included in the bill the DFL-controlled legislature passed earlier in the week," McClung said. ...



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Cleanup legislation in Minnesota Legislature could delay PolyMet project
Duluth News Tribune (registration)
“That's the type of unnecessary bureaucracy that could kill about 1000 jobs up in the Iron Range,” he said. Tomassoni said the length of the permitting ...


UMD hosts 'Writing Trades Women into History' March 9
Workday Minnesota
That resonates in this area as well with the lawsuit brought by women iron ore miners on the Iron Range. Their struggles were depicted in the movie “North ...


 Shakopee man dies after snowmobile accident
Shakopee Valley News
A Shakopee man died as a result of a snowmobile accident on Saturday afternoon north of Nashwauk on Minnesota's Iron Range. Charles Russell Alley, 67, ...



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An Iron Range delegate pact?
Politics in Minnesota
by Charley Shaw There's buzz from the gubernatorial campaign trail that Iron Range DFL candidates Tom Bakk and Tom Rukavina have entertained the idea of ...


 
State of the Steel Industry
WDIO-TV
Local union presidents at Iron Range mines said folks are feeling far more positive than they were last year, and more secure in their jobs. ...


 A capitol day for Canada
Minneapolis Star Tribune
"I think you could probably get the keys to the Xcel Center and see what would happen in game three," remarked Sertich, whose Iron Range district takes ...


 Girls prep basketball: Northland teams face challenges
Duluth News Tribune (registration)
The senior guard led the Iron Range Conference in scoring (18.2 points per game), assists (4.8) and steals (4.8) and was third in field-goal shooting (45.4 ...


 
In Pursuit Of Rural Vote, Gov. Hopefuls Go Country
WCCO
Tom Rukavina, a DFLer from the Iron Range town of Virginia, in a recent debate. "I went back home, and you know what? I had to work hard for a living. ...



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Iron Range Focuses on Women's Health
Northland's NewsCenter
By KBJR News 1 Healthy living took center stage on the Iron Range over the weekend at two different events aimed at Women's health issues. ...


 
PolyMet Supporters Called To Action To Oppose Bill
Northland's NewsCenter
PolyMet is facing challenges in its mission to obtain permits for a copper–nickel mine on the Iron Range. A bill, drafted by Twin Cities lawmakers would ...


 
Murder indictment against Two Harbors man justified, judge rules
Duluth News Tribune
An Iron Range judge ruled today that prosecutors presented sufficient evidence to support the first-degree murder indictment returned in the case of a ...



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