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inbox Rep. Stauber is not in touch Rep. Stauber has done it again. Half truths, omissions, falsehoods. Drug legalization and tiger owning were not the reasons Congress was called back into session. The reasons were many and varied. Let’s consider National Defense Authorization, which includes improvements in military housing, quality of life considerations for military personnel, military child care, veterans benefits. Let’s consider the urgent need for a comprehensive COVID-19 package which includes economic relief for most Americans, the whole vaccination program and it’s distribution, unemployment insurance continuance, rent moratoriums. Let’s consider Title IX legislation that is protective of all Americans. Let’s consider looking at the Hyde amendment and rewriting or removing it. Let’s consider all of the lying, the waste of time and money, the obfuscating that has gone on with, and promoted, by Rep. Pete’s own political party. Drugs and tigers. Yep, that is what Rep. Pete sees and thinks. Many of us believe that he could and should do better. The question was asked if Rep. Stauber was in touch with his constituents. I guess only if one believes the untruth that the recent General election was rigged, fraudulent, and stolen. The man certainly does not speak for me. Lindsey Graham in a different suit.

Ely Salyards Duluth, Minnesota

Little Peter and the GOP Utopia

The first thing I noticed is how much Little Petey Stauber is following in the clay footsteps of his anti-hero, Donald, the Lyin’ King, due to his use of the “Denial and Blame” tactic. As with ALL addictive, fear-based personalities, Little Petey denies he has issues, and once in denial of his issues, he feels free to blame all his problems on people who differ from him. Then, just like the “False Messiah,” he demands that everyone else change what they think and how they act, because, YOU KNOW “They’re the problem. I’m not the problem.” As with most Republicans I know, Little Peter wants to impress us all with his “good intentions. At all times, he wants to keep us from looking at the consequences of his decisions and the other side of all the stories and opinions he presents.

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Gov. Walz tried to open the state for more economic recovery, leading to a greater spread of the Covid virus, more hospitalizations, and more deaths. For Little Peter and his cronies, that’s not important. It’s “BUSINESS” and the “ECONOMY” that’s all-important. Who cares how many Minnesotans get sick-und-die! As it turns out, doctors, nurses, health care and essential workers, and many others are furious, deathly tired, suffering from PTSD, and frustrated with the Republicans’ refusal, (starting with the Trumposter,) to take the virus seriously, leading to filled hospitals with no beds in the ICU units. Why can’t Little Peter hear THESE people? In his letter, Little Petey rants about Pelosi supporting a bill to “legalize drugs,” and never, once, names the drug(s). Would the heinous drug (of choice) be marijuana, which numerous other states have decriminalized? Why is he so paranoid about naming the drug? Is he aware that the main reason we have so much drug use in this country, and in the world, is because of a group he’s a member of? That he’s ignorant of this fact, proves he’s not paying attention to what he needs to be paying attention to. In mentioning his issues with Pelosi, he conveniently avoids telling “we the people” that (last I heard) Mitch McConnell has more than 200 House bills on his desk that he won’t allow the Senate to work on. So almost everything Pelosi does is blunted by McConnell. Supposedly McConnell won’t bring anything to the Senate floor that he knows Trump will veto. So, no, Little Petey, most of the blame should go on McConnell and Trump. And now we learn that Minnesotan House members have signed on to support a specious amicus brief to throw out ballots of people from four states, based on lies from Donald, the Lyin’ King that fraud was committed, an’ “he was robbed.” (Paxton from Texas, who brought the suit, is being investigated for bribery, and other things.) Salon writes: “it’s ultimately about the Republican belief that elections should be democratic in name only, and the only real choice available to voters should be to vote Republican. If the voters are foolish enough choose otherwise, their right to vote should be stripped away.” In reality, that’s what Minnesota House representatives such as Little Petey Stauber are supporting. which

is seditious. According to the 14th Amendment, they should be barred from holding government office for life. Trump (and cronies) have blood on their hands, (more than 300,000 dead) while his base continues to drink the Trump Kool-aid. Under the facade of hatred of liberals is the Republican/ patriarchal male fear of not being able to control everyone who differs from them. What they want to do is control everyone – but themselves, which is why they’ll end up being Fascistic in nature, and eventually fail. But only after creating chaos and destruction, all in the name of trying to set up their version of Utopia. Maybe Little Peter Stauber and his Republican colleagues should be considered traitors, taken out back to be drawn and quartered, tarred and feathered, and run out of town on the proverbial rail. Gary Burt Marble, Minnesota

Thanks for asking

Thank you for reprinting (Rep. Peter Stauber’s press release in the Dec. 10 Reader) and asking for what we think. Rep. Pete Stauber is not in touch with his constituents. The divisive language in his press release sounds more like rhetoric from the House Republican leadership rather than his own words. The tone of his piece needs to be less negative and more descriptive of how we are going to get through all this together. On a daily basis, his constituents live, work and socialize with people that do not share the same political views but somehow, they all find common ground in their community. Rep. Stauber, you need to be honest with us and represent all your constituents as you claim to. Patrick McConnell Duluth, Minnesota

Stauber’s name etched in infamy

Mr. Stauber’s name will be forever etched in history along with the words treason and traitor linked to the 18 state AGs and 126 House members. Who attempted to overthrow an election and a democracy. Curiously, he accepted the election results for his reelection. Like his mysogynistic idol he attacks the house majority leader Nancy Pelosi, suggesting she is “tone deaf.” From my vantage point she sees and hears quite clearly what the Kool-aid drunk, deaf, dumb and blind Trumplicans are silently permitting the current occupant to undermine what’s left of our democracy. A suggestion for Mr. Stauber – check

your windage, lower your sights, your target should be the obstructionist Moscow Mitch not Nancy Pelosi. But I understand the Trumplican playbook easy targets are women, minorities, blacks, browns, LGBTQs and the poor. Mr. Stauber touts his “war on drugs” law enforcement career like a badge of honor without acknowledging the lifelong, permanent damage {due to excessive and unnecessary incarceration} of blacks, minorities and the poor. I suggest a book for Mr. Stauber – The New Jim Crow, unless like most Trumplicans he doesn’t read. A question about his law enforcement career: Were moneyed, powerful people – like Trump – given a “free pass” like your alliance with the lawless-one appears to have done? Stauber mentions several times the need for bipartisanship in solving problems. A nice idea but meaningless to Trumplicans as that ship sailed during the Obama Presidency. As an 80-year-old Marine Corps vet and UMD alum I remain confused how someone/anyone who has served could claim to be a staunch supporter of a; draft-dodging, Gold Star family mocker, describe generals as “idiots and pussies,” and mock those who served and died as “losers and suckers.” My father was KIA in WWII, best friend KIA in Nam, Nephew KIA in Kuwait. I am angered and appalled at the language and behavior and will never understand Stauber’s alliance with such a piece of garbage. He evidently is also OK with Russian ransom money for U.S. troops. I have a question for Mr. Stauber – when you took the oath of office, did you agree to uphold the Constitution? Serve the people? Serve a party? Serve a dictator? Serve a cult? I have news for you, you are in a CULT! Any parent of a handicapped child or one with preexisting condition who can accept someone as lacking in; empathy, sympathy, morality or decency is astonishing. Another question for Mr. Stauber – when your head hits the pillow are you proud of who you are, what you stand for, who you have chosen for role models not only for yourself but your children and grandchildren? A final suggestion for Mr. Stauber – grow a set, put on your big boy pants and don’t be afraid to ruffle the blubber of the conman carnival barker. William Soderlind Sr. Duluth, Minnesota

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Last week a large Florida newspaper – the Orlando Sentinel – apologized to its readers for endorsing the Congressional re-election campaign of Republican Michael Waltz after he signed on to the Trump-backed Texas lawsuit seeking to overthrow the 2020 election. The daily newspaper’s editorial board told its readers they had “no idea” the lawmaker “was not committed to democracy.” The lawsuit started by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is under investigation by the FBI for using his office to assist a wealthy real estate developer and Republican donor, was also supported by 15 Minnesota Republicans, including recently reelected Rep. Pete Stauber, representing our 8th Congressional District (Stauber did not respond to The Reader’s request for a comment on his shameful support of the Trump lawsuit – I guess we don’t blame him, after all, what could he say to defend himself on an issue that all but he and his now besmirched colleagues believe is bogus.) Before the U.S. Supreme Court threw the suit out on Dec. 11, 17 other Republican state attorneys general had joined Paxton, along with 126 Republicans in the House. All of these accomplices to the Trump sham of election fraud should know that politicians are held accountable for their actions, and in the post-Trump landscape, things will be different for them. The Bully in Chief will have left the building and they will be alone with their shameful support of his anti-democratic tactics. Some editorial writers have suggested that since members of Congress swear an oath to protect the U.S. Constitution, which was designed to protect rules for democratic elections, those who supported Paxton’s seditious lawsuit should no longer be allowed to serve in Congress. In truth, all of the signatories to this lawsuit are insurrectionists for attempting to subvert the

tried and true rules of our democracy. Stauber’s support for Paxton’s absurd lawsuit shows that he is sadly out of touch with his constituents. Unfortunately, the very Constitution that Stauber and his colleagues attempted to subvert also protect them from recall. No member of Congress has ever been recalled because the framers of the Constitution considered but did not include a framework for recalling legislators who fail to represent the people they were elected to represent. But we humans have long memories. Among the many shots fired at the Republicans who have signed on to Paxton’s baseless lawsuit is a Dec. 13 letter sent to Stauber by four Duluth elected officials – Mayor Emily Larson, City Councilor Arik Forsman, 1st District County Commissioner Frank Jewell and 2nd district Commissioner Patrick Boyle. They wrote: “As elected leaders and constituents in the 8th Congressional District, we are disheartened and dismayed by your recent actions. Your decision to sign on to an amicus brief aimed at overturning the results of a valid and certified presidential election is alarming, to say the least. Our democracy, the foundation of the United States of America, must be protected from tampering by politically ambitious individuals, no matter their political party. In one stroke of your pen, you destroyed your credibility with your constituents. You have a history of campaigning and working with a bipartisan approach. With this aboutface, you prioritized the political power of your allies above the voice of the American people. This action would not only silence millions of Americans across our country, but would, in effect nullify the votes of thousands of your own constituents, many of whom voted for both you and Joe Biden. It is beyond disappointing that you have made such an indefensible decision to sign onto this frivolous lawsuit

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which was swiftly thrown out by a unanimous Supreme Court. As you well know, in hockey when the horn blows at the end of the third period, you stop skating and shake hands. We are still waiting for the President and you to do this for our nation. Our country will move past this dark time in American politics. We will continue to fight for all of our constituents on city, county, state and federal levels. We ask that you remember your oath and support democracy.” Councilor Forsman added this to The Reader: “I personally felt that Congressman Stauber’s recent action crossed a line that should never have been crossed.” Here are some other opinions: Austin (Texas)-American Statesman: Attorney General Ken Paxton embarked this week on his most repugnant stunt to date – one that spent taxpayer dollars to fuel division, curry political favor, and flirted with dismantling democracy to preserve his party’s grip on power. Fort Worth Star-Telegram: For decades, Republicans have railed against frivolous lawsuits that clog the courts with specious claims...Now, in the increasingly ridiculous tenure of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, such suits are apparently part of the toolkit....By Paxton’s strange accounting, states should be able to intervene in their counterparts’ election procedures. It’s a silly argument that the court should reject completely. Lincoln (Nebraska) Journal Star: The mere thought of four U.S. states’ electoral votes being invalidated should make any American’s blood boil. Yet that’s exactly what a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sought to do, the latest in a series of increasingly desperate legal efforts to keep President Donald Trump in office despite his election loss. Flailing of this nature would be laughable if it weren’t an attempt to subvert American elections and assault democracy itself – and Nebraskans should be embarrassed that Attorney General Doug Peterson was one of 17 Republican attorneys general to sign an

amicus brief supporting such a ridiculous claim. The U.S. Supreme Court unsurprisingly dismissed the lawsuit Friday night. Good riddance. The National Review, the conservative magazine founded by William F. Buckley, in an editorial called the Texas lawsuit “indefenisble” and in a separate story on the suit’s rejection, wrote: While Texas’s lawsuit drew support from multiple House lawmakers, Senate Republicans have not signed on to the effort. Senator Ben Sasse (R., Neb.) applauded the Supreme Court’s decision on Friday. “Since Election Night, a lot of people have been confusing voters by spinning Kenyan Birther-type, ‘Chavez rigged the election from the grave’ conspiracy theories, but every American who cares about the rule of law should take comfort that the Supreme Court – including all three of President Trump’s picks – closed the book on the nonsense,” Sasse said in a statement. St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Illinois Rep. Mike Bost touts himself as a moderate Republican whose membership in the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus attests to his commitment to bridge the growing political divide in Congress. It appears he got his affiliation mixed up with what should be called the Problem Creators Caucus – a group of 125 Republicans, including Bost and Rep. Ann Wagner of Ballwin, that sought but failed spectacularly Friday to overturn the Nov. 3 presidential election and present an insulting middle-finger salute to American democracy. American voters decided by an overwhelming majority – more than 7 million popular votes and 306 Electoral College votes – to put Democrat Joe Biden in the White House. The electorate has spoken. President Donald Trump lost. Attempts like those of the Problem Creators serve only to undermine public confidence in American democracy and lend credence to the increasingly bizarre conspiracy theories behind Trump supporters’ assertions that massive election fraud occurred....Trump’s own Justice Department agrees the evidence isn’t there.

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States with few coronavirus restrictions are spreading the virus beyond their borders Lax states are attracting shoppers, students; imbalance underscores lack of a national policy For months after Washington 10 people sitting together in the dispar-ities more counterproductive states,” said Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of state imposed one of the earliest background. and jarring than in the border areas the Brown University School of Public and strictest COVID-19 lockdowns As the number of COVID-19 cases between restrictive and permissive Health. “States can’t wall themselves in March, Jim Gilliard didn’t stray skyrockets nationwide, the extent of states; for example, between off.” far from his home 45 miles north of the public health response varies from Washington and Idaho, Minnesota and A motorcycle rally in August in Spokane. The retiree was one state – and sometimes South Dakota, and Sturgis, South Dakota, with half at high risk from the virus, one town – to the next. Illinois and Iowa. a million attendees from around both because of his age, 70, The incongruous In each pairing, the country spread COVID-19 to and his medical condition. approaches and the lack one state has imneighboring Minnesota and beyond, Several years ago, he had a of national standards have posed tough and according to Melanie Firestone, an defibrillator implanted. created confusion, conflict sometimes unpopular epidemic intelligence service officer for There wasn’t much else and a muddled public restrictions on the Centers for Disease Control and DAVID for him to do bought health message, likely behavior, only to Prevention, who co-authored a report ARMSTRONG go shopping for food. hampering efforts to stop be confounded by a on the event’s impact. Gatherings in his county the spread of the virus. neighbor’s leniency. South Dakota “didn’t have policies were limited to no more “In some ways, regarding mask use or event size, and Uniform approach Gilliard than 10 people, there we see that there was an impact in The country’s top infectious the whole country was a mask mandate, movie theaters is essentially living a state that did have such policies,” disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, were closed and many nightclubs and with the strategy of the least effective Firestone said. “The findings from this said last month the country needs “a concert venues were shuttered because states because states interconnect and outbreak support having consistent uniform approach” to fighting the of a state ban on all live entertainment, one state not doing a good job will approaches across states. We are all in virus instead of a “disjointed” one. indoors and out. continue to spread the virus to other it together when it comes to stopping Nowhere are these regulatory An hour away in Idaho, life was more normal. The state left COVID-19 regulations up to localities, many of which made masks optional. Even in places that required face coverings, enforcement was laxer than in Washington. High school sports, canceled for the fall in Washington, were on full display in Idaho. Most Idaho schools welcomed back students in person, in contrast to the remote learning prevailing in Washington. Businesses reopened earlier and with fewer restrictions. There were concerts and dances. Weary of Washington’s restrictions, thousands of residents made the easy drive over the border to Idaho. Gilliard resisted temptation until he learned the annual Panhandle Bluesfest would go on as scheduled near Priest River, Idaho, on Sept. 12. A keyboardist who used to own a Traction on anything from dry blues club just outside Coeur d’Alene, asphalt to pure ice. Idaho, Gilliard was buoyed after months of relative isolation by the Security and comfort combined. prospect of hanging out with friends while listening to music on a remote mountainside. He decided to go. A friend took a picture of Gilliard at the festival. Wearing a bandanna fashioned as a headband, a cut-off T-shirt and dark glasses, he was perched on a tree stump and pointing back Shop in Store • 4002 Grand Avenue, Duluth at the camera. As was permitted by local regulations at the time, he was Shop Our New Online Store • TortoiseHareFootwear.com not wearing a mask, nor were about

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the spread of COVID-19.” Viruses don’t respect geographic boundaries. While some states require visitors to be tested or quarantined, others like South Dakota have no such restrictions. Many people who are tired of strict COVID-19 measures in their states have escaped to areas where everyday life more closely resembles pre-pandemic times. There, with fewer protections, they’re at risk of contracting the virus and bringing it back home. After the Idaho concert, Gilliard started feeling ill and was diagnosed with the coronavirus. For about a week, he stayed in bed. As his condition worsened, he was admitted to a Spokane hospital and placed on a ventilator. He died on Oct. 15. His death certificate lists COVID-19 as the underlying cause. Going to the Idaho festival likely killed him, ex-wife, Robin Ball, said. “If he had been wearing a mask, not shaking hands and keeping distance, he could probably be alive,” she said. “He had been careful before that. He shouldn’t have been up there.”

Following political lines

The degree of coronavirus regulation tends to track political lines. President-elect Joe Biden carried blue Washington state with 58% of the vote, while President Donald Trump easily won red Idaho with 64%. Trump has helped to fuel the patchwork response to the pandemic, criticizing the approaches of some states, praising others and at times contradicting the advice of his own coronavirus task force and Fauci. Biden has said he wants to implement national standards, such as required mask wearing, to help blunt the spread of COVID-19 while acknowledging the federal government has little power to do so. He hopes to work with governors and local officials to establish consistent standards. A lack of such consistency is affecting eastern Washington, which appears to be absorbing some of the costs – both human and economic – of Idaho’s more laissez-faire approach. The rate of new cases in and around Spokane, near the Idaho border, is far higher than in Seattle and western Washington, which experienced one of the earliest outbreaks in the country in February. Although slightly more than half of recent COVID-19 cases in Spokane spread among households or personal contacts, Spokane Regional Health District epidemiologist Mark Springer said, “people bringing back COVID-19 from larger events in Idaho” has been a problem.

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Attendees dance at a Live After 5 concert on Aug. 19 in Coeur d’Alene. Screenshot from Facebook video. With Idaho’s rate of new cases now doubling Washington’s, Idahoans who commute to the Spokane area pose an outsized danger. At the same time, Washington’s closed businesses have ceded customers to Idaho competitors. Public schools in Washington have also suffered. After opening the school year with remote-only instruction, the Newport School District lost about one-fourth of its 1,200 students. Most of them opted either for specialized online-only programs or for nearby private and public schools across the border in Idaho, which offered inperson learning and sometimes didn’t require masks or social distancing, said Newport Superintendent Dave Smith. The plunge in enrollment has led to a $1.2 million drop in funding, he said. In early October, Newport began some in-person learning but had to return to remote instruction after a COVID-19 outbreak traced to a Christian church and school only a few feet from the Washington border in Oldtown, Idaho. “It’s incredibly frustrating,” Smith said. “I certainly think aligned standards across the nation would have changed our situation.”

