County board says no to Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Respectful, well-mannered, quiet but determined, 10 Ojibwe students from Cook County High School appeared before the Cook County Board of Commissioners on September 29 to make a case to have the county recognize the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead of Columbus Day. The county currently recognizes August 9 as Indigenous Peoples’ Day and doesn’t celebrate Columbus […]
Rob Ecklund of International Falls wins DFL primary
When the votes were counted on Tuesday, September 29, Rob Ecklund of International Falls had won the Democratic- Farm-Labor Party primary for Minnesota House 3A. Ecklund won the slot on the general election ballot with 45.80 percent of the vote, or 3,038 votes. Ecklund moves on to the December 8 general election to face Republican Roger Skraba and independent candidate […]
Swamper Lake culvert replacement will mean traffic delays
The culverts on the Gunflint Trail by the scenic Swamper Lake outlet are failing and the county has authorized Highway Engineer David Betts to proceed with the project this fall. Some traffic delays can be expected in this area where no detour is possible. Engineer Betts brought the need for the culvert replacements to the county board’s attention on August […]
Schaaps donate $52,000 to Cook County North Shore Hospital
Paul and Carol Schaap of Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan and Grand Marais recently donated $52,000 to the Cook County North Shore Hospital and Care Center towards the purchase and installation of two Pharmagard 797 hoods that will be used during the chemotherapy process. It is a gift that will—in the future—save Cook County cancer patients from having to drive to […]
A winning campaign
It was fun getting to know the candidates who were running in the primary for the Minnesota House 3A seat. As Rob Ecklund said in the statement that he gave to the Cook County News- Herald the day after the primary, it is a sad way to get to this election, with the passing of Representative David Dill, but it […]
Leif Erickson must go
Happy am I to read school board member Deb White reminding us of the evil of Columbus. It would help to know, however, the source of this evil. Is it due to his Latin origins, maleness, Christianity, Catholicism, or Western and European heritage? It’s good to know to what one objects. Lucky for us no Conquistadores got this way. It […]
Vote for continued quality education
As the parent of a Cook County High School senior and a CCHS graduate, a tax payer and as a former employee of the Cook County School District, I strongly encourage all Cook County voters to vote yes on the November 3 Operating Levy Referendum. The funding this levy will generate is essential to the education of all current and […]
Inadequate school funding creates “song and dance”
I want to thank Nevin D. Holmberg for his candid and passionate letter last week regarding the ISD 166 levy. There are plenty of residents like him who have questions regarding why the district is asking for another fiveyear levy, and these questions need discussing. Mr. Holmberg’s claim that the district will “go through this same song and dance again” […]
Answer still needed for “What is a farm?”
Two weeks ago in the September 12 article Hovland farmer loses agricultural designation for taxes, this paper asked the question “What is a farm?” An associated question would be, what is a law? Is it a statute, a rule, a regulation, a departmental policy or a bureaucratic interpretation of one of the above? The phrase “…ten tillable acres …” was […]