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Public invited to Flag retirement ceremony

The public is invited to a formal flag retirement ceremony at the Lakeview Cemetery Veteran’s Section on Saturday, September 10, 2022, beginning at 2:00 p.m. To most veterans or military personnel, the retirement of a tattered or faded U.S. flag is a solemn, yet celebratory business. Retiring a flag means the flag is unserviceable after symbolizing the ideals of this nation and representing the men and women who have fought and died for those ideals. The flag is often an inspiration and symbol of strength for those who go into harm’s way on behalf this nation. The flag should never be desecrated. It is a sacred symbol and we take its retirement seriously.

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Legal Learning

No-Fault Divorce Henry Wadsworth Longfellow starts his poem “Paul Revere’s Ride” by describing the famous midnight ride “on the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five: Hardly a man is now alive who remembers that famous day and year.” I do remember the famous change in Minnesota’s divorce law that occurred on the fifteenth of March in seventy- four: hardly a person is now alive who remembers that famous day and year.

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From the Outside

Measuring Climate, Part 2 Last week, I talked about the Cooperative Observer Program, run by the National Weather Service, a network critical to recording and understanding the diverse climate of the United States. In Lake County there are currently four or five active stations, and historically as many as seven– although some of these were of short duration.

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Lake View MNA nurses picket

Last week nurses Lake View Hospital & Clinics who are part of the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) union picketed in support of MNA nurses in Duluth, both at Essentia and St. Luke’s, who are in contract negotiations. Not all nurses who work at Lake View are part of the MNA union.

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Runoff Report

Forrest Johnson Editor’s note: We will return to the adventures of Tony’s Underwater Limousine Service, the reluctant editor, God and Hell Yes!, the old pilot and the Great March for Community Newspapers. In the meantime: Stream of Consciousness #1749 Hal, the Camp Shack robotic portable butchering unit, complete with headlights and protective shield, was determined to lead a small revolt that would have meant many bad things for the fellows in the deer camps across Lake County.

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Stuff the Bus with School Supplies

Head of the Lakes United Way's (HLUW) Stuff the Bus Donation Drive is a school readiness program that provides school supplies to help prepare local area students for school. HLUW is asking individuals, employee groups,and service organizations to help students in our community by donating the “most requested supplies” listed in the chart below. “Education is one of our three impact focus areas at Head of the Lakes United Way. Stuff the Bus helps students every year in our local communities by providing them with the tools they need to succeed,” says HLUW President Matt Hunter. Community Campaign Coordinator Robert Peacock is grateful for the community partners who have stepped up to make this event possible. “The support from our community partners and supporters makes it possible to give back to the local communities we serve by getting school supplies to students in the Lake Superior School District in Minnesota and the Superior School District in Wisconsin.”

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