At Tuesday’s Lake County Board meeting, David Abazs, resident of Crystal Bay Township and Executive Director for the U of MN Extension Northeast Regional Sustainable Development Partnership (RSDP) presented an update on the Recycling and Composting Grant.
Our regular season record was 9-6-1, our best record in a decade. We accomplished our first win in many years over Marshall, Hermantown, and Proctor. We had an amazing group of girls led by a very dedicated senior class. This team never gave up and focused on playing our game no matter what was on the scoreboard.
Economic history has always fascinated me. It presents a conundrum that I have never solved: How the heck are countries (specifically for me, my country) supposed to regulate economic relations with other countries? In the (relatively) short history of my own country, I see plenty of examples of failure, and not a lot of success, if I define success as policies that improve, or at least leave undisturbed, the well-being of inhabitants all around.
I was listening to a discussion on the radio the other day about the excessive cost of American health care. The very circular talk kept coming back to the absurd notion that profit-driven health care and insurance plans can and will compete their way to lower costs in the long run. They didn’t come anywhere close to dipping a toe in the other half of the problem of cost: that we’ve become unhealthy and sedate, overfed by a food industry that specializes in unsustainable cheap food. You are what you eat. Cheap food cost low, health care cost high. The Former Republicans in the bunch said “Let the free market take care of business”, forgetting that the free market is what got us here in the first place. The liberals in the bunch noted that a single- payer system will eventually be the answer (here, here), without explaining that in order for that to work you need to regulate costs. Sounds too much like socialism to say that.
The accompanying propaganda pitch by Antofagasta and its allies is as baseless as the lawsuit. They demand environmental review of a mining project that is not viable – it doesn’t possess the leases to mine and it has no
Democracy is a Greek word that means power comes from the people. One of the core principles of democracy is the ability to hold free and fair elections. In the United States, this means that everyone that is eligible to vote, can vote without discrimination or intimidation and elections are conducted with transparency and integrity. A critical issue for voting is making sure the general public understands the importance of making their voice heard on election day and to educate voters about the process of voting. In order to educate and engage high school students in the election process, Mrs. Wasko, teacher of American Government class taken by juniors and seniors at Two Harbors High School, organized a mock election on November 8, 2022. Government students acted as election judges and ran the election by devising basic processes and indicators based on election processes that occur in all polling locations across the country. The first step for student voting was to go to the registration judge and give your name and grade level, students in grades 6 -12 were eligible to vote, this information was used to represent your precinct in an actual election and the “polls” were open during the three lunch periods to ensure all students had equal access to cast their vote. Two Harbors students were then given a ticket that acted as a registration receipt for a ballot. Students were given a ballot and filled those out privately before placing them in our voting box and earning the coveted “I voted” sticker. The procedure was straightforward and assistance and instructions were provided at each step.
Two contested council seats in Two Harbors were selected on Tuesday, with Mike Kasell pulling in enough votes to take over the councilor-at-large position. Uriah Hefter was elected to be the new councilor for the city's Ward 1. In other races affecting the region the state's longest-serving woman state legislator Rep. Mary Murphy (D) lost by a small margin to Natalie Zeleznikar (R) in her bid to represent House Seat 3B. As of press time it was reported by the MN Secretary of State website that Zeleznikar had won by just 35 votes, with it unclear at the time of press whether criteria has been met for a publicly funded recount.
Journalist and bestselling author Beth Macy, in partnership with Essentia Health, is hosting a virtual presentation to discuss the stigma surrounding substance use disorder. The presentation will take place from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Titled “Hope and Help: America’s Overdose Crisis,” Macy will present evidence-based pathways for getting people into care; the need for health care teams to meet substance use disorder patients with nonjudgmental care; and harm reduction as a gateway into medication-assisted therapy.
Duluth, Minnesota – The Duluth Fiber Guild’s fiber art sale is back! After a name change, relocating, and restructuring, the Duluth Fiber Guild (DFG) members are ready to resume their annual Fiber Art Fair and Sale. The event is open to the public and will be held Saturday, November 19, from 10 am – 3 pm at the First United Methodist Church (The Coppertop) at 230 E. Skyline Parkway, Duluth. The DFG Art Fair and Sale offers high-quality finely crafted textile art items, including Handwovens (scarves, table runners, fine tea towels, wall hangings, placemats); Handknits (socks, hats, mittens, scarves, sweaters); Felted items (ornaments, birdhouses, bowls, scarves); Baskets; Hand spun yarn; Up-cycled items made from discarded fabrics; and more. Items are made from natural fibers: wool, cotton, bamboo, silk, Tencel, rayon, and linen. Some of the fibers are produced on local sheep and alpaca farms, and the spinning group is experimenting with growing flax and processing it into linen. All items are locally made.
Physical Therapists: Mechanics for the Human Body There are many ways to stay healthy, and regain health when it is lost. One more recent positive trend is the growing popularity of physical therapy as a supplemental or primary method of healing.