Design decisions and name change considered for YMCA
As final design elements are chosen for the Cook County Family YMCA, ORB Management, JLG Architects and Meyer Group continue to try to deliver what the Cook County Community Center Steering Committee has asked for without breaking the budget. At a committee meeting on May 6, 2013, Project Manager Wade Cole said the cost-cutting changes made so far have been […]
Biomass business plan progressing
Representatives of the Cook County Local Energy Project (CCLEP) along with Mark Spurr of FVB Energy updated the Grand Marais Public Utilities Commission on the status of the biomass district heat project on April 10. “This project has gotten to the point where it’s looking like it might happen,” said Spurr. Spurr said they have had “very strong interest” from […]
“Supercampground” readying for summer
The Grand Marais Campground and Marina was named one of five “supercampgrounds” in the June 2013 edition of Midwest Living magazine. “If you’re looking to blend fine dining, great shopping and a quiet Lake Superior shore, you‘ll find it here along the famed North Shore,” the article states. “With 300 total sites, this city campground has pull-through spots with water, […]
Recycled memories
No matter how many great toys there are in the big toy chest in the corner of my living room, my grandchildren have always been drawn to the Rubbermaid container in the kitchen holding cans and bottles for recycling. I don’t know how many times I’ve had to turn a crawling infant or a wobbly toddler away from the bin, […]
Take steps to stop global warning
It makes you wonder what people are thinking when they confuse local weather phenomenon as evidence that global warming is not happening. Climate change is starkly evident. Witness the loss of ice in both the northern and southern regions of the world. It doesn’t take a scientist to figure out that global warming is occurring; simply paying attention to what’s […]
More and more people in criminal justice system
On April 25 I was a guest of the spring conference of Arrowhead Regional Corrections. It was good to be back after many years. The goal is the same, helping those who need help, the criminal as well as those who work in corrections. Fatigue as well as burn-out was also a workshop topic. In 1982, when I was on […]
All religions have been misused
I’m writing about the May 4 letter entitled Being Political is not a Crime that castigates Rep. Ellison for comments about violence and the Islamic faith and then implies that Islam is a faith of violence. The letter argued that Islam is probably the most political faith in the world and linked that political violence to acts of terrorism like […]