The Pharma scare ads have started. Every time the discussion starts on negotiating prices, they start. Between buying politicians and scare ads, they are successful. Look at how Medicare Part D stripped out the negotiating clause Democrats wanted. Trump promised to make negotiating happen and abandoned his promise by 2019. Now Biden and the Democrats want to get it done. […]
Writer asks Cook and Lake County residents to review proposal for Lutsen ski hill
The time has come to weigh in on Lutsen Mountain Ski Resort’s proposed expansion onto adjacent public land. The draft Environmental Impact Statement was released on September 9th and is accompanied by a 45-day public comment period. For anyone who does not know, this is a proposed expansion onto public land. It includes all of the rest of both sides […]
Memo to Becky Rom: Don’t destroy wilderness protection
The recent board action to convert Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness from a membership based grassroots organization to protect the BWCAW to a self-perpetuating board of directors will destroy the capacity of NMW and its members to respond to the multiplicity of threats to wilderness. This single mindedness can be seen in the current board which has focused almost exclusively on […]
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When she’s not writing about national and state politics for the Minneapolis Star & Tribune, editorial board writer Patricia Lopez enjoys plein air painting. Patricia is seen here competing in the “quick paint” plein air contest held last Thursday afternoon.
Highway 61 Grand Marais detours to end September 17
Construction is nearing completion on Highway 61 in Grand Marais. Truck traffic detoured on County Road 7 and southbound Hwy 61 vehicular traffic detoured on County 7 to 8th Ave W are expected to be routed back to Highway 61 starting on Friday, September 17. Once the detours are lifted, the temporary signal at 5th Ave W and County Road […]
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When Butch Schulte asked what kind of moth this was, I immediately contacted David Maclean, entomologist, and retired college teacher for advice. Said MacLean, “The moth appears to be the Grape Plume Moth, Geina periscelidactylus. Plume moths belong to the family Pterophoridae, a large family of moths found on all continents except Antarctica. Twelve species of Plume moths are found […]
School board votes to increase levy 0.89 percent
The I.S.D. 166 school board voted to set a preliminary 2022 levy to its maximum allowable rate which will result in an increase of 0.89 percent for next year if it isn’t lowered by the board before the end of December. Last year’s levy was $1,729,040.89, which represented a 7.39 percent reduction from the levy passed in December 2019. If […]
Children and mental health in Cook County
Parents, caregivers, and those that work with children have all experienced the wonder, joy and at times challenges of connecting with children. It is all part of being human! We all enter the world with the need to connect, learn and make sense of the world around us with all that we have been given. A good definition of children’s […]
Historical Reflections
FIT TO BE TIED Buffy Butz is part of a group of people who gather around a table on Thursday evenings. The table is cluttered with feathers and fur at Dave Asproth’s home east of Grand Marais. Group members bring hooks and thread and turn the feathers and fur into imitations of insects and other critters that fish like to […]