Youth Agency Coalition opens state licensed early learning center
Over the past several years, the Cook County Youth Agency Coalition (CCYAC) has been working together to address the childcare shortage in Cook County. CCYAC is a formal partnership between Cook County Community Education and the YMCA, whose primary focus is on youth programming. After opening several family child-care programs, the state and county encouraged the coalition to apply to […]
Park board discusses Highway 61 project
“We are trending for another busy season,” said Grand Marais Recreation Park manager Dave Tersteeg to the park board on Tuesday, March 6. Tersteeg was referring to his report to the board that showed that reservations for February 2018 were up 19 percent over last February. With Highway 61 due to be revamped during the summer of 2019, Tersteeg said […]
Creative Economy Collaborative praises county arts facilities report
The Cook County Creative Economy Collaborative (CEC), a group whose mission is to strengthen the Cook County arts economy, reports that it has received an “impressive” study of Cook County arts facilities that it commissioned from the nationally prominent Twin Cities nonprofit Artspace. “We are very grateful for the quality of the study and the insights it provides,” said EDA […]
Drug Task Force bust takes over 3,000 narcotic pills off streets
On March 2, 2018, John Edward Heinonen, 60, of Thunder Bay, Ontario, was arrested by the Cook County Sheriff ’s Office with assistance from the United States Border Patrol and charged with 1st degree drug possession. The arrest was made after Heinonen picked up a package in Grand Portage, which contained approximately 3,040 non-prescribed, narcotic pills. The arrest was a […]
Drivers who hit deer need to stop!
A few days ago I came upon a severely injured deer writhing on the highway. Whoever hit it kept going and did not call it in. I stopped, called the sheriff, and stayed with the deer until a deputy arrived to put it out of its agony. It is appalling and unconscionable that someone would leave an animal to suffer […]
Multiple issues with Social Justice Conference column and letter
Realizing there are at least two sides to every story, I am only responding to one of the many wrong or misleading statements in last week’s rants against the upcoming Social Justice Conference at ISD 166. Parents and community members were encouraged to attend the conference and aid the effort from its inception. I know because I, and several of […]
Constitution allowed for slavery
I am writing in response to the letter in last week’s edition “What is the goal of Social Justice Conference?” This response points out a significant factual error in the original letter. The writer is discussing the three-fifths provision in the Constitution. This provision counted slaves as a fraction of persons for the purpose of proportional representation in the House […]