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August, 16, 2012

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Articles in this Issue

Duty to Warn

Hiroshima and The Glorification of American Militarism

Gary G. Kohls, MD  |  Thursday Aug. 16

The Gadfly

Better Drive To Alaska Soon

Ed Raymond  |  Thursday Aug. 16

From the Side

Give me liberty, give me hollow rhetoric, Part Two

Forrest Johnson  |  Thursday Aug. 16

Nature

Black-billed Cuckoo

Ralph LaPlant  |  Thursday Aug. 16

North Shore Notes

The end of the free lunch

Harry Drabik  |  Thursday Aug. 16

Ramblings

Vote for me, The Douche

Thursday Aug. 16

Music

Filling A Jukebox & Thinking Nostalgically About Vinyl (Part 2)

Thursday Aug. 16

The Masked Fan

Is The Olympic Movement Out Of Control? Do The Nhl Owners Need A Swift Boot In The Patootie? Answers Arrrrrre Here!

Marc Elliott  |  Thursday Aug. 16

Stage

Art Tour This Weekend in Herbster WI

Thursday Aug. 16

Sports

Olympic Torch Burns Itself Out

John Gilbert  |  Thursday Aug. 16

Music Reviews

Twin Ports Hip-Hop: An Interview with Jaze

Paul Whyte  |  Thursday Aug. 16

Recipes

Food of the Week: Watermelon

Thursday Aug. 16

Interviews

Spotlight on Photographer John Heino

Ed Newman  |  Thursday Aug. 16

Culture Vulture

With the Duluth Skateboard Historians Denny Davey & Brian Cody

Thursday Aug. 16


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