In response to Frank Sherman’s letter last week, in which he defended his wife Valerie Myntti from my earlier criticism, it is nice to know that husband and wife are in synch. Once again, the …

“I know better than anybody what’s good for the market and what’s good for the U.S.A.”  Just another lie from Donald Trump. Trump maintains that foreign suppliers …

Since last November’s electoral defeat, Democratic leaders have engaged in plenty of navel-gazing as they struggle to find a way to appear relevant to an increasing number of Americans, …

Mr. Lande’s letter in last week’s Timberjay took issue with mine of the prior week. He points out that Hamas was democratically elected by Gaza Palestinians. In 2005, Israel unilaterally …

I know. Another column from me about artificial intelligence. You’re probably thinking, “Didn’t we just do this?” And yes, if you’ve been reading along, we did. But …

This summer’s abundant rainfall has revealed in more dramatic fashion than before a reality that has been increasingly difficult to avoid in recent years — foreign invasive plant species, …

Kristi Noem’s delay in addressing the flood crisis in Texas apparently was due to her newly established rule whereby any expense over $100,000 had to meet her written approval. This resulted in …

Thank you, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Myntii, and Mr. Marsden for your debating — that alone is something we seldom get to see in public around Minnesota.  But I have to take the side of Mr. Johnson …

Concerning Charles Marsden’s response (Aug. 8 Timberjay) to Valerie Myntti’s letter (Aug. 1 Timberjay), distraction and deflection are not an answer to the “uncomfortable moral …

I’ve lived in northern Minnesota for 45 years, just 10 miles from downtown Cook. The 2020 census reported its population at 534. My journey before arriving here was a long one. In childhood, I …

As we reported back in June, the St. Louis County School District is in dire financial straits. Without major changes in the way it currently operates, the district could be facing some existential …

I am experiencing some insomnia here in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. My column isn’t ready yet for Wednesday’s edition and I am listening to the rain with images and humor dashing …

As the rule of law is ignored by our out-of-control president, and his sycophants in Congress pass cruel, immoral, and irresponsible legislation to benefit the wealthy, I hear people saying, “I …

“I eat rice. I do not eat lice. Rice-lice. River-liver. Rook-look.” My students are Japanese adults learning English. As they try to repeat, one older student looks resentful.  At …

Who wants more mercury in northeastern Minnesota lakes? President Donald Trump, apparently. That’s the only conclusion from the administration’s recent announcement that Trump was …

“And that’s the way it is.” For years, that’s how Walter Cronkite signed off from his nightly news broadcast on CBS. And for most of America, that was the gold standard, and …

From earlier detection of breast cancer and creating new drugs in a matter of months, not years, to creating a blueprint for fusion energy and mapping the universe in a fraction of the time it would …

We’re often reminded that there’s a reason for old sayings, such as the one that advises us to remain silent on an issue and only appear uninformed rather than weighing in and removing …

Our government derives its power from the ‘consent of the governed’ – in other words, the people. We call on our leaders, both Democrats and Republicans, to use the power entrusted …

This week I received a fund-raising appeal from Sen. Hauschild, expressing his anger because the “Big, Beautiful Bill” that just passed Congress gave “billionaires in the largest …

Pete Stauber is concerned about air quality coming from the Canadian wildfires, and he wants something done about it. So, my advice to Stauber, is the following: Get ahold of “fearless …

Dan Hernesmaa’s letter in the June 27 edition contains incorrect statements about important matters relating to the Antofagasta/Twin Metals proposal to mine copper upstream from the Boundary …

I am writing about Rep. Pete Stauber on the pages of the Timberjay because I don’t believe he reads mail sent from outside his district.  Although I own property in St. Louis County, …

Many people in northern Minnesota recognize the name Pete Stauber. But recently, I’ve discovered that a lotta people don’t. Some folks say that they “kinda know who he is,” …

Back in May, health care officials in our area were incredulous at the scale of the Medicaid cuts passed by the U.S. House in the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act, but remained confident that the …