“The current percentage of the population that has ever served in the military is sitting around seven percent,” said Kris Hoffman, keynote speaker for the Memorial Day celebration held at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 28 on the courthouse lawn. Addressing about 100 people, Hoffman added, “Where would you be without seven percent of your memories or lessons learned from […]
Crosswalk enforcement event yields alarming number of violations
Director, Office of Emergency Management & Public Information Crosswalk enforcement events, conducted by the Cook County Sheriff ’s Office in conjunction with the Safe Routes to Schools Program on May 15 and 17, saw an alarming number of violations. The two-day pedestrian safety enforcement operation focused on motorists who fail to yield the right of way to pedestrians at crosswalks. […]
Board of Appeal & Equalization June 11
Think your property taxes are too high? Too low? The Cook County Board of Appeal & Equalization will meet with the public on June 11 at 6 p.m. in the Cook County commissioners room. If you have a question about the classification or valuation of your property, you must contact the assessor’s office prior to the meeting so you can […]
The Role of Government
Postscript Continued …When Moses–at the age of 80–descended cloud-covered Mount Sinai with the Ten Commandments in hand, I’m pretty sure he figured 10 laws, written by the very finger of God on two tablets of stone, were enough to govern a people. Little could he know, some three-thousand plus years later, public regulatory decrees etched in the Federal Register by itchy-fingered law […]
Opportunity to take action on climate
Climate change is an important factor for Arrowhead Electric members to consider in the upcoming board election. Two-thirds of the electricity that Arrowhead members used in 2016 was generated from coal-fired power plants. The upcoming board election is an opportunity to shape a leadership team at Arrowhead Electric that will help the cooperative be a leader and a catalyst for […]
Disposable foam cups are bad for the environment
Our waste is killing our wildlife. Our economy encourages us to make, use and toss at the greatest possible speed. Often, we don’t think twice about getting our coffee to-go in a foam cup, or food in a foam takeout container. Currently, 70 million plastic foam cups are estimated to be disposed by Americans every day. Of these, about one-third […]
Writer supports Chris O’Brien for AEC board
As Arrowhead Electric Co-op members consider different candidates for the upcoming board election (ballots due by 10 a.m. on June 9), I’d like to share my experience of working with one of the candidates, Chris O’Brien, on a different board, the North Superior Ski and Run Club at Pincushion. Chris joined that board last year and has “given back” with […]
More questions than answers left from previous letter to the editor
Wow, Harry Drabik (5/26/18), couldn’t tell for sure but my first thought was the typesetter dropped the case with your letter and was unable to put it back together in a sensible order, but they quit using linotype a few years back. So we are left with either really good hooch, or that everything is in the order presented. Assuming […]
Chris O’Brien for AEC board
I’m an Arrowhead Electric member, and I’m concerned that the majority of the electricity we use is generated from coal-fired power plants. Arrowhead’s supplier Great River Energy (GRE) reported that 66 percent of its electricity generation in 2016 was from coal. Furthermore, GRE’s long term strategic plan for 2018-2032 shows that in 2032 coal will still provide approximately half of […]