I find it appalling and dumbfounding that an elected official, in a democratic society, would deem it appropriate to sign a non-disclosure agreement, or NDA, an agreement that by its very definition …

Oh, how I hate the moment when the grocery store cashier announces the total due! Too often that amount empties out my wallet. Is the problem that the cost is too much or that my wallet holds too …

This Thanksgiving, let’s deepen and share our collective learning and awareness.  Our sugar-coated story of Thanksgiving whitewashes a monstrous history of land theft, environmental …

As I write, we are in day 27 of the federal government shutdown. Meanwhile, at our house, we received the bad news that our health insurance premiums will skyrocket 30 percent, with substantial …

A more beautiful society is possible! We need not accept what the rich and powerful peddle as the “natural order.” Hierarchy, inequality, supremacy, and class privilege are made possible …

‘No Kings Day’ on Oct. 18 was a success now that there are no kings running the country. Great job Democrats! You get a participation trophy! My video walkthrough of the protest is posted …

I’m surprised, and not pleasantly so, with the lack of editorial license used in last week’s letter from Mike Banovetz. His letter disparaged Democrats, as usual, with a lot of one-sided …

Last Saturday, Bev and I joined the 7 million+ Americans who gathered at their “No Kings” rallies. We assumed that our rally along Silver Lake in Virginia would be genuinely friendly, and …

My father served as a radio man (age 17, having to get his parents’ permission to enlist) on a destroyer escort during WW2. Like many men of that era, he didn’t talk much about what …

The war between Russia and Ukraine has been in existence for four years. Trump claimed that he could broker a cease fire within a day. According to the New York Times, “Putin has invested hours …

Thanks to IRRR Commissioner Ida Rukavina, Ely Clerk-Treasurer Harold Langowski, to our community outdoor clubs, EEDA consultant John Fedo, Ely School Superintendent Anne Oelke, and others for their …

America, we need to talk.  When did we get to this point where so many people are fighting for anyone to have the ability to possess any type of gun — at the expense of the lives of …

I don’t know how many times I have heard at presentations concerning potential mining in the BWCAW watershed: “we have the best environmental regulations.”  That is usually …

At the Sept. 9 Greenwood town board meeting, Supervisor Bradach claimed that my recent letters to the editor on the decreased response level by the township’s EMRs were bashing our current …

President Trump is appealing a court ruling that his tariffs are illegal.  Trump has been using tariffs to raise revenues, but also for political purposes. Trump has been imposing tariffs on …

Maslow’s psychology of human potential offers a sensible template for new economic principles and practice. Instead of tracking and enabling hoarding of wealth for a few, we begin with tracking …

As an activist in the environmental movement since 1970, I must acknowledge a big mistake. It was understandable and well-intentioned, but a blunder nevertheless. I refer to the vehement opposition …

In Minnesota, there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing. But what excuse can we make for poor air quality? Our air quality has seldom been this bad. Just a few weeks ago, we had one of …

As a member of our Greenwood community, I am disappointed again by the distorted comments of JoAnn Bassing in last week’s paper. She mistakenly believes you and I are gullible enough to fall …

According to a recent editorial in an Ely newspaper, “Our economy needs some help….  We need to bring people here to spend money.”   Recent changes in the dynamics …

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 …

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 …

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 …