Bats might be protected, but what about loggers?
Cook County Assessor/Land Commissioner Betty Schultz presented commissioners with information she had received about the plight of the northern long-eared bat at the commissioners’ May 13, 2014 meeting. Schultz told the commissioners that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) are considering listing the northern long-eared bat as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. “This is something that should be […]
Sheriff Falk to step down June 30
Cook County Sheriff Mark Falk has informed Cook County commissioners that he will be taking an early retirement and not finishing his elected term of office, which would have ended January 30, 2015. Falk has served as sheriff since 2005 and first started working in the department in 1991. Falk sent commissioners a letter, which was accepted at the board’s […]
The lasting legacy of George Nelson
George Nelson, “Bub,” to his many friends on the North Shore and in the skiing community, died at home on Friday, May 9, 2014. Nelson leaves behind his loving family, a legion of friends and a lasting legacy in the community he loved. As recently as last fall, while battling cancer, Nelson was promoting his community. He and his wife […]
Just another holiday
My coworker and friend Laurie teases me that I am “way too motivational.” She rolls her eyes at me sometimes and says, “There you go, thinking positively again.” So she will like this column as it is about a pet peeve that we share. Nearly every day we receive emails at the paper declaring some sort of holiday. Today for […]
Study of wolf-livestock conflict needed
A misconception is that a wolf hunt decreases wolf-livestock conflicts. There is no scientific evidence that a wolf hunt reduces wolf-livestock conflicts. In fact, a hunt randomly kills nonproblem wolves and can make problems worse for farmers by making wolf packs less stable and less able to hunt wild animals. As a state, we can come together for our farmers […]
Move Tails from the Trail
I love good writing and have diligently followed the News-Herald for more than 45 years, first as a tourist, then subscriber, then land owner in Cook County. Found some good writing and some “not so good” over the years (well, awful, really). The paper currently carries a regular column written by Cory Christianson called Tails from the Trail. It is […]
Restoring Lake Superior, one Cook County stream at a time
Cook County residents have seen local rivers send ribbons of mud into Lake Superior every spring and after every major rainstorm. The clay banks are eroding and the brook trout are disappearing. From the Flute Reed River to the Poplar River and Little Devil Track River, our community progress of developing roads, building resorts, and logging have filled the rivers […]