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Brad Anderson MHAM – Tools for Success If you missed last week’s article, it is Mental Health Awareness Month (MHAM). The purpose of MHAM is… Login to continue reading Login…

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Local View from 4 foot 2

They say that April Showers bring May Flowers. I hope this is true this spring. I have lost track of which part of winter or spring we are in here in the Northland but I do know that I am enjoying wearing a hoodie or no jacket some days. We all get tired of wearing the extra bulk but especially as a very busy and mobile manual wheelchair user I get exhausted by the extra work and heaviness of winter coats.

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Minnesota Power, electric supplier to Two Harbors, poised to sell to major investor companies

ALLETE, Inc., the Duluth-based company that owns local utility Minnesota Power, has reached a deal to be acquired by two institutional investors: the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP) and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). GIP, in turn, is owned by BlackRock, the world’s largest investment firm. Black Rock assets exceed the GDP of every nation except the United States and China.

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