Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared as an opinion column in the Duluth News Tribune on September 6, 2025. A July 25 “Local View” column in the Duluth News Tribune concerning the ongoing development of the Northern Lights Express (NLX) argued that “Minnesota doesn’t need a high-speed train to nowhere.” But the article doesn’t cite adequate verifiable facts to support that view. First, the writer claimed that our Twin Ports are “nowhere.” Decades ago, my then-you...
