By JEREMY PIEPER
DCN Reporter
Although it may not be obvious at first glance, the city of Duluth has a definite need for volunteers to lend a helping hand in many unexpected ways.
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By ERIC SIMON
DCN Repoter
Racism. Although it has been decades since segregation ended and well over a century since the emancipation proclamation, racism still exists in Duluth. The 2000 census for the state of Minnesota reports that less than 1 percent of the population identified themselves as African-American while almost 95 percent identified themselves as Caucasian. I sat down with two African-American mothers to talk to them about their experiences in Duluth.
Tamika Robinson is a 30-year-old mother of three. She has lived in Duluth for almost eight years; she is originally from St. Paul.
Denise Lewis is a 47-year-old single mother of three. She has lived in Duluth for 14 years; she was originally from Providence, Rhode Island.
By RACHEL BREWSTER
DCN Reporter
The relationship between colors and emotions exists on a subconscious level. Colors can excite, impassion and encourage, or they can ease, soothe and console. Because of this power, businesses use colors to achieve the desired effect from consumers.
“When you start studying colors, it’s absolutely magnificent,” said Ardith Beveridge, a member of the American Institute of Floral Designers and an instructor at the Koehler and Dramm Institute of Floristry in Minneapolis.
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By TYLER KORBY
DCN Reporter
Neighborhoods are protected by the police; however, over the years in the Central Hillside neighborhood, police have been lent a set of helping hands.
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By JOEL RUNCK
DCN Reporter
With the winter season around the corner in the Northland, many have already kicked-in their furnaces to keep out the cold.But for those who don’t have a place to stay, this is a time of uncertainty and a time when the homeless rely on the mercy of others for help.
By RYAN HANSON
DCN Reporter
As Duluth Police officer Ron Tinsley pulls his large frame from his squad car, his long strides move him confidently to a shattered store window. He bends over slowly, and with a knowing eye, looks at the glass.
“That’s definitely not a bullet hole,” says Tinsley, shaking his head, as he looks back over his police report.
By Ali Draves
DCN Reporter
As the winter months creep closer, the Duluth community is struggling to keep the tradition of the popular Grant Recreation skating rink alive.
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By JARED JACOBSON
DCN Reporter
Volunteers and employees busy themselves around the office with the sorts of tasks that might seem tedious to some, but have a much greater purpose for those involved.
By KEVIN SKALICKY
DCN Reporter
While large corporations donate millions of dollars to national charities, one Duluth coffee shop contributes to the community in a different way. Jitters coffee shop in downtown Duluth chooses to help local artists.
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By ZACH GRILL
DCN Reporter
With the opening of Spirit Mountain still more than a month away, a group of friends take it upon themselves to get some snowboarding practice in before the first snowflake hits the slopes.
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By DAVID BUCKNER
DCN Reporter
Steel beams and a large crane stand surrounded by mounds of dirt and blocks of concrete. A cement truck rumbles by, overpowering the sound of nail guns and backhoes.
The Lakewalk Center on London Road is in the middle of an expansion that will make room for more offices, but not everyone is happy about it.
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By CHRIS OLWELL
DCN Reporter
Alright. So there are exactly 50 million organizations in or near Duluth dedicated to attracting and retaining a young population by combating the notion that Duluth has no jobs. That’s right. 50 million.
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By TYLER DOMAAS
DCN Reporter
Pat Alvar is a grandmother of nine who runs the “Kid Patch” daycare center out of her home on 5th Avenue and 6th Street in Duluth’s Central Hillside. She is licensed for 14 children and works alone.
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By CLAIRE CHOCK
DCN Reporter
Tattoos are seen by many as an art form, the body being a blank canvas. Others feel uncomfortable around people with pierced body parts and tattoos. A Pew Research survey done in January 2007 said that over one-third of Generation Nexters (people ages 18-25) have tattoos, while another survey done by Vault said 67 percent of people concealed their tattoos at work. It seems tattoos still have a stigma attached to them that may affect the job opportunities Generation Nexters have. If this is the case, then why are so many people getting tattoos?
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