The Iron Drainge

My Buddy sent me this story about the shrinking heft of the Iron Range for the 8th Congressional District.

When Tony Sertich graduated from Chisholm High in 1994, he was one of about 80 seniors who crowded the stage, he recalls.

This year, the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board commissioner and former House DFL majority leader returned to his alma mater as the commencement speaker. The graduating class numbered fewer than 40.

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