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Rather we applaud all those like Dave Johnson, the volunteers and the businesses who donate to the annual Cloquet Area Community Christmas Day Dinner and all the Salvation Army bell ringers out in the cold and the people who fill their kettles and 10-year-old Peyton Koskela (see Page...

Thumbs up to National Night Out. In some places it’s all about the neighborhood. In small towns like Mahtowa, the entire population can attend a potluck. It’s also been a citywide celebration in Cloquet for the past two years, sponsored by the Cloquet Police Department, Cloquet...

Thumbs up to the city of Cloquet and all the people who worked on the park plans for the new and improved Pinehurst Park. While Pinehurst has always been the jewel in the heart of Cloquet, it’s now an even more sparkling oasis for residents and visitors alike, with new paving on...

We opine on the good and the not-so-good decisions or happenings in Carlton County

Thumbs up to all the residents, elected officials and others who attended the public meeting on the future of the current Cloquet Middle School on Monday. We are all better off when there is public involvement in decisions made by elected officials that will impact the future of the...

Thumbs up to Alan and Sharon Finifrock for protecting 116 acres of their land on the shore of Bear Lake with a conservation easement. A conservation easement is a voluntary and legally binding agreement which permanently limits certain uses of land in order to protect its conservation...

Thumbs up to the Carlton County Drug Abuse Task Force and to the 250-some local residents for organizing and attending the community forum about heroin and opioid drug abuse on Oct. 5. Drug and alcohol abuse is a huge problem across the country, the region and in our county. Having...