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It wasn’t just the senior class of Cook County High School that held a ceremony to commemorate graduation. Above, Joe and Lisa Zallar celebrate the end of the school year at Birch Grove Charter School with their two children, Bryn and Reese. The smiley balloon wielding, motor board hat wearing kids look like they can’t wait for summer. Congratulations to […]
Seven sign up to run for Cook County Commissioner seats
Candidate filing closed Tuesday, June 2, with three candidates running in District 2 and four candidates running in District 4 in the Cook County Commissioner elections. District 4 County Commissioner Heidi Doo- Kirk, a two-term commissioner, decided not to run for another term. Competing in the election for the District 4 commissioner’s seat are Charles Christiansen, Ann Sullivan, Dean Berglund […]
Birch Grove School ends year with a celebration
It goes without saying that this has been a historic year in many ways, and at Birch Grove Community School we have adapted with spirit. To celebrate the end of an unusual school year, the staff at Birch Grove wanted to end the year with something that had never been done before– bringing a year-end celebration to the students at […]
Burned buildings should be cleaned up soon
The rubble remains of three downtown businesses— The Crooked Spoon, White Pine North and Picnic & Pine, should be removed in the near future, said Jim Larsen, owner of White Pine North. Black and gray smoke filled the downtown area on Monday, April 13, 2020, as flames engulfed first the Crooked Spoon Café, and then the two gift shops on […]
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As the class of 2020 motored by in the class parade, a group of local musicians joined to play a rousing version of “Pomp & Circumstance.”
Widow’s Watch
My Great-Great Grandfather, Captain Robert Flanagan, was born in Scotland in 1819 to Irish parents. He eventually became a sea captain who immigrated to Nova Scotia and piloted ships from the open sea into the mouth of the St. Lawrence River during the height of the Golden Age of Sail–the period between the mid-18th century and the early 19th century, […]
The enemy within
In general warfare, it is easy to identify the enemy if he is without, that is. He fights in uniform and under a banner. It is much harder to identify and fight an enemy within, that is, an enemy that lives within our own borders and is not recognized by uniform or banner. Today we are fighting such an enemy, […]
MLBA to Governor: Bars and restaurants should open for indoor dining
The Minnesota Licensed Beverage Association (MLBA) represents Minnesota’s small, family-owned liquor retailers, both on-sale (of bars and restaurants) and off-sale (at liquor stores). Today Executive Director Tony Chesak made the following statement: “Minnesota bars and restaurants are ready to be safely opened as soon as possible for indoor dining. We have preparedness plans, have significant experience working with strong safety […]
Trump violated the First Amendment
With a nation in grief, Trump continues to bully and belittle Governors with conscience, and threatens a fascist future for the country while the former party of Lincoln bows and scrapes before a tyrant of their own making. Trump violated the First Amendment rights of peaceful protestors for a photo op and was joined in this by William Barr and […]