Unmasking Mr. O
It’s not easy being a big thinker. Christopher Swanson, the mayor of Two Harbors, Minnesota, has had a rough few weeks. On Jan. 20, 2022, the
Benvie goes to jail
From March to June of 2019, a man named Jim Benvie gained a measure of national notoriety when he camped out on the U.S.-Mexico border near
No charges filed in Bruzzo case
One year ago, in July of 2018, Des Moines residents Nick and Amy Pellegrin rented a vacation cottage on Wisconsin’s Madeline Island. It was their first
Benvie banned from border
Things aren’t looking too great for border vigilante Jim Benvie. The native Duluthian, as I wrote last week, had been making waves by posting Facebook videos
From Duluth to the border: A vigilante’s progress
The video, posted to Facebook on March 31, 2019, starts out in the bushes. Twigs and leaves rustle in the breeze. “Yep, I got ‘em!” somebody