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headed to Coeur d’Alene (pop. 52,400), the seat of Kootenai County and the largest city in northern Idaho. Despite some cancellations, many tourism activities went on as scheduled. The Spokesman-Review newspaper in Spokane ran a feature headlined, “A nearby escape: Coeur d’Alene Resort offers amenities for singles and families.” The resort, the article noted, was offering special packages for families. “Yes, the coronavirus exists,” the article continued. “However, the luxe Coeur d’Alene Resort is open and taking steps to make an experience as safe as possible.” While employees wore masks, the article said, they were optional for guests and about two-thirds opted not to use them. The resort did not respond to requests for comment. At a park in downtown Coeur d’Alene, a weekly concert series called Live After 5 attracted crowds all summer. Though attendance was lower than in prior years, it swelled as promoters targeted marketing to tourists, concert organizer Tyler Davis said. Groups of people danced in front of the stage, food trucks lined up along one side and vendors set up tents. Masks were “encouraged but not

required.” The day after a July show, the Panhandle Health District encompassing five Idaho counties ordered a mask mandate in Kootenai. It required masks in indoor and outdoor public places when a social distance of 6 feet could not be maintained. Springer, the epidemiologist, watched the flow of Spokane County residents to Idaho with concern. “The issue with Idaho is a somewhat significant one for us in that the restrictions are a pretty stark contrast between what is in Idaho and what we have in Washington,” he said. “Coeur d’Alene is a sister community.” Jim Gilliard was a popular figure in the blues music community around Spokane and northern Idaho. In the 1990s, he operated a music club outside Coeur d’Alene called Mad Daddy’s Blues. He was a talented musician himself, playing keyboards

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in local blues bands, even after losing a finger and badly injuring two others in a table saw accident. Gilliard was one of nearly 300 people who paid $25 each to attend the blues festival, which was held 2 miles up a mountain road outside Priest River, Idaho, a tourist town 6 miles from the Washington border.

Rural pocket of defiance

Bonner County, where the concert was held, is a rural pocket of defiance against government public health mandates related to the coronavirus. When the local library instituted a mask requirement for users, mask-less demonstrators, some clutching small children, protested and tried to enter the library as staff members stood their ground and explained they were only trying to prevent people from getting sick. The county sheriff wrote to the governor criticizing lockdown orders early in the pandemic, alleging that public health officials misled the public and that “COVID-19 is nothing like the plague.” Concert organizers Billy and Patty Mullaley said they waited until the end of June before deciding to go ahead with it. The only potential roadblock was getting liability insurance at an affordable price during a pandemic, which they were able to do after shopping around. “At the time, there were not any restrictions” on events like theirs in Idaho, Patty Mullaley said. “We did not take it lightly, having the event. We really put thought into it.” They bleached outhouses and the area around the concert stage offered plenty of space for social distancing, she said. Among those most grateful they went ahead, she said, were musicians who had been starved for gigs because of coronavirus-related cancellations. Mullaley said the festival drew Washington residents eager for events banned in their own state. “From my experience, everyone and their dog from Washington was over here,” she said. “Our COVID is probably from people coming over here from Washington.” Few of the hundreds of people at the festival wore masks and many didn’t stay socially distant, according to attendees. “Part of what made it magical was people were completely free and happy and not fearful at all,” said Sylvia Soucy,

who had COVID-19 earlier in the summer. People danced barefoot on the soft sand and mingled with friends, she said. Mullaley said people socially distanced “as much as possible.” In the end, she said, “these were all adults” who made individual decisions. Soucy agreed. “It was completely a choice all of us made,” she said. The remote setting – no cellphone service, no electricity and surrounded by hundreds of acres of undeveloped forest – added to the temporary joy of escaping from the virus, Soucy said. Soucy said she talked to Gilliard there and he was in good spirits, “glad that people were not worried about being able to get together there on the mountain.” Gilliard also chatted with other friends, including a former girlfriend, according to Soucy. Ball said the former girlfriend was diagnosed with COVID-19 shortly after the festival and notified Gilliard. “I don’t know why he let his guard down,” Ball said. “I will never understand that.” In the end, she thinks it had to do with “a long summer of not having a lot of stuff to do. He had been so cautious for those seven or eight months. He just didn’t feel like it was going to be a problem.” The Mullaleys said they were unaware of anyone else from the concert getting COVID-19 around that time. But some Washington residents who tested positive for the coronavirus told contact tracers they had attended the blues festival, according to Matt Schanz, the administrator of Northeast Tri County Health District, a public health agency in Washington covering counties near the Idaho border. That doesn’t definitively mean they contracted the virus at the festival, he said. “We have 550 cases within three counties, and if you read the summary reports, a decent number of those have some affiliation with Idaho,” Schanz said. South Dakota has largely remained open for business during the pandemic. Gov. Kristi Noem, an ally of Trump’s, has refused to impose a mask mandate, saying there are questions about its effectiveness. The state has not placed any restrictions on bars and restaurants and officials allowed the 10-day motorcycle rally in Sturgis. Such a rally would have been prohibited in Minnesota. Both Minnesota and South Dakota are in the top five states when it comes to rates of cases per capita the last week. The CDC advises that outdoor events

are less risky than indoor ones. The Sturgis rally, which featured events in both settings, is now linked to at least 86 COVID-19 cases in Minnesota, including four people who were hospitalized and one death, according to a CDC report released in November. The report said the total is likely an undercount as some of those infected declined to share their close contacts with health officials. “These findings highlight the farreaching effects that gatherings in one area might have on another area,” the researchers wrote. They added, “This rally not only had a direct impact on the health of attendees, but also led to subsequent SARS-CoV-2 transmission among household, social, and workplace contacts of rally attendees upon their return to Minnesota.” Mike Kuhle, mayor of Worthington, Minn., said South Dakota’s approach to the pandemic “is a source of heartburn for me and sleepless nights.” His city is close to both the South Dakota and Iowa borders. In addition to worries about the virus spreading from South Dakota, Kuhle said, “during the lockdown people have gone to Sioux Falls for shopping. It’s ugly for our businesses.” A similar dynamic has played out in the Quad Cities area at the border of Illinois and Iowa. There, thousands of people cross bridges over the Mississippi River every day to work, visit family and shop in each state. As cases in Iowa began to surge, Gov. Kim Reynolds dismissed mask mandates as “feel-good” measures that are difficult to enforce. Until recently, Iowa restaurants and gyms were allowed to operate at full capacity as long as social distancing measures were in place. There was no state-imposed limit on the size of social gatherings. Nicknamed “COVID Kim” by critics, Reynolds changed course in midNovember in the face of surging cases and hospitalizations, requiring masks. Illinois clamped down earlier and harder, instituting a mask mandate at the end of April. Movie theaters opened in Iowa before those in Illinois. Iowa never closed its golf courses when neighboring states like Illinois did. For Illinois businesses, the gap between the two states’ regulations has been crushing, said Paul Rumler, president of the Quad Cities Chamber. “A river runs through it but otherwise this is one community,” he said. On the Illinois side, “we have retailers and restaurants who want to be responsible corporate citizens and follow the guidelines knowing they are at a disadvantage from a business literally 3 miles away.” Rumler said the chamber advocated

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for the two states to have a consistent approach to the pandemic to no avail. “If there was a federal standard, it would eliminate the confusion of our region,” he said. “It would make our life a lot easier.” Debbie Freiburg, a volunteer contact tracer for the county encompassing the Illinois side of the border, said the looser restrictions in Iowa offered Illinois residents the chance to “take a break” from the virus. “It’s bad and the differences are huge, unfortunately,” she said. “I can be in Iowa in 10 minutes, and there were a lot of us going shopping in Iowa.”

for COVID-19. In an email to a senator who had criticized the board’s mask mandate, he wrote, “I hope you and the legislators who support your effort will continue to stand for truth rather than the fantasy of a phony disease based on a false test.” Board member Walt Kirby, who had voted in July to approve the mask mandate initially, was the deciding vote. He opposed a mandate because people were “pretty damn nasty” to him for supporting it before, he explained. “I am not going to vote for it, I am just not because no one is wearing the damn masks anyway,” Kirby said,

The Sturgis rally is now linked to at least 86 COVID-19 cases in Minnesota, including four people who were hospitalized and one death. Freiburg, who retired to the area after working as a pediatric cancer nurse in Washington, D.C., said cases in her county have been tracked to Iowa.

Tensions escalate

Tensions between Washington and Idaho over their divergent responses to the pandemic escalated in October. As the count of COVID-19 cases climbed, the board of the Panhandle Health District in Idaho voted 4-3 to rescind the mask order it had imposed on Kootenai County three months before. Officials in Washington were stunned. Inslee, the governor, refused to rule out restrictions on border traffic. The move by the health board came amid growing resistance in the state to mandatory public health measures to control the virus and skepticism that COVID-19 was even real. A group of Idaho politicians appear-ed in a video in October urging the state to limit restrictions. Sitting in a truck with an American flag draped over the side, Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin placed a gun over a Bible. “We recognize that all of us by nature are free and equal and have certain inalienable rights,” she said. A legislator in the video said “the pandemic may or may not be occurring.” State Rep. Tony Wisniewski, who represents Kootenai and also appeared in the video, urged the health board to make masks optional. He compared the mask mandate to what he said was a requirement in Nazi Germany to tell authorities if a neighbor was Jewish. Health board member Allen Banks said he was “deeply suspicious” of tests

adding that he wears a mask. As for people who ignore the advice of public health experts, he said, “I am just sitting back and watching them catch it and die and hopefully I will live through it. You know I am 90 years old already and I am not getting involved in it anymore.” Even as the requirement was rescinded, cases in Kootenai were soaring. The rate of hospitalizations in the border area in northern Idaho is nearly double the rate in the Spokane region. Overall, the number of new cases in Idaho per capita is almost twice that of Washington. With the county mandate overturned, the city of Coeur d’Alene considered in late October whether to adopt one on its own. Mayor Steve Widmyer and the city council were inundated with hundreds of emails and telephone

calls, many from mask opponents. “This is Idaho, not Washington or California,” wrote one resident. “Let the people decide if they wish to mask up or not.” Another told the city leaders, “If you want to live with a mask ‘muzzle’ on your face move to California or Washington.” On Oct. 26, Coeur d’Alene’s city council voted 4-2 to approve the mandate. Protesters outside chanted, “No more masks, we will not comply,” and the blowback has been swift. A group of residents is pushing to recall the pro-mandate councilors. While Coeur d’Alene adopted a mandate, nearby Post Falls and Hayden rejected similar proposals. All three cities are less than 20 miles from the Washington border. Idaho Gov. Brad Little has remained steadfast in opposition to the idea, unlike Iowa’s Reynolds. “Idaho’s health officials have been mindful of the challenges of mitigating spread of COVID-19 in border communities since the onset of the pandemic,” a spokeswoman for Little said in an email. The governor’s “priority at this time is mitigating the spread of COVID-19 in Idaho and preserving health care capacity for those in need.” For the Panhandle health board, however, the situation became too dire to ignore. On Nov. 19 it reversed itself again and passed a mask mandate for all five of its counties, including Bonner, the site of the blues festival. But county sheriffs have ignored enforcing the mandate or made it a low priority, and the move came too late to save Gilliard. “Until everyone in this country can do the same thing, all states on the same page, limit crowd size and mask mandates that are enforced, this is going to happen,” said Ball, his exwife. “It only makes sense. Because what we have been doing hasn’t been working.”

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Minnesotan joins Biden cabinet to lead Veterans Affairs Denis Mcdonough, of Stillwater, was chief of staff under Obama. WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden said Thursday he will nominate U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge of Ohio, former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack and Minnesota native Denis McDonough to join his Cabinet. If confirmed by the Senate, Fudge will lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the second Black woman to head the $50 billion agency, and Vilsack will be agriculture secretary, a position he held for eight years in the Obama administration. Biden also tapped McDonough, 51, who served as chief of staff to former President Barack Obama, to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. “This dedicated and distinguished group of public servants will bring the highest level of experience, compassion, and integrity to bear, solving problems and expanding possibilities for the American people in the face of steep challenges,” Biden said in a statement. “This is the right team for this moment in history, and I know that each of these leaders will hit the

ground running on day one to take on the interconnected crises families are facing today.” Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris publicly introduced the four nominees and one appointee at an event in Wilmington, Del., on Dec. 11. The fourth nominee is Katherine Tai as the U.S. Trade Representative. Biden said he also plans to appoint Susan Rice as the director of the Domestic Policy Council. Vilsack, 69, is currently the CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council, and previously served two terms as governor of Iowa and as mayor of Mt. Pleasant. A representative at the Dairy Export Council did not respond to requests for comment. “With an estimated one-in-six Americans and a quarter of U.S. children facing a hunger crisis, farmers reeling, and rural communities struggling to weather the pain and economic fallout of the pandemic, Vilsack will bring the experience and bold thinking needed to deliver immediate relief to farmers, ranchers, producers and families all across the country,” according to a release from the Biden-Harris transition team. Vilsack, who is originally from Pittsburgh, moved to Iowa with his wife, Christie, a native of Mt. Pleasant, after they married. Christie Vilsack was

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Denis McDonough has been asked by President-elect Joe Biden to serve as Secretary of Veterans Affairs. an unsuccessful Democratic candidate in 2012 for the Iowa congressional seat held by U.S. Rep. Steve King, a Republican. The Vilsacks endorsed Biden in November 2019, prior to Iowa’s first-inthe-nation presidential caucuses. U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa was asked by Hill reporters about Vilsack’s nomination after news leaked out. “I think he did an outstanding job for eight years and he’ll do an outstanding job for no more than four years,” said Grassley, a Republican. On Tuesday, Fudge said she would be honored if the president-elect asked her to run HUD, but did not confirm reports that Biden asked her to lead the agency. “Let me just say that if I were to be picked, certainly it’s an honor and a privilege to be asked to be in the president’s Cabinet,” she said, according to pool reports. “It is something that probably in my wildest dreams I never would have thought about.” Fudge, 68, first came to Congress in 2008, after winning a special election for a strongly Democratic seat in Cleveland. Nina Turner, a former Ohio state senator and national co-chair for Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, has already filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission

to run for Fudge’s soon-to-be open seat. Fudge has extensive experience in agriculture policy, including with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and initially lobbied to be secretary of USDA, according to multiple media reports. She is a senior member of the House Agriculture Committee. “A former mayor of Warrensville Heights, Ohio, and past Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, Congresswoman Fudge is a longtime champion of affordable housing, urban revitalization, infrastructure investment, and other reforms to enhance the safety, prosperity, and sustainability of American communities,” according to a release from the Biden-Harris transition team. McDonough, who was also Deputy National Security Adviser and Chief of Staff of the National Security Council in the Obama administration, grew up in Minnesota and attended St. John’s University, where he played on the football team. He also attended graduate school at Georgetown University. A longtime Capitol Hill staffer on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, he worked on Obama’s Senate staff in 2007 as a chief foreign policy adviser and later joined his presidential campaign.

New legislators speak out against Line 3 Newly elected legislators from Duluth, Rochester and Moorhead were among eight Minnesota lawmakers who spoke in opposition to the Line 3 tar sands pipeline Dec. 13, near Palisade, where its construction would cross the Mississippi river. Winona LaDuke of Honor the Earth led the group, along with 50 water protectors and activists, around the site, stopping at a prayer lodge she and other Indigenous leaders built recently in the line of construction. LaDuke and the legislators discussed the catastrophic climate impacts of the pipeline, the health risks of bringing in out-of-state pipeline workers during a pandemic, and the need to respect Native American culture and treaties. “The historic preservation officers are told that they can look at things which are dead. I said ‘We’re not dead.’ The Anishinaabe people are a living culture,” LaDuke said. “The state says they want to respect Indigenous knowledge. It would be good if they

actually respected it. I told them, ‘You all are looking for pot shards, but we’re still here.’ ” Legislators emphasized a duty to future generations. “We have a moral imperative to do our part of mitigating the damage of the climate crisis,” said Senator-elect Jen McEwen from District 7 in Duluth, “If this happens right now while we are at the helm of these decisions, history will not look kindly on us.” “It’s not just about what we McEwen do right now. It’s affecting the next generations,” said Representativeelect Heather Keeler of District 4A in Moorhead. “I believe that when we leave it’s our responsibility to hand down Mother Earth in the best form

that we found her if not better.” Sen. John Marty of District 66 in Roseville said, “We have an obligation to our kids and grandkids and to our tribal neighbors, and their kids, and grandkids.” Others urged Gov. Walz to heed the advice of climate scientists and health experts. Rep. Sydney Jordan from District 60A in Minneapolis spoke of her own relatives who were sick with COVID-19 but turned away from overflowing hospitals and about the health costs of fossil fuel emissions. “Gov. Walz has tried hard to make good decisions for people’s health. I’m hoping Gov. Walz can be a real health leader and make the decision to stop this pipeline.” Senator-elect Erin Murphy of District

64 in St. Paul said, “We must invest as swiftly as possible in green energy and the technologies that will protect our climate and create skilled union jobs for Minnesotans. It’s a fresh path that includes all of us.” Legislators also discussed that the majority of Line 3 jobs were going to out-of-state pipeline workers. “I think often people believe that if we’re going to protect Mother Earth that means we don’t care about jobs. The reality is we still very much care about jobs, just not jobs that are affecting us so negatively,” said Senator-elect Mary Kunesh of District 41 in New Brighton. Finally they emphasized the importance of their visit to the site. “I came up here to see the construction

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Task force conclusion: Systemic crisis allows for missing and murdered indigenous women ST. PAUL — Indigenous (American Indian and Native American) women and girls are far more likely to experience violence, be murdered, or go missing than other groups in Minnesota. American Indian women and girls represent 1 percent of the state’s population, but make up 8 percent of murdered women and girls in Minnesota. That’s one of the findings in a report from the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Task Force, a task force created by the Minnesota Legislature and signed into law by Governor Tim Walz in 2019. “The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force brought together the voices of survivors and families, advocates, law enforcement, public health experts, legal experts, tribal leaders, and legislators to develop a comprehensive and thoughtful report on the disproportionate rates of violence against Native women and girls,” Walz said. “With better data and increased awareness, we can move forward with effective and targeted strategies to support, protect, and heal Native communities.” “For far too long, Native women have been, at best, invisible, and at worst, disposable. As Native women and girls experienced violence, went missing, or were murdered at disproportionate rates, too often, the cases and root causes went unexamined,” said Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan. “We measure what we care about, which is why this report is a transformative achievement. As the mother of a sevenyear old Ojibwe girl, the contents of this report not only provide some comfort but a road map to ensure all of our daughters can grow up in a world where they are safe and valued. Now we must take action to ensure that not one Native woman, girl, or member of the two-spirit community is harmed or forgotten.” The legislation appointed the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) as the coordinating agency. The task force includes representatives from 11 tribal nations, community and advocacy organizations, legislators, law enforcement, and the legal field. Wilder Research assisted the task force, conducting extensive research and facilitating public hearings and comment sessions across Minnesota. “The proposed mandates identified within this report are the steps needed to begin addressing and solving

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the MMIW injustices,” DPS Commissioner John Harrington said, “Not one more woman trafficked, not one more abused.” According to the report, the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women is a crisis that permeates the criminal justice system, affecting systems that interact with victims, survivors and their families. The task force discovered themes of accountability, uniformity and accessibility as they studied critical issues contributing to the crisis. Task force findings include: • Root cause of MMIW injustices are based in colonization and historical trauma, racism, and sexism and sexual objectification of Indigenous women and girls. • Indigenous women, girls and two spirit people are not at increased risk of violence because of individual risky behaviors or poor choices, but rather systemic risk factors such as poverty and homelessness, child welfare involvement, domestic violence, sex trafficking and prostitution which place them in dangerous situations. • Once an Indigenous woman or girl goes missing or dies under suspicious circumstances, the investigation, prosecution and sentencing processes that are supposed to serve justice often fail to provide equal and fair treatment for these Indigenous victims. • The system does not include sufficient resources for adequate culturally responsive healing resources for Indigenous victims or survivors, families and communities. “We’re here for you now and we’re going to do what we can to make this better so that nobody has a mother,

an aunt, or a grandmother, daughter or sister walk out the door and never know if they are going to see them again,” Representative Mary KuneshPodein. “Many of us have a story of a relative or loved one who has been missing or murdered,” said Nicole Matthews, Executive Director of the Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition and Task Force Vice Chair. “This report with the included mandates is one more step that we are taking in Minnesota to address this issue and ensure that all our Indigenous relatives are safe.” The next steps for the task force include implementation of recommendations: • Create an MMIW Office to provide ongoing attention to and leadership for this issue. • Ensure adequate funding and resources to implement these recommendations. • Address systemic racism. • Focus on eliminating poverty and meeting basic needs.

