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Sunday, June 7, was a cold rainy day but the parking lot at the Grand Portage Visitor’s Center was full of vehicles. The rain didn’t stop throngs of (mostly) raincoat wearing people from hiking to High Falls, which is located on the Pigeon River in the Grand Portage State Park. At 120 feet, High Falls contains the tallest waterfall in […]
Drouillard wins Hamlin Garland award
Local author Staci Lola Drouillard is this year’s winner of the Hamlin Garland Prize in Popular History given out by the Midwestern History Association for her book Walking the Old Road: A People’s History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe. Published by the University of Minnesota Press, the work is an exemplary model of Midwestern history. It blends […]
Robert (Bobby) Deschampe to be the new Grand Portage Tribal Council Chairperson
The polls closed at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9 at the Community Log Building for the Grand Portage Tribal Council primary election. Once the votes were counted, Robert (Bobby) Deschampe had won enough votes to become the next Tribal Council Chairperson. Candidates running for Tribal Council Chairperson were Beth Drost (Incumbent), Earl Johnson and Robert Deschampe. Drost received 120 […]
Johnson’s Foods grocery store stands alone
Mask wearing volunteer shoppers waste no time as they cruise down the aisles of Johnson’s Foods. It doesn’t take them long to fill a basket or a cart with a customer’s order. Once filled, a call is made and the customer comes to the parking lot and their groceries are brought to them. Three days a week, home deliveries are […]
The growth of government
“The growth of government has politicized life and weakened the nation’s moral fabric. Government intervention— in the economy, in the community, and in society—has increased the payoff from political action and reduced the scope of private action. People have become more dependent on the state and have sacrificed freedom for a false sense of security.” These are the sobering words […]
Instead of spending money on weapons, spend money on programs promoting peace
The 57 Buffalo officers formerly of the Emergency Response Team ought to remember that just following orders doesn’t cut it. As peace officers, they and all law enforcement officers have a moral imperative that should put life above the use of force. And in spite of that, we watch yet another instance of uniformed, though less militarized, at least in […]
As I see it
Open Letter to Star Tribune Editorial BoardThis article first appeared in the Minneapolis Star & Tribune as a Letter to the Editor. Subsequently, the author asked that it be published in the Cook County News-Herald. We write in response to the editorial that appeared in the Star Tribune’s May 3, 2020, Sunday edition – “Federal secrecy is a red flag on mining.” The editorial writer calls […]
Correction
In last week’s article that stated that Mark Pavelich will stand trial it should have said Mark will have a contested omnibus hearing on June 22. There is no trial date set at this time.