Opinion

Sometimes local dramas take on a life of their own, and the situation in Two Harbors has done just that. Two Harbors has a “city code” which is another word for local law. It states that city officials cannot have a “direct or indirect” interest in “any contract, transaction, or zoning decision” made by the city. Simple as this may seem at first glance, there are many questions that arise once you dive a little deeper. More than one city employee has ties to city-contracted business. City Councilors sit on committees where their interest and expertise lie, and this may also be connected to their jobs.

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“We have guided missiles and misguided men” Martin Luther King Boy, isn’t that the truth. We have an invasion in Europe and civil wars across the globe.

Man versus Golf You know how sometimes you go to visit your parents, but you don’t want to stay with them because, you know, they’re your parents? So, you decide to stay nearby, but not that nearby because, well, they’re your parents? But it’s also spring break for the kiddos so you dish out a little more scratch than usual and stay not just at a hotel but a resort with a full-on water park, with lots of pools and water slides galore? And you know how the first few days are good, clean family fun, swimming during the days, seeing the folks in the evening but then you learn that the resort offers something else and that something else is… golf? And you know how halfway through your stay, the PGA walks in like they own the joint? I hate it when that happens. One minute, parking is first come first serve, the next it’s: Are you with the Open? Oh, you’re not with the Open.

Can we speculate on the WILD playoff chances yet? LARSMONT For the calendar week just ended the Minnesota WILD had a splendid go of it. The club put up a 3 win week with one OT loss and earned a much-needed 7 of 8 points to bolster their 2nd place position in the Central division.

Recycle don’t Wishcycle This is not the first time I’ve written about garbage. A granddaughter of Depression-era survivors, it’s natural for me to cut off the moldy half of the bagel and eat the rest, or use the pencil until the tip is dull.

I’m kind of an old fuddy-duddy when it comes to the internet and the worrisome bond to hand-held devices. Yes, there are volumes of information present at the touch of a fingertip but in a way I see another form of legalized addiction barreling towards humanity at high speed.

Recently Jim Manahan submitted an informative column about an upcoming Minnesota Supreme Court decision on whether or not to allow ex-felons to vote. Now, usually I see many sides to an issue. Not this time. Unequivocally I hope the Supreme Court reverses lower decisions and determines that ex-felons should be allowed to vote. My opinion has everything to do with my beliefs about voting as a citizen’s right and responsibility that should be prioritized, almost without exception.