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Matters of Record
Dana Marie Crawford, 58, Sanford, Florida, was cited for driving 74 mph in a 60 mph speed zone, and she was fined $135.00.
Spell Freedom Matters
I am rarely gobsmacked, but reading Spell Matters did it. Born in 1941. I reached political awareness in the late 1950’s just as the demands for Civil Rights was growing across the South. Like so many of white northerners, I watched as the U.S. Supreme Court overturned “Separate but Equal” but left enforcement to “all deliberate speed.”
Churches Part II—ELCA Lutherans
There are about 1.3 million Lutherans in Minnesota, all descended theologically from Martin Luther. He translated the Bible into German so that all the people could understand what is being said. Look underneath the Lutheran hood and you find many kinds. Today I explore the two Evangelical Lutheran Churches in America (ELCA) churches in Cook County. Google’s AI says there are 637 ELCA members in our county. They attend Bethlehem Lutheran in Grand Marias and the Lutsen Lutheran Church. Both Churches reflect Lutheran interest in creative church architecture. ELCA Lutherans generally side with modern Bibilical interpretation rather than inerrancy of Scripture.
Matters of Record
Jared Dean Blaisdell, 49, of Blaine, Minnesota, was cited for driving 50 mph in a 40 mph speed zone and fined $125.00.
Monitoring wolves
Monitoring of wolf populations has been an important part of wolf introductions/ management programs. Current techniques such as radio collars and visual observation of activities are quite invasive and can be disruptive of natural movements and behaviors.