August 2024

Matters of Record

The Cook County News-Herald publishes Matters of Record to inform the public of arraignments and dispositions of criminal cases in which the punishment exceeds $125 and/or ten days in jail and/or includes one year of supervised adult probation. It is the Cook County News-Herald’s policy that this information contains a complete record. Requests for items to be withheld will not be granted.

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Conservation Officer Tales

Although the Cook County News-Herald knows that the majority of sportsmen and women are law-abiding folks, there are a few that run afoul of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Officers. Periodically, the DNR provides a report of some of the miscreants the Conservation Officers (CO) have encountered. The News-Herald shares these stories as a reminder to all to be safe and to follow the rules!

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Moving on

We all do better… My erstwhile hero Paul Wellstone once said, “We all do better when we all do better.” I’d like to add one more word—together. My dream is that we stop pointing fingers at the “other” and look at the many ways we can work together to make our community— and the world—a better place.

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Lessie is found!

After almost two months of uncertainty, Lessie's journey of survival and resilience has finally come to a heartwarming end. Where has she been? And what has this poor dog gone through in the last 55 days?

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Essential Grand Marais

I went to hear William Kent Krueger at Drury Lane Books last weekend, a fine experience that reflected why we live here. The occasion was promotion of Krueger’s latest Cork O’Connor novel, More than 100 Grand Maraisians brought camp and lawn chairs to the event next to The Lake.

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BEYOND REASON

Hydrogen Peroxide I don’t normally like to consider chemistry. Mostly because I don’t know the first thing about chemistry.

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Wellness

Dietary Wellness To begin, I want to make it clear that I am not a dietician, and any of my thoughts on food and diets are based purely off of my own research and personal experience. I do, however, have many clients ask me about dietary things and about my own food habits.

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