Districts 1, 3 and 5 county commissioner seats are up for re-election this year. Jan Hall, Bob Fenwick and Bruce Martinson presently hold those seats. If you are not satisfied with how these people have performed as I and many others feel, please consider removing them by either running against them or voting accordingly. Thesign up deadline for becoming a […]
Fire ban was right thing to do
I commend Sheriff Falk for issuing the fire ban. (Cook County News-Herald, May 1, 2010) He is obviously concerned with the safety and well being of Cook County residents, visitors, and businesses. Not to mention conserving our natural resources. It was the right thing to do. Judging by his response at the board meeting, it appears that Commissioner Bruce Martinson […]
Survey was for Great Expectations School community too
I am writing in response to a board member statement in last week’s article Budget considerations drive school board discussions about I.S.D. 166’s recent school board meeting. Thequote may be interpreted as suggesting Great Expectations School had ulterior motives in using our weekly newsletter to direct GES families to a survey Cook County Schools had posted requesting input regarding their […]
Commissioners should not add to negative dialog
In response to Saturday May 1, 2010 article County considers septic loan fund. What is Commissioner Fritz Sobanja suggesting when he says, “We’re just doing what we’re being told to do” and “he’d never seen data proving that health problems have actually occurred from septic failures in Cook County”? Is it that he is uninformed about the environmental impacts of […]
Truth of God is suppressed
In response to Lou Jenson’s May 1 letter to the editor. Dark the threads drawn through the fabric of your opinions. Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? (Job 38:2). For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and [wrong-doing] of men who by their sacrilegiousness] suppress the truth. Ever since the creation […]
Thrivent assists job seekers
Finding a new job in today’s market is often a stressful and long-term process. According to the Federal Reserve’s latest report, the overall unemployment rate rose to 9.5 percent of the labor force in June, the highest since 1982. The longterm unemployment rate — the proportion of the labor force that has been out of work for at least 15 […]
Locals participate in political process at Minneapolis GOP convention
Attending the 2010 Minnesota Republican Convention in Minneapolis April 29-May 1 was a privilege and a unique learning experience for this voting delegate from Cook County. It was similar to but a much larger forum than the Eighth Congressional District Convention held three weeks earlier in Cambridge when Chip Cravaack was endorsed as the 2010 U.S. House of Representative candidate. […]
CORRECTION:
In the May 1 article Cook County Visitors Bureau opens doors May 1, one of the visitors bureau board member’s names was inadvertently left out. Also on the board is west end representative Bob Ryan of Odyssey Development. The Cook County News-Herald apologizes for any confusion this may have caused.
WTIP North Shore community radio celebrates anniversaries
WTIP North Shore Community Radio celebrated two anniversaries recently. Thursday, April 29 marked 12 years of WTIP’s service, and April also marked Deb Benedict’s ninth year as executive director. Throughout its 12 years of service, WTIP has worked to serve its listeners. When Benedict came on board, she worked to embrace opportunities to build relationships and serve the station’s everincreasing […]