Nicole MartinRogers, Wilder Research Senior Research Manager who worked on the study, said, “The report outlines clear actions needed to end the systemic violence experienced by Indigenous women, girls, and twospirit people.” “The Legislature only required the task force to develop recommendations,” said task force member and Fond du Lac Tribal Council District III Representative Roger Smith. “At the end of this we will have spent 18 months working on a report, but it took 500 plus years to create this issue. It’s time to bring action. My hope is these recommendations, if implemented, will mean not one more woman trafficked, not one more woman abused.” The report can found on the Department of Public Safety Office of Justice website ojp.dps.mn.gov.

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Loretta J. Billman July 16, 1957 – Nov. 30, 2020 Loretta J. Billman, 62 of Duluth, died tragically in her home. Loretta was born in Duluth to Emil and Mary Ann (Nemec) Durovec. She graduated from Meadowlands High School, where she was a cheerleader and Homecoming Queen. She worked in housekeeping at St. Luke’s, HBJ, and was secretary at Billman Construction. Loretta was a stay-at-home mom for many years before she ran and drove for Absolute Elegance Limo. Loretta then waitressed at the Chalet, Country Kitchen, Larry’s Coneys, Farley’s, Fosters and the Cast Iron and was currently working at the Brookston Post Office. Loretta enjoyed bowling league; she was a Girl Scout troop leader; Sunday school teacher; hockey mom; avid boater and member of the Duluth Power Squadron. Loretta was well-loved and will be deeply missed by not only her family and friends, but the people she served and worked with, as evidenced by the people who have reached out and offered support. It’s hard to encompass someone’s life in a few paragraphs but Loretta loved and was so loved. Due to COVID, private family Mass of Christian Burial will be held. Service will be live-streamed. A celebration of life will be held at a later date when it’s safe to celebrate her the way she truly deserves.

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Mary B. Johnson 1938 – Dec. 6, 2020 Mary B. (Lonn) Johnson, 82, died in Duluth. She was born in Leith, ND and graduated from Duluth Central in 1957. Mary attended UMD and married Kenneth H. Johnson in 1962. She retired from St. Luke’s Hospital in 2001. She loved every moment she spent with family and friends. Survivors include her sons, Wayne (Shelli) and Daryl (Colene) Johnson; grandchildren, Kendal, and Nathan; sisters, Carolyn (Frank) Luczak, Margaret Christians and Frances (Ron) Handel; brother, Norman Lonn; brothers-in-law, David McIntire, and Jim Murray; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth; parents; Lloyd and Charlotte Lonn; sisters, Leilla McIntire and Cheryl Murray; brothers-in-law, Mervin Johnson, and Ronald Christians; and sister-in-law, Shirley Johnson. Memorial Service will be 3 pm Friday, Dec. 18, with visitation onehour prior in the Dougherty Funeral Home, 600 E. 2nd Street, Duluth, or via Facebook LIVE beginning at 3 pm. Interment will take place at Forest Hill Cemetery, Duluth. Arrangements by Dougherty Funeral Home.

William Helton Rees Dec. 9, 1934 – Dec. 8, 2020 William (Bill) Helton Rees, Lt. Col. (USAF, ret.), died peacefully. He was born in the rolling hills of Bracken County, KY, to the late Rupert and Bethel Rees. He grew up working on his family’s farm. He was commissioned in the Air Force via ROTC at the University of Kentucky in 1956, where he earned a B.S. in Agriculture. Bill flew a total of 5,400 hours. He piloted fighter jets, including the F-102 and the F-101. In Southeast Asia, he flew more than 100 combat missions as Forward Air Controller over Laos against the North Vietnamese Army. He served on the faculty of the U. S. Army Infantry School at Fort Benning, Ga., as adviser to the Air National Guard in Bangor, Maine, and on the staff at the Air Defense HQ of the 23d NORAD Region/Air Division in Duluth. In 1982 Bill retired from active duty in Duluth, where he settled with his wife, Susan (div.). Bill later divided his time between Duluth and Kentucky, where he managed his parents’ farms. Bill was a life-long learner. He became a bar-certified attorney, served on the Board of Governors of the St. Louis County Historical Society, was a member of the Bracken County Historical Society, and wrote numerous articles that were published in various newspapers. Bill was an avid outdoorsman and loved hunting and fishing. He loved his family deeply and will always be remembered for his humor, his calming reason, his maxims, and his love of vanilla ice cream. He wrote that his last words would be a quote from Gen. Jimmy Doolittle: “I could never be so lucky again.” Bill is survived by his sisters Sandra and Carolyn, his children, David, Dana, and Aleta, and his seven grandsons, Andre, Leo, Dante, Max, Sam, Archer and Calvin. Due to COVID, a private family service will be held at Dougherty Funeral Home in Duluth on Thursday, Dec. 17, at 1 pm. The service is open via Zoom: https://umn-private.zoom.us/j/ 99257250535?pwd=eUJJYmR HdlRGL1RPUGR6NnRIWW9k UT09. Memorials suggested to the St. Louis County Historical Society or the Bracken County Historical Society.

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Bruce Theodore (Ted) Ciskie, Sr., beloved husband, father, grandfather, greatgrandfather and greatgreat-grandfather, died at Essentia Health- St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth. Bruce was born in Superior. He served in the Korean War from 1950-53, part of the 728th Military Police Batallion. After returning to Superior, he began working as a longshoreman, a job he held until his injuryrelated retirement in the early 1990s. After retirement, he performed odd jobs and worked part-time, while also serving time on the Douglas County Board of Supervisors as the representative of the 11th district, a seat he traded back and forth with Lew Martin. Along with bladder and prostate cancer, Bruce dealt with the long-term effects of frostbite suffered while he served in Korea. Those after-effects would cost him parts of toes on his left foot. He also survived multiple aneurysms and dementia before contracting COVID-19 recently, which his body ultimately could not fight off. Bruce is survived by his loving wife of four decades, Georgia, who was his primary caregiver as he suffered from dementia for years prior to his death. The family wishes to thank the nurses on the COVID-19 floor at Essentia for their stellar care, not just of Bruce but of all their patients.

Glenn Haslerud Oct. 6, 1926 – Dec. 6, 2020 Glenn Haslerud, 94, of Duluth, died at Waterview Shores in Two Harbors. He was born in Peterson, Minn., to Albert and Esther (Larsen) Haslerud. He was a Navy veteran of WW2 serving in the Pacific as a radioman. He was employed by Soo Line Railroad as Agent and Telegrapher, manager of the Soo Line Credit UnionSuperior, and the Duluth Co-op Credit Union, and Loan-Collection Officer of Superior Community Credit Union. In retirement, he spent many years in Englewood, FL. He was a member of Ancient Landmark Masonic Lodge #210 (66 years)-Ashland and Iron River, WI, Scottish RiteDuluth, MN, Superior Shrine Club, Superior, WI, Aad Shrine Temple, Duluth, MN, Sons of Norway, Superior, WI, and Order of the Eastern Star. He was married to the former Dorothy Zawacki and is survived by daughters Marian of Minneapolis, MN, Robin Wigchers of Superior, sons Charles (Barbara) of Duluth, Mark of Superior, and Laurence of Bloomington, MN and sister Adeline Ungerman of Virginia Beach, VA, granddaughters Heather (Mike) Shetka, Kathryn (Eric) Johnson, Alysa Haslerud, grandsons Chet (Kaylee) Haslerud, Patrick Nelson (Alyssa Rydberg), greatgranddaughters Gabriella and Josephine Shetka, Olivia and Kendall Johnson and great grandson Derek Haslerud.

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Why not? “Some men see things as they are and ask, ‘Why?’ I dream things that never were and ask, ‘Why not?’” – Robert F. Kennedy I recently stumbled onto a website that asked a number of “why not” questions. A 21st Century Vision for America: Guiding Principles for a Great Nation, is the work of Gary J. Evans, PhD and a business management consultant. It is a product of his “deep concern about the current state of American politics.” Dr. Evans creates a practical, plain language vision of “our country as most Americans would want it to be.” He describes “an America that cares about people, protects our rights, provides opportunity for all, nurtures its lands and waterways, and serves as a good global citizen.” The America he envisions “serves as a beacon and model to the rest of the world, reminding everyone of what is possible when people of good will come

together to do what is right.” It should be noted that Dr. Evans is not a radical socialist. He is a capitalist business consultant. He advocates minimizing “interference in the free market.” But he also says America’s economy must work to the benefit of all and not just the corporate giants and the very wealthy. Using brief statements and bullet points, Vision for America covers 25 important topics. Much of what it describes does not currently exist. Rather it creates a vision for what a better America would be and how it would work. He does this with statements describing a future America. In his America everyone has affordable health care, free education, a decent job, and no one goes hungry or lacks shelter. There are no barriers to voting. Elections are fair, auditable, and trustworthy. Everyone has equal rights under the law, no one is harassed by police, and our prisons are much smaller. Taxes are fair, easy to file, and

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adequate to support necessary public services. In his America, the U.S. cooperates, negotiates and works with international institutions to protect us rather than being the world’s policeman. “We use non-military means to create and maintain peace keeping the whole world safe.” Regarding our divisive politics he says, “...all political parties [are] to serve American citizens, rather than special interests. When party and elected officials set aside hyper-partisan politics, everyone wins. We expect elected officials to respect and consider the views of opposing parties, and to operate in a manner consistent with good government practice.” Amen brother! Dr. Evans has many more good aspirations for the country. I don’t agree with everything he says, but we all would be MUCH happier, healthier and better off if we implemented his vision. Speaking of happiness, a recent study at Baylor University provides evidence to support a better vision for society. Research by Patrick Flavin, Ph.D., professor of political science, concluded, “Americans are happier in states where governments spend more on public goods, such as libraries, parks, highways, natural resources and police protection.“ Everyone needs and uses public goods. Public goods and services are typically not profitable and won’t be provided by private enterprise. But they re necessary and everyone benefits from them directly or indirectly. For example, we invented the idea of national parks and forests. Yellowstone was created in 1872 and was the first national park in the world. Today it is a boon for the local economy and a destination for tourists from all over the world. Public goods and services are essential to the well being of individuals and society. As I have written about in the past, our best achievements as a nation – our true moments of greatness – were when we made choices that were good for people. When we invested in people and public goods we prospered economically and progressed as a civil society. In the past, when the United Sates did what was right, it was admired and emulated. The ideals of the Declaration of Independence inspired many

countries to overthrow monarchies in the early 1800s. The Constitution became the model for similar documents around the world. The Bill of Rights was copied (and expanded upon) by other countries. We helped create the United Nations and the Declaration of Human Rights. America was once the destination for immigrants seeking opportunity and freedom. The Progressive Era and the New Deal were periods of reform based on these ideals America was great when we established free public schools, public universities, and technical schools. America was once the leader in environmental protection. America was great when it created Social Security, Medicare, and funded hospitals that served rural communities, minorities, and the poor. America was great when we stood for civil rights, equal opportunity, and welcomed “the huddled masses yearning to breath free...” There was a time when America was a beacon of hope despite our many failures to live up to these ideals. President-elect Biden campaigned on a vision for rebuilding the country. He has detailed plans for taking action on many issues. Biden has an excellent, science based plan to combat the pandemic. Other topics include healthcare, clean energy, creating jobs, climate change, ending gun and other violence, ending the wars (Google “Joe’s vision” to see them all). After you wade through the campaign rhetoric you will find many good proposals. Some undo the mistakes of the last four years, some return to policies of the past, and a few create new visions for the future. Even under the best conditions campaign promises and party platforms seldom become reality. Everything Biden tries to do will be opposed and obstructed by the Republicans. The corporate lobbyists will riddle it with loopholes. But the country will be MUCH better off if Biden can implement even some of these plans. President Biden will need help to implement his vision. He will also need public pressure ensure his vision is not forgotten after the election. He will need pressure to ask “why not” and to dream big.

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Creme de al Weird Kazakh bodybuilder, actor and self-described “sexy maniac” Yuri Tolochko announced his marriage to his beloved, a sex doll named Margo, on Instagram on Nov. 25 and shared with his followers their wedding video, in which the joyous couple, wearing a tuxedo and a full-length wedding dress, exchange vows and welcome friends and loved ones to a reception after the ceremony, The Sun reported. The groom identifies himself as pansexual and able to fall in love with “a character, an image, a soul,” and said the two became engaged a year ago, after he rescued her from some unwanted attention in a nightclub. “Couples need to talk less and connect more,” Tolochko said. “Margo and I realized that it takes more than words to have a conversation.” [The Sun, 11/25/2020] Nice Try Jin Wu, of Taiwan, told his Facebook followers on Nov. 21 about his good fortune in purchasing a PlayStation 5 the previous day, and marveled at the low price he paid for it, reported Taiwan News. The reason became clear when the seller revealed he had tried to pass the console off as an air

purifier, but his wife wasn’t fooled. “My wife wants to sell it,” the middleaged gamer told Wu. “It turns out that women can tell the difference between a PS5 and an air filter.” [Taiwan News, 11/30/2020] Bright Idea A Washington State Patrol officer pulled over a motorist on I-90 near North Bend on Nov. 30 after noticing the vehicle’s “super dim” headlights, patrol spokesman Rick Johnson told CNN. Closer inspection revealed the unnamed driver had duct-taped flashlights to the front of his vehicle to replace the headlights, which had been damaged in a crash. Flashlightsas-headlights are illegal in Washington because they don’t provide enough brightness, Johnson said, adding that the driver also had a suspended license. [CNN, 12/3/2020] Awesome! • The British Museum on Dec. 9 announced that among the historical finds it has registered this year was a cache of 63 gold coins dating from the reign of Henry VIII, dug up by a family weeding their garden in New Forest. The coins, totaling 24 pounds and equivalent to more than $18,000 in today’s dollars, were probably buried

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around 1540, The Guardian reported. The museum has experienced an increase in garden finds this year, as Treasure Registrar Ian Richardson said people are spending more time in their gardens, “resulting in completely unexpected archaeological discoveries.” [The Guardian, 12/9/2020] • French chef Benoit Bruel in Lyon captured the Guinness World Record for most varieties of cheese on a pizza with 254 cheeses, United Press International reported on Nov. 30. Guinness posted a video of Bruel making and then enjoying the pizza with friends along with its listing of the achievement, noting also that “Benoit took this as a patriotic challenge, as one of the things France is most famous for is its cheeses.” [UPI, 11/30/2020] • Ray Liddell, 49, of Hartlepool, England, was shocked when the inflatable toy Grinch he bought for his daughter turned out to be 35 feet tall – taller than his two-story house, Times Now News reported. The giant turned Liddell into something of a local celebrity as hundreds of people stop by to see the Grinch, so he decided to put the attraction to good use, asking visitors to donate to Alice House Hospice, where his father was cared for before dying of COVID-19. “I reckon we must have had over 5,000 people visit,” Liddell said on Dec. 7, and according to reports, he’s collected more than $13,000 for the facility. [Times Now News, 12/3/2020] Least Competent Criminal Police in Jackson, Mississippi, had

little trouble identifying the man who they said passed a threatening note to a teller at a Trustmark Bank on Dec. 3 and got away with an undetermined amount of cash, WAPT reported. Security cameras in the bank clearly captured images of suspect Richard Jiles, 41, wearing a white shirt and camouflage jacket with a blue face mask pulled down below his chin to reveal his entire face. Jiles was later apprehended. [WAPT, 12/5/2020] Schemes • Residents in upscale neighborhoods of Woodway and Edmonds, Washington, have been visited recently by people carrying official-looking documents who knock on doors, tell homeowners they own the property and “they’re there to repossess the home and want the people to vacate the premises,” Edmonds police Sgt. Josh McClure told KIRO. The group identifies itself as Moorish Sovereign Citizens, McClure said, who “believe they own all of the land between Alaska and Argentina.” So far, the people have cooperated with police and left after being told they are trespassing. [KIRO, 11/25/2020] • The 400 Rabbits tequila bar in Nottingham, England, has applied to the local registrar general to be declared a place of worship, namely the Church of the 400 Rabbits, in an effort to allow customers back inside the establishment, something that is currently prohibited by local COVID restrictions. The tequila bar’s application is given little chance to be approved. [The Guardian, 12/2/2020]

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Port authority buys Lake Port dock The Duluth Seaway Port Authority recently finalized acquisition of the Duluth Lake Port dock on Rice’s Point. Located immediately northwest of the Port Authority’s First Clure Terminal Expansion, but separated from it by the Azcon Metals recycling property, the 7.5-acre Duluth Lake Port dock and 3.5-acre slip date back to the 1880s, when Duluth Imperial Mill built the site’s initial flour mill and grain elevators. The facility was last used for grain in 2015. TN LLC purchased the site in 2017. The Port Authority acquired it from TN LLC in a $950,000 deal that closed Dec. 1, 2020. The purchase included land, structures, Seaway-depth slip and 3,000 feet of ondock rail connected to the Clure Public Marine Terminal and the CN Duluth Intermodal Terminal.

Presently, Duluth Cargo Connect operates the site’s rail assets and a shop building; J.F. Brennan also leases a portion of the site to store material and equipment for its maritime engineering operations. “Our future use of this property is still in the planning phases, but our goal is to revitalize the pier and bring it back to life in a way that contributes to our regional economy and further expands Duluth Cargo Connect’s service to customers within our region and around the globe,” said Deb DeLuca, executive director of the Duluth Seaway Port Authority. “In the long term, it could become a second expansion of the Clure Terminal.” The initial Clure Terminal expansion was a long-term Port Authority project that transformed a dilapidated adjacent dock into a vibrant piece of the Duluth Cargo Connect multimodal logistics

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hub. This season, that expansion property played an essential role in the port’s record-setting wind energy cargo campaign. “This second purchase, the Duluth Lake Port dock, has similar potential,” said DeLuca. The site’s more immediate future could involve demolition of the grain elevator structures, or the Port Authority could seek to accommodate the storage and trade of a nonagricultural bulk commodity with the existing elevators. Rehabilitation of the pier’s dock walls is a priority to secure the site and open possibilities for future freight-related use. “We’re excited to acquire this property, which will help us strengthen the port’s working waterfront, enhance trade and bring new opportunities to Rice’s Point,” said DeLuca.

St. Scholastica holds virtual graduation ceremony The College of St. Scholastica will recognize its graduating students virtually this month, in lieu of an in-person commencement ceremony. Due to COVID-19 safety measures and the college’s commitment to keeping their community safe, December’s commencement ceremony will be held virtually at Noon on Dec. 19. The virtual ceremony will feature St. Scholastica alum, Colonel Marcy Steinke, USAF (Ret). Steinke is Principal at MRC Strategic Consulting and Ad-

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vocacy, focusing on National Security, Space and AI/ML Information issues. She is also a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel and combat pilot with 25 years Department of Defense experience, 100 combat missions and various deployments globally. In order to provide graduates with the individual and personalized recognition of their achievements that they deserve, St. Scholastica will use MarchingOrder for the virtual ceremony and each student will be given a personalized slide to celebrate their special day. An online commencement program will be available on Dec. 19. The ceremony will be available to watch at virtualgrad.marchingorder.com/css/95/i. All spring, summer and fall 2020 graduating students will be included and are invited to return for an inperson ceremony in spring 2021 being held at the Amsoil Arena, Duluth Entertainment Convention Center.

