Meeting held to discuss proposed bonding projects
After being introduced by county administrator Jeff Cadwell, Bruce Kimmel of Ehlers Inc. gave a brief rundown of the county’s proposed bonding projects to a packed crowd that had gathered in the commissioners’ room on Monday, April 9. Kimmel first explained that Ehlers was an independent financial advisory company that helps local governments, school districts, and state agencies with financial […]
Meeting held at Sawtooth Ridges to discuss recent scare
A meeting held on Wednesday, April 11 at Sawtooth Ridges Apartments with members of Cook County Law Enforcement, Cook County Social Services, Cook County office of emergency management, Superior Fuel, and Grand Marais Fire Department was conducted to discuss a recent incident that scared and confused some of the residents. On March 10 at 8 a.m. a call came into […]
City council approves ARMER radio purchase for city vehicles
Following a request from city staff, the Grand Marais City Council approved the purchase of Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER) radios that will be placed in street department and utility vehicles. The decision was reached at the council’s March 28 meeting. Cost of the radios, which will be purchased from DSC Communications, is $24,589. Currently the city has […]
A family’s leadership matters
On, March 24, 2018, across the USA are hundreds of youth-led parades and demonstrations, “March for our lives.” During the recent eight-year period these youths were growing up and maturing, the family in the White House then were the Obamas. Doug SandersGrand Marais
Mental illness and incarceration
We have created conditions that make criminal behavior all but inevitable for our brothers and sisters who are mentally ill. Instead of treating them, we are imprisoning them, and then, when they have completed their sentences, we release them with minimal or no support system in place, just counting the days until they are behind bars once again. This practice […]
Keep kids away from guns
I believe what Suzanne Davies wrote in the March 3 paper about gun control. I believe it should be a lot stricter for both young and old. I remember when I was a young boy many years ago and my family lived alongside a cattle pasture. My dad had a .22 rifle he kept handy in case any birds flew […]
Reader feels “Do You Know” column is slanted
I have subscribed to the Cook County News-Herald for many years and my family has held property in the county since the 1930s. When the column by Mr. Gamble first appeared under the description of “writing…. about the various ways government works,” I believed I would see a limited series of articles which would provide some “insider insights” into the […]
Bias by another name
American public education is the envy of the world for its commitment to learning free from dogma. But, at its beginning there were concerns this public good might over time be subverted to serve religious or political ends. At present this subversion would bear the name Social Justice. Self-congratulators prefer ignoring it, but SJ is political. Here’s a way to […]