Robert (Bobby) Deschampe sworn in as new Grand Portage Tribal Chair
On Friday, August 21, Robert (Bobby) Deschampe was sworn in as new tribal chair for the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. About 75 friends and family attended the ceremony held in the parking lot of the Old Log Community Building on a sunny, warm day. Administrating the Oath of Office was Grand Portage Tribal Judge Tina Deschampe, the […]
Marie Spry sworn in as Grand Portage Tribal committeeperson
Marie Spry returned to a position she is very familiar with when she was sworn in as a Grand Portage Tribal committeeperson in a brief ceremony in front of friends and family. The oath of office was held on Tuesday at 5 p.m. in the parking lot of the of the Old Log Community Building. In his first official act […]
County board approves fee change proposals
Cook County Commissioners met via Zoom on Tuesday, August 25 and covered a wide array of topics. Central to the meeting was a public hearing held at 9:30 a.m. for proposed fee changes. The auditor’s office proposed changing the bond issue information request from $150 to $250 and charging $25 for an E check issued with insufficient funds. Currently there […]
School board sticks with distance learning plan
For the third time in recent weeks the I.S.D. 166 School Board met and spent more than three hours discussing the way school would open on September 3. The Zoom meeting was held August 20. When it was over nothing had changed, the board stuck with the distance learning model it approved on August 13, voting down a resolution offered […]
Values
Do you know what your values are? Some nameless author reflected, “A sense of values is the most important single element in human personality”; and film writer and producer Roy Disney, nephew of the great pioneer of the American animation industry, Walt Disney, was convinced, “It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.” Roy’s declaration […]
Why I vote
My cousin died in April from COVID-19, alone, afraid, and quietly in Waterloo, Iowa. The first of many worker deaths at Tyson packing plant. He was a good man. He complained he felt bad on Thursday. Tyson let him go home due to sickness. He took a Covid-19 test and began self-isolation. On Sunday evening he felt extremely ill and […]
Supporters of Warren and Sanders need to vote
To the young people who have supported Senator Sanders and Senator Warren, do not be disappointed and discouraged. Even though you think highly of their idealism and progressivism, you must still get out and vote. Do not sit by the sidelines. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are moderates, strongly supported by Sanders and Warren. They need to be elected. They […]
A vote for Biden is a vote for decency, democracy
Perhaps the most chilling, most terrifying, most sobering lesson I got from reading about the rise of Hitler and the atrocities of the Third Reich was seeing how ordinary people, people who just went to work everyday and were inclined to do a good job and be good parents, good citizens, good Christians, were willing to put fellow humans to […]
Vote for Stacey Hawkins
We run for office because we know we can represent a majority of the people better than the present representation. Stacey will study every issue that arises, and will voice your concerns as you yourself would do. She understands the value of every dollar that is spent and will make sure your taxes are used wisely. Please support Stacey Hawkins […]