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Barrett Chase @barrettchase.duluthnewstribune.com · 8d

I'm not picking on this question in particular. In my experience all ballot questions read like this.

City Question
TENANT RIGHT TO REPAIR IN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY ORDINANCE
Shall the petition ordinance 25-015-0 amending Chapter 29A of the Duluth City Code be passed to give tenants the right to make repairs in residential rental property, and withhold up to half of a month's rent or $500, whichever is greater, to pay for the repairs and deduct the cost of the repairs from the tenant's future rent or receive reimbursement from the landlord, if the landlord has not provided the tenant with a scheduled repair date or the required repair is not completed within 14 days of the tenant providing written notice to the landlord?

Barrett Chase @barrettchase.duluthnewstribune.com · 8d

The Hemingway Editor free readability checker rates the question's reading level as "post-graduate."

Readable gives the question a grade of E, its lowest grade, and says 79% of the general public would not understand it.

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Barrett Chase @barrettchase.duluthnewstribune.com · 8d

I was going to post a thought about the Right to Repair question on the ballot in Duluth next week, but the single-sentence question is 255 characters too long to post here.

My thought is that the question is probably too complicated for the average person to understand.

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Barrett Chase @barrettchase.duluthnewstribune.com · 10d

Be careful of which hat you buy for your kid, lest they look FREAKISH.

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Jay Gabler @jaygabler.com · 16d

We've been so pleased with the reception for episode one of the @duluthnewstribune.com five-part podcast about the Edmund Fitzgerald: nothing but five-star ratings on Apple Podcasts. Episode two is out today.

Listen to 2nd episode of ‘Edmund Fitzgerald: 50 Years Below’ podcast

Could anything reasonably have been done to avert the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald? What did Capt. McSorley know about the weather he was facing when he steamed out of Superior on Nov. 9, 1975?

www.duluthnewstribune.com

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Barrett Chase @barrettchase.duluthnewstribune.com · 17d

Last week I reduced my phone screen time by 70% and I think this is the secret to happiness.

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Barrett Chase @barrettchase.duluthnewstribune.com · Aug 24

This 1955 wire story that ran in the DNT, touting how a 14-year-old killed 300 animals while on safari in Africa, should leave no doubt as to why certain animals are endangered.

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Barrett Chase @barrettchase.duluthnewstribune.com · Aug 13

There’s a bee in our yard whose jam seems to be attacking other bees when they land on the flowers. We’ve named her Re-bee-na George.

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Barrett Chase @barrettchase.duluthnewstribune.com · Aug 13

I'm really thankful we have AI to provide 30-word summaries of 30-word emails.

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Barrett Chase @barrettchase.duluthnewstribune.com · Aug 6

I feel like we used to celebrate, or at least be a bit more OK with, misfits and standouts in public. Today, people seem to be way more isolated and afraid of anything outside a very narrow norm.

A black and white newspaper clipping showing a photo of a man walking down a snowy street carrying a barbell on his shoulders.

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Barrett Chase @barrettchase.duluthnewstribune.com · Aug 4

I want to get into the psychology of people who tag the media when posting political memes. Like: “Journalists! Investigate what this Minion is saying!”

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Barrett Chase @barrettchase.duluthnewstribune.com · Jul 30

In the past, we’ve had candidates submit photos where they’re not wearing a shirt, or photos that are clearly 35 years old.

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Barrett Chase @barrettchase.duluthnewstribune.com · Jul 30

Municipal elections are wild. Candidates will claim there are no photos of them and they don’t know how to get one, or they will submit a pinky-nail-sized photo that’s 12 dpi, or a photo so heavily filtered that they barely look human.

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Barrett Chase @barrettchase.duluthnewstribune.com · Jul 29

Anyway it was a Two-spotted Longhorn Bee.

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Barrett Chase @barrettchase.duluthnewstribune.com · Jul 29

I was trying to identify a native bee in my yard and discovered the whimsical names of bee species: Perplexing Bumble Bee, Unequal Cellophane Bee, Modest Masked Bee, Metallic Epauletted Sweat Bee and Neighborly Mining Bee to name a few.

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Barrett Chase @barrettchase.duluthnewstribune.com · Jul 22

Ozzy performed in Duluth in 1982 and on Easter Sunday in 1984. He had opinions on England's tax rates.

Duluth News Tribune @duluthnewstribune.com · Jul 22

The Black Sabbath frontman performed twice in Duluth during his prime. Read our interview, reviews, stories and yes, the letters to the editor.

Read the News Tribune's 1982 interview with Ozzy Osbourne

The Black Sabbath frontman performed twice in Duluth during his prime. Read our interview, reviews, stories and yes, the letters to the editor.

www.duluthnewstribune.com

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Barrett Chase @barrettchase.duluthnewstribune.com · Jul 10

Spreadsheets are not the lined notebook paper version of docs.

Barrett Chase @barrettchase.duluthnewstribune.com · Jul 7

Freeze Pops aren’t nearly as fun once you know about microplastics.

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Barrett Chase @barrettchase.duluthnewstribune.com · Jul 2

I agree with Gen Z about at least one thing: The phrase “you’re welcome” is awkward and weird, and it sometimes comes off a bit rude.

Barrett Chase @barrettchase.duluthnewstribune.com · Jul 1

Stop taking cuts! No fair!

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Barrett Chase @barrettchase.duluthnewstribune.com · Jul 1

It's now legal for motorcycles to split and filter lanes. Considering the backlash about zipper merging and roundabouts, I can't wait to see what the keyboard warriors think about this.

Minnesota Motorcycle Safety Center | Minnesota Department of Public Safety

Our Minnesota Motorcycle Safety Center is dedicated to preventing motorcycle crashes by providing high-quality rider education, training and licensing information.

dps.mn.gov

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Barrett Chase @barrettchase.duluthnewstribune.com · Jun 30

How ironic that people are being dehumanized by accounts that are literally not human.

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Barrett Chase @barrettchase.duluthnewstribune.com · Jun 30

We're seeing more of these subtle bots that come across like a vague and calm person. They float a divisive idea that is often untrue but that lots of people will agree with. This one was claiming that most crime in the city is committed by people who are "not from here."

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Barrett Chase @barrettchase.duluthnewstribune.com · Jun 30

Today, I got a sneaking suspicion that a Facebook commenter was an AI bot. A reverse image search revealed approximately 25 accounts across various social channels, all with different names, that used the same profile picture.

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Barrett Chase @barrettchase.duluthnewstribune.com · Jun 24

I'm a big believer in the zipper merge, but one thing I recently learned is that you're not supposed to merge in front of a semi. Though there's usually a lot of space in front of them, they need that space to stop if they have to.

Duluth News Tribune @duluthnewstribune.com · Jun 24

From the editorial: "'Don't worry about being ‘Minnesota nice.’ ... It is much safer for motorists to remain in their current lane until the point where traffic can orderly take turns merging.'”

Our View: Another summer, another plea to do the zipper merge

From the editorial: "'Don't worry about being ‘Minnesota nice.’ ... It is much safer for motorists to remain in their current lane until the point where traffic can orderly take turns merging.'”

www.duluthnewstribune.com

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