Opinion

COUNTY CONNECTIONS

The Cook County Real Estate Market entering 2024 Another year of real estate transactions has been studied and another assessment is being finalized in Cook County. In short, the price of real estate on the North Shore is still increasing.

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North Shore Foolishness

Last week’s column had a blank space for the response of the North Shore Health (“NSH”) Board and executives. I had inquired about defamation lawsuits against NSH critics being discussed. They did not respond by my press deadline.

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Wildlife Matters

Chasing the Treeline: Canada and Greenland From the Brooks Range in Alaska, the treeline goes straight across into Yukon. The leading edge of spruce follows the contours of northern Northwest Territories.

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Bush Foundation Grant to Launch St. Luke’s and Doulas of Duluth’s transformational program for expectant parents

A $1.7 million grant from the Bush Foundation is funding an innovative new program that will enhance access to doula support for birthing families at St. Luke’s Birthing Center. Called Plus One Doula Program, the initiative seeks to enhance birth equity, as well as support healthier pregnancies and deliveries throughout our region.

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COUNTY CONNECTIONS

Welcome new Cook County MN employees! With the start of a new year, Cook County MN is thrilled to welcome several new employees to our staff! Please thank and welcome them as they join our diverse, talented, and dedicated group of professionals who serve the community of Cook County, MN. Max Tostenson, CCMN SWCD Conservation Technician: Max previously worked for Traverse Soil and Water Conservation District in Wheaton, MN as a conservation technician working with erosion and engineering.

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Pray for truth and light

The answer to darkness: LIGHT! If you are sick of darkness, secrecy, evil doings, pain, hidden things, there is a Remedy. That remedy is a Person: Jesus Christ. If you long for clarity, justice, righteousness, forgiveness, hope, healing, reconciliation, Jesus is the Answer. The Bible says that His life is the Light for all mankind, and the darkness can never extinguish that Light.

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Moving on

Who knew? Early in December I developed a toothache, just in time for the holidays. Go figure.

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Outdoors

with Of mice and the moon The sorry truth that Dr. Peterson so iconoclastically pointed out to us is that for all the seemingly great thoughts and ideas and opinions that come and go in our various states of mindfulness and free-mindedness - what we might think of as facts or truths - fully 99 out of 100 are wrong or mistaken.

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