Bong Center in drive to support veterans The Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center is pleased to announce efforts to support veterans across the Northland this holiday season. The center is collecting donations for residents of the Minnesota Veterans Home in Silver Bay. Donations can be dropped off at the center through Monday, Dec. 21. Beginning Dec. 14, MREs will be

distributed to veterans in need at the center. There are 1,344 meals available to any veteran until all of them are distributed. More information can be found at bongcenter.org.

Donations to be matched at Super One stores Donations made to The Salvation Army’s Red Kettles at 13 area Super One stores will be matched through Thursday, Dec. 24, up to $50,000 thanks to a generous challenge from Miner’s Incorporated, owner of Super One Foods. This year, Miner’s Inc. has extended the time period for their annual match to help The Salvation Army rescue Christmas for the most vulnerable. Speaking on behalf of Miner’s Inc., Patrick Miner said, “We appreciate the

caring and compassionate work of The Salvation Army. We feel blessed that we can support their efforts in providing physical and spiritual help to those who truly need a helping hand.” The Salvation Army’s annual Red Kettle campaign is their most important fundraising effort of the year. Captain Bryan Ellison, commander of The Duluth Salvation Army said, “Our work is most visible at Christmas, but the Red Kettle funds allow us to meet the basic needs of people all through the year. Last year The Duluth Salvation Army had the privilege of helping over 20,000 people. With the dramatic increase in demand for services this year, combined with the challenges of raising Red Kettle funds during the COVID-19 pandemic, we are being challenged with how we can meet the increased level of need. Our kettle goal this year is $215,000. This is a big goal. It’s a stretch, so we are especially grateful for this partnership with

Super One and with so many caring friends who join us in this effort.” To double the impact of your gift, make your donation at a Salvation Army Red Kettle at any Super One Foods store in Duluth, Superior, Virginia, Hibbing, Cloquet, Grand Rapids or Two Harbors. Kettle donations are received in Duluth from 10 am to 8 pm Monday through Saturday. “Our sincere and heartfelt thanks to everyone who rings a bell or donates. Also, a special thanks to Super One Foods; not only for this wonderful match opportunity but also for their donations of food at Christmas and other times of the year,” Ellison said. “Together we can do this!”

Grants help older residents stay independent Helping older Minnesotans maintain their health, independence and community involvement is the goal of more than $7 million in grants the Minnesota Department of Human Services is awarding to organizations and facilities around the state. The Live Well at Home grants total $7,044,845 and will go to 70 organizations from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021. The list includes 14 agencies or municipalities in northern Minnesota. Three of those are based in Duluth – Access North ($56,892); Age Well Arrowhead ($352,000); Lighthouse Center for Vision Loss ($246,689). “Older adults deserve to live as independently as possible,” said Human Services Commissioner Jodi Harpstead. “These grants will help organizations across the state that are committed to empowering and serving Minnesotans as they age.” All the Live Well at Home grant recipients are listed by region on the DHS website.

tremendous potential for SCCU in growth opportunities, community impact, employee development and culture and look forward to my first day meeting the employees.” Foster has served in multiple executive roles overseeFoster ing Florida-based GTE Financial Credit Union’s $2.2 billion in assets. Prior to joining GTE Financial, Foster worked for other credit unions and for highly regarded insurance companies such as Progressive and Travelers. Mark Casper, Chair of the Board of Directors, stated, “on behalf of the Board of Directors, we welcome Tim to Superior Choice and look forward to a collaborative partnership in maintaining our current success and taking advantage of the market and community opportunities.”

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Superior Choice Credit Union (SCCU) announces the appointment of Tim Foster as the new President and CEO. Foster will assume the responsibilities on Jan. 18, 2021, and will succeed Gary Elliott , who is retiring. Foster looks forward to moving to Superior and says his family enjoys winter sports and being closer to family and friends. “I am appreciative and grateful to lead such a well-established successful organization,” Foster said. “Elliott has well-positioned the credit union, and I look forward to further leveraging the credit union. I am deeply honored to be selected and trusted by the board to be their next President/CEO. I see

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We are the winners in lighting contest But the official 2020 Holiday Window and Lighting Display Contest Winners are... Winners of the Greater Downtown Council’s 15th Annual Holiday Window and Lighting Display contest have been announced. Awards were announced this morning during the GDC’s Downtown Perk virtual quarterly meeting. Fifteen businesses participated in the contest and the winners of the 2020 Holiday Window and Lighting Display contest are: Lighting Fitger’s Most Original Storefront • Commercial: CSL Plasma • Retail: Lester River Trading Co. Most Traditional Storefront • Commercial: A & L Properties • Retail: Frost River

The celebration of Snoopy at the Frame Corner Gallery earned it the Facebook Favorite in the 2020 Holiday Windown and Lighting Display sponsored by the Greater Downtown Duluth Council.

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• Retail: Frost River Facebook Favorite Frame Corner Gallery Deciding the winners in the Most Original, Most Traditional and Best Lighting Categories were Kathleen Pennington, Kim Quinones, DNT major account representative and Brian Barber of Brian Barber Design. Winners were chosen based on execution of theme and design presentation. Judging took place from November 21-23. Participating in the Holiday Window & Lighting Display contest are: A & L Properties (Tech Village), AICHO/ Indigenous First Art & Gift Shop, Art in the Alley, CSL Plasma Services, Duluth Pack, Duluth Trading Company, Fitger’s, Frame Corner, Frost River, Hucklebeary, Lester River Trading Co, PS Rudie, Reimagined by T. Underwood, Security Jewelers and the St. Louis Co. Depot.

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Blackbird Vineyards: Winery to watch Conventional wisdom tells us that the Napa Valley’s prominence in the world of fine wine is built upon its extraordinary success with one grape variety: cabernet sauvignon. Cabernet sauvignon, as it happens, is a red grape variety also prominent in the Bordeaux region of southwestern France. Hence the fascination in the Napa Valley with so-called Bordeaux-style red blends. Most are heavily dependent upon excellent cabernet sauvignon. Then there is Blackbird Vineyards in the Oak Knoll District, which was planted with merlot in 1997. Grapes were sold to nearby wineries. Purchased by Michael Polenske in 2003, it has morphed into an ultrapremium boutique winery that now sources grapes from other top-notch Napa Valley vineyards, such as Stagecoach. What sets Blackbird apart is its focus on Bordeaux-style blends from the French region’s socalled Right Bank, which includes Pomerol and Saint-Emilion. The money grape on the Right Bank is merlot, and, to a lesser extent, cabernet franc. Cabernet sauvignon dominates on the Left Bank but is a minor player on the Right Bank because it seldom achieves ripeness in the cold soils (such as clay) found at the Right Bank vineyards. While one could argue the Left Bank has the more famous chateaux (Lafite, Latour, Margaux, Mouton, HautBrion and such), no one can say Right Bank chateaux such as Cheval Blanc, Ausone, Figeac and Petrus aren’t every bit as good.

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The mighty merlot grape dominates in the clay soils on the Right Bank of Bordeaux. Enter winemaker Aaron Pott, the evil genius behind the current crop of Blackbird wines. Pott has his own vineyard property in Napa and consults for a number of small wineries including Blackbird. He studied at the University of California, Davis, and took his first winemaking job at Newton Vineyards in the Napa Valley. He left Newton a couple decades ago and made his way to Bordeaux, Aaron Pott where he became winemaker at Chateau Troplong-Mondot in SaintEmilion. From there he became winemaker and director at Chateau La Tour Figeac, another highly regarded property in Saint-Emilion. Along the way, he picked up a degree in viticulture in Dijon. Eventually, Pott returned to California to become winemaker for international brands for what was then the Beringer Wine Estates. He later

became winemaker/general manager at Napa’s Quintessa winery. Then he struck out on his own with a keen passion to make Right Bank blends in the Napa Valley. Blackbird is a perfect fit for Pott, and the wines reflect not only the exceptional source vineyards but also his remarkable skill as a winemaker. I recently had the opportunity to taste three of Blackbird’s current reds. The top wines are pricy, but I was intrigued by the least expensive, called Arise. It’s a stunning wine for the price. Then there was the Paramour, a true Right Bank blend that is heavy on the cab franc, easily one of the finest reds I have tasted this year. And finally, there is the Contrarian, a Left Bank blend. Only in the mind of Aaron Pott would a traditional Left Bank blend be contrary to the conventional wisdom. He’s just coming at it from the other bank of the river. The wines: Blackbird 2016 Paramour, Napa Valley ($135) — Paramour demonstrates beyond any reasonable doubt that cabernet franc cultivated in the right vineyards and subject to skilled hands in the cellar is a formidable grape variety capable

of impressive wine. This vintage is 82% cab franc, 15% merlot and 3% cabernet sauvignon to round out this remarkable Bordeaux-style red blend. The Paramour blend shows rich notes of cassis and blackberry, with an overlay of cedar and graphite so typical of many Bordeaux reds. Powerfully structured, it has impressive palate weight and length and the potential to age out beautifully. Full maturity is at least a decade in the future if properly cellared. Rating: 98. Blackbird 2016 Contrarian, Napa Valley ($135) — Contrarian is aptly named, because it goes against the instincts of Pott, one of the world’s true believers in Right Bank Bordeaux blends. That would be red wines that rely heavily upon merlot and cabernet franc. Contrarian, however, is predominantly cabernet sauvignon (64%) but has a strong shot of cab franc (29%) and just a smidge of merlot (7%). The result is an impressive Napa Valley Bordeaux-style blend that shows off Napa’s money grape with a small assist from cab franc and merlot. The palate is richly layered, showing notes of ripe blackberry and wood spice, and a touch of graphite. Rating: 96. Blackbird 2016 Arise, Napa Valley ($40) — Arise is Blackbird’s entry-level offering into the world of Right Bank Bordeaux blends. It’s a good place to start because it is relatively modestly priced and demonstrates Pott’s passion for the Right Bank style. It is 55% merlot and 25% cabernet franc. The palate exhibits a plush, juicy merlot texture, firm tannins and layers of black-fruited aroma. A Napa Valley Bordeaux-style blend at this price is almost unheard of, particularly when it’s this good. Rating: 92. Follow Robert on Twitter at @wineguru. To find out more about Robert Whitley and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at creators.com. Email Robert at whitleyonwine@yahoo.com.

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Sometimes it’s the smallest things that can help us reach our goals. Take breakfast, for example, if you struggle with making a quick, healthy breakfast, you may need to purchase a small skillet (for one or two, depending on your family size) to make a quick egg and veggie omelet or scramble in the morning. If you prefer a Smoothie in the morning, finding a place for your

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Remove all the excuses blender on the counter may be the solution for daily making a milk or yogurt-based healthy Smoothie (adding fruits and veggies) for a quick, grab-and-go, protein-rich breakfast. Think about what you struggle with. If it’s daily exercise, start 2021 with a plan. My doctor recently shared with me that walking three times a week leaves too many options to “wait until tomorrow.” It’s better, he says, to just plan on walking every day, closing the door to the “tomorrow” excuse. Maybe you need to find a new place

for the treadmill or hang a speaker nearby to be able to play your favorite music or podcast while you exercise. It may be helpful to lay your workout clothes and tennis shoes the night before, so it’s easier to get started on your workout. Even a simple thing like having a cold bottle of water waiting in the refrigerator may be the little push you need to exercise. If you’ve tried any of the home meal services, such as Hello Fresh or Home Chef, you know they try to apply this idea of making it easier to cook at home. Taking the work out of making

dinner – everything is in the bag ready to cook – helps you accomplish your goal of eating less take-out. I’ve found this works in my own life, whether it’s healthier eating and consistent exercise, or crossing an item off my to-do list. A clean desk helps me stay on track and tackle the next project. It’s a simple thing, but if I don’t organize my desk, I can’t find the papers I need to guide me through the next assignment. Challenge yourself to make a list of your goals – then find something to make it easier to accomplish. You’ll be

on your way to accomplishing that goal. Q and A Q: What are the latest recommendations for exercise and physical activity? A: The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, encourages adults to aim for at least 150 minutes to 300 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week. Or, if you prefer, 75 minutes to 150 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity per week. Some of that exercise should be muscle-strengthening activities at least two days per week. The muscle strengthening can be using weights or simply exercises like a plank or core strength. RECIPE If you’re a regular reader, you know I love to put my slow cooker to work, so I have a meal ready when the family gathers for breakfast or dinner, or to make the holidays easier. Here’s a recipe, from Taste of Home’s Skinny Cookbook. (And using your slow cooker is another way to take the excuse out

of eating a healthy breakfast.) Overnight Vegetable & Egg Breakfast 4 pounds potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced (about 8 cups) 1 medium green pepper, finely chopped 1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms 1 medium onion, finely chopped 8 large eggs 1 cup water 1 cup 2% or 1% milk 1 1/4 teaspoons salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Cheddar cheese In a greased 6-quart slow cooker, layer first five ingredients (potatoes through onions). In a large bowl, whisk eggs, water, milk, salt and pepper; pour over top of vegetables. Sprinkle with cheese. Cook covered on Low for 7-9 hours or until potatoes are tender and eggs are set. Makes 8 servings (11/2 cups each). Per serving: 354 calories, 19 g protein, 37 g carbohydrate, 15 g fat, 217 mg cholesterol, 4 g fiber, 668 mg sodium.

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Put the holiday in brownies Many people have tried-and-true recipes they rely on for the holidays, but there’s always the possibility to give new tasty tidbits a try. There are so many tantalizing desserts to tickle the tongue, but this recipe for “Rocky Recchiuti Brownies” from Chocolate Obsession (Stewart, Tabori & Chang) by Michael Recchiuti and Fran Gage yields rich and chewy brownies that no holiday celebrant will be able to resist. Rocky Recchiuti Brownies Makes 16 brownies 51⁄2 ounces 100 percent unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped, divided 10 tablespoons (5 ounces) unsalted butter with 82 percent butterfat, cut

into 1-inch slices. 2⁄3 cup (31⁄2 ounces) unbleached all-purpose flour 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt 3 extra-large eggs, at room temperature 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, preferably Madagascar Bourbon 11⁄3 cups granulated cane sugar 1⁄3 cup walnut halves, roasted and roughly chopped 6 Tahitian Vanilla Bean Marshmallows, each 11⁄2 inches square, cut into quarters (see recipe below) Preheat the oven to 325 F. Line the bottom of an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper and liberally coat the paper and the pan sides with flavorless vegetable oil. Put 3 ounces of the chocolate and the butter in a medium stainless-

steel bowl and set over a pot of simmering water. Heat, stirring occasionally, until the chocolate and butter melt and are fully combined and the mixture is smooth. Lift the bowl from the pot. Set aside. Sift the flour and salt together into a bowl. In another bowl, combine the eggs and vanilla extract and whisk together by hand until blended. Whisk in the sugar. Whisk the egg mixture into the chocolate. Add the flour and the remaining 21⁄2 ounces chocolate to the batter and, using a rubber spatula, mix well. Then mix in the walnuts. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Spread it evenly with a small offset spatula. Scatter the marshmallow pieces evenly over the surface and push them halfway into the batter. The tops should remain uncovered. Bake on the middle shelf of the oven until the marshmallows are browned and a skewer inserted into the center of the brownie sheet comes out with some batter clinging to it, about 45 minutes. Let cool completely in the pan on a wire rack, then cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until cold. Run a table knife around the edge of the pan to loosen the sides of the brownie, and then slide the brownie, still on the paper, onto a work surface. Using a ruler to guide you and a sharp knife, cut into sixteen 2-inch squares. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks. Tahitian Vanilla Bean Marshmallows About 40 marshmallows Flavorless vegetable oil for the pan 33⁄4 teaspoons unflavored gelatin 3 tablespoons water 2 cups granulated cane sugar, divided into halves 11⁄2 cups light corn syrup 4 extra-large egg whites, at room temperature 1 Tahitian vanilla bean, split horizontally About 3 cups powdered cane sugar for finishing Line the bottom of an 8-by-12inch sheet pan with parchment paper and lightly coat the paper and the pan sides with flavorless

vegetable oil. Put the gelatin in a small bowl. Add the water and stir. Set aside to soften. Combine 1 cup of the sugar with the corn syrup in a large, heavybottomed pot. Place over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon, until the sugar melts. Then continue to cook, without stirring, until the mixture reaches 230 F on a candy thermometer. If any crystals form on the sides of the pan and the mixture heats, wash them down with a wet pastry brush. Put the egg whites in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whip attachment. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean into the bowl. When the sugar syrup reaches 240 F, start to beat the egg whites on medium speed. When the whites form very soft peaks, add the remaining 1 cup sugar and continue beating. When the sugar syrup reaches 250, remove it from the heat and stir in the softened gelatin. The syrup will foam up and triple in volume. Switch the mixer to high speed and slowly pour the syrup into the beaten egg whites, aiming for the side of the bowl. The whites will almost double in volume. Reduce the speed to mediumhigh and beat until the whites are lukewarm to the touch, about 114 F, about 15 minutes. Scrape the marshmallow mixture into the prepared pan and spread it evenly to the sides. Let cool completely at room temperature. To cut the marshmallows, sift about 1⁄2 cup of the powdered sugar onto a work surface in a rectangle the size of a sheet pan. Sift another 2 cups powdered sugar into a large bowl. Run a thin-bladed knife around the edge of the pan to loosen the marshmallow. Invert the pan onto the sugared surface to unmold, then lift off the pan and peel off the parchment paper. Sift about 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar evenly over the top. Using a ruler to guide you and a lightly oiled sharp knife, cut the marshmallow sheet into 11⁄2inch squares. After cutting, toss the marshmallows, a few at a time, in the bowl of powdered sugar, coating them lightly.

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An eggy classic for holiday celebrations No beverage is more associated with holiday cocktail parties than eggnog, which is a beloved beverage come the holiday season. While it’s perfectly acceptable to purchase store-bought eggnog in the dairy case and dress it up with a favorite spirit, most eggnog recipes only feature a handful of ingredients and are quite easy to make at home. Rum, whiskey and brandy are customary liquors to use in eggnog recipes. However, The Spruce: Eats has taste-tested them all and believes brandy tops the others for the perfect finished product. Enjoy their version of Quick Brandy Eggnog. Quick Brandy Eggnog 1 cocktail 1 ounce brandy

11⁄4 ounces milk 1⁄2 ounce simple syrup 1 egg yolk Grated nutmeg or cinnamon for garnish In a cocktail shaker, combine the brandy, milk, simple syrup, and egg yolk. Dry shake without ice. Fill shaker with ice, then shake vigorously for about 30 seconds to ensure the egg is well mixed. Strain into an old-fashioned or cocktail glass. Add a dash of grated nutmeg or cinnamon as a garnish. Note: Only use a fresh egg. Test the egg’s freshness by placing it in a glass of water. If the egg floats, discard it, as this indicates the egg is too old. Only use eggs that rest on the bottom of the glass. This will ensure the most flavorful drink and helps to reduce the risk of salmonella.

