Vehicles caravanned from place to place in Lutsen on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 to celebrate a number of significant changes coming to Cook County. Members of the Cook County-Grand Marais Economic Development Authority, Cook County Chamber of Commerce and Cook County Visitors Bureau joined forces to break ground on two significant projects and to honor community business leaders. Superior National […]
South Fowl snowmobile trail still held up in court
Ronald Carlson of Hovland, a retired forester and McFarland Lake cabin owner, is getting tired of the bureaucratic delays regarding the construction of a 2.2-mile snowmobile trail between McFarland and South Fowl lakes. When Carlson heard that the four environmental groups opposed to construction of the trail, which would replace one closed by the U.S. Forest Service in 2003, had […]
County board approves administrator contract
On October 22, 2013, the county board unanimously approved a contract with Jay Kieft, the candidate selected to be the new county administrator. The salary approved by the county is $8,200.91/month, or $99,492 a year. The draft brought before the board a week ago proposed a salary of $99,000 and was not on a county pay scale. This contract, however, […]
Grand Portage committee recommending changes at ISD 166
Grand Portage Education Director Haley Brickner presented the Grand Portage Local Indian Education Committee’s (LIEC) annual report to the ISD 166 school board on October 2, 2013 at the Grand Portage Community Center. She lauded the successes of the year but also challenged the school board to do more to level the playing field for Native American students. “We saw […]
Adopt FairTax and abolish the IRS
The FairTax is a plan whose time has come. It would replace the income tax and abolish the IRS shortly after being adopted. It’s a national sales tax and would be collected by the states at the cash register when you check out. No more federal withholdings from your paycheck! No more FICA. No more hidden taxes. No more record […]
Nation should commit to serving veterans
During the recent government shutdown many numbers were thrown around. But there is one number that stands out and it has nothing to do with the debate over the federal budget. More than one a day. That is how many members of our active-duty military, National Guard and Reserve forces have committed suicide over the last year. Simply put, we […]
Frightfully good fun
It’s a little bit hard not to get down this time of year. There is still a splash of color here and there with a stubborn maple or persistent poplar tree that hasn’t given up its fall plumage, but overall it’s looking a bit dreary. As I write this week’s Unorganized Territory, a light snow is falling and as much […]
Correction:
In our October 19, 2013 issue, we incorrectly identified one of the Viking cross country runners at the Polar League Conference Race. No. 351 was Melanie Stoddard. The Cook County News-Herald apologizes for the error.