Opinion

Writer expresses dismay over dismissal of Dr. Dahlman

I am writing to express my profound dismay regarding the recent dismissal of Dr. Bruce Dahlman from North Shore Health. This is a serious mistake. I have known Dr. Dahlman for over 30 years. I was his supervisor when we worked together for several years in Kenya. He is a superb clinician. The patient comes first in all that he does. He is kind and compassionate. He practices with the highest ethical standards. His academic qualifications are impeccable. He has considerable administrative skills and is a consummate team player. How could anyone even consider terminating a skilled family doctor with a 19-page CV and over 40 years of medical experience in remote, underserved communities? Something is amiss.

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Ruby’s Pantry winter location and hours

The curling ice is down at the Community Center Arena, so Ruby's Pantry must move to its winter location on the ISD166 campus. Also, since volunteers cannot prepare the shares until school is over, the time is changing as well. The drive-up distribution will run from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month, starting November 14th. Vehicles should enter by the Sawtooth Mountain Elementary School at 5th Street / County Road 7 and 1st Ave East. If you'd like to volunteer or have questions, send an email to rubys@ boreal.org.

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Moral guidestone needed

Israel issues an impossible evacuation order for a civilian population and then proceeds to bomb the evacuation zone they designated and the evacuation routes they specified...I just don't understand. I've always considered the now passed Desmond Tutu as a moral guidestone, and it really seems as though his kind of moral fortitude in the face of terrible realities is required. It is ever so easy to respond in kind and with violence, the result is nightmares and death.

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BEYOND REASON

Olympic hopeful The Olympic Games are, in theory, a nice and good thing. What’s better than the many nations of the world coming together under the banner of the five Olympic Rings (one for each continent) for a little friendly competition? Yes, we come from different places and have different cultures but we’re all just people who want to run fast and jump high.

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Historical Reflections

A few fall styles Jackets were made with tight sleeves, but the newest idea was a shirt waste. 'There is a noticeable predisposition among smart women from avoiding the use of silk ribbon and leather bets.

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Down Memory Lane

20 YEARS AGO OCTOBER 24, 2003 v The 78th annual meeting of the Cook County Historical Society was held at the Harbor Light. President Leonard Sobanja reported on the multiple activities over the past year.

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Wildlife Matters

Wolf meets skunk James Egan’s dog-skunk encounter in his column of Oct 21, 2023 was very timely as my backyard trail camera had recently photographed a neighborhood wolf meeting a neighborhood skunk. He assumed (as had I when our dog got sprayed nearly 50 years ago) that the dog had approached the skunk from behind.

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