Hal Greenwood steps down from Cook County School District Education Foundation
A pillar and strong supporter of kids is stepping down from a position he has long given vast amounts of time, effort, and money to. You could call it a passion of selfless love. Hal Greenwood’s last day as president of the Cook County School District Education Foundation (CCSDEF) was Tuesday, December 17. Greenwood was effusive in his praise for […]
Minnesota Power holds special meeting
Decommissioning the Taconite Harbor Energy Center power plant won’t happen in 2020, said Julie Pierce, Vice President of Strategy and Planning for Minnesota Power. Instead, Minnesota Power has submitted a permit with the state to keep the plant on standby through 2022. Pierce said it would take 30 to 45 days to get the 150-megawatt plant operational. If called into […]
Saving the night sky
Sometimes, when it’s 10 degrees below zero and the stars crackle and burn in the dark, do you peer up into the endless night sky and pause in fascination? Thankfully for Cook County, which sits relatively low on the Bortle scale of light pollution, experiencing pristine dark sky without driving eight hours is still possible. In celebration of this vulnerable […]
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Julefest is Bethlehem Lutheran’s variation of the celebrations held across Scandinavia to remember St. Lucia, a young woman in ancient times who brought food to the poor. Early on the morning of Dec. 13, the shortest day of the year according to the Julian calendar, the oldest daughter of the house dons a crown of fresh greens and glowing candles […]
Kudos and kisses to the county plow drivers
I’d like to throw my arms around and kiss the county plow driver who cleaned out the County Road 6 Superior Hiking Trail parking lot by 8 a.m. on Saturday! I’m sure if he saw me coming, he’d RECOIL. But boy was I thankful! Our road crews do such a fine job! Karen NealGrand Marais
Keep the abortion option open
Chuck Flickinger pretends “to speak for the silent majority of women and their families who must deal with abortion in their lives.” No law interferes if a pregnant woman chooses mother-hood. No woman is forced to have an abortion. But for the woman who, for whatever reason, doesn’t want to deal with a pregnancy, she may choose an abortion. An […]
Is Cook County “biting” the hand that feeds it?
After reviewing recent mailings from the Cook County assessor, we think it is important to express our thoughts. After 10 years of around $3,000 per year of real estate taxes on our cabin at Wildwood Acres in Tofte, we were very surprised to receive the 2020 proposed taxes of $4,200 – a 41 percent increase over 2019. Unfortunately, we missed […]
Apples of gold …
There’s a saying found in the Old Testament book of Proverbs – known as one of the Wisdom Books – that encourages, “Saying the right thing at the right time is like a golden apple in a silver setting.” Such was the case at last Tuesday’s board meeting when plainspoken, normally subservient Commissioner Bobby Deschampe, quieted the rhetoric related to […]
News flash – Santa’s sleigh okay
A late report from the North Pole indicates that Santa’s sleigh is okay after one of his mischievous elves took it for a trial run and crashed. “Sweet sugar cookies!” exclaimed Santa as he surveyed the crash site. “I’m glad BibbityBob is okay but no more sleigh driving for him,” scolded Santa to his sad little elf who, at 106 […]