Public Affairs
Manpower is the only backup system for communications on the North Shore
-When people along the North Shore last week found themselves without the usual communications tools, they began asking, “What happened and where’s the back-up?” Residents along th
Cook County caucus results stray from state trends
-Republicans and Democrats gathered Tuesday evening for party caucuses. The attendance numbers were down from 2008, but there was still plenty of political business accomplished.
Grand Portage unites with other northern tribes in concern over PolyMet mine proposal
-Tribal governments are coming together in concern over the PolyMet mine proposal. There’s been a flurry of interest recently by companies that want to mine copper, nickel and other prec
Local 2007 high school grad contributes to relief effort in Haiti
-On Jan. 12, a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, leaving thousands dead and hundreds of thousands homeless.
County will pursue sales tax on incoming shipments
-The Minnesota Department of Revenue administers and collects sales taxes, but Cook County has a special interest in the process.
New information casts doubt on Qwest’s outage explanation
-Cook County political caucuses to be held Feb. 2
-Feb. 2 is the day for political caucuses. Democrats will caucus at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts and Republicans will caucus at the Community Center. Both events will begin at 7 p.m.
EDA in financial turmoil
-The Cook County-Grand Marais Joint Economic Development Authority, or EDA, is in crisis. There’s no money to pay its bills.
Local offices up for election in November
-In addition to national and state offices, there are several county and school board positions up for election this year.
Commissioner reflects on the county-wide communication failure
-Referring to it as a real wake-up call, Cook County Commissioner Bob Fenwick talked to WTIP about the effects of losing landline telephone, internet and cell phone communication for over 11 hours o