April 2025

Video footage sought for a documentary about forming the BWCAW

Pete Marshall from Friends of the Boundary Waters is heading up the production of a documentary film about the controversy surrounding making the Boundary Waters what it is today, with a particular focus on the 1970s. This film has the potential to shed new light on this important period in history. A big part of that film is finding archival material from that time, particularly video footage.

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April 22 County Board

The county board of commissioners convened a substantial meeting on April 22, during which several pivotal decisions were reached. These decisions included the approval of bond sales for crucial work at the Law Enforcement Center and transfer stations, and the resolution of a protracted lawsuit concerning the Cook County Airport.

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TIME TO SPEAK OUT

Last Saturday’s Anti-Trump demonstration downtown was heartening—the second in two weeks. People in both parties are standing up against the outrageous practices of this administration, which has outstepped both logic and the law.

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