On a crisp sunny, slightly breezy afternoon more than 200 people attended the 2:30 p.m. Thursday, May 17 rededication of the North Shore Health hospital and care center. After 2 ½ years, only a small remaining bit of work needs completing on the $24.5 million project, and most of that is in landscaping and some projects to finish in the […]
Radinovich comes to Cook County on his 18 days, 18-county tour for Congress
Joe Radinovich sat down to answer some questions from the News-Herald this past Monday. Rick Nolan’s 2016 campaign manager is making a run to claim the seat that Nolan will be retiring from at the end of this term. Joe Radinovich, (DFL), a Crosby, Minnesota native and a fourth-generation Iron Ranger, comes from humble roots. His parents and relatives worked […]
Emergency online resource now available at Boreal Community Media
Boreal Community Media now has a one stop shop digital preparedness portal notifying the public about emergencies, as well as providing information about outdoor recreation safety tips, coaching, contacts and news that will help keep you safe as you visit or live in the county. “Every year, our region witnesses drownings, injuries and accidents, lost or missing persons, severe weather, […]
The Role of Government Postscript
While Theodore Roosevelt of the so-called “Bull Moose Party” and William Taft–the last president with facial hair–wrangled over Republican Party votes, Woodrow Wilson sauntered into the White House as a Democrat in 1912 and seized the opportunity to introduce a new federal income tax, authorized by the 16th Amendment. Wilson, like most politicians, I expect, was a man in conflict […]
Don’t forget to vote for Arrowhead Electric board
This letter is a review for Arrowhead Cooperative (AC) members about electing board members. There are three seats up for election. All members vote for all seats, not just for the seat of the district you live in. The elected candidate represents his or her district, but all members can vote for each district. This year’s seats are: District 2 […]
Housing market changing in county
There is a gold rush on the North Shore in Cook County. This is just as furious and greedy as California and Alaska a century ago. However, this is not about mineral wealth, it’s all about real estate, providing people with home-like vacation rentals also known as Airbnb. However what will this do to America’s Coolest Small Town, plus the […]
Justice through injustice?
Justice is not contained in a dictionary or in using the word to mean injustice as social justice uses it. The American system begins by stating equality free of birth distinction. This means citizens equal under the law. Social justice says distinctions based on birth color, ethnicity, etc. are valid cause for discrimination. This judges the individual based on birth […]
Arrowhead Electric Co-op board election coming soon
I served on the Arrowhead Co-Op (AC) board for 12 years ending in 2016, the last four with Mike Littfin. Mike is on the AC ballot seeking another three-year term and I encourage AC members to vote for Mike so he can continue the excellent job he has done representing member interests at AC and at GRE as AC’s representative. […]
Uneven wealth in the U.S.
Three people in the United States – Warren Buffet (Berkshire Hathaway), Jeff Bezos (Amazon) and Bill Gates (Microsoft) – have as much wealth as half of the population of the United States, and eight people, inside and outside of the United States, have as much wealth as half of the population of the world. Mr. Bezos alone made $39 billion […]
Grand Marais Aikido Dojo celebrates 25th anniversary
Sensi Rev. Zenco N. Okimura saw a silver fox. He mentioned it to Craig and Cathy Waver, owners and operators of Trout Lake Lodge, and they said, “Oh, we have lots of fox here. Lots of red fox.” But silver fox? Silver fox are rare. Sensi said seeing one was a good sign. After all, Craig had invited Okimura to […]