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Hospital faces declining funding for home health care



As Cook County North Shore Hospital and Care Center continues to deal with government reimbursement levels that do not cover the cost of care, an ongoing funding reduction at the local level challenges the provision of home health care that could keep patients out of the hospital or nursing home. At the February 21 hospital board meeting, Administrator Kimber Wraalstad […]

Spring Forward



Turn your clocks one hour ahead on Sunday, March 10 at 2:00 a.m.

City signs DNR agreement for new boat launch



Boaters who use the Grand Marais harbor will soon have an improved dock and launch, thanks to an agreement with the state Department of Natural Resources approved Feb. 27 by the city council. City Administrator Mike Roth explained that the new agreement, which has been reviewed and sent back and forth between the city’s and DNR’s attorneys during the last […]

County board tables decision on blacksmith shop purchase



With a grant application to the Minnesota Historical Society coming due on March 15, Carrie McHugh, Gene Erickson, and Hal Greenwood of the Cook County Historical Society met with the county board on March 5 for the second week in a row to discuss a partnership that would allow the historical society to purchase the Bally Blacksmith Shop in Grand […]

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Not quite AP style




When I became a newspaper editor 13 years ago, I was definitely an amateur. I have always been a writer and no matter what job I held, I managed to work myself into some sort of writing position—ad copy, newsletters, meeting minutes— I love putting words together in any way possible. But when Publishers Hal and Deidre Kettunen hired me […]

Take guns from criminals, not law-abiding citizens



There has been much effort and time spent during these early days of the 88th Minnesota Legislature by a number of powerful DFL legislators who have authored an assortment of laws to remove/confiscate/ban firearms from honest, law-abiding, patriotic Minnesotans. Some of these draft laws have even suggested creating a new class of criminal felons out of citizens who now possess […]

Is there no moral turpitude clause for county attorney?



I have many relatives in Cook County. As a matter of fact, I am probably related to a good number of people who do not even know who I am. My great-grandfather was Axel Oberg. My grandfather was Roy Oberg. My mother is Margaret (Peggy) Oberg. My father is James Hill. His father was Lano Hill. His mother was Anna […]

We are not a community of predators



County Attorney Tim Scannell will not step down without being paid with tax dollars. I can’t support this, considering there is an ongoing investigation by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. According to the harassment restraining order against Scannell, while he was undergoing five weeks of treatment for PTSD (which he blames for his behavior), he continued having contact with […]