At the beginning of March, the state’s budgeting agency announced a forecasted $323 million surplus, but any claim that Minnesota is out of the red is misleading. There is no disputing the forecast is welcome news and is one indication that Minnesota’s economy is recovering. However, the bottom line shows a $1.1 billion deficit looming next year, which balloons to […]
Founding Fathers did not argue for separation of church and state
Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence. John Adams Regarding the separation of church and state: In 1947, in the case Everson v. Board of Education, the “separation of church and state” phrase which the Supreme Court invoked, and which […]
Corrections:
The March 10 article entitled School board moving toward increasing fund balance on page A7 said cutbacks in the preliminary ISD 166 2012-13 budget call for reducing maintenance staff by the equivalent of 1.25 full-time positions. It should have said the budget calls for reducing Maintenance I staff by the equivalent of .25 positions. The News-Herald apologizes for the error. […]
Cook County DFL elects district, state convention delegates
Saturday, March 10, about 40 members of Cook County’s Democratic Farmer Labor Party (DFL) met at the Cook County Senior Center and picked delegates and alternates to represent the local party at upcoming district and state conventions. Cook County DFL Chair Diane Parker was elected temporary convention chair while Denny Fitzpatrick was named temporary secretary for the meeting. After the […]
Sled Dogs to St. Paul mission accomplished
About 100 people gathered in Grand Marais’s Harbor Park on March 1 to send off Cook County musher Frank Moe to St. Paul. Moe’s “Sled Dogs to St. Paul” journey was intended to call attention to the environmental concerns about non-ferrous metals mining. Along the way, former DFL State Representative Moe collected signatures on petitions and attracted a lot of […]
The Cross that offends is the Cross that affords power!
The inspired Apostle Paul declared: “Shall trouble or hardship (separate us from the love of Christ?) No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. “ (Romans 8:35, 37) One afternoon a car pulled into our driveway. A frail little old woman got out and came to our door. She introduced herself and wanted […]
Food support can help make ends meet
Sometimes situations come up such as unexpected medical bills, reduced work hours, or even unemployment. The Cook County Food Shelf is there to help out in these situations. If you are facing an unexpected budgetary crisis, the Food Shelf can supply a box that supplies three nutritious meals for three days. However, the Food Shelf is not intended to be […]