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Ditch the plastic shield Good morning, Heloise: My doctor and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have stated that plastic face shields to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are ineffective, yet many people are attending church wearing them. Would you please let people know that plastic face shields are not masks and are only effective if there is a mask under it? Thank you. – Marcia P., via email Marcia: “Ineffective” may be a strong word, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (cdc.gov) state that “plumes of droplet particles” can escape from under and around a plastic face shield, so a cloth face mask combined with a plastic face shield is a good combination. Experts say to continue with all COVID protocol: frequent handwashing, social distancing, staying home if you are sick, and yes, wearing face masks. A face shield is an added layer of protection, but it should be worn in concert with a cloth face mask. – Heloise

• Dust fan blades. • Change time on clocks hung up high. Or: • Vacuum their car. • Turn the mattress. • Polish silver. • Give Christmas stamps. • Insulate faucets. • Rake leaves, shovel snow, sweep the sidewalk. –- Bonnie D., Kerrville, Texas BROTH OR STOCK Dear Heloise: I’m prepping the holiday feast over here, and got to wondering: What’s the difference between chicken broth and chicken stock? – Just Wondering in Connecticut Dear Just Wondering: Great question! First of all, let’s say what’s the same about the two: They look the same and they are typically prepped with onions, carrots and celery, but there’s no bones about it – chicken stock is made with chicken bones; chicken broth is made with chicken meat. Stock takes longer to cook (to get the flavor out of the bones), and broth is usually seasoned to add flavor. And, yes, there is vegetable stock and broth, but experts agree: really no difference here. – Heloise Dear Readers: We are always looking to save money, but the holiday season can be particularly challenging. We want the best for our families, but how can we give without breaking the bank? Before spending anything, sit down, take a hard look at your finances, and create a budget. This will protect you from overspending. And think about starting a savings plan for next year. Giving a gift doesn’t automatically mean shelling out money, anyway. A homemade batch of cookies is a delicious, thoughtful and cheap gift. Include the recipe. At the office, a Secret Santa gift exchange works well. Set a limit of, say, $20. And as for the kids, your time is perhaps the best gift you can give. – Heloise

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THIS WEEK IN HISTORY Duluth Herald December 17, 1888 A SUICIDE RECOVERED. THE BODY OF JAS. O. CLARK FOUND YESTERDAY IN THE WATERS OF THE LAKE. Yesterday forenoon the body of James G. Clark, who disappeared some two weeks ago, was found in the shallow waters at the base of Minnesota Point, where the waves had washed it in, and were rolling it over and over in the sands. The coroner removed the body to the morgue, where it was put away to await the arrival of Mrs. Clark, who has been with relatives at Two Harbors for some little time. Clark was a shoemaker by trade, and until some little time ago had a shop of his own. He then met with an accident, and was obliged to give up his business. Later he started again on Fifth avenue west, but business was poor, and he was unfortunate, and about seven weeks he disappeared, leaving a note stating that he was a burden to his friends and was tired of life. His wife came up from Two Harbors this forenoon. Mr. Clark was obviously suffering from temporary aberration when he committed suicide, he having been

Duluth Herald December 19, 1900 SUGGEST NAMES People of Duluth Invited to Name the New Booth Steamer. An opportunity for the exercise of some ingenuity is offered by the A. Booth Packing company, with a suitable reward for the lucky winners. The Booth company is putting out a new steel steamer in place of the oldtime friend of Duluth, the Dixon, and it wants a good name for the vessel. The people of Duluth, who will have an opportunity to use the vessel and who will necessarily hear it many times, will be at fault if the name selected is not attuned to their ears, because they will have the opportunity

Ad appearing in the Dec. 17, 1888 edition of the Duluth Herald. subject to fits of depression for years, especially since an accident in which his head was very severely cut. He was a man who had been well to do, but had lost his property after his trouble. He had been in Duluth for a number of years, coming here from Fargo and there from his early home in Canada. His wife is left with no means and four young children.

Duluth Herald December 18, 1890 THE NEW RANGE ROAD. President Chase Expects the Northwestern to be Built the Coming Year. K. D. Chase, president of the Lake Superior & Northwestern road, in conversation with a Herald man last night, expressed the firm opinion that work would begin on that road in the spring. “We have already had ample capital promised to carry out the enterprise by Eastern men. This capital would have been subscribed ere this if it were not for the tightness of the money market.” As things stand now, Mr. Chase expects Ad appearing in the Dec. 22, 1922 edition to secure the capital after Jan. 1, 1891, of the Duluth Herald. and then work will begin just as soon

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as practicable in the spring. In respect to the present financial situation, Mr. Chase, who is a close financier and a large money loaner, have very considerable amounts loaned in Duluth, said that he believed that there were many things which would contribute to ease matters up to a considerable extent after the holidays. “In the first place, American securities were the only ones which stood the test of the panic, and when the run suddenly on the English markets maintained the firmest values. This ought to restore the confidence of all the world in the excellence of these securities. A great deal of the cash of the country has been engaged in handling wheat and cotton and other farm produce and the result is that the Eastern money markets have been drained. This money will soon find its way back again however. On Jan. 1, there will be a general settling up of accounts and the government will disburse millions of dollars in quarterly payment of pensions. It is pretty generally believed that the present financial tightness is but temporary.”

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of selecting that name. Suggestions will be received by the company, as will appear in an advertisement in another column. These suggestions will be received until the end of the month. Three of the best names will be selected, and each of the people selecting the names will get first-class round-trip tickets to Isle Royale, good any time during the season of 1901. The name of the vessel will be selected from these three, and the one who offered the name finally selected will get a season pass for 1901. Duluth Herald December 20, 1910 BLOW FROM THE FIST OF A PARTICIPANT IN SALOON FIGHT FATAL Andrew Carlson Struck Dead During Brutal Struggle In Hotel. Alleged Murdered Found Playing Accordion Beside Dead Body. A murder and hwat may prove to be an accidental death n the Nicollet hotel, between Fifth and Sixth avenues west, on Superior street, this afternoon threw the Bowery into a confusion of excitement that resulted in the circulation of a maze of conflicting rumors. Andrew Clauson or Carlson was killed by a blow while on the second floor of the place and Jorgen Hendrickson is accused of having dealt the blow. Dr. Harrington, at about the same time, suddenly pitched to the floor down a flight of stairs, and had a ghastly hole cut n his scalp. Hendrickson was found a little later sitting beside the body of the man he is accused of killing, and he was playing an accordion, apparently lacking entirely in any feeling over the deadly work his brawny fist had done. John Cavanaugh is being held by police as a witness in the case. He says he heard Hendrickson admits striking the fatal blow, and also boasting of his prowess as a fighter. Clauson and Hendrickson had been in a room at the rear of the hotel, on the second floor, drinking from a bottle of whisky which later was found in the little half partitioned room, bearing mute testimony to what probably was the original cause of the row. Louise Truschel, a chambermaid, who is under surveillance as a witness, says that the men were noisy and that once she took or threatened to take from them the accordion that had in the room. The men apparently had become very drunk before the fight began. The room showed signs

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Ad appearing in the Dec. 19,1900 edition of the Duluth Herald. of desperate struggle and there is reason to suppose that an attempt was made by one of the men to rob the other. A note book found on the floor contained nothing but notes about money and goods purchased and bore on its identification page the name of Hendrickson. What bearing this may have on the case is problematic, but it suggests that, instead of there being an attempt to rob, there was a quarrel over money owed. Harrington’s injury is simply but dangerous wound to the scalp and skull. It may prove to be serious, and it may be only a painful temporary

injury. He is said to have had no connection with the crime, but fell down the stairs in another part of the house. Duluth Herald December 21, 1920 EXPERT HERE, TEST WATER Director of Sanitation, State Board, Will Investigate Truth of Scare. H. A. Whittaker, director of the division of sanitation of the state board of health, arrived in Duluth this morning to check up on the truth of a

Ad appearing in the Dec. 18, 1890 edition of the Duluth Herald.

recent alarming report on the Duluth water supply. He will make a thorough independent investigation, testing water samples to be taken all over the city for bacteria content and the presence of colon bacilli. Mr. Whittaker is here at the request of the St. Louis County Medical society, whose members in an official statement have declared that Duluth water is pure. His work, upon this occasion, has nothing to do with an investigation that state board of health is planning to make later as the result of a request made several weeks ago by the city council. The results of the investigation will not be available for about a week. Medical men today asserted utmost confidence in Mr. Whittaker’s ability. As director of the division of sanitation he is responsible for condition of the water supply all over the state. The freedom from typhoid throughout Minnesota was noted as evidence of the thoroughness with which Mr. Whittaker’s work has always been done. He was characterized as one of the best water experts in the Northwest. Capt. H. H. Thompson, expert diver, today began his inpection of the intake pipe at the Lakewood pumping station to discover whether or not the pipe is broken. The city council at its meeting yesterday authorized the employment of the diver and also placed at his disposal the Ellen D., the municipal ferry boat, and whatever crew is found necessary to do the work will be furnished by Capt. Thompson. Duluth Herald December 22, 1922 DEMAND FOR MONKEY GLANDS ON INCREASE; BABOONS ORDERED By HAL O. FLAHERTY (Special Cable to The Duluth Herald and Chicago Daily News) London surgeons confirm the report that the demand for monkey gland operations is increasing so rapidly that they cannot supply the living glands fast enough. The increase of such operations has resulted in an order being placed with a firm in Cape Town, South Africa, for 200 live, well developed male baboons at 15 shillings per baboon f.o.b. steamer at Cape Town. Owing to the small profits in this rapidly growing trade, dealers in baboons have already boosted the price and intend to hold further shipments at 5 pounds per head. The bacteriologists supplying the glands are making special preparations for housing and feeding the baboon herd when it arrives.

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From Gugelhupf to Bundt pan Many Americans can recognize a Bundt pan or have one at home. But few know that this iconic cake pan, created by H. David Dalquist, founder of the Nordic Ware Company, is rooted in Minnesota’s Jewish immigrant history. The design for the ring-shaped mold came from a pan called the Gugelhupf, which was brought to the United States by Jewish immigrants from Europe. Gugelhupf pans were made of cast iron, and each one weighed more than 15 pounds. Jewish immigrants traditionally used them to bake heavy cakes similar to pound cakes. In the late 1940s, in Minneapolis, immigrants lamented not being able to find the pans. Three of them were Rose Joshua, Fannie Shanfield and Mary Abrahamson from the Hadassah Society of Minnesota, a Jewish women’s volunteer organization.

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Cardboard container for the Nordic Ware Bundt jumbo fluted tube pan made of formed aluminum, ca. 1950– 1970. Used by Susan Roth in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. In 1950, the women approached H. David Dalquist to create reproductions of a pan the Abrahamson family brought to the United States from Germany. The group intended to use them to bake cakes to sell for a fundraiser. Hadassah held fundraisers to pay for schools and hospitals in Israel.

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Ella Helfrich and her prize-winning Tunnel of Fudge Bundt cake, 1966. Used with the permission of General Mills, Inc. Dalquist owned a small company called Northland Aluminum Products (later Nordic Ware) that manufactured die-cast aluminum Scandinavian kitchen items. He was unsure how successful this old-world cake pan would be in the United States. However, Dalquist was not in a position to turn down business. Dalquist created a cast-aluminum version of Abrahamson’s pan and sold it to department stores. The Hadassah women decided that selling pans would be a better fundraiser than selling cakes, so Dalquist gave them the imperfect factory seconds. The word Bundt comes from the German word Bund, which refers to a gathering of people. Dalquist added the ‘T’ so he could trademark the name and also avoid being linked with the German American Bund, a Nazi organization. The pan was relatively unknown until 1966, when Ella Rita Helfrich of Houston won second place in the 17th Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest. She created a recipe for the Tunnel of Fudge cake, which was made in a Bundt pan with only five ingredients (plus Pillsbury dry frosting mix). The cake formed a soft

fudge center as it baked. As the recipe became popular, Pillsbury received more than 200,000 letters from consumers asking where they could find a Bundt pan. Dalquist’s wife, Dotty, spent hours in the kitchen developing recipes for the Bundt pan. In October 1969, David pitched the idea for a line of boxed Bundt cake mixes to two Pillsbury executives. Dotty baked the cakes for the pitch, which took place on her husband’s boat on Lake Superior. The pitch was well received. In 1971, Pillsbury launched the line of Bundt cake mixes that they continued to produce for 15 years. In 1972, Pillsbury and Nordic Ware partnered to offer a promotion. They gave consumers the chance to buy a box of cake mix and a Bundt pan together at supermarkets for $1.98. Nordic Ware needed to invest in additional equipment to be able to produce enough pans for the promotion. The investment paid off and helped the business grow. Dalquist said the Pillsbury promotion helped Nordic Ware grow from a small, family-owned business into a medium-sized regional manufacturer and even, to some extent, a national manufacturer. Nordic Ware continues to produce Bundt pans in the United States, with more than 90 percent of its products still manufactured in Minneapolis. More than 70 million Bundt pans in 100 unique designs have been sold worldwide.

Bundt pan chronology 1950: Women of the Hadassah Society of Minnesota approach H. David Dalquist about creating reproductions of a traditional Gugelhupf pan. The first Bundt pan is produced in the same year. 1966: Ella Rita Helfrich wins second place in the 17th Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest with her Bundt recipe. 1969: Dalquist pitches the idea for a line of boxed Bundt cake mixes. 1971: Pillsbury launches a line of Bundt cake mixes. 1972: Pillsbury and Nordic Ware partner to offer a promotion. They give consumers the chance to buy a box of cake mix and a Bundt pan together at supermarkets for $1.98. 1986: Pillsbury produces its last Bundt cake mix.

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Install a new door without doorjamb futzing Dear James: The frame around my opening to make sure it is square. wood front door is in good If it is not, you will need a condition, but the door itframe with a prehung door. self is shot. To save a few If it is reasonably square, bucks, is it possible to just measure the thickness, replace the door and in the height and width of the existing frame? â€“ Cammy G. frame opening. Hopefully, Dear Cammy: Your situayour old door was a stantion is not uncommon bedard size that most builders JAMES cause the door itself usually use. Select a new door that DULLEY gets the most wear. It also is is as close as possible in size often constructed of many to the existing door. pieces, which get loose. This None of the dimensions of the allows it to absorb moisture and deternew door should be smaller than the iorate. It can actually be more work to existing door. An edge of a door can install a new door instead of a prehung always be trimmed down, but it is one, but it will save you some money, extremely difficult to add to the size. if you do not count your time. Mark the outdoor surface of the They key to making this a successful new door with a strip or two of blue project is accurate measurements. masking tape on the hinge side. It After the old door is removed, measure might sound silly, but when working across the diagonal of the door frame on a door and flipping it over several

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times on a worktable, it is easy to get mixed up on which side is which. This is particularly important so the latch edge of the door is properly beveled. You will need the assistance of a helper to handle the door. If the door

threshold is adjustable, adjust it to its lowest setting on the floor. Place the new door in the existing door frame, and have the helper hold it against the doorjamb. Using tapered wooden shims, shim it up from the threshold so

it is centered in the door frame. If your house is very old, the door frame might no longer be square. This will be apparent when the new door is shimmed and centered in the door frame. Plane a slight bit off the top of the door (called cheating) so it fits more evenly along the top. Although this step is not necessary, it looks better from indoors when the gap at the top of the frame is more uniform. With the door securely held in the frame, mark the vertical locations of the hinges using a scribe. The hinge locations determine the finished position of the door. If you have to remove material from the width for a good fit, it should be removed from the hinge side. It is better to leave more material on the latch side in case you install a deep lockset. When trimming the door to size, always score the cutline with a sharp

utility knife. This minimizes the chances of tearing out some wood when the saw blade cuts through the wood surface. Using a circular saw, saw within about 1/16 inch of the scribed line. Remove the remainder of the wood to the scribe line with a plane. Next, bevel the side edges of the door so it clears the frame when it swings open. The final step is to screw the hinges to the door and check that it swings freely. Send your questions to Here’s How, 6906 Royalgreen Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45244, or visit dulley.com. To find out more about James Dulley and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at creators.com.

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Have a less wasteful holiday Dear EarthTalk: The holidays are so wasteful given all the consumerism and decorations. Do you have any tips for making this year’s celebration less wasteful? – Shelly R., New York, NY The holidays are indeed a hugely wasteful time of the year, but there are many ways we can reduce our impact and still enjoy this special season. Gift wrap is a great place to start. Much of the wrap we buy in stores can’t be recycled because of its mixture of paper with glitter, plastic, dyes, laminate and other materials, so it goes straight to the landfill after we use it once. Wrapping gifts in brown grocery bags or parcel paper makes use of an

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everyday item that you may already have in your home while keeping your wrapping recyclable. Cut open paper bags from the grocery store, wrap up your present like you would with any other kind of paper, and tie it up using recyclable twine, paper ribbon or a

shoelace (you can even put it back in the shoe later). To decorate your gifts, use stamps and leafy embellishments to make for a cute or sophisticated look. Go out into your neighborhood to forage for flowers or shoots of leaves to slip under your ribbon or twine. Another alternative to wrapping with brown paper is wrapping your gift with a scarf (two presents in one)! The debate over which kind of Christmas tree (real or artificial) is better for the environment has been raging for a long time, but the real right answer is a live tree that you can plant in the ground outside after the holidays. If you decide to get a cut tree, look for one that’s grown sustainably and pesticide-free. Going to the closest tree farm lowers the carbon footprint of buying a tree that was imported. If you want to get an artificial tree, most experts agree that you would need to reuse it for about 18 years to

keep the environmental impact lower than that of a real tree. There are plenty of ways to decorate your home festively for the holiday seasons without being wasteful. First of all, if you already have decorations, use them! If you don’t, try DIYing your decorations this year. You can use recycled paper or salt dough to make ornaments for your tree, and collect branches, holly, and leaves outside to create a wreath to hang on your door. Additionally, if you enjoy advent calendars for the month of December, try investing in a reusable wooden one this year so that you can fill it up with your own favorite treats, toys or surprises for years to come. It’s also important to be conscious consumers while we shop for holiday gifts. Be sure to think (and think again) before buying something this season. Try to buy long-lasting gifts and shop at small, sustainable and/or

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not be the last,” says Andrés Jimenez, Executive Director of Green 2.0, a nonprofit dedicated to increasing racial diversity within green groups. “The responsibility of creating a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion falls on the leadership of every organization,” he adds. “It should never be the burden of employees of color to have to fight uphill battles and face intimidation or harassment in order to accomplish something as fundamental as equal treatment and transparent processes for accountability.” Dorceta Taylor’s 2014 study The State of Diversity in Environmental Organizations detailed bias along gender, racial, and class lines within 293 environmental groups. Key findings included that men were still more likely than women to occupy powerful positions in environmental organizations, and that while significant progress had been made on gender diversity, the gains had mostly gone to white women. Additionally, the state of racial diversity was lagging far behind gender diversity. “Homogeneous workplaces arise because of adherence to particular cultural norms, filtering, network structure and recruitment practices,” reported Taylor. “These are forms of unconscious or inadvertent biases that can lead to or perpetuate institutional homogeneity.” In the intervening years since Taylor’s landmark study, several environmental groups have made strides toward becoming more inclusive and diverse. To wit, the

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Cadillac CT4 V-Series leads GM into future

Cadillac CT4 V-Series is being promoted as a subcompact. Photos by John Gilbert. A short while ago, I wrote with some degree of curiosity about how Cadillac had made the decision to redesign all of its sedans to carry a distinct similarity, from front to side to rear, and that it seemed odd to make the lowerranked CT4 look almost indistinguishable from the upper-class CT5 – although when you can get a CT5 V-Series in Evergreen Metallic, that would be my pick, I suggested. Now then, it came into my testdriving possession for a subsequent week a Cadillac CT4 V-Series – with the same aerodynamic, boyracer body-work upgrades and styling tweaks, in-side and out. Plus, it was the identical dark Evergreen Metallic as the CT5-V. In my constant attempts to stay attuned to what car-makers are doing, I also solved my previous question about how the “CT5” emblem is easily con-fused with Cadillac’s “CTS” designation.

