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The Duluth Monitor is an online newspaper in Duluth, Minnesota. https://gofund.me/49e087b2

02/23/2025

The city has received more than 900 reports in the past two years.

Duluth Monitor - Regional News and Investigations

02/22/2025

135 years ago today, a man who lost part of a cuff link somewhere narrowed it down to Duluth or Superior. Keep your eyes open.

(Duluth Evening Herald, Feb. 22, 1890)

02/21/2025

117 years ago today, you could buy a really heavy coat.

(Duluth Evening Herald, Feb. 21, 1908)

02/20/2025

The transcript reads like a comedy routine.

Duluth Monitor - Regional News and Investigations

02/16/2025

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02/15/2025

98 years ago today, a crime wave struck the city.

(Duluth Herald, Feb. 15, 1927)

02/14/2025

151 years ago today, the publisher attended a talk given by a well-known Minneapolis writer.

(Duluth Minnesotian, Feb. 14, 1874)

02/14/2025

Schnepper went on vacation and never came back to work.

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02/13/2025

150 years ago today.

(Duluth Minnesotian, Feb. 13, 1875)

02/12/2025

Not every small town welcomes the Monitor, but our reception was positive in Lakeside, Wisconsin last night.

02/12/2025

The DECC recently commissioned a promotional video piece on their chef, Jerry Carpenter. On Jan. 30, 2025, the board of directors screened the video while eating DECC food.

02/12/2025

Attending our first meeting in Lakeside, Wisconsin.

02/11/2025

https://www.duluthmonitor.com/2025/02/10/duluth-man-charged-with-sexually-assaulting-incapacitated-woman/

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02/07/2025

Almost made it.

02/07/2025

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02/03/2025

In December, Monitor Publisher John Ramos spoke with MPR Reporter Dan Gunderson for more than 40 minutes. Gunderson whittled down Ramos's chattering to a manageable amount.

John Ramos started the Duluth Monitor in 2019 with an aggressive approach to reporting local news. His reporting has upset some local officials but he says readers appreciate his muckraking style.

02/02/2025

124 years ago today.

(Duluth Evening Herald, Feb. 2, 1901)

02/01/2025

He may have wanted to give the reporter a hug.

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Not every small town welcomes the Monitor, but our reception was positive in Lakeside, Wisconsin last night.

The DECC recently commissioned a promotional video piece on their chef, Jerry Carpenter. On Jan. 30, 2025, the board of directors screened the video while eating DECC food.

Almost made it.

Later in the Jan. 8 Lakewood Township Board of Supervisors meeting, Monitor Publisher John Ramos informed the board that he was unable to hear what the clerk was saying, because she wasn't using her microphone. Supervisor Jo Pufahl responded by shrugging dismissively and Board Chair Gary Campbell told Ramos he was being disruptive and had to leave. Campbell said that the supervisors could hear each other and that was what mattered. Ramos didn't leave. Following the meeting, Pufahl told Ramos that if he couldn't hear the proceedings, "That's your problem."

One common problem at public meetings is members of the public body forgetting to turn on their microphones. The Monitor calls attention to this whenever it happens, as we do not like to miss the proceedings. People typically respond by turning on their microphones; occasionally, they thank us for the reminder. Until now. On Jan. 8, 2025, when Monitor Publisher John Ramos informed the Lakewood Township Board of Supervisors that he was having difficulty hearing their discussion because they weren’t using their microphones, Supervisor Jo Pufahl tauntingly said, “So?” Ramos responded as one might expect.

Lakewood's new designated media area has one chair. Who's it for?

The ruins of two homes have been occupying the hillside near the intersection of Piedmont Avenue and West First Street since they burned in 2022. In May 2024, the City of Duluth purchased the two parcels for $5,000, and in June the Council authorized $102,000 to remove the dwellings. Work began today. Northland Constructors is the contractor.