Columns

Pie Day Let me be clear. I am not a DJ.

is part complex murder mystery, part occasional golf shot, part passionate Rom-Com, and nearly compete North Shore travelogue. Trey and Sybil are back with his mother, Madeline, as FYI Investigations based both in Grand Marais and the Kenwood area of Minneapolis.

About two years ago, I wrote a column about migration (May 14, 2022) which included a summary of the annual migration of the eastern North American population of monarch butterflies to a location in Mexico which took a number of generations to complete. Then on Jan.28, 2023, my column included a paragraph about the major decline in monarch butterflies in North America.

10 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 22, 2014 v Persistence, perseverance, and patience have been rewarded. After several years of dogged planning, it looks like housing for seniors may finally be built in Tofte.

An Ode to Knees I’d like to focus on knees today, as they appear to be a limiting factor for me as well as many of my friends. I must admit, we’re no spring chickens, but we’re active and like to think of ourselves as young.

A Leap of Faith For those without nuanced understanding of the difference between the Julian Calendar and the Gregorian Calendar, I envy you. For the rest you, this column is your cross to bear.

It is quite common for the male of a species to be larger and heavier than the female. This also holds true for the entire deer family. Part of my examinations of deer, bear and moose carcasses involved recording both whole and field dressed weights of many of them. Vehicle impact, or other factors, sometimes prevented being able to obtain weights, especially whole weights.

Most of us do not have time to read everything that comes to our attention. That includes insufficient time to read all the communications from and about North Shore Health's (NSH') recent paroxysms.

The Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) is a five-year roadmap for improving community health in Cook County and is being developed with community input in the coming months. The CHIP builds off the Community Health Assessment (CHA), which was developed for 20232027 last year, with input from a group of over 35 community members.

We have been adopted by a Duluth shelter dog named Corky. He is a delightful addition to our family--Pixie the cat, Myrna, and me.