Tuesday evening, June 19, the Cook County commissioner’s room was packed with people interested in learning more about the proposed 400-mile off-road vehicle (OHV) Border-to-Border (B2B) route. Leading the meeting was Mary Straka, Minnesota DNR, Parks, and Trails Division. Accompanying Straka was Kevin Johnson, a DNR area assistant supervisor from Two Harbors and Judy Ness, a volunteer who is helping […]
Second annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics held
“I know you,” said a young man pointing a finger at me as I was taking his picture in a group. Putting my camera down I looked up and saw Dave Lane. Dave and I had just come off of Grandma’s Marathon, working together. Dave not only worked, he also ran the Garry Bjorklund half marathon in 1:27, an excellent […]
MPCA Lake Superior-North watershed draft reports show good news for Poplar River, most North Shore streams
The Poplar River, previously listed as impaired due to excessive sediment, is greatly improved after a decade of local landowners’ efforts to tackle stormwater runoff, erosion, and slumping bluffs. As a result, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is proposing to remove its impaired status. Only one of 67 streams and 152 lakes evaluated for water quality standards along Lake […]
Two WTIP radio broadcasters win AMPERS awards
Two WTIP broadcasters received community broadcasting awards at the 2018 Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations (AMPERS) annual meeting, which was held in Grand Marais on June 14 and 15. Bill Burkhardt, independent producer of Swing Session, was awarded “Volunteer of the Year.” Said Burkhardt, “I am grateful to the AMPERS organization for this award. My father was a […]
Stone Bridge Singers invited to play in France
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity awaits the Stone Bridge Singers, but they need some help to make it happen. The Stone Bridge Singers need to raise $20,000 to cover the cost of airfare for 15 people to fly to France so they can be part of the “The Musiques entre Pierres” festival held in the French City of Toulouse. The invitation came […]
Sausage
The metaphorical phrase, “Laws, like sausages, cease to inspire respect in proportion as we know how they are made,” first appeared in The Daily Cleveland Herald, March 29, 1869. The laconic quote originated with American lawyer-poet John Godfrey Saxe (1816– 1887), known for his re-telling of the Indian parable “The Blind Men and the Elephant.” The basic premise, suggesting that […]
Remedies now 231 years old
I am hoping that the remedies provided in our United States Constitution, 1787, can help stop 1) the chaos in Washington, D.C. and 2) the Texas detention of children. Today’s media are showing such children facing armed guards in a tent camp. Doug SandersGrand Marais
Commissioners need to respond to emails
All of the commissioners say they will respond to phone calls and emails. On June 11, 2018, I sent an email to all of the commissioners. Only one even acknowledged that they received my email. Whether, you as a commissioner, liked my email or not I really would like some sort of response. Just acknowledge that you got it. I […]
Bible Authority?
There are various translations of the biblical passage, which Attorney General Sessions quotes in his statement to back up the righteousness of the government to abuse family relations. However, they all agree that a government acts with the authority of God and that the laws promulgated by any government must be obeyed as if promulgated by God. It makes me […]
Anti-gun crowd in Grand Marais news alert
Seems the “Snowflake-Anti Gun Crowd” in Grand Marais is on the warpath again. Their insecurity, fear and loathing of the normal citizens has caused them to band together and issue a joint statement decrying that we all together should “ban” something that they want banned and we should like it because they say so. What? They have aligned themselves with […]