Well, the CTS is for Cadillac’s serious road-racing sedan, so I guess the S stands for “Sport” on that one. Which, by the way, looks almost identical to the CT5 or the CT4. In my previous drives of the CT4, I was only mildly impressed, as it didn’t seem to live up to the hot-car image the bodywork promised. It looked fine, but performed only moderately, al-though maybe I pampered it because of its image. When you add the V-Series effort, you have a truly impressive sporty sedan because it invites aggressive driving and responds accordingly. The main difference is that instead of the CT5’s 3.0-liter V6, the CT4-V has a large 4-cylinder engine, measuring 2.7 liters, with dual overhead camshafts, 4 valves per cylinder, and a turbocharger. Cadillac declares the CT4 as a “sub-compact,” although I found the rear seat to be more generous than that and I would

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place it somewhere between compact and midsize. Shows that Cadillac has done a good job of pack-aging the interior. As for the engines, I have long criticized General Motors for Chevrolet’s insistence on using pushrod V8 and V6 engines over the years, resisting the obvious advantages of more modern overhead-cams and multiple valve designs. Cadillac, however, seems to have mastered the upgrade and allows the CT4 to follow the trend toward using smaller engines and turbocharging them to extract higher performance power. The test CT4 V-Series shows 325 horsepower and 380 foot-pounds of torque, which is impressive for a 4, no matter how large the displacement. The CT5-V’s 3.0 V6 had 404 horses and 400 foot-pounds, and if you were to take both vehicles to a dragstrip, you might find a second or so advantage from 0-60 with the bigger engine. But in normal driving, even aggressively, it’s pretty hard to notice the 2.7 being less impressive.

Cadillac’s advancements in car design and engine technology is bound to spill over to Chevrolet and possibly Buick, because GM is leaping ahead in the near future and appears to want to wrest the technology edge from Ford and the imports with its bold proclamation to present 30 all-electric vehicles to the global marketplace by 2025 – and that all of GM’s cars would be EVs by the end of 2025. Before Detroit had regained its composure from GM CEO Mary Barra’s statement, GM also announced it was changing its plan to stick with the manufacturers who are intent on following President Trump’s orders to relax the Obama emission law changes calling for all cars to pollute less and get 40 miles per gallon by 2030, or thereabouts. California, which has had a waiver to allow it to set its own rules for emissions and fuel economy, balked at Trump’s change and said it would follow the stricter guidelines. Apparently officials in California take climate change more seriously than elsewhere, because the state more

recently announced that by 2035, no more petroleum-powered new cars will be allowed for sale. Minnesota is one of a dozen states that said it would stay with California’s rules, and more have followed, lifting the number to, at last count, 22. Ford and several other companies had said they also would be building their cars to the stricter standards, despite added cost to build. The political hassle ensued, with the administration trying to eliminate California’s waiver, and California officials countering by declaring that it would no longer purchase any state vehicles from companies that don’t follow the stricter California guidelines. When you consider all the government-bought cars for all the agencies and transportation departments, that was a six-figure loss for GM. So maybe GM’s switch from Trump’s often-rude behavior toward GM to adopt California rules is a bottom-line deal, but more likely it’s tied into GM’s effort to switch to electric power. Recently, a spokesman for the Minnesota auto dealers had published a criticism for Minnesota following California’s rules, saying those rules shouldn’t be applicable for Minnesota dealers and buyers – who seek and buy larger, costlier and less fuel-efficient trucks and SUVs in amazing numbers. But another tie-in to current politics is more complex and may prove the future is approaching faster than we anticipated. The political battles connect environmental groups taking on foreign oil companies and foreign sulfide mining operations, both widely publicized. Mining companies PolyMet and Twin Metals are seeking the rights to dig up Northeastern Minnesota ground in search of copper and other metals, potentially endangering our Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness air, waters and wetlands. There is a similar and identically timed battle over the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline that carries crude oil to the Husky Refinery in Superior. The old line is showing great wear and it seems logical to update and improve the line, even if the plan is to run it across Minnesota wetlands, Native American territories, and something like 30 rivers en route. We need precious metals for computers, cell phones and electric cars, and electric vehicles are so far off that we’re going to need plenty of oil until their time arrives, we’re told. That means it’s not a stretch to link the two political battles. PolyMet and Twin Metals, the two

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great risk in allowing foreign mining companies to mine our land and take away our precious metals, and by foreign companies digging their own foul fracked oil in Alberta and flushing it through pipelines to Superior, to a Canadian refinery. In Michigan, the legislators refused to grant Enbridge permits to build a pipeline under the juncture of Lake Michigan near the Sault Ste. Marie locks. We approved it in Minnesota. Saying we are going to need a lot of oil – even bad stuff – for a long time while looking generations ahead to electric vehicles, is no longer a good reason. That’s a lot of collected information to indicate why the new Cadillacs, and the new General Motors declarations to go to 30 new emission-free electric vehicles by 2025, may be eliminating our thirst for oil and new pipelines Racy look from the rear shows two sets of dual exhaust pipes. sooner than we anticipated. California, bye the way, is seeking to get its mining companies pushing forward to legislature to phase out fracking and build sulfide mines for copper-nickel any use of fracked petroleum. and other metals in Northeastern The outgoing administration in our Plush leather Minnesota, both are based in Canada. country – and all the local politicians and expanded PolyMet is a subsidiary of Glencore, who have rubber-stamped its laws – features fill has always sided with big business and a powerful Swiss mining company the CT4 industry, in the face of environmental that subtly waited to claim majority interior, and and/or climate change protections. interest in PolyMet until after PolyMet had gotten most of its permits done, the creative A new administration is in, and disguising plans to expand the mining instrumentation we can anticipate a return to logical far beyond what the permits had includes wide environmental protection, and we sought. horizontal can only hope it’s in time to save us Cynics claim also that when the switch row. from polluted air and water, while still mining is done, if the forever-toxic building cars that are, on their own, waste ever leaks, PolyMet would be futuristic. back in Toronto and could simply The Cadillac CT4 V-Series sedan is declare bankruptcy while Glencore’s fast enough, roomy enough, attractive name is not on the agreements, enough, and can reach an EPA estithereby escaping liability. mated 28 miles per gallon, while proTwin Metals is a subsidiary of Antoviding all the comforts of a luxury When PolyMet officials were asked fagasta, the Chilean conglomerate sedan aimed at taking on the best from on a radio broadcast about who would that has a horrendous record for toxic Germany or Asia. own the precious metals their mining contamination virtually everywhere The all-wheel drive system works would produce, they answered that around the world, wherever it has well, and with the right all-season tires PolyMet has the mineral rights to operated a mine. it can get through Northern Minnesota whatever they find. Iron Rangers have a heritage of weather. The lane-departure and colEnbridge is a Canadian company iron mining, and support the concept lision, pedestrian and parking alerts are based in Calgary and it is heavily into that “all mining is good mining.” all in place. fracking, which chews up surface areas The Range has been inundated with Fully equipped, the CT4 V-Series in search of the lowest quality of oil, promotional campaigns and major came in at $48,810, which is about which requires more effort to get and contributions to building projects by $10,000 less than a similarly-equipped more refining to make it usable. PolyMet, which obscure the problems CT5 V-Series. Both of them go, handle, Enbridge sends its fracked oil of dealing with waste from taconite steer, and have the 14-speaker Bose through pipelines to refineries like mining and waste from the new Premium sound system, comfortable Husky, in Superior, which is also a sulfide mining. and fully adjustable bucket seats, and Canadian company. That’s the plant Taconite tailings turn red as they the little console switch to reset engine that had an explosion a couple years weather and we’ve learned to live with ago that threatened the Twin Ports modes, up to the loud-exhaust setting them. Sulfide mining leaves waste that with toxic smoke. It took a long time to fully extract the sportiness it has to doesn’t oxidize into red heaps, but offer. to repair, and it was surprising that it spreads sulfuric acid and other toxins It is no longer a huge reach to anticithen said it intended to continue using when exposed to the elements, which pate the next CT4 to be a hybrid, and the highly toxic treatment product to can contaminate fishing, drinking then an EV. control emissions. water, and all the joys of the BWCAW Minnesotans, eager for work, seem experience, poisoning everything unaware the population is subject to reachable by adjacent rivers.

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World going wrong way on climate Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, who launched the global Fridays for Future youth climate movement, issued a stark warning on the fifth anniversary of the Paris Climate Agreement (Dec. 12) that the world is not doing enough to keep global heating below 2 degrees Celsius – the target set in the landmark 2015 deal. “The gap between what we need to do and what is actually being done is widening by the minute. We are still speeding in the wrong direction,” Thunberg said in a video message posted on social media. AMY GOODMAN: The United Nations SecretaryGeneral António Guterres has urged world leaders to declare a state of emergency over the climate crisis. His call came on Saturday during a virtual climate summit to mark the fifth anniversary of the 2015 Paris climate accord. SECRETARY-GENERAL ANTÓNIO GUTERRES: Five years after Paris, we are still not going in the right direction. Paris promised to limit temperature rise to as close as to 1.5 degrees as possible. But the commitments made in Paris were far from enough to get there, and even those commitments are not being met. Carbon dioxide levels are at record highs. Today we are 1.2 degrees hotter than before the Industrial Revolution. If we don’t change course, we may be headed for a catastrophic temperature rise of more than 3 degrees this century. … Can anybody still deny that we are facing a dramatic emergency? That is why today I call on all leaders worldwide to declare a state of climate emergency in their countries until carbon neutrality is reached. Some 38 countries have already done so, recognizing the urgency and the stakes. I urge all others to follow. AMY GOODMAN: U.N. SecretaryGeneral António Guterres, speaking Saturday at a virtual climate summit to mark the fifth anniversary of the 2015 Paris climate accord. Prior to the summit, the 17-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg released a video saying much more needs to be done to combat the climate crisis. GRETA THUNBERG: My name is Greta Thunberg, and I’m inviting you to be a part of the solution.

Five years ago, world leaders signed the Paris Agreement, and they promised to keep the global average temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius and to pursue 1.5 degrees to safeguard future living conditions. Since then, a lot has happened, but the action needed is still nowhere in sight. The gap between what we need to do and what is actually being done is widening by the minute. We are still speeding in the wrong direction. The five years following the Paris Agreement have been the five hottest years ever recorded. And during that time, the world has also emitted more than 200 gigatons of CO2. Commitments are being made, distant hypothetical targets are being set, and big speeches are being given. Yet when it comes to the immediate action we need, we are still in a state of complete denial, as we waste our time creating new loopholes with empty words and creative accounting. If you read through the current best available science, you realize that the climate and ecological crisis cannot be solved without system change. That’s no longer an opinion; that’s a fact. The climate crisis is only a part of a bigger sustainability crisis. For too long we have been distancing ourselves from nature, mistreating the planet, our only home, living as if there was no tomorrow. At the current emission rate, our remaining CO2 budget for 1.5 degrees will be completely gone within seven years, long before we will even have a

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Greta Thunberg chance to deliver on our 2030 or 2050 targets. But I’m telling you, there is hope, because the people have not yet been made aware. We cannot solve a crisis without treating it as a crisis, nor can we treat something like a crisis unless we understand the emergency. So let’s make this our main priority. Let’s unite and spread awareness. Once we become aware, then we can act. Then change will come. This is the solution. We are the hope. We, the people. AMY GOODMAN: Climate activist

Greta Thunberg, speaking in a video she released ahead of Saturday’s virtual climate summit to mark the fifth anniversary of the 2015 Paris climate accord. Greta turns 18 on January 3. Amy Goodman is the host of Democracy Now!, a daily international TV/radio news hour airing on more than 1,400 stations. Hear it weekdays at 9 am on KUMD, 103.3. She is the co-author, with Denis Moynihan and David Goodman, of the New York Times best-seller Democracy Now!: 20 Years Covering the Movements Changing America.

Mine pits and mind pits When I ran for public office (thank God I lost – appreciated by the public and me) I was at a meeting where a retired college instructor educated a plow truck driver on his job and how to do it. The instructor was articulate and well-regarded; a nice older woman. The driver was not of that type and somewhat wearily explained things of which the learned one (as most of us) had no idea. The driver did more than just steer his modern plow, which for its part did more than bully snow off the road. The embarrassed instructor took offense at being what she felt was talked down to. The driver didn’t care. He’d no more yield to her complaint than to snow; “Out of my way!” Afterward there was some complaint about the driver’s “patronizing” attitude. (Patronizing is used by those desiring to be pissed-off.) Righteous noises were made to see the driver be counseled (aka reprimanded) by a superior (one wonders if superior is patronizing). In his job the driver likely had little contact with the public, making attitude small in terms of his work. But you know the song (is that patronizing) and how it’s to be sung (again). Once the glaring need of human relations education among plow truck drivers was made known, well something had to be done. If I know a thing about truck drivers and people in general I’d suggest they grumbled but obeyed and sat through their sessions with growing resentment that people sitting behind desks had nothing better to occupy them than patronize (useful word, that) drivers and waste their time. Is it bad for truck drivers to get HR training? No, but if the lower orders

(that is patronizing) must be improved why does no one say their improvers should be put behind the wheel for a 10-hour lesson during a blizzard? Why no, the supervisors would say. Human Relations training is for the good of all. The good of all as determined by some who see HR programing work so well their relating employees are eager for legalized weed to take some pressure off their damaged livers. If it was truly Human Relations would we be so keen to demean others by telling them how a human should think or act? Isn’t it somewhat intrusive (patronizing and belittling can also be used) to preach to others about humanity (or in Trudeau-speak peopleity). You may have noticed I take opportunities to jab at the Premiere north of us-US. Well, he is a nearby and interesting example because when he replaced mankind with peoplekind he was seen as revealing a new and better way to march futureward. (If he can do it why can’t I?) Since the time of Roman newsreaders announcing in public and speeding up with printed news circulation word-war has been used as much to distract as inform. Whether Trump’s America First or Obama’s guns and bibles words are selected to skew our view one way or t’other. So if peoplekind is truly a statement for a new kind of personhood why not say so? I suppose it looks more inventive and fresh to say peoplekind to degender people as a sex-free (or sexless) accumulation (note the difference saying mass or blob instead of accumulation, but is humanity a

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term about gender? Apparently J. Trudeau thought it was and took the bold step to embrace peoplekind, perhaps in hope his huge hug would squeeze the chromosomes right out of us and leave us happily free of gender bias. Good luck with that, J. T. because gender and gender bias is part of us. Is doing away with that to become an “it” what most persons want? (In some cases this might be OK, but I’d wonder what the world of fashion will do with “IT.”) Degendering can be said to erase some barriers, but looks to install new and trickier ones. Simply naming all the new genders is a labor. And what will a degendered society look like? Would a termite model work with one queen, a few drones for looks, and lots of sexless workers and soldiers? Burrowing away in that mine, what will the joyful future be? (The new rules have a particular bent in their bending allowing Whoopi to play Churchill but DeNiro could not be Abzug.) I’d be incorrect saying the term humanity has no bias. It does, but for most of us it’s a damned small bias indeed. For those who see “humanity” and see penis or Y chromosome dominating the X, which is the other half of male gender in mammals. Far as I know humanity is not a sex specific term. Those who think it so are free to soldier on thinking so to the doors stating “the milk of human kindness” where they will need to decide whether milk is to be seen as male or female in

their world of dialectic. Not that there is NO issue, but can I say conventional meaning is usually not a major problem. But, no harm in looking at whatever assumptions might rest with terms, is there? So, you guessed it, I have a candidate for review. What if a sweet sounding term like “social justice” held more perplexing concerns than “man” in humanity? First, would the concept be better represented as societal rather than social justice? A society is made up of social groups, so what do you think? Worth giving a moment’s consideration, but that’s the easy part because in either view the justice (or judgment if you will) applies to groups. Think about it and decide if you like the prospect of group justice applying to all members of a group. How do people get into a group being judged, by birth, by giving support, by moving into it, by default, and so on? I think social justice a flawed concept casting aside individuality in favor of the group. In other words social justice may disguise injustice to the individual. There’s more excitement placing wholesale group judgment over personal responsibility though doing so requires calling injustice just.

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U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and former President George W. Bush. Photo by Lauren Justice for Wisconsin Watch.

GOP lawmakers call for tighter voting rules Democrats call meeting a ‘sham’ About two hours into a joint legislative hearing Friday, state Rep. Mark Spreitzer, D-Beloit, said he had enough of the “sham” gathering called by Republican lawmakers to investigate the Nov. 3 election. “Maybe that will speed things up a bit,” joked Rep. Ron Tusler, R-Harrison, who oversaw the daylong hearing before two legislative elections committees. The terse exchange was repeated several times until all five of the Democratic lawmakers walked or logged out of the hearing, which some had attended by video. Friday’s event at the Wisconsin State Capitol was the latest in a series of hearings held by Republican lawmakers in swing states aimed at challenging President-elect Joe Biden’s win over President Donald Trump. A partial recount called by Trump’s campaign in heavily Democratic Milwaukee and Dane counties affirmed Biden’s 20,600vote victory in Wisconsin. On Nov. 6, Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos ordered an investigation into the results, citing

“concerns surfacing about mail-in ballot dumps and voter fraud.” But the resulting hearing of invited speakers – kicked off by conservative Milwaukee radio talk show host Dan O’Donnell – passed along hearsay and speculation but few specifics and no evidence of fraud that favored Biden. Republican officials, lawyers, voters, volunteer poll watchers and recount observers dominated the roster of speakers. They aired a range of concerns, including perceived bullying at polling places, foreign ownership of voting machines and frustrations with longstanding voting practices in Wisconsin, such as the use of in-person early absentee voting. ‘House on fire’ Speakers Friday described – but provided no evidence of – poll workers telling voters to pick Biden, postal workers joking about throwing out mail-in ballots for Trump and inadequate lines of sight during the recount for observers. Several witnesses called for the Legislature to replace Wisconsin’s electors for Biden with a slate of electors for Trump. “Wisconsin’s electoral house is on fire,” said Tom Sylke, a patent attorney

Health care workers demonstrate at a small protest outside the Wisconsin State Capitol before a Dec. 11, 2020 meeting called by Republican lawmakers to examine the Nov. 3 election. The protesters urged the state GOP to refocus its energy on the COVID-19 pandemic, which had killed nearly 4,000 Wisconsinites as of Dec. 11, according to officials tallies. Photos by Will Cioci for Wisconsin Watch. who testified early in the day. Dean Knudson, a Republican member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, called for changes to state election rules, adding, “I have not seen credible evidence of large-scale voter fraud in Wisconsin during the November election.” Knudson called for requiring voters who identify as “indefinitely confined” to provide evidence, and to clarify the rules around ballot drop boxes – both of which have been the subject of unsuccessful legal challenges to the Nov. 3 election. The lawsuits also have targeted how Wisconsin handles in-person absentee voting, arguing that even voters who cast ballots at clerks’ offices should be required to fill out an absentee ballot application first. Bob Spindell, another Republican member of the elections commission who said he was not speaking on behalf of that body, alleged a legacy of corruption in Democratic cities. He also attacked the practice by which people identified as indefinitely confined because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Such voters are not required to present a photo ID to cast a ballot, but like all voters, must be registered and must have their ballot witnessed if they vote absentee. They are also checked in a statewide database. “It appears we certainly have fraud

all over the country in the 2020 election, especially in swing states,” Spindell said. Rather than presenting evidence of fraud, Spindell called for affirmative proof that no fraud had occurred in the election, likening the situation to a person running a red light in the absence of a traffic camera. Dem: Hearing an ‘embarrassment’ About an hour ahead of the state hearing, roughly a dozen Madison-area health care workers gathered at the Capitol steps to decry GOP lawmakers’ focus on rehashing a decided election instead of a viral pandemic that has killed more than 1,000 people in the past three weeks and left thousands jobless. A recent report found the Wisconsin Legislature to be “the least active full-time state legislative body in the country.” GOP lawmakers have led – and supported – legal challenges to overturn Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ limits on public gatherings, a mask mandate and other efforts to slow the coronavirus’ spread. “It is shameful that the first time Republican lawmakers have met in months, they have chosen to focus on trying to subvert the will of the people rather than addressing this crisis,” said Kate Walton, a Madison emergency department nurse and representative of

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the union SEIU Healthcare Wisconsin, which organized the event. Democrats said the hearing undermined faith in the election’s outcome and distracted from efforts to address the pandemic. “This hearing wastes time on wild conspiracies while Wisconsinites are desperate for COVID-19 relief,” state Reps. Spreitzer, JoCasta Zamarripa, D-Milwaukee, and Lisa Subeck, D-Madison, and state Sens. Mark Miller, D-Monona, and Jeff Smith, D-Eau Claire, said in a statement. “We must honor their good work and the will of the voters by recommitting ourselves to the urgent issues we face as elected officials in Wisconsin.” This theme recurred – sometimes heatedly – during the hearing, with the Democrats ultimately saying that they would no longer participate because they were given inadequate time to question witnesses or request evidence from them. “The Republican-led Legislature has not met in 241 days to address this pandemic that is killing our people,” said Zamarripa, appearing remotely. She moved to adjourn the meeting, calling it an “embarrassment.” Tusler, sitting at the dais next to a tall stack of papers that he said represented public complaints and concerns about the election, did not respond to that motion. Although two Republican members of the Wisconsin Elections Commission spoke, the agency itself was not invited to testify, according to its spokesman, Reid Magney. It was asked to provide data about “formal and informal complaints” received, he said. “We’ve received hundreds of messages from people, and there are very few formal complaints – so far, I don’t believe anything specifically alleging any particular types of voter fraud or anything like that,” Magney told Wisconsin Watch on Wednesday, adding that questions raised by members of the public had been provided to the Legislature. In an interview, Barry Burden, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said the partisan-tinged hearing did not appear to be “a serious attempt to try to understand what went well and what went wrong in this year’s election.” “No election is perfect, and so, sure, there are things that should probably be modified in state law to try to improve the next round of elections,” said Burden, director of UW-Madison’s Elections Research Center. “This hearing doesn’t look like it’s geared towards that kind of effort.” Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell

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Wisconsin state Rep. Ron Tusler, R-Harrison, left, and Sen. Kathy Bernier, R-Lake Hallie, right, look on as Rep. JoCasta Zamarripa, D-Milwaukee, asks questions via Zoom during a Dec. 11, 2020 joint meeting of the state’s Senate and Assembly elections committees at the State Capitol. Democrats called the hearing a “sham.” Republicans in several swing states have called similar hearings aimed at overturning the results of the Nov. 3 presidential election. – the only Democrat invited to testify – was the last to speak. “Dane County just completed a totally transparent recount of the November election. The result of that recount was certified unanimously by both Democratic and Republican canvassers,” McDonell said. “What the recount showed is that there was absolutely no evidence of voter fraud in this election.” He compared the 2020 recount to that requested by the Green Party in 2016. “I’ve been consistent on the integrity of our electoral system over both recounts,” he said. “The only thing in that time that’s changed is who’s won and who’s lost.” No mass fraud in Wisconsin In an interview with Wisconsin Watch on Nov. 17, Tusler said he had received 4,000 calls in one week about the election, with some callers detailing perceived fraud and others discouraging the lawmaker from spending time on the investigation. Substantiated fraud claims are hard to come by. Wisconsin clerks are required by state law to report suspected cases of fraud to the county district attorney, which are collected and released to the public by the Wisconsin Elections Commission.

