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A male pileated woodpecker stops his work to check out what’s going on around him. You can tell the males from the females because the male has the red cheek patch. Paul noted that “This is the time of year when you hear them drumming on trees to mark their territory as they are getting ready to build new nesting […]
Minnesota Supreme Court rules against Polymet
On Wednesday, April 28, the Minnesota Supreme Court called for a halt on Polymet’s permit to mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area watershed. The 48-page ruling calls for Polymet’s waste management plan to be sent back to the DNR for a contested case hearing. That process will review whether the mine’s tailings pond, which will use a bentonite liner, […]
Arrowhead Area Agency on Aging announces award to celebrate age friendly businesses and organizations
Because age-friendly businesses benefit us all, the Arrowhead Area Agency on Aging (AAAA) wants to celebrate the businesses that are setting the bar for age inclusivity. The new Aging Impact Awards will highlight businesses and organizations who are going above and beyond to meet the needs of older adults in their community. According to the Longevity Economy® Outlook by AARP, […]
Opioid deaths on the rise during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) reports that preliminary data shows a 59 percent increase from 2019 to 2020 for all opioid involved deaths among Minnesota residents (412 to 654 deaths). Deaths involving synthetic opioids, including fentanyl and fentanyl analogues, increased 81 percent (298 to 539 deaths), and were involved in 82 percent of all opioid-involved deaths. Fatalities involving commonly […]
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It’s not often you see an Evening Grosbeak in Cook County. Jean Brislance said, following big northwest winds, “we had a flock of Evening Grosbeaks show up at our place in Lutsen. They briefly raided the sunflower seeds at the feeder and then took off. They are so beautiful, and we see them so seldom at our place, so that […]
Women who honor the Lord
As a child, I was fortunate to grow up encircled by three women; not to say my family was absent a devoted father or doting grandfathers, just to acknowledge, given the arrival of Mother’s Day, the significance these three gentle matriarch’s played in sculpting my life. On my mother’s side there was Alma. A petite, yet surprisingly plucky woman of […]
Do the vaccines change my genetics?
This article is the first in a series intended to give some local perspective on issues about COVID-19. The series is also intended to help readers make an informed decision about the COVID-19 vaccines. At the end of this article, we invite you to make suggestions for future topics in this series. I want to focus today on the messenger […]
Writer is opposed to herbicide use for roadside vegetation control
Our Arrowhead Electric Co-op deserves credit for restoring our electrical service promptly after windstorms blow trees down onto power lines, often in the dark, during the nastiest weather our north woods have to offer. I have no problem with regular maintenance necessary to remove trees and limbs from right-of-ways in the aftermath of storm or pre-emptively where potential hazards exist. […]
What happened to the right to express one’s opinion?
Imagine for a moment that masks were ineffective. That the vaccines were harmful. That Black Lives Matter has nothing at all to do with black lives. That white supremacy is used for control. That the mobs coming into our country illegally has less to do with welcoming the disadvantaged into our country but more to do with sex-trafficking. That the […]