Grand Marais’ courtroom is given a mention in a new book, Representing Justice, which was featured in a Dec. 15 New York Times book review. Yale Law School professors Judith Resnik and Dennis Curtis wrote the book, which is described as “an unusual new book”—an academic treatise on threats to the modern judiciary that doubles as an obsessive’s tour of […]
Homeowners association encourages donations
Last year, the members of the Chateau LeVeaux Home Owners Association were inspired by the WTIP community radio series Living on the Edge to make a donation to the Cook County Health and Human Services Emergency Fund. The series, produced by Barbara Jean Johnson of WTIP, focused on the difficulties of earning a living on the North Shore. The individual […]
Golf course evaluation stalled by weather
The concerns about finding an entity to conduct an evaluation of Superior National at Lutsen was also discussed at the Cook County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, December 21. County- Auditor Treasurer Braidy Powers, who was charged with collecting the responses from firms interested in conducting the evaluation, said everyone who replied expressed the opinion that the study could not be […]
Less water disappearing from city water lines
The percentage of “unaccountable water”— water that is pumped into the city water lines but does not show up on water meters that measure the amount of water entering buildings— has decreased dramatically in the last several years. From January through November of this year, it was 34 percent, down from 55-60 percent several years ago, Water/Wastewater Superintendent Tom Nelson […]
Schroeder Township meeting quiet
After a fairly rigorous search, a snow plower has been found to clear the snow from the Sugarloaf Road. “LaBoda Grading has agreed to do it,” said Supervisor Roger McKeever. In a pinch, LaBoda will be backed up by the Cook County Highway Department or Tom Dwyer [Isak Hansen’s], said McKeever. The township road is quite hilly and curvy and […]
School board considers more efficient use of building
Cook County Independent School District 166 is shrinking – but its facilities are not, and as student enrollment continues to decline, the per-student cost continues to rise. With the idea of being more efficient with the district’s use of space, Superintendent Beth Schwarz took up a consulting firm’s offer to assess the building’s current use and recommend changes that could […]
ISD 166 paraprofessional hire under consideration
At the end of last school year, the ISD 166 school board voted to reduce the district’s paraprofessional staff in light of budget challenges and declining enrollment. Several paraprofessionals who worked for the district last year were not rehired this fall, but on January 19, at its first meeting of 2011, the board plans to discuss the possibility of adding […]
Dupre heads for Denali
Lonnie Dupre is a snowbird of sorts—anywhere there is snow, he will go. Dupre’s latest adventure will take him to Denali, AKA Mount McKinley, where he will attempt to become the first person to complete a solo ascent of Denali in the month of January. Dupre has spent 25 years traveling more than 15,000 miles throughout the high Arctic and […]