A big thank you to the groundskeepers at our local golf course. The fairways are much more playable, as are the areas around the greens. Those greens are close to perfect. My putting still stinks, but that’s another story. Thanks for your expertise and hard work! Tim Sullivan, Grand Marais
Politics
My daughter-in-law, Laurence, stood tall and so very French in downtown St. Paul to say the pledge, to become an American citizen. More than fifty others stood as well, all bonded by common words spoken through accents ranging from Canadian to Thai, Argentinean to Australian, Somali to Sudanese. The judge reminded us that, however archaic the words, everyone in our […]
A healthy humanist civilization is not God dependent
After reading too many grim opinions expressed about our declining civilization I am reminded of a different view. Civilization has survived the dark ages, witch hunts, burnings, and vicious crusades when Christians attempted to force their view on others. Fortunately, our American forefathers had the good sense to separate church from state leaving each free to follow his own chosen […]
Leave no trace? Apparently not!
A friend of mine came up to Cook County this past weekend to visit and we decided to travel up the Gunflint Trail to Birch Lake. I hadn’t been up there for several years and we thought it might be fun to try and fish from the shore. Once we got down the steps to the lake shore, I was […]
Meet Robert Svaleson, candidate for Cook County Commissioner District 1
When Robert (Bobby) Deschampe was elected Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Reservation Tribal Chairperson in June, he announced that he would be leaving his duties as District 1 Cook County Commissioner. With that announcement, a special election was called to fill the opening with three candidates signing up. This week the Cook County News-Herald is introducing Robert Svaleson […]
Who says so?
I don’t know about you, but I’ve about had it with COVID-19. Masks, social distancing, lines, shutdowns, information overload, and who really knows what is true and what is manipulation! I’ve just about reached my limit. Not that I’m ready to chuck reason or throw caution to the wind. I still want to examine carefully personal practices that might affect […]
U.S. Corps of Engineers and You
From 1965 to 1967, I worked as a budget examiner for the U. S. Bureau of the Budget (BOB), now Office of Management and Budget (OMB). (For a moment it was called the Office of Budget and Management until an unfortunate acronym appeared.) My job involved reviewing programs and budgets of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works program, […]
Historical Reflections
“Rooftops” which George Morrison painted in 1952 is in the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Olson of Maple Hill. A retrospective exhibit “Standing In the Northern Lights” opened at the Minnesota Museum of Art in Saint Paul during May and June. The show includes works spanning 44 years of Morrison’s artistic career. Morrison said, “Indians always had a reverence […]
Down Memory Lane
20 YEARS AGOAUGUST 28, 2000 The Cook County Fair held August 16 thru 20 at the fairgrounds in Grand Marais was fun-filled and chock-full of exhibits. In all, 445 exhibits were entered in the open class, while 245 projects were entered in the school class. In the category of school work, Birch Grove School came away with a Best prize […]