Ryan Anderson takes fourth Beargrease Marathon championship
Ryan Anderson of Cushing, Wisconsin, is the 2022 John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon champion. It was the veteran’s fourth John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon win. Anderson took the title in 2011, 2015 and 2017. After leaving the starting line at Billy’s Bar in Duluth on Sunday morning, Anderson and his team of sled dogs crossed the finish line in Grand […]
Cook County experiences second COVID-19 death
As of January 27, there have been 694 cases of COVID-19 in Cook County since the start of the pandemic, 56 of those recorded in the previous seven days. The county received notice of a confirmed death of a county resident due to COVID-19, which brings the number to two confirmed deaths due to COVID since the start of the […]
Biden Administration cancels Twin Metals leases for coppernickel mine in BWCAW watershed
On Wednesday, January 26, 2022, the Biden Administration announced it was canceling two federal mining leases held by Twin Metals, a company seeking to develop a sulfide-ore copper mine within the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The announcement came from the Department of Interior (DOI), who said the Trump administration did not lawfully reinstate the expired Twin […]
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A wary Canada Lynx makes its way through deep snow. This beautiful cat has ears with black tuffs of fur at the tip and large snowshoe like paws so it can navigate through the snow. Due to few numbers, the Canada lynx is protected in the U.S. under the Endangered Species Act.
Arrowhead Regional Arts Council names Erik Takeshita as interim executive director
The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council (ARAC) announced that Erik Takeshita has been selected by the board of directors to serve as its interim executive director. Erik brings 30 years of experience leading community development efforts through arts and culture and has a strong track record of management in philanthropy, nonprofits and government in the Twin Cities, the Arrowhead region and […]
Health Halos & Horns
Rightful Reputations or Needless Notoriety?Health “halos” or “horns” means that something is perceived as being good or bad for you — even if there’s little or no evidence to back this up. This month we’ll explore common halo and horns and how you can verify health claims for yourself. Supplements Americans spend close to $50 Billion/year on supplements. Not all supplements deserve their health […]
Arrowhead Cooperative’s generosity funded from wallets of owner-members
The Arrowhead Cooperative Board will release $448,234.79 in excess of margin funds this month. As a non-profit, ‘margin’ funds are accumulated to provide readily available capital to cushion the cooperative’s financial needs. The term ‘margin’ is not to be confused with ‘profit’ since Arrowhead Cooperative is legally incorporated as a nonprofit entity. To date, the cooperative claims to have distributed […]
Is the Freedom to Vote Act really a power grab?
One of your readers asks why the Republicans are calling the Freedom to Vote Act a “power grab,” while some Democrat politicians hint that the Republican party, and those opposed, are evil racists. I’d like to first point out that in 1965, Congress passed a Voting Rights Act, for which the Democrats like to take credit. The Democrats, at the […]
Writer disagrees with opinion piece written by Hiniker
In the Saturday, January 29, 2022, issue, Jerry Hiniker, a public official who sits on the Cook County Board of Adjustment, penned a he-said-she-said style of letter to the editor claiming that he was treated unfairly during an interview by Joe Friedrichs of WTIP. The interview was about the judgment in the State Representative Mortenson case. In the long diatribe, […]