Schroeder to set levy at the continuation of the annual meeting
Phil Bonin was elected moderator for the Schroeder township yearly meeting after Steve Schug declined the option to serve in that position. The meeting was lightly attended; only 21 people turned out to discuss township business. No preliminary 2019 levy was set. The levy discussion was tabled until the continuation of the annual meeting which will be held Wednesday, August […]
County accepts mountain bike trail building bid
Only one bid was received to build the 16-mile connector mountain bike trail from Tofte to Lutsen. That bid came from Rock Solid Trail Contracting, LLC, (RSTC) and was higher than anticipated. But as Tim Kennedy, Superior Cycling Association president explained, there are only a few single track building companies and most are busy with all of the mountain bike […]
BorealCorps scout troop headed to the state capitol
Do kids have a voice in matters ranging from gun violence to vaping? It would seem the answer is yes. Last year, with the help of the Blandin Foundation and Boreal Access, Anne Brataas formed BorealCorps, an online kids’ news site where kids engage in digital storytelling. BorealCorps is made up of about 20 grade school and middle school children […]
Influence
I have long held that we all come into this world as a malleable lump of clay and whoever has their hands on us will shape the vessel. Whether we are willing to admit it or not, on a daily basis, each of us are being “molded” by family, friends, teachers, clergy, various media, advertisers, sport figures and entertainment. A […]
Writer submits short history of Social Justice
Greetings! With the topic of Social Justice being current I offer a brief review of its history and elements. I have heard comment from people uncertain of what Social Justice represented. In my view partisan political activism in the public schools is somewhat questionable in itself, but especially so when the nature of the political persuasion is not disclosed at […]
Where does morality come from?
Going through a pile of past Heralds I noted in the Feb. 10 issue that Garry Gamble asserted that morality comes from his god. Really! Notwithstanding proclamations from his god or the gods of numerous other people in the world, for many of us, morality – right from wrong – is practiced absent godly input. Knowing the right thing and […]
National Association for Scholars is not unbiased
Garry (Gamble) cites the National Association of Scholars as an unbiased body. In fact, it appears to be a reactionary think-tank. According to the association history section of its website, “NAS was founded to confront the rise of campus political correctness.” According to a Sourcewatch article, “The National Association of Scholars (NAS) is a nonprofit organization in the United States […]
The lens through which we see things
Last Thursday I attended Bill Blackwell’s presentation on Social Justice held at the ACA hosted by Higher Education. The lecture provided the public with an insight into the workshop that Bill would facilitate the following day at the ISD 166 Social Justice program. One of Bill’s repeated themes was that our perceptions depend upon the lens through which we view. […]