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There’s a primary election coming up in Cloquet’s Ward 3, and three very good candidates are running.

I had a chance to interview all three on “Harry’s Gang” on CAT-7. We talked, one-on-one, for an hour each; all three programs are airing repeatedly on CAT-7 until the election. Here’s a summary:

I started with Ray Schow, whom I met on “Harry’s Gang” when I first got to town 20 years ago. Ray has an intense interest in local politics and a deep understanding of how government works. He believes a city council’s job is to oversee how the city is run and to set policy. He...