Duluth has a new and growing Cottage Industry- Yurts for the Homeless Population. On March 31, 2021, ran a news story promoting the construction of yurts on private property for the housing of homeless people. Here is a link to the cited article: https://kbjr6.com/2021/03/31/yurt-program-offers-new-solutions-to-housing-for-the-homeless/#.YJAY8izSXn4 In the above-referenced article the City of Duluth spokesperson states the…
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How Minnesota Tried to Approve Voter Fraud
Webster defines ‘fraud’ as intentional perversion of the truth in order to induce another to part with something of value or to surrender a legal right, an act of deceiving. Webster also defines ‘Fix’ as an act or instance of obtaining special privilege or immunity from the law or of exerting improper or illegal influence…

Good Neighbor Rules Should Apply to Everyone
Double Standards? Several years ago Duluth City Councilors added another ‘good neighbor’ ordinance to those already in existence. It says, in general, that as city residents, you are required to maintain your property consistent with the neighborhood. If you do not the city will come in, fix the problem, and recover their costs on your…

Want Property Tax Answers?
Read More Than the Bottom Line on Your Proposed Taxes 2021 Statement Last week, I received in the mail the “Proposed Property Tax Statement” payable in 2021 for my home in Duluth. There wasn’t anything unique about this correspondence. What was unique was that given the pandemic I actually took the time to read more…

Parenting: The COVID Conundrum
The heartburn bubbles up again as the subconscious worry creeps around the crevices of my brain. It’s a worry that has become so commonplace I could almost forget it’s there, except for the physical toll it’s taking – not just the heartburn, but thinning hair, lackluster skin, and a nagging sense of fatigue. It’s not…