City finds savings by refunding bonds, approves Ravenwood subdivision plat
Grand Marais city councilors and Public Utilities Commission members began council’s May 29, 2013 meeting by approving the refunding of two bonds. The action is expected to save taxpayers about $300,000 over the next 17 years. Bruce Kimmel and Nick Anhunt of Ehlers Inc., the city’s financial advisors, attended the meeting and explained the bidding process. There were three bids […]
Affordable Care Act concerns discussed
Open enrollment begins October 1, 2013 for the federal Affordable Care Act that will bring large-scale health insurance reforms which will affect everyone in the country. On May 23, the Cook County North Shore Hospital board discussed the kinds of changes that are expected under the new system. St. Luke’s Hospital President John Strange said hospitals expect bad debt to […]
Cook County moved it in May
The May Move It! community exercise challenge was a great success. Cook County made it to its figurative goal of reaching New Orleans almost seven times over. The distance from Grand Marais to New Orleans is 1,465 miles, but the total distance covered by participants was over 10,000 miles. One hundred nine individuals and 19 teams tracked their exercise on […]
Moose calves dying at a fast rate
Almost as fast as researchers could fit 49 moose calves with GPS radio collars they were dying. So far, 25 out of 49 calves have perished, 10 by predators. “Six were killed by wolves, two by bears and two by bears or wolves or some other predator. We couldn’t tell,” said Glenn DelGiudice, Ph.D. who heads up the moose calf […]
Computers and coffee
I finally broke down and bought a new computer a few weeks ago. I was reluctant to give up my old laptop. I’ve had it since 2007 and it was as familiar as an old friend. But it was starting to be a bit unreliable. It was incredibly slow to start up. I would hit the power button and go […]
Members should be concerned about changes at Arrowhead
I don’t suppose many “Arrowhead Cooperative” members bothered to read the recently mailed 2012 Annual Report. (FYI: No longer to be known as “Arrowhead Electric Cooperative Inc.” By dropping the word “Electric” we will now pay for new stationery and literature, signage, repainting truck doors, etc. Good thinking!) In the annual report you would have noticed that our cooperative’s long-term […]
We all deserve the same rights
I felt stunned and saddened reading recent letters by Lloyd Geillinger and Rae Piepho. Visions of gay people descending on our state like vultures, while schools force-feed gay “programming” to our youth? Damning people to hell for being gay? Defining homosexuality as a “sin” on par with murder? In what century are we living? I feel so grateful that I’m […]
Marriage is a legal institution
It is true as Nelda Westerlind writes that it takes a male and a female to produce children. However I must disagree with Nelda when she follows her statement with “Now we are supposed to learn that he, she and it is the proper way.” I find it amusing that Nelda thinks that the new law on same sex marriage […]