EDA to offer Superior National management position to Fenwick
Rhonda Silence After months of debating whether or not the Cook County – Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) should hire a general manager for EDA-owned Superior National at Lutsen (SNL) golf course, a decision was made on Friday, March 25 to offer the job to former Cook County Commissioner Bob Fenwick. At press time, negotiations were underway regarding the […]
Gunflint Trail boat operators’ SOS is heard
Some of Cook County’s fishing guides and outfitters were a bit alarmed last year when the Coast Guard put them on notice that it intended to start enforcing regulations requiring credentialing for commercial boat operators who transport passengers. This could significantly affect businesses that rely on college students who work for them only during the summer months — employees would […]
Hospital emergency room – busy or not, always prepared
The Cook County North Shore Hospital emergency room can be a very busy place. Last year, it dealt with 2,388 cases, an average of almost 6½ patients a day. Some days, as many as 25 people walked through the ER doors. Other days were slow, with no patients at all. Being designated as a trauma center, even if it is […]
Groped for National Security
A quote from a friend: Here we are with a president of no known nationality, who went to other countries as a young man with no known visas, no records of his college degree, no yearbook photos, and no class mates who ever heard of him. And a woman from Minnesota has to be groped for national security. Dick CrosbyGrand […]
Community Center project is misguided
In regard to the Community Center project, my one big question to the county commissioners is, “Have you lost your mind?” How many pools do you need in Grand Marais? You are acting like a bunch of 18 year olds with a new $100 bill in each of your pockets that you just have to spend. The one thing you […]
Good ol’ boys club continues
Commissioners have debated whether or not to give local trades workers a chance to work on 1 percent tax projects for 17 months. That’s time and money poorly spent. The fact the debate happened begs the question: Is the county board on the take? Are they willing to open their personal assets to an audit? Why else would they not […]
Koch brother bogeymen
I was bemused to read Ann Marie Mershon’s letter to the editor in last week’s paper demonizing the Koch brothers. I dare say that most of the working stiffs in Cook County have never heard of these villains (I hadn’t before the 2010 election) but since then, they have become the new favorite bogeymen for the Liberal- Left. As far […]
93.5% public land is enough
The issue of restricting the continuing growth of the public domain within Cook County is not new. Unfortunately our government appears to forget of its works in the past and thus we must again fund their adventures in rediscovery. In these modern days of data juggling extraordinaire, I would think we could do better. As to whether to restrict the […]
