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Chuck Frederick

In Duluth and at the News Tribune for more than 30 years, Chuck has covered neighborhoods, City Hall, the County Board, and more. He traveled with the 148th Fighter Wing; rode an ore carrier from Two Harbors to Gary, Indiana, and back for a series of reports; and his reporting was credited for saving the life of a toddler in Superior in need of a transplant. Now the News Tribune's Editorial Page Editor, he has won numerous statewide and national writing and journalism awards. He also is the author of three books and was featured in the 1994 Disney movie, "Iron Will." He lives with his family in Lincoln Park.

Contact Chuck at 218-723-5316 or cfrederick@duluthnews.com.

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Feeling pretty strongly about the latest hot topic buzzing the community? Before you fire off that letter to the editor, there are a few things that can be considered.
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ST. PAUL — Beginning a new year and new decade normally brings Minnesotans hope and a new focus on the opportunities that lie ahead. Coming into 2020, many of us believed it would be our best year yet. No one could have predicted a global health pandemic, a national recession and more political turmoil than most of us have seen in our lifetimes. For retailers especially, what began with strong economic optimism quickly turned into a year of hardships, uncertainty, and challenges.
It’s hard to knock U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber for longing, for yearning — along with the rest of us — for the robust economy we were enjoying before COVID-19, as the congressman did at a candidate forum this month sponsored by the Duluth News Tribune and Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce.