The 2013 Cook County Emergency Services Conference was a whirlwind of activities from its start at noon on Friday, April 26 to its closing at a banquet on Saturday evening, April 27. All of the demonstrations and drills were intended to fine-tune the skills of emergency responders in a variety of platforms. The ultimate goal of all the emergency workers […]
Hospital keeps Blue Cross provider status for now
People on Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota health insurance will be relieved to find out that their insurance will continue to cover Cook County North Shore Hospital services at least through the end of the year. Blue Cross notified North Shore Hospital & Care Center in February that it would require a new and complicated billing system starting March […]
County board favors hiring administrator
The county may be looking for an administrator sometime in the months ahead. On April 30, the county board met to discuss the possibility and agreed to move forward on formulating how that job might look. Commissioners Bruce Martinson and Sue Hakes said they have heard positive comments from constituents in regard to hiring an administrator. Commissioner Hakes said she […]
Organizational meeting for Lutsen
Not much will change in the next year for the Lutsen town board after it adopted meeting times and compensation for meetings and mileage reimbursement that mirrored last year’s budget and protocol. Once again compensation for supervisors, clerk, deputy clerk, treasurer, fire chief, assistant fire chief and EMS director will remain at $85 for regular or special meetings with an […]
A snowy goodbye
It is hard to believe, but as I write this week’s Unorganized Territory, Cook County is preparing for yet another storm, which is predicted to bring several inches of snow. I feel quite sorry for people who don’t like winter. They must be at their wit’s end, because even I am getting tired of snow. I’m not entirely surprised that […]
The “secret society” called CCVB
The conviction of Dan Schlienz was not the conviction of a community yet I believe two Cook County spokespersons have labeled the community as having a longstanding culture of sexual predators. That is how I interpret the comments made by County Attorney Tim Scannell in February 2012 Public Radio interview. You can hear what he says at: download.publicradio.org/podcast/minnesota/news/programs/daily_circuit_2/2012/12/13/daily_circuit_hour_2_20121213_64.mp3 Sally Nankivell, […]
Being political is not a crime
I can’t ignore Minnesota Congressman Ellison who urged Americans to put the Boston Marathon bombing in a fuller context of his faith and regard the attack not as religious but as political. The congressman should know that as a theocratic faith Islam is probably the most political religion on the planet. There are dozens of nations that call themselves Islamic […]
