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Officials search for more staff, other fixes for growing child care crunch in Duluth

Officials search for more staff, other fixes for growing child care crunch in Duluth

Officials, providers and parents gathered in Duluth this week to discuss possible solutions to the child care crisis in the city. The news three large day care centers will close soon is adding to an already large shortage of child care slots
by Dan Kraker

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Local lawmakers struggle with Duluth child care crisis

Local lawmakers struggle with Duluth child care crisis

Lawmakers, parents and child care providers gathered for a roundtable to discuss possible solutions after the announcement of closures of three child care centers.
by Cathy Wurzer, Dan Kraker and Alanna Elder

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Duluth child care center closures exacerbate growing crunch facing families

Duluth child care center closures exacerbate growing crunch facing families

The impending closure of two large child care centers — and possibly a third — is exacerbating a child care crunch in Duluth which is already short more than 1,000 slots.
by Dan Kraker

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When a final resting place erodes away, who is responsible for preserving human remains?

When a final resting place erodes away, who is responsible for preserving human remains?

A boy recently found historic human remains along the shore of Lake Superior. His discovery reveals a serious issue facing cemeteries along bodies of water.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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Split Rock Lighthouse shines with new tours, Indigenous history exhibit

Split Rock Lighthouse shines with new tours, Indigenous history exhibit

Minnesota’s iconic North Shore lighthouse has transformed itself over the last few years since the pandemic. A recent trip found a new walking tour and new detail on the history of the Native American people who were there long before the 114-year-old tower. 
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Developers of stalled Minnesota copper-nickel mine plan studies that may lead to significant changes

Developers of stalled Minnesota copper-nickel mine plan studies that may lead to significant changes

The developers of a long-delayed copper-nickel mining project in northeastern Minnesota announced Wednesday that they plan to conduct a series of studies over the next year on potential ways to improve environmental safeguards and make the mine more cost- and energy-efficient, which could lead to significant changes to the design.
by The Associated Press

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