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Barnum band, choir take their ‘show on the road’ – to the Big Apple

While most students are spending Spring Break sleeping in late or maybe heading to a sunny beach somewhere, a group of students from Barnum High School is pounding the pavement of New York City.

Our View….Make Iraq War more than a bad memory

This week represents an anniversary of sorts. And while anniversaries often connote celebration and festivities, this one serves more as a solemn reminder of just what has happened over these past 10 years, how much has been gained and lost, and the price that has been paid.

Wheels are in motion for Cloquet Schools facilities planning

While Monday’s meeting of the Cloquet School Facilities Steering Committee was mostly about facts, figures and projections, one couldn’t miss a glimmer of possibility as well.

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Weekend fire ruled arson, four in custody

A weekend fire of “suspicious origin” has resulted in the apprehension of four juveniles. “We are treating it as arson,” stated Cloquet Area Fire District (CAFD) Battalion Chief Gordy Meagher.

In Our Own Backyard…Warm weather is a world away

We awoke to the sound of doves cooing conversationally outside our window. The soft “whup, whup, whup” of the ceiling fan stirred the thin percale sheet that lay over us. And as I slid out of bed and into my sandals, I could already sense the heat of the day. By evening, we were stuck in the driveway....

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Minneapolis man to be sentenced for latest in long string of drug charges

A Minneapolis man has been charged with second-degree possession of a controlled substance, introduction of contraband into a correctional facility and driving after cancellation.

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Our View…Why not spend a little time in the dark?

What was once considered a “socially correct” platform to embrace – scoffed upon by big business, many politicians, and numerous scientists – is now becoming too compelling an argument to ignore.

Floodwood man sentenced to 21 months on drug, stolen property charges

A Floodwood man is facing two concurrent 21-month terms in prison after being sentenced in Carlton County Court on Monday.

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Duluth woman faces felony theft charges in Wal-Mart incident

A Duluth woman is facing felony theft and trespass charges after she attempted to walk out of the Cloquet Wal-Mart store with approximately $1,800 worth of merchandise.

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Attorney for hockey parents speaks out

Just over a week before the Cloquet School Board is slated to resume discussion of complaints against CEC boys hockey coach Dave Esse, the attorney for the complainants has chosen to go public with their side of the story.

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In Our Own Backyard….Let me show you my slides

Those of us over a certain age will well remember the old family slide show.

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In Our Own Backyard….There’s an explanation for (almost) everything

Maybe it’s just me, but somehow this summer seems a little “off.”

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In Our Own Backyard….A pasty is the way to a man’s heart

They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder – and it most certainly does. I would argue, however, that the old idiom holds as true with food as it does with loved ones.

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In Our Own Backyard….Where did the time go?

I was watching a news program on television as we got ready for church Sunday morning, and they had a special feature on The Beach Boys’ 50th anniversary.

In Our Own Backyard…Cats and kids – they’re all alike

I think I’ve been hanging out around cats too much. I’ve heard that what sometimes happens after your kids grow up and move away is that your pets seem to start assuming human characteristics that are uncannily just like your kids.

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In Our Own Backyard…’Someday my prince will come’

“Once in a while, right in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale.”

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In Our Own Backyard…Meet Bob

Bob is our new best friend. We became intimately acquainted with the fabled Bob Marshall Wilderness – affectionately known by the locals as “The Bob” after well pioneering forester and conservationist Bob Marshall – as we traversed the Montana wilderness on a recent trip Out West.

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In Our Own Backyard….Speak softly

President Theodore Roosevelt once said, “Speak softly and carry a big stick.” And though he was referring to his political philosophy, his way of thinking certainly applies to life itself.

In Our Own Backyard….You are what you eat

The object in the plastic sandwich bag was long and slender, with a tall, honeycombed cap resting over a thick stem. My sister had picked it along a woods trail near her house just outside Minneapolis, and she decided to bring it when they came to our house for Mother’s Day weekend.

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In Our Own Backyard…I can fly now

I’ve totally fallen off the wagon. I had pledged I would never again get hooked on something that consumes me, causes me to neglect other important things in life, and all too often it ends up breaking my heart. But it didn’t work.