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Council asked to continue its support of animal shelter



Bev Green of Arrowhead Animal Rescue spoke with Grand Marais city councilors Aug. 26, seeking their support for inclusion of a new shelter facility if and when the city comes up with a plan to remove the existing structure along with other city-owned buildings from the Grand Marais Recreational Park waterfront area. The move is necessary to accommodate a state […]

A diverse slate of candidates in House 3A race



There are now six candidates in the race for the Minnesota House 3A seat made vacant by the passing of Representative David Dill—four running as Democratic-Farm- Labor candidates, one as a Republican and one Independent candidate. Although the Republican and Independent candidate move ahead to the general election without contest, the September 29 primary will determine which DFL candidate will […]

Boy Scout land on Devil Track may be for sale



Although the Boy Scouts of America – Voyageurs Area Council (VAC) has been evaluating it strategic goals, which includes inventorying its facilities, camps and properties for about a year, it came as a surprise to the leaders and parents of Cook County’s Pack 167 to hear that the Boy Scout property on Devil Track Lake might be sold. Reached in […]

Vote Yes for operating levy referendum



I urge voters in Cook County to vote “Yes” on the approaching operating levy referendum. Besides making available a set of skills and a body of knowledge to young people, our schools are one of the primary ways our children come to know and trust themselves and their place in the larger world. Robert Putnam, in Our Kids: The American […]

Would you choose this God?



Several weeks ago Geri Jensen wrote a letter expressing her concern over religious indoctrination of youth and adults with the picture of a “loving God” that is conflicted by the doctrines of Divine punishment, and the belief that human beings are “wretched and unworthy” in “God’s” sight. I ask, does Geri not have a good point to make and a […]

Men will not die for a lie



In reply to the August 22 letter from Jake Hjorth—as a former priest and minister, who found the Bible an interesting document, it is no wonder that you are now an avowed atheist who believes that there is no God. You state your perspective that Paul, and the Bible, teach that Christ’s death on the cross is foolish, (2) it […]

Fair protest was not successful



I don’t always agree with Governor Mark Dayton. However, I do agree with a comment he made about the protest of the Minnesota State Fair by the Black Lives Matter group. According to the Pioneer Press, before Saturday’s fair protest, the governor said that while Black Lives Matter had valid concerns, the protest of the “Great Minnesota Get Together” was […]

New entry, traffic flow at ISD 166



Through the summer, anyone driving past Cook County Schools (ISD 166) has seen construction activity in the school parking lot. The new parking area and entryway opened on September 2 for the ISD 166 Back-to-School Open House so motorists could view the new traffic flow design. ISD 166 administration and the school board decided last year to make the change, […]

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