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(AP) - The Duluth City Council has voted 8-1 to
take a "Minnehaha" stained-glass window off the market.

      Councilor Todd Fedora proposed rescinding support for selling the Tiffany window after experts expressed skepticism at its $2.9
million appraisal. 

He said it would have been terrible if the city
had put it up for auction and the sale brought in only a tenth of
what they expected.


      Selling the artwork was one of the most disputed proposals Mayor
Don Ness brought forward in trying to balance the city budget after
it became clear that revenues were going to fall $6.5 million short
of expenses this year.


      The window depicting a fictional American Indian princess was
designed by Tiffany artist Anne Weston in 1892-93 when she lived in
Duluth. It's been on display in the Depot in downtown Duluth.


      Information from: Duluth News Tribune,
http://www.duluthsuperior.com

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The Duluth City Council has voted 8-1 to
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