Bird and bat migration being recorded locally
Even though it was cloudy, a callous cold creasing our light coats and the feel of stilted rain in the air, the birds didn’t seem to notice and were singing gloriously at Dave and Cathi Williams’ farm last Tuesday morning. Down in the slowly greening field, about 75 yards to the right of the big pond as you face Lake […]
Comments caught before county board meeting cause brouhaha
Idle chitchat caught on tape between two Cook County commissioners before the board’s Tuesday, May 8 meeting has caused quite a stir. A conversation between Commissioner Heidi Doo-Kirk and Commissioner Ginny Storlie left Nick and Carol Burger stunned. According to Nick, Heidi asked Ginny, “Are you going to put the Burgers on the budget committee?” To which Ginny made a […]
Thinking of running for local office? Time to sign up
Although the general election for several county positions is months away, the filing period for these offices begins at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, May 22 and ends at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 5. Three Cook County commissioners will be up for reelection. Ginny Storlie in District 5, Jan Sivertson in District 3, and Robert (Bobby) Deschampe in District 1. […]
North House Folk School continues to grow
North House Folk School Director Greg Wright came before the Grand Marais City Council on Wednesday, May 9 to deliver the school’s 2017 annual report. Along with him were Buck Benson, a former board of directors member who is still involved with North House, and board of director member JD Lehr. Last year the school achieved an eight percent increase […]
The Role of Government
Interview TwoThis week I visit a man who, for me, is arguably one of the most interesting men to grace American history: Thomas Jefferson. There are so many reasons for my saying this, aside from the fact that Jefferson’s refined political philosophy fundamentally shaped our nation, his preamble to the Declaration of Independence, it has been said, “is regarded as one […]
And now the rest of the story…
You may have noticed that the Cook County Knowledge Bowl team scored fourth in class A state competition. Let’s break it down. In sports, there may be as many as six classes. In Knowledge Bowl there are two. That means we were competing with schools up to four times our size including Hibbing and Hermantown (which we outscored).The average enrollment […]
Writer likes Gamble’s column
I live in Overland Missouri and vacation in Grand Marais every year with my husband. Each week we look forward to the paper, which we think is very fair in publishing people who differ in opinions. That in fact makes the paper that more interesting to read. As Janis mentions in her letter Garry Gamble is allowed a 2 to […]
Analysis of comments was incomplete
Thanks to Harry Drabik for his hug, the wet kiss was not my style though, and thanks for his inciteful, but incomplete, analysis of my previous comments. I say incomplete because Harry would have us believe that justice is an inappropriate descriptor for a legitimate course in social studies; certainly justice deserves to be studied within the social realm and […]