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Ho hum, just another stunning night on the Grand Marias Harbor as folks stroll along the breakwall getting ready to watch the sun slip away beneath the waves.
Empty Bowls Cook County raised $50,000 in the 2020 autumn “Give Together” online event
Community members stepped up to make the 2020 Empty Bowls event the most successful Empty Bowls fundraiser ever in Cook County, Minnesota. Due to the global pandemic, Empty Bowls Cook County held an online “give together” event in lieu of its annual soup-meal fundraiser in November 2020. Through donations; the sale of over 200 handmade pottery bowls from the Grand […]
Cook County begins vaccinating residents age 75 or older
On Monday, January 25, officials from the Cook County Emergency Operations Center and Public Health announced that county residents, age 75 or older, would receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Thursday, January 28, at the Cook County Community Center. “While we complete phase 1A of vaccination in Cook County, we are excited to begin offering vaccine to all county residents age […]
1st and 2nd Thrift Store donates over $55,000
It’s January, the month when the volunteers at 1st and 2nd Thrift Store are rewarded for all the work they did during 2020. It’s January, the month when more than $55,000 raised by those volunteers will be distributed to the local nonprofit organizations they supported. The model at 1st and 2nd Thrift Store is simple. Local residents donate lightly used […]
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Small and sweet, this Northern Saw-whet owl catches a few zzz’s in an evergreen tree to prepare, one supposes, for its night hunt. These owls feed mostly on mice and voles, shrews and young squirrels. Saw-whet owls are among the smallest of all North American owls and are a favorite of photographers who can spot them in the tree branches.
Social control
Poets, priests, and political operatives have, for centuries, exploited the persuasive influence of emotion, noting its ability to effectively take control of a person’s thought and behavior. Given the fact that emotions are far more powerful than thoughts, totalitarian dictators, guerrilla revolutionaries, and others with nefarious designs on your life, choose to employ one of the most powerful of all […]
Writer supports Paula Marie Powell for Cook County District 1 commissioner
We have an important election accepting ballots now, with about three weeks to go, it is decision time. Two qualified candidates, but two different visions. I can appreciate Bob Svalesons’ interest and experience, I too moved into the county and got involved, but I did not jump directly to the top, I spent several years immersing myself in a variety […]
Rep. Ecklund is willing to listen and provide a helping hand
Our state representative in the Minnesota House of Representatives district 3A is impressive in his support of our huge rural area of Koochiching, Cook, Lake and St. Louis Counties! You may read his bulletin using this address: content.govdelivery.com/…/MNH…/bulletins/2ba5978 You will find the most recent update for Dist. 3A on issues concerning COVID-19, the MN Farmer and Rural helpline and more. […]
Conservative thought is dead on the American campus
I’d like to comment on young Trent Spry’s recent letter to the Editor. I found it refreshing to see how well written and logically argued it was. I commend his parents for encouraging his self-education and open-minded thinking. They should be congratulated because I am quite certain he wasn’t taught these important skills in his government run schools. Modern American […]