Barrett Chase

ICYMI: Here's my take on "Confession Killer" Henry Lee Lucas' brief brush with Duluth.

If AI were alcohol, someone would say, “This stuff can disinfect wounds. It’s not the best way, but it gets the job done,” and someone else would respond, “Totally! I drink two quarts a day and it’s changed my life!” Then tech bros would contemplate adding it to the water supply.

We’re very happy with this new hire!

It's that time of year when we start hearing one of my most-hated phrases: "leaf peeping." Shudder, gag.

This is the kind of hard-hitting journalism you find in 1950s newspapers.

I see people griping here all the time, asking WHERE ARE THE REPORTERS? Why aren't they covering Mitch McConnell, Epstein probe, etc. etc. They are being laid off, that's where they are. If you don't subscribe to at least 2 papers you have no right to ask that question. The Miami Herald just 1/2

I hate the word “snagged.”

The front page of the Sept. 14, 1976, News-Tribune has a funny story about someone calling 911 to report a bear, and a police inspector saying that's fine because "This isn't New York City." Then, on page 2: two murders, one grand larceny and five people dead in area car crashes.

I'm always amazed by how the words "rock concert" struck fear into people's hearts in the 70s. But then I see repeated stories about the aftermath of local concerts, and I realize young people at that time (*cough, boomers*) were often chaotic, violent and destructive.

Imagine being 12 and crying in the dugout, and then a photographer snaps a pic of you, and it goes out on the AP wire.

So far, close to half the readers who responded to our poll said they prefer to “just watch whatever is on” TV rather than actively choose something from a streaming service. I’m not surprised, but …

It’s really hard to find a married woman’s actual first name in old newspapers. Even the birth listings would show just the father’s name.

Journalists should welcome good-faith criticism. Whether the critics are ultimately right or wrong, they care about the reporting and the subject, and that’s something we should value. When people stop caring, we have a problem.

The northern half of the state is the only region in the country that has an elevated potential of significant wildfires into November.

I am deeply sad because I’ll never live in the house full of secret rooms I dreamed about during my nap.

Reading old newspapers, I get the sense that in the 50s kindergarteners routinely said, "See ya, Mom. I'm going to play in a pile of industrial rubbish three miles from home." And Mom would be like, "Take your 3-year-old brother along." The result, predictably, was news. Sad news.

This was crazy. The match didn't happen because the attorney showed up late, claiming he didn't even know about the match. The pastor said, "I scared him out — that's all there is to it." #duluth #duluthmn #history #boxing

I get frustrated when people claim that crime now is so much worse than in the past. This little story ran on page 9B — the comics page — in 1976. #duluth #duluthmn #crime #minnesota

"I'm never going to pay for the service you provide, but nevertheless you should provide me with endless free stuff and make future business decisions with me in mind" is not the winning argument some folks seem to think it is

A lot of journalists were sad to move out of this building. I was not one of them.

This 1953 column was progressive enough to admit it was wrong to "torture" left-handed children into becoming right-handed, and instead encouraged parents to simply persuade the children to change on their own by explaining that the world isn't made for lefties.

The obvious choice for fried chicken. #dultuh #duluthmn #jcpenney #millerhillmall #history #seventies

This person is using a bad faith argument, but I still want to address it. “Whiteface” is not a slur in this context. The Whiteface River and its tributaries are so named because of the white clay found on its banks.

Even the street needs an editor.

This is truly horrid.