The March 2019 report lists 23 cases of suspected fraud related to four elections. Most are cases in which someone casts two votes: one at the polls and one absentee, or in two municipalities. This fraudulent activity is almost always prevented by the statewide voter registration system, WisVote, which workers update once absentee ballots are received. The commission detailed 18 cases of possible fraud – out of 2.67 million votes – from the 2018 general election. Voter fraud is a felony, with penalties up to $10,000 and three and a half years in prison. ‘No credible evidence’ of fraud On Dec. 10, a federal judge in Milwaukee heard arguments in a lawsuit by Trump’s campaign alleging “massive election fraud” and calling for the state’s result to be “remanded” to the state Legislature. And a circuit court judge on Friday rejected a suit filed by the Trump campaign challenging votes in Dane and Milwaukee counties. The campaign has challenged early in-person voting and people who said they were indefinitely confined, seeking to toss out about 221,000 ballots. “There is no credible evidence of misconduct or wide-scale fraud,” Reserve Judge Stephen Simanek said in his ruling.

That matter will be appealed in the state Supreme Court, which previously declined to hear it without prior weigh-in from a lower court. The court scheduled oral arguments for noon on Saturday, and determined that the complaints had no merit. All told, more than 50 lawsuits have been filed by the Trump campaign and allies alleging improprieties in the Nov. 3 election, according to the StanfordMIT Healthy Elections Project. At least 44 have been denied, dismissed or withdrawn, according to a tally by NBC News. One has succeeded, which struck down an extended deadline on mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania that lacked proof of ID. On Dec. 11, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a second attempt to get the high court to overturn the election results. Republicans in several other states Biden won have held hearings regarding alleged election fraud that did not change the states’ electoral outcomes. In a five-hour hearing in Michigan on Dec. 2, led by Trump campaign attorney Rudy Giuliani, witnesses repeated allegations about fraud in Detroit that have formed the basis of several lawsuits there. Those claims have not been substantiated by the courts, with one case deemed not credible. Claims of ballot dumping made during a seven-hour hearing before Georgia’s Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Dec. 3 were roundly debunked. Nevertheless, a second hearing before a House committee on Thursday repeated those claims. At a Pennsylvania State Senate hearing, Giuliani and witnesses baselessly alleged impropriety during the counting of votes and in the casting of absentee ballots. In a statement to Wisconsin Watch, a Pennsylvania Department of State spokesperson called the hearing a “sham event.” “Continuing to repeat these falsehoods in front of the cameras only harms the democracy that so many Americans have died to protect,” wrote Wanda Murren. And an informal hearing in Arizona on Nov. 30 triggered a shutdown of the Legislature there. “What those kinds of allegations do is really damage voter confidence,” Burden said. “To really only invite people in from one side of the political spectrum, just to offer speculation and raising concerns, isn’t the way to get to real solutions.”

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Zooming riddles and webs “Blueberries!” shouted a chorus of young voices, with each kid occupying one section of a grid on my computer screen. The ubiquitous Zoom calls everyone is talking about have infiltrated my teaching. Many of our local schools CONNECTIONS have switched to all-virtual classes this winter, and that means presenting our annual MuseumMobile “classroom” visits with everyone on a video call. So why were we talking about blueberries? Well, this year is all about adapting to the new order. Usually when I visit third graders in their classrooms, I bring a stack of plant and animal photos and clothespins. I clip an image to the back of each student’s shirt collar, and then they all play “20 Questions” with each other to try and figure out who is on their back. Campers and educators might know this game by the title “Who Am I?” I think it’s great fun, and the kids do, too. The activity consistently comes up when I ask older students what they remember from previous MuseumMobile visits. So, how could I recreate that fun on Zoom? To begin, I thought about the reasons we play it in the first place. One purpose of the game is to distribute a suite of plants and animals in preparation for the next part of the activity. The other purpose of the game is to get students thinking about the characteristics of native Wisconsin plants and animals in a fun way. Could animal riddles do that, too? I Googled around for inspiration, and found a couple examples with good rhythm. Then I got to work. This one’s my favorite: Like candy grown on bushes Blue, but darker than the sky Bears munch them to mushes Each year in July Who am I? When the students guess the answer during our Virtual MuseumMobile lesson, I write “blueberries” on a piece of paper in a designated circle-spot. At

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the top of the circle is Sun. We continue. Standing by the roadside My eyes glow green at night Heart-shaped hooves run and hide While my tail flashes white Who am I? This, of course, is a deer. A deer who just might eat some of those blueberries. With sharp teeth, sharp eyes, and good nose I hunt the woods where no one goes. My family helps and howls together. Then we sink our teeth into deer-hide leather. Who am I?

A bald eagle perches majestically above a road kill. Photos by Emily Stone. soil. We don’t stop at a single, simple food chain, though. As we brainstorm relationships, lines crisscross the circle. Wolves eat blueberries; did you know that? Finally, it looks like…and as I advance the slide in my presentation, the mess of lines is replaced by a drawing. “Spider web!” the students exclaim as they understand the metaphor. Many interacting food chains form a food web. It’s a pretty fun lesson – even when were stuck on the interweb.

Wolves often travel down ski trails on the paths we pack nicely for them. “Wolf!” they shout. That deer had better watch out! My head is white, my tail is too. I soar above and inspire you. I dive for fish to fill my belly But even road kill’s not too smelly. Who am I? Soaring, catching fish and eating roadkill. I thought this was a pretty complete description of a bald eagle’s behavior! And since eagles sometimes scavenge, they might even snack on the already-dead carcass of a wolf, or even just steal a bite of his venison. Do you see where this is going? After the students solve 12 riddles, we end up with a clock face full of plants and animals, plus Sun, soil and water, which are important non-living

Our world has many webs. From spider webs, to food webs, to the interwebs, they are all incredibly important! components of ecosystems. In the classroom, we would sit in a circle and I’d get out a ball of string. For now, we just draw lines. The Sun provides energy to plants. Herbivores eat the plants. Carnivores eat the herbivores. Scavengers eat the dead stuff, and worms turn it all back into

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Emily Stone is the Naturalist/Education Director at the Cable Natural History Museum. Her award-winning second book, Natural Connections: Dreaming of an Elfin Skimmer, is now available to purchase at cablemuseum.org/books. Or order it from our friends at redberybooks. com to receive free shipping! For more than 50 years, the Cable Natural History Museum has served to connect you to the Northwoods. The Museum is closed, but our Mysteries of the Night exhibit is available online. Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and cablemuseum.org to keep track of our latest adventures in learning.

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Bulldogs rack up NCHC points at Omaha With all eight NCHC teams battling for supremacy at Baxter Arena in Omaha, you could say this already is the weirdest season on record. But brace yourself, it gets weirder after January — we hope. UMD had startled the hockey world by taking off from the start at Omaha, creating a 5-0-1 start by beating No. 3 Denver in a 2-1 thriller, and last weekend beating No. 1 North Dakota 4-2 last Thursday and beating Denver for a second time, 4-1 on Saturday. Coming right back to face Colorado College Sunday noon, the Bulldogs were not exhausted, nor were they flat, but they ran into an inspired CC team and got whipped 4-1. CC coach Mike Haviland said his team was embarrassed by a scattered performance in a lopsided beating at the hands of Western Michigan. “We spent a lot of time watching that video, and it wasn’t pretty,” said Haviland. “Then we talked about how consistent Duluth is, and how they play the same every night. They move as units of five in all three zones, and that’s what we have to do. “I was proud of the way we responded, because after we got ahead 2-0, we knew they’d come hard. Our guys really handled that well.” The Tigers rode that lead to 4-0 in the third period before UMD got its only goal. Dominic Basse made 31 saves, but the key to the game was that UMD blocked 11 shots, which is a lot, but CC players threw themselves in front of 21 Bulldogs shots. With 31 saves, that’s 52 shots that didn’t go in. CC captain Grant Cruikshank provided the spark, dashing in to score a shorthanded goal, then coming back to score on a power play for the 2-0 lead in the first period, and he set up the third goal, in the second period. Still, it had to be a mental challenge for UMD to beat both highly ranked Denver and North Dakota and then Denver again, and taking on CC for a third game in four days. “We didn’t have our best game, but give them credit,” said Scott Sandelin, UMD coach. He’s got to be happy with the 5-0-1 start going into Wednesday night’s game against Omaha, because his Bulldogs have shown great scoring touch and balance, getting all four

lines into the scoring, while the defense has played consistently well, and new goaltender, Ryan Fanti, has looked outstanding. The Bulldogs finish against North Dakota on Sunday, and if they should find a way to beat the Fighting Hawks, they will be in a unique position: Having beaten the top two title contenders, Denver and North Dakota, twice each. And, they do not face either of them the rest of the regular season. A dark horse candidate is St. Cloud State, as coach Brett Larson has a rebuilt team with speed and skill and can use the Olympic-width ice at St. Cloud to a huge advantage. The Huskies also have been a surprise at Omaha, beating Denver and North Dakota. When UMD resumes play, they face St. Cloud State six times, Western Michigan six times, Miami of Ohio four times — and that’s it. Cutting back travel led to the odd schedule, which shows the first two weekends in January with two home-and-home sets against St. Cloud State, at St. Cloud on New Year’s Day and back home on Jan. 2; home against the Huskies on Jan. 8, and at St. Cloud Jan. 9. Then they don’t see the Huskies again until the season-ending series at St. Cloud February 26 and back home against them Feb. 27. Another oddity is that after facing two games at Miami in mid-January, the Bulldogs are home against Western Michigan for three straight games, Jan. 21, 22, 24, and then stay at AMSOIL Arena for a series Feb. 5-6, then they hit the road for three straight at Western Michigan, Feb. 10, 11, 13. But the Bulldogs are built for depth and balance, getting the scoring and playmaking they expected from brothers Noah and Jackson Cates, and Cole Koepke, while Nick Swaney is a cinch to score. So, apparently, is senior Kobe Roth, who scored five goals in the first six games, while Jesse Jacques, Luke Loheit and Koby Bender have two goals apiece, and Tanner Laderoute continues to make colorful, gamebreaking passes and can also score. With Fanti coming through in goal, a freshman Wyatt Kaiser pairing, so far, with senior Louie Roehl, and the rest of the defense looking solid. A key factor

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Matt Anderson, one of the “Fantastic Five” corps of freshman defensemen who led UMD to two NCAA championships, defended goalie Hunter Shepard last season. The other four have all signed pro contracts, and Anderson is a senior protecting a new goalie and taking charge of a new defense this season. Photo by John Gilbert. for the Bulldogs is that Matt Anderson, who was one of the Fantastic Five freshmen defensemen four years ago and a solid regular through two straight NCAA championship runs and last year’s halted run at three in a row by the pandemic, is in position to have a standout season. Led by Scott Perunovich, the Bulldogs had all kinds of defensemen eager to jump up offensively, and Matt Anderson tended to stay back and cover for his roaming partners. They’ve all signed and gone now, along with Nick Wolff who graduated, leaving only Matt and Roehl from that youthful group of over-achievers. At Omaha, when the Bulldogs trailed North Dakota 2-1 through the third period and only three and a half minutes remained, Cole Koepke scored with a bullet from deep on the right side. The play started when the puck went around the boards through

the right corner, and somebody came speeding up the boards to beat the Hawks defense to the puck, then made a great move to escape the corner, and fed Koepke for the tying goal with 3:25 left. Making the pinch-in move from right point is the sort of play Perunovich would have made on his way to the Hobey Baker Award last year, but he’s gone; the play was made by Nick Anderson. Nick Swaney got the additional point with a blast into the upper right as the third man in the shootout. Fanti, who made a sparkling lung and poke check on North Dakota’s second try, smothered the third one, and UMD stayed undefeated. “I’ve told our guys to enjoy every game down here,” Sandelin said, after beating Denver 4-1. “Because we don’t know what will happen in the second half.” At this point in the season, the national ratings mean nothing, and

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while it seemed UMD had a chance to jump up from No. 2 to No. 1, that honor went to the University of Minnesota, which has an 8-0 record and is in clear command of the Big Ten conference race. The Gophers have speed and depth and skill, and they’ve swept Penn State, which lost all its scoring from last year’s championship team, Ohio State, which was solid, then hit the road to sweep at Michigan State, where the Spartans put up little resistance, and then at Michigan, where both teams had lost multiple players to the U.S. Junior team’s tryouts. But if the Big Ten has better PR with the national voters than the NCHC, it won’t matter when they face NCHC teams. If Minnesota’s eight games had been against UMD, Denver, North Dakota and St. Cloud State, the Gophers would not be undefeated. Vikings up against it As suggested here last week, the Vikings seem to generate tremendous accolades when they beat anyone, but face the reality of being less successful when facing a defense that can make life miserable for Kirk Cousins and force him to scramble. Tampa Bay’s

defense smacked Cousins repeatedly, and the Vikings fell 26-14. The Buccaneers hit Cousins 12 times last Sunday, which means he has been hit 26 times in the last two games. That leaves the Vikings three games to get back up to .500 from their 6-7 record, and after Chicago comes to Minneapolis this weekend, the Vikings go to New Orleans, then to Detroit. Chicago had lost six games in a row to fall from the top of the league, but just in time for the Vikings, the Bears snapped the skid with a resounding 36-7 rout of Houston, as Mitch Trubisky threw three touchdown passes, and the Bears moved up to — you guessed it — a 6-7 record. You think the Bears will try to make constant contact with Cousins this weekend? So do I. The Big Ten made a couple of surprising moves, incidentally, first voiding their own guidelines saying that any team had to play a minimum of six games to qualify for the league playoff game and any future playoffs. Ohio State, the big favorite in the Big Ten, was going to end up with five, so the conference ruled to allow the Buckeyes to play Northwestern as the divisional playoff game for the Big

Ten championship. That seems like a good move, but instead of Ohio State playing Cinderella Northwestern, the playoff would have been Northwestern against Indiana in a match of two Cinderella teams. It followed that the conference also should allow Minnesota and Wisconsin to reschedule their game, cancelled for the pandemic as the first interruption for the nation’s longest running rivalry. They will play this weekend too, and the Big Ten was probably shamed into it by their action on Ohio State’s behalf. League political structures don’t always know best. Washington was supposed to face Oregon in a game last Saturday to decide which of them would win the Pac-12 North title and earn the right to face Southern California for the league championship this Saturday. But Covid-19 problems scratched that game, and the league voted to send Washington to the title game. But only 36 house after making that decision, Washington had to bail out of the game because of the pandemic, so now Oregon will face Southern Cal Friday night at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Southern Cal is undefeated only

because of a narrow escape over UCLA in the 90th meeting between the two. Coach Chip Kelly, who perfected the quick-play, no-huddle offense at Oregon a decade ago, now has UCLA playing that way and the Trojans jumped ahead 14-0 against USC. The Trojans came back impressively after trailing by 18 points late in the third quarter, and took an ultimate 36-35 lead with 8 minutes left. UCLA appeared stopped on downs next, but the Bruins came up with a 44-yard field goal by llNicolas Barr-Misa with 52 seconds remaining to reclaim the lead at 38-36. On the ensuing kickoff, though, Darin Bryant sprinted for a 55-yard return, and USC hustled in for a touchdown after a big pass play to give them a first and goal at the 8, setting up a perfectly executed touchdown pass for a 43-38 Southern Cal lead. Undaunted, UCLA gave it one more shot, with 30 seconds to go. UCLA reached their own 40 with 9 seconds left, then connected again at the USC 42 with 0:02 on the clock. A hail Mary pass to the middle of the end zone was batted down, and Southern Cal won 43-38.

