Acts of kindness
Superior man hoping to bring high-caliber basketball camp to the Twin Ports...
Parkland site in running for Magnetation pellet plant
Superior, Douglas County, and its development team — the Chamber, Development Association and Business Improvement District — are in talks with Magnet...
Camaraderie found in words
St. Croix Writers are a Midwest version of Las Vegas. What goes on during a meeting stays at the meeting — at least until it’s published. The close-kn...
Alliance expands jobs at Exodus Machines
A global alliance with an industry giant in heavy equipment manufacturing is helping a Superior-based company grow. ...
Superior woman faces potential jail time for role in identity theft ring
MINNEAPOLIS — A Superior woman involved in an identity-theft ring allegedly responsible for the theft of more than $2 million could spend up to 32 years in federal prison.
Urbanski faces federal indictment
A federal indictment was filed against a Superior man Wednesday for possession of child pornography.
RELATED CONTENT‘Mining’ for copper costly for victims
Douglas County copper thieves are bold. They have stolen grounding plates from cell phone towers, cords from medical equipment in a hospital, rolls of wire from fenced businesses, copper pipes from vacant buildings and extension cords from backyards.
News improving on local housing market
Local housing statistics indicate that people believe in the market again. “They know interest rates are as low as possible,” said Jim Ronding of RE/MAX 1 in Superior. “They don’t believe the sky is falling anymore.”
Duluth man sentenced in Douglas County burglaries
A Duluth man who took part in a series of burglaries at Douglas County businesses has received the same sentence as his accomplice.
Black bear permit and quota levels set for 2012 Wisconsin hunt
MADISON — Lower success rates caused the Department of Natural Resources Board Wednesday to slightly increase the number of bear hunting permits for 2012.
Pekol leads Cathedral School’s ‘good works’
With a new principal at the helm, Cathedral School is preparing to sail into Catholic Schools Week. The fun begins with a pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday in Kress Hall and ends Friday with a picnic lunch in the school gym.
NWCSA, AARP offer free tax services
Northwest Community Services Agency is launching its free tax program for income eligible people this week.
Alliance seeks nominees for stewardship award
The St. Louis River Alliance is seeking nominations for its 2012 Environmental Stewardship Awards.
Better than any retriever
As some readers may recall we have a big old dog that lives here with us that goes by the name of Shep. On his own, Shep moved in with us roughly 13 years ago. Prior to completely settling in as part of the family he had been running for a few days on the dirt road that passes by our home, most likely a drop off we figure. He was lost. So my wife took him in, fed him and the rest is history.
All safe after early morning blaze
A family of four and all their pets made it safely out of an early morning house fire Tuesday. When firefighters arrived at 1311 N. 21st St., flames fully engulfed the front porch but the occupants were already outside. The family — two adults and children ages 9 and 4 — had been woken up by their smoke detectors.
RELATED CONTENTPolice seek information on graffiti spree
The Superior Police Department is looking for help from the public to identify those responsible for a rash of graffiti crimes in Superior.
Past grads make contribution to students’ future education
After 60 years, the Central class of 1951 decided they’d hold no more formal reunions, just the occasional luncheon get-together.
RELATED CONTENTRotary International meets goal early to eradicate polio
More than four years ago, it seemed like an improbable task to Superior Rotary President Allen Raffetto.
Relay for Life kicks off for 2012
The Superior/Duluth County Relay for Life holds this year’s kick off meeting 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Hospital, Superior.
Photo of the Day
Seagulls litter the sky above the Superior Municipal Landfill as a bulldozer pushes garbage around on Wednesday afternoon in Superior. (Jed Carlson/jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)
Featured Staff Blogs
THE WANNABE BIRDERThinking spring
Terry Hoy of Cloquet shared this picture he took today: Terry wrote: "It looks like a Yellow Canary or Finch. But this the middle of winter. I have not seen these since last fall. There were about...
1/27/12 at 5:01 PM
THE AREAVOICES COMMUNITYAreavoices bloggers: The World is Taking Notice!
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1/27/12 at 3:54 PM
OUTDOORS WITH SAM COOKGet your mushing fix on the Gunflint Trail
If you need a dogsledding fix, folks in the Grand Marais and Gunflint Trail area are reviving the old Gunflint Mail Run dogsled race Monday and Tuesday. The 100-mile race will begin at approximately 4...
1/27/12 at 11:11 AM
EDITOR'S INBOXBusinesses should pay attention to data privacy, DATCP says
You double check to make sure you have your wallet, ID and credit cards in your pocket as you leave a store with a new purchase. But do you realize you have already left a chunk of personal data at th...
1/27/12 at 9:04 AM
TWIN PORTS BUSINESSMany face debt in retirement
Financial planners have long advised those approaching retirement to become debt-free. And a big part of that is getting mortgages paid off. But according to a report from the Wall Street Journal, ab...
1/24/12 at 4:30 PM
Featured Area Voices
CHANCELLOR'S CORNERUpdates from Madison
Greetings Colleagues, This message will be rather brief. I am writing this while I am down in Madison. It looks like the budget lapse discussion by the Joint Finance Committee is being postponed unti...
1/27/12 at 2:23 PM
THE DIRTRecipe win
As I blogged about in great detail on Monday, sometimes recipes just arent good. Or, maybe I should say, sometimes in the end the taste just doesnt appeal to us. And in the wake of my great recipe fai...
1/27/12 at 7:46 AM
IN THE BLACKJCPenney lowers Prices
It was announced this week that JC Penney stores were revamping their pricing strategy and store layouts. This article was in the Chicago Tribune. One of the changes is to have fewer sales. There w...
1/27/12 at 6:56 AM
AUTHENTIC EXISTENCEGood Grief
My profession, counseling, is currently engaged in a pretty serious debate over the revision of our primary diagnostic manual, the DSM-IV. This publication is often used by counselors when attemptin...
1/26/12 at 2:50 PM
COLOR ME GREENGreen Closet: Give It A New Purpose
When tackling the monster in the closet, repurposing items to give them new life instead of tossing them out is one of the most fun and effective ways to go green. When I think about repurposing,...
1/25/12 at 9:45 AM
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