DULUTH — “Do we care about people, or do we care about profit?” was the rallying cry of a group of local students, as they made their way through the downtown streets Thursday afternoon as part of a planned walkout protest.

Approximately 30 students from Harbor City International School left their afternoon classes to protest the sale of Minnesota Power, a publicly traded electrical utility company that serves over 150,000 customers across Northeastern Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin.

After walking through the downtown area, armed with signs and a megaphone, students stationed themselves at Minnesota Power Plaza, near the Lake Avenue intersection and the headquarters for Minnesota Power’s parent company, Allete.

“It’s really, really disheartening to see this deal go through,” said Wy

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