A study measuring legislative effectiveness conducted by noted Vanderbilt University of political science/ public policy professors Craig Volden and Alan Wiseman rated U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan among the “10 most effective members of Congress.” That’s pretty good when considering there are 535 members of Congress. Nolan was ranked the second most effective Democrat and ninth overall in the study, which […]
Chisholm post office to be named in memory of Oberstar
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken, along with Rep. Rick Nolan, have announced that their bill to rename the Chisholm Post Office in memory of former Rep. Jim Oberstar has been signed into law by the president. Oberstar, who passed away last year, was born in Chisholm and represented the people of northern Minnesota for 36 years. The lawmakers […]
The Light of Love
It’s January in Cook County and up and down Lake Superior freighters and ships are at work as winter deepens. We know the “boats” hang extra close to our North Shore this time of year, and at night folks look out across the lake and can be heard to say, “Look, see the lights! There’s a boat out there!” And […]
Jeffrey Kimm Brett,
Jeffrey Kimm Brett, 61, of Lutsen, died Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester with his wife, Gayle, at his side. He was born on September 24, 1954 to Edward and Marcella (Sagehorn) Brett in Minneapolis. Jeff graduated from Columbia Heights High School and Dunwoody. Jeff was diagnosed in 1985 with a rare enzyme […]
John R. Nelson,
John R. Nelson, 74, Tofte, died Saturday, December 26, 2015 at Essentia St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth. John was born on April 24, 1941 to Emil and Rae (Kakko) Nelson in St. Paul, Minnesota. As a child, John moved to Tofte where he attended elementary school and later graduated from high school in Grand Marais. In 1962, he married […]
Operation Family Christmas project looking for new leaders
For many kids in Cook County, Christmas would not have been the same without Operation Family Christmas, but the four women who have brought the program to the county the past five years are ready for someone else to fill their shoes. It’s not that they feel it hasn’t been successful, but maybe that’s been the biggest problem, the program […]
Down Memory Lane
10 Years Ago Jan. 6, 2006 Grand Marais public utilities customers will see an average increase of about $13 per month under a new rate structure approved Dec. 21 by the Public Utilities Commission. The new rates translate into an overall average increase of just under 10 percent for water, sewer and electric services. A typical residential customer will see […]