I encourage everyone to speak up as Holly Bruce did, sharing her support for broadband. But when you attack someone who is not involved in government, you should have your facts straight or you may find yourself in a courtroom. Ms. Bruce suggests I’m anti-broadband, choose to live in isolation and may resent “townies” and tourists. What a beautiful imagination. […]
Fiber optic infrastructure costs an added burden
In last week’s paper, Holly Bruce of Lutsen/ Bloomington took another county resident and myself to task for expressing opinions concerning recent decisions for the funding of fiber optic infrastructure. Decisions which will substantially affect our lives. Additionally, Ms. Bruce believes people “who choose to live in isolated communities often resent ‘townies’ and tourists.” Let me assure Ms. Bruce that […]
People didn’t vote for anti-mining propaganda
It is very disturbing to read that this summer the North House Folk School in Grand Marais allowed the Good Harbor Hill Players to perform an anti-mining propaganda play. Greg Wright, director of the North House Folk School, wouldn’t allow anti-mining literature but he still allowed the play. Does Wright forget that funding for the North House Folk School comes […]
Franken opposes new road sign mandate
Sen. Al Franken has announced a proposal to eliminate a costly federal rule forcing Minnesota communities to replace all road signs by 2018. Eliminating this rule will remove a looming financial burden on cash-strapped Minnesota localities. Franken, who fought to eliminate the rule, applauded the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) proposal to end the mandate that would have forced local communities […]
Will IRRRB think twice before giving grants to Cook County non-profits?
According to Cook County Commissioner Bruce Martinson, several members of the Iron Range Resources Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB) were angry after reading an editorial by Bill Hanna in the Mesabi Daily News on Sept 4. Hanna wrote about the “anti-mining play” that was performed by the Good Harbor Hill Players at North House Folk School during its mid-June Wooden Boat Show […]
Judge denies Thompson’s request
On September 2, 2011 Sixth District court Judge Michael J. Cuzzo denied Susan Thompson’s request to end her electronic home monitoring (EHM) so she could take better care of her son, as she stated in her petition to the court. The Thompsons live several miles outside of Grand Marais and although her neighbors help with rides, her child can’t always […]
Avoid the slippery slope of unethical behavior
Jerome Mayne: successful businessman, stand-up comic, mortgage broker, cancer survivor… convicted felon. After spending two years in federal prison for fraud a decade ago, Mayne is on a mission to help others avoid the slippery slope that led to his demise. How did he get there? By not listening to his gut and letting business ethics lapse. On July 13, […]
Take up the song
There is a legend about an elephant and a thrush. The elephant boasted that he could make himself heard the farthest in the great forest. The thrush was willing to accept the elephant’s challenge to a contest. With great confidence, the huge elephant raised his long trunk and sent forth a trumpet blast that nearly knocked the little bird off […]