If there’s one place where Pete Stauber should part ways with Trump, it’s on special education. HR 899 has been introduced in the House of Representatives to shut down the U.S. Department …

I encourage every Greenwood resident to attend the monthly Greenwood Township meetings to see firsthand how our local leaders are serving our township (or not) and how meeting attendees behave (or …

We elect our township supervisors to make important decisions. With our vote ,we trust their skills to hire a fire chief, firefighters, EMRs, paving contractors, and even our snowplow drivers. They …

Several weeks ago, President Trump surprised many Americans and Canadians by suggesting that Canada become the 51st state of the U.S. He also suggested that we need nothing Canada makes, including …

This past Saturday the North Star Draft Horse Association hosted a sleigh ride in order to help out the Cook Area Food Shelf.  Considering the roads were bad from the all-day snowstorm and …

“What world needs now, is” sisu, Finnish sisu! “Sisu, The Finnish Art of Courage,” authored by Joanna Nylund, offers the Finnish word as a verb, not a noun, but as something …

Perhaps many of you remember the case of an appointed clerk/treasurer just down the road in the city of Tower. The appointed clerk/treasurer had the support of the city council (even though the …

The effect of driving out the immigrants, “illegal” or not: it opens up the jobs delivering food or washing cars.  Who is going to have to take those jobs now?  The working poor …

I just talked to a friend out west who works for the federal government as a law enforcement officer in the Forest Service. He has received a letter from the Trump administration stating that his …

Iran is facing “the most precarious moment in its modern history,” according to David Ignatius of The Washington Post. “Israel’s attacks have left Iran nearly naked …

I’d like to add a little bit to the Timberjay’s great coverage of President Trump’s fascist regime. This is the sixtieth anniversary of my 1965 service in Vietnam. It’s not …

And so, it begins – the second term of‘the man who would be king,’ the convicted felon, the mob boss, rising from the ashes like a Phoenix. He hit the ground running, already …

No matter how you voted in the most recent election, I appeal to all of you to consider the impact on individuals, families, and society as a whole as a result of the immigration policies being …

My dad used to tell me America will always have more than our share of dingbats, because so many of our ancestors were forced to leave their home countries for reasons other than poverty. They …

Candidate Bassing was correct on one thing in her recent letter. She stated supervisors have recently had “plenty of chances to appoint” a clerk and treasurer. The last appointed clerk, …

I don’t believe that the modern, sustainable, Ely-Tower-Babbitt ambulance service, envisioned by the EBCH/SafeTech proposal should be declared dead. It’s too good of a plan and it …

It is unlikely that Panama, Greenland, and Canada will start a war with the United States. Trump, however, indicated he might start a war or wars with them using military force to accomplish his goal …

In the Jan. 10 issue of the Timberjay, Paul Thompson placed an ad touting the benefits of our township operating under Option B. We have been doing so, in a way, in the last few years already: …

Do you like waiting in traffic? If you say yes or simply don’t mind traffic, then don’t read any further. If you are bothered by traffic jams, slowdowns, or any other stop and go traffic …

Regarding the upcoming Greenwood Township ballot question on allowing the board, rather than the registered voters, to choose their clerk and treasurer, please vote NO!  The positions are …

By now, most people know that President Biden and his criminal gang have sent and continue to send weapons to Benyamin Netanyahu, the criminal president of Israel, who is using them to commit …

Elon Musk said, “A collapsing birth rate is the biggest danger civilization faces, by far.”  Actually, a fast-climbing birth rate is the bigger danger to our present …

Someone once stated, “Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans.” Nothing could be truer for the farmers and ranchers of the southern U.S plains all through the …

Bezos, Murdoch, Musk, Zuckerberg are among the top one percent who own more global wealth than the bottom 95 percent. Oligarchs own the global economy (U.S. included) and now seek to own and control …

I believe that we are missing out on a very viable opportunity that has been put forth by the EBCH/SafeTechSolutions plan that would upgrade our individual ambulance services in Ely, Babbitt and …