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Aubrey Gordon, the writer behind ‘Your Fat Friend,’ has some thoughts on diets, BMI and the relentless advice of strangers Dawn Fallik © Beth Olson “What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat” author Aubrey Gordon. Aubrey Gordon describes herself as fat, specifically “very fat.” She uses the word purposefully, as a descriptor, in the same way she has blondish-brown hair and is 37 years old. For the past five years, she has been the anonymous writer behind “Your Fat Friend,” the online essay series about the discrimination and hate fat people face. ...

Mentioned: Stephen Born, Emeritus, Planning and Landscape Architecture (formerly Urban and Regional Planning, with CALS appointment) Mentioned: Stan Temple, Emeritus, Forest and Wildlife Ecology Mentioned: Aldo Leopold, Deceased, Forest and Wildlife Ecology Of Interest

St. Louis County Commissioner Keith Musolf, of Hermantown, was on track early Tuesday to become the new board chair and represent a leveling force between colleagues from the Iron Range and Duluth. But in a turn of events, he withdrew from expectations and instead supported re-electing Chisholm-based Chair Mike Jugovich as the leader of the seven-member board. The win made history. The chair from the Iron Range is now only the second in 100 years to serve as chair for two consecutive years, according to a county spokesperson. Commissioner W.A. Swanstrom served as chair in 1921 and 1922. "I am...

Duluth 'a cesspool,' commissioner says as St. Louis County Board begins rocky start to 2021 In a break from tradition, rural commissioners consolidate authority atop the board, leaving Duluth commissioners out of top leadership posts. 4:31 pm, Jan. 5, 2021 × St. Louis County Commissioner Keith Nelson. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com) The city of Duluth was referred to by Commissioner Keith Nelson as a “cesspool" on a day rural commissioners both ruled the St. Louis County Board and illustrated north-south division at its annual meeting Tuesday. The rural ...

Commissioners Mike Jugovich and Patrick Boyle will also be sworn this week following their reelections. Jugovich will be sworn in at 3:30 p.m. Monday at the United Steelworkers union hall at 115 W. Lake St. in Chisholm. Boyle will be sworn in by fellow Duluth Commissioner Frank Jewell in a low-key manner sometime prior to Tuesday’s board meeting in Duluth. Grimm said she has big shoes to fill by following Olson, who served a single four-year term on the board, but asserted herself as a strong and compassionate voice. In her final meeting last month, she urged commissioners to dedicate t...