Grass-roots government starts at precinct caucuses
According to the website of Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, a caucus is a meeting organized by Minnesota’s political parties where citizens can engage each other in a conversation about which candidates to support in the 2010 election and what public policy positions should be adopted as part of the party’s platform. Full Story
Community mourns loss of young friend
“ He was always living life the best he could. ”
“Someone special has left this town and this community,” Father Seamus Walsh said Monday, January 18, 2010 at a candlelight service in memory of Jasper “Jazz” McGrath, whose body was recovered from an avalanche near Vail, Colorado Thursday, January 14. He had been living with his brother Joe in Colorado and went missing January 6. Full Story
City to discuss snow removal
“ We’re just looking for it not to be dangerous and ugly. ”
At the request of downtown businesses, Grand Marais city councilors said they will reserve a portion of their next meeting to discuss the city’s snow removal policy. Full Story
Tyler Dean working with earthquake survivors in Haiti
Tyler Dean, a 2007 graduate of Cook County High School, is a missionary with a Christian nonprofit organization called Youth With A Mission (“Y-WAM”).
His work over the last couple of years has taken him around the world, but he is based in Pismo Beach, California, where one of his most difficult duties is to difficult duties is to reach out to local surfing dudes. Full Story
ISD 166 budget cut proposal presented to staff
Just after finalizing negotiations with the Cook County Teachers Association over its teachers’ contract, settled just in time to avoid a state-imposed penalty, ISD 166 Superintendent Beth Schwarz has recommended cuts that would impact everyone from janitors to tenured teachers. Full Story
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