Opinion

With the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday, the church around the world enters into the season where we walk with the Lord Jesus Christ to His death on the cross. To Christians, Christ’s death and subsequent resurrection from the dead 3 days later form the core of our belief and our hope of eternal life. It is through His sufferings and substitutionary death that He fully paid the price for our sins and deliberate rebellion against God, the Father and His just commandments. The proof of this is His bodily resurrection from the dead.

In today’s world of make-believe it’s no wonder that shysters and charlatans abound and goofy ideas take root. The world of make-believe is made more believable when fueled by social media platforms with mean-spirited and angry rhetoric or utopian self-help tips.. Believable for some, that is.

Last week we discussed “spin,” and the potential to use facts to mislead, either intentionally or not. But what about fake news? Fake news is not simply “spinning” a story. Fake news is declaring something that is true that isn’t, or vice versa. In its first edition, Forrest Johnson, Editor of the Lake County Press, reminds us that there is still truth out there, and that it’s our intention to “find and report it.”

Mid-February, Rob met with Olivia, a 6-year-old female snowy owl, in Northern Minnesota. Rob: Thank you for chatting with me.

3…2…1…LEGO!!! Wheeling up to a table that is chest height, longer than you are tall when laying down, and wider than my arms can reach can be overwhelming to say the least. That is why this lead coach from 4 foot 2 is SO proud of this year’s Robo Dweebs. That’s right, the Two Harbors High School FIRST LEGO League (FLL) team, the Robo Dweebs #5501, is off to STATE! On Saturday, February 26th the Robo Dweebs are competing in St. Paul. Our team consists of five students in grades 6 through 10 and a 9th grade mentor. The Robo Dweebs have been hard at work since August.

Excerpts from the front pages of the Lake County News Chronicle from 1922, 1947, and 1972. Submitted by the Lake County Historical Society.

Well, if there hasn’t been enough news happening around Lake County lately, now Lourenco Goncalves says he’ll close down the towns of Silver Bay and Babbitt just to keep things interesting. “No production, no shipments, no royalty payments,” he said to investors this week.

Recent developments surrounding the “Festival of Sail” event proposed for Two Harbors have been in local and regional news, and it would be easy to get sucked up into the drama, panic, or spend our time with Facebook commentary. However, none of those paths will do us much good. Having talked to several City Councilors and other leaders in the city, here is my perspective, starting with the basics.

There are plenty of things wrong with this country. Too much of this. Too little of that. And, of course, President’s Day. There are many, many dumb things about President’s Day. It’s actually hard to know where to start.