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Here come the IIHF World Jrs. WEST DULUTH – One of my favorite times of the year is close at hand with the holiday’s arriving. And to enhance the season, in a “normal” year, there would be many options available for taking in some hockey action, from mini-mites to the NHL. This year, the choices are fewer, but there will be some high-quality hockey. One of these events is the IIHF World Juniors tourney. In just the past few days, roster selections have been finalized and submitted. The various teams and their traveling parties are en route to Edmonton, AB, to wind down their preparations and plans for competition. One of the hidden bonuses of this event is that a certain percentage of these players will become tomorrow’s professional stars. I find it interesting to watch them and analyze what they might bring to the pro game once they get there. Now and then, a player will come out of nowhere, unexpectedly, and put on a performance for the ages. Others, who might have had some high expectations, sometimes fizzle

under the bright lights. Since most of these players are already NHL draftees, it forces their club to reassess what they have. Either way and no matter why you watch, we will be in for a hockey treat when this tourney begins. Of course, I take in a lot of the Canadian press regarding the tourney, and obviously, they give it much more coverage there then it gets stateside. That’s a shame. These emerging players and their organizing bodies work as hard as anyone in the game and should benefit from the full promotion of it. The first faceoff will be on Christmas day. In quite a few of the most recent tourneys, USA faced off versus Canada to start the tourney. This year they are in opposing pools, so the Americans will meet the Russian entry that day. Canada will face Germany. In Group A, Canada, Switzerland, Finland, Slovakia and Germany. In Group B, United States, Russia, Sweden, Czech Republic and Austria. You might look at both pools and

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think there are a couple of teams with an easy path to the medal rounds. However, the level of play, the number of high-value players, coaching and strategies have tightened this competition. It’s fair to say the favorites should still emerge from round-robin play, but it’s no longer a given. With the pandemic still dominating options regarding available players and staff, The IIHF is erring on the strict side of caution, as they should. With some positive tests emerging, roster changes have been made. Some pro clubs have decided they do not want their drafted properties to participate, which has impacted what some of the personnel decisions would be. With the NHL moving toward a midJanuary start, the NYR are still debating whether to allow #1 overall draft pick Alexis LaFreniere to compete for Team Canada. I think that a comprehensive risk analysis would say that it’s not worth it for him to go. He has already been there, won Gold, and between the chance for injury or a positive COVID test, I’m left to wonder why there is even a debate here. This kid is on the front end of what could be a long term, highly successful pro career. Why go? As has been the case with current practice, the USA roster is dominated by collegians, some juniors, and most of them have had experience in the USNTDP. After much early controversy, I believe this program has returned some substantial value to American hockey and has raised the stature of USA Hockey in many venues. So, how will the event play out? It begins with round-robin play in your pool, with the four highest placing teams advancing to the medal round. The most games you could play would be six, and it’s single elimination in the medal round. The online wagering site, Odds Shark, has set its odds with Canada as the favorite to win Gold, then the USA, with Russia going for Bronze. Canada is at -130 odds, with the USA set at +375. That’s quite a difference, and likely reflects the oddsmakers feeling about how much better than everyone else they think Canada is. But are they? They are the most decorated team in the history of this tourney, so history backs them. But, the competitive gap has closed considerably in the past 10 to 15 years. Of course, you have to factor in a major upset or two at this

age level. Sweden and Finland occupy the four and five spots. That is a bit of a surprise to me. Even in a “down” or transitional year, these two clubs are usually a tough out. How do I see it? The main question regarding the Canadians is between the pipes. How do you take advantage of that? Sustained offensive pressure is one way. But it’s easier said than done. In observing some recent WJ’s and in some of the summer events, I’d get frustrated watching the USA team. In my view, they could compete with any team there. But simply gaining the offensive zone didn’t mean they’d get any grade-A chances. So I watch, and I grind my teeth. As is usually the case, some Canadian media are relatively confident about how the tourney will go. Whether it be the Olympics or the WJ’s, I can almost recite the cliches coming out. It used to upset me, but they don’t even get an eye roll at this point. One prominent Canadian media member stated recently, “I think they’ll go undefeated.” That’s not quite at the level I heard a few years back that “Canada could fully roster two Olympic teams and win the Gold and Silver.” But as a huge Team USA fan, I have to say that it does grate. It’s kind of like, why are we bothering to hold the event? After being absent on the podium at the most recent 2020 WJT, does the USA return to medal form? It’s entirely possible. So long as we are going after one, how about that Gold one? THE NHL IS MOVING toward a midJanuary start with a 56-game schedule. While there is still some rumbling among the teams and their GMs about who will end up where, I think they are pretty close to what we will see. In the current divisional schematic being offered, there will be an All-Canada division (and I think that’s what it should be called), then a revival of the old Central, and then merely a non-creative East and West division. The Minnesota Wild will reside in the Central with seven of their closest NHL friends. Of note is that defending Stanley Cup Champ Tampa Bay will also be in the Central. It is also an eight-team division, so getting a playoff spot just got more challenging as in “no off-nights allowed.” It is going to be interesting! PEACE

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Will we get good vaccine? Q: I am wondering how an individual who is being vaccinated might determine if the vaccine they are receiving has been properly stored at the extreme cold temperature necessary. Maybe it will be impossible to know if the vaccine in some batches have been heat-damaged in transit or storage. I want to get vaccinated, but I do wonder about the possibility of getting a “dud” vaccine. A: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued stringent guidelines for shipment and storage of COVID-19 vaccines. Hospitals and clinics that plan to administer these vaccines will be required to sign the COVID-19 Vaccination Program Provider Agreement certifying that they have the necessary equipment and well-trained staff to comply with the guidelines. For the first vaccine the Food and Drug Administration is considering, that will include a “pharmaceutical grade” ultra-cold freezer and a continuous temperature monitoring device called a digital data logger (DDL). When the time comes for your vaccine, ask the health care facility to assure you that they have signed and are following the CDC’s COVID-19 agreement. Q: My mother was deteriorating before our eyes, and we were very worried about her. I was not happy with the physician she was seeing and took her to mine for a consultation. My doctor took her off the bladder medicine Detrol and the blood pressure pill amlodipine immediately. Later, her cholesterol medication was changed as well. Her blood pressure stayed in an acceptable range with some modification in her diet and adding a half hour of walking each day. Her brain fog (that mimicked dementia) lifted almost immediately. Her cholesterol also went to an acceptable level, and all the terrible side effects were gone. She is absolutely fine today. Please let your readers know that seniors may need special attention to their medications. A: Drugs such as tolterodine

(Detrol) that are often prescribed for bladder problems have anticholinergic activity. This can cause brain fog in vulnerable people. We are pleased to learn that a reevaluation of your mother’s medications is helping her do so much better. Others who would like to learn more about drugs that are inappropriate for senior citizens may want to consult our eGuide to Drugs and Older People. It is available in the Health eGuides section of PeoplesPharmacy.com. Q: I eat a lot of beets because I like them. I was surprised to read on your website that they can help control blood pressure. Another surprise was that antiseptic mouthwash might raise blood pressure. I’ve been spending rather a lot on a mouthwash that is supposed to kill germs and keep my gums healthy. Maybe I can save some money by dropping that off my shopping list. A: Maybe you could. Please check with your dentist. Researchers have found that antiseptic mouthwash that disrupts the oral bacteria seems to raise blood pressure modestly (Free Radical Biology & Medicine, February 2013). Apparently, many bacteria in our

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This is your brain on chocolate! Dave Barry once said: “Your hand and your mouth agreed many years ago that, as far as chocolate is concerned, there is no need to involve your brain.” While that may be witty, we’re sorry, Dave, scientifically speaking, it’s completely wrong. A study in Scientific Reports reveals that when healthy adults consume flavanol-rich cocoa found in cocoa powder and dark chocolate (70% cocoa is best), their brain gets a major boost from increased oxygenation, and they have measurably improved cognition. For the experiment, researchers served 3 ounces of flavanol-rich cocoa power in 10 ounces of roomtemperature water. You could enjoy 3 ounces of dark chocolate or cocoa powder in oat milk. Milk chocolate and cocoa powder that is Dutchprocessed or alkalized doesn’t have enough of the flavanols to increase your brainpower. Participants who consumed the dark cocoa saw three times more oxygen delivered to their brain than those who consumed low-flavanol cocoa. And the welloxygenated folks correctly solved

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Feed your brain with Chocolate Espresso Mousse. challenging cognitive tests 11% faster than they did before they had the flavanol boost. So read labels carefully to make sure you’re getting cocoa powder that’s not Dutch-processed or alkalized. And for a great chocolate recipe (that doesn’t take a lot of brainpower) check out Chocolate Espresso Mousse in Dr. Mike’s What to Eat When Cookbook. *** The sitcom Mister Ed ran from 1958 to 1966 and told the tale of a

talking horse who fully participated in the life of his human keepers and friends. Ed didn’t see many obstacles before him. And if you guys don’t want ED (that’s erectile dysfunction) to be an obstacle in your life, well, a new study says you should go for a Ph.D. – that’s a Pretty Healthy Diet! Researchers recently mined 16 years of data on more than 21,000 healthy men ages 40 to 75. They found that guys who ate a diet that emphasized vegetables, fruits, nuts, legumes and fish or other sources of omega-3 fats, and avoided red and processed meat, lowered their risk of developing ED by about 20%. The study urges men of any age who are concerned about their risk for ED to adopt healthy eating. And if you’re already contending with sexual dysfunction, those nutritional choices can help you too. A previous study found that they noticeably improve function in men with ED and metabolic syndrome. So as Mister Ed’s theme song declares, “Go right to the source and ask the horse. He’ll give you the answer that you’ll endorse.” In this case, it’s a plant-based diet with healthy proteins. *** Sesame Street’s Telly Monster loves to eat a mango, and his friend Rosita loves to tango. So they sing and dance a daffy duet called “Mango Tango.” Turns out lots of folks like

to tango with a mango. More than 40 million metric tons are grown annually – delivering health benefits with every bite. Each 3/4 cup delivers 8% of your daily vitamins A and B6, half your daily vitamin C, 7% of your daily fiber, 15% of your daily folate and 15% of your daily copper requirements. Mangoes also contain other bioactive compounds that may have antidiabetes and anticancer benefits. Until now, however, no one knew what fancy footwork mangoes employ in the fight against wrinkles. Now a pilot study published in Nutrients reveals that when postmenopausal women with skin that sunburns rather than tans eat half a cup of Ataulfo (aka Champagne) mangoes four times a week, they decrease their deep wrinkles by 23% after two months. The severity, length and width of fine and emerging wrinkles improve too. But listen up! More is less when it comes to mangoes. Women who ate a cup and a half of mangoes four times a week for two months saw a measurable increase in wrinkles. The researchers from University of California, Davis, suggest the skin damage from eating more mangoes may be a result of an inflammatory overload of sugar delivered with the higher intake. So, for a tasty way to improve your health and appearance, make mango salsa and dance the tango!

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How to work the solar eclipse Welcome to the solar eclipse and the new moon in Sagittarius. The sun ducking out of vision recalls all that seems withheld from us, from glamorous and seemingly unattainable things to the enviable tidbits that seem to have been bestowed upon people in our midst. At least now we know what we want! The new moon favors goal setters. ARIES (March 21-April 19): To you, seeing someone you love mess up or experience loss or pain is far worse than experiencing those things yourself. And yet, when you think about it, you wouldn’t trade the lessons you’ve learned for anything. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Goodfortune move: Drum up gratitude for the unchanging pillars of your current day to day. Like statues you can visit any time, under varying weather and light, they remain, faces fixed on the same horizon. GEMINI (May 21-June 21): It is not selfish to focus on your own satisfaction. It is also not easily accomplished, as real satisfaction is highly personal and takes introspection and work to accomplish – all well worth the effort. CANCER (June 22-July 22): They were doing the best they could when they made those mistakes that harshly affected you. Turn a soft heart and a kind eye their way, and then welcome the divine fuel injection that will power your next act of grace. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Feelings of grandeur (which all are sometimes prone to) can inspire fantasy, provide momentary escape and point the way to your next move. Even so, they are best indulged briefly, kept private and then brought down to Earth. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You fear that, were you to give in to an attraction, you’d be off track with your

agenda. These two parts of you, the attracted and the task master, needn’t be at war. Brainstorm. There’s a way to integrate them. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). There is a difference between retreating to hide out and retreating to regroup. You are not afraid of what’s going on, but you need time to process it and come up with a plan. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ll deal with a complicated situation. You haven’t struck the answer yet, but you will. Keep trying to put yourself in the shoes of different people involved. This one will unravel with patience and empathy. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Surround yourself with the sacred and the day takes on a hallowed tone. It’s worth dipping into, but don’t be surprised if you have a low tolerance for the gravity. When it’s time, let the pendulum swing, guilt-free into stupidity. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Though you are a single individual, you play a role in the trajectory of human evolution. Advances will occur, as they always have — sporadically at first, with individuals at the forefront. Why not you? AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Reaffirm that you are your own authority. It will clarify and quiet your inner conversation — no more wondering whom to follow — and will eliminate the outside competition for your attention and allegiance. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Sunshine and exercise, more water, less worry: It’s easy to say, harder to remember to do. Consider this your reminder. You are important. People need you to be the best you can be. COSMIC QUESTION: “I’m a Virgo; he’s a Gemini. I love him. He kindasorta seems like he might love me, too.

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Now what? To me, the next step would be to define the relationship, but I’m not sure how to go about it.” As the sign of growth and nurturing, you’re a big fan of relationships coming together organically. But when they don’t seem to fall naturally into place the way you imagined, you’re willing to nudge them in your desired direction in the manner of a gardener with a bonsai tree, training, trimming, waiting... Goal-oriented, you can’t totally relax until you know where things are headed. You’re both ruled by Mercury, the communication planet, and when you learn to speak each other’s preferred love language, much can be accomplished. Your Gemini, an air sign, is well known for a certain casual charm and is unlikely to share your need for definition, though if he’s fond enough of a person, he’ll do his best to fulfill their expectations and lend the sense of security they crave. Stay lighthearted and emotionally flexible as you state your own status in the relationship, and then see what happens. Don’t emotionally lean. Don’t chase. Just tell him what’s going

on inside of you without requiring anything of him; see how it resonates; and go from there. CELEBRITY PROFILES: The poet and mystic Nostradamus was born more than half a millennium ago in the south of France. Some say he predicted the French Revolution and events of World War II. Others claim his coded quatrains are too dependent on interpretation to have genuine predictive power. Then there are those who say Nostradamus was merely retelling ancient history, which always repeats. Write Holiday Mathis at HolidayMathis. com.

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The Great Conjunction & Winter Solstice Monday, Dec. 21, 5:30 p.m. facebook.com/UMDPlanetarium UMD Alworth Planetarium hosts two livestream events. Jupiter and Saturn are the closest they have been in the sky since 1623 and will appear as one, so check the telescope stream, weather permitting at 5:30 p.m. At 7 p.m., Bob King explains the solstice and Jim Rock provides an indigenous perspective. Bill & Kate Isles Tuesday, Dec. 22, 1:30 p.m. reifcenter.org Duluth musical couple performs a virtual event at the Wilcox Theater in the Reif

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Day & night Thursday 12.17 Songs of the Season, Duluth Playhouse, duluthplayhouse.org/mainstage, Duluth 218.733.7555 Pepperkakebyen (Gingerbread City), 8am-10pm Nordic Center, 23 N. Lake Ave., Duluth 218-390-8426 Waiting for the Angels, 1:30pm Reif Performing Arts Center, reifcenter. org, Grand Rapids 218-327-5780 Racial Justice Study & Action Weekly Gathering, 5-6:30pm Chequamegon Bay Racial Justice Coalition, facebook.com/CheqBayRJC, Ashland & Bayfield counties Stel, 5-8pm Thirsty Pagan, 1615 Winter St., Superior 715-394-2500 Drive-Thru Bentleyville Tour of Lights, 5-9pm Bayfront Festival Park, 704 W. Railroad St., Duluth 218722-5573

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Saturday 12.19 Songs of the Season, Duluth Playhouse, duluthplayhouse.org/mainstage, Duluth 218.733.7555 My Christmas Wish for You, Duluth Playhouse, duluthplayhouse.org/family-theatre, Duluth 218.733.7555

Coffee & Guitar with Darin Bergsven, 9-10am facebook.com/DarinBergsvenMusic/ Christmas on Winter Street, 9am1pm 2700 Winter St., Superior Similar Dogs, 1-4pm Thirsty Pagan, 1615 Winter St., Superior 715-3942500 Hodag & Hooch, 5-8pm Thirsty Pagan, 1615 Winter St., Superior 715-394-2500

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Sunday 12.20 Songs of the Season, Duluth Playhouse, duluthplayhouse.org/mainstage, Duluth 218.733.7555

My Christmas Wish for You, Duluth Playhouse, duluthplayhouse.org/family-theatre, Duluth 218.733.7555

Duluth NAACP general meeting, 4:30pm Central Hillside Community Center, duluthnaacp.org, Duluth 218-730-4300

DanceWorks 2020, DanceWorks 2020, University of Minnesota Duluth, z.umn.edu/danceworks2020, Duluth 218-726-8561 Pepperkakebyen (Gingerbread City), 8am-10pm Nordic Center, 23 N. Lake Ave., Duluth 218-390-8426 Open Skating, 8:30am-2pm Miners Memorial Building, 821 S 9th Ave. W., Virginia 218-748-7506

Joe & Friends, 5-8pm Thirsty Pagan, 1615 Winter St., Superior Drive-Thru Bentleyville Tour of Lights, 5-9pm Bayfront Festival Park, 704 W. Railroad St., Duluth 218-722-5573 A Christmas Carol Virtual Dinner Theater, 6:30pm Fat Radish, 22270 Cty. Rd. C, Cornucopia 715-742-3200

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‘Dune’ just keeps getting more relevant This is a classic of science fiction which I read about half a century ago, so you may ask why I should be talking about it now. The reason is that I have just been made aware that a movie has been made which is awaiting the easing of the pandemic. Prominent actors include Josh Brolin and Jason Momoa in leading roles. The makers of this blockbuster movie assure everyone that this version will not confuse the critics the way the 1984 movie did, because it will be made in two parts. “Dune” has the potential to be another “Star Wars” franchise if the movie is done right. It is the first of a 6 book series. The 1984 movie starred Kyle MacLachlan, an unknown at the time. Google says he is best known for his acting in “Twin Peaks,” a series that escaped me entirely, but he is now playing the eccentric mayor of Portland in Fred Armisen’s “Portlandia.” I was surprised by the critics’ reactions, because I thought it was an excellent adaptation of the book. It didn’t confuse me, because I had read the book first. So this is my recommendation to you: Get the book — it’s still in print — and read it, if you intend to see this movie. There’s time now with the pandemic, and I assure you, you will enjoy the film much more for doing that. Despite the producers’ assurances, “Dune” is a very complicated book, and it will be well worth the time. One of the problems with the 1984 movie was the number of words which need to be explained; many that are specific to Dune, but also many, like “jihad,” that are of Middle Eastern origin. A complete glossary can be found on the internet. The story is set 8,000 years in the future, after humans have reclaimed the galaxy from an age of machines. Hoping to recover what they had lost in those years, men are trained in mathematics, producing mentats, human computers, who work with probabilities within their male order, the Bene Tieilaxu, while women are trained in the use of psychic abilities. It is a feudalistic society, ruled by an

Emperor from the Earthlike planet Kaitain. Swordplay is de rigueur rather than light sabers, and court intrigue abounds. The Emperor has a feared group of elite warriors under his command known as the Sardauker, which are the most well-equipped and trained troops in the universe. His power is somewhat constrained by the Landsraad, the body of ruling families similar to a Parliament. The House of Harkonnen rules on the industrial planet Giedi Prime. At its head is Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, a deformed and despotic sadist, aided by his two evil nephews, Glossu Rabban and Feyd-Rautha. On the water world Caladan, the rulers are House Atreides, headed by the popular Duke Leto Atreides, his concubine Lady Jessica, and their young son Paul. Lady Jessica is Leto’s mate, but he can’t marry her because, being in this feudalistic society, he has to be free to marry someone for political alliances. Jessica is also a member of the Bene Gesserit, a sisterhood which has been conducting a breeding program for centuries, seeking to produce a superhuman Kwisatz Hadarach. They apparently have the ability to control the sex of their offspring, because Jessica was ordered to have a girl, but instead had Paul, because Leto wanted a son and heir. He is still a part of the breeding program, so the Bene Gesserit retain an interest in his development. There are religious overtones to this institution, as the senior members are referred to as reverend mothers. The Atreides have developed a sonic weapon called a “weirding module,”which is their secret weapon. Paul is adept in its use. The other members of the Atreides household are Duncan Idaho, Leto’s right-hand man and Swordmaster, Thufir Hawat, a mentat, and Gurney Halleck, Paul’s tutor and mentor. All of these people play important parts in the subsequent story. The most important substance in the universe is the spice melange, which is only produced on Dune, otherwise known as the planet Arrakis. Melange

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is addictive, and is said to extend life and enhance psychic powers, particularly those that allow people to see into the future. Users of melange are characterized by having luminous blue eyes. It is most importantly used by the “Navigators” employed by the Galactic Spacing Guild. These “Navigators” can fold space/time, and bring spaceships between worlds safely and instantaneously. They are prescient from their consumption of melange, and a power in the universe, because they control all space travel, and so the distribution of melange. In the 1984 movie, a Spacing Guild Navigator is portrayed having an audience with the Emperor. He appears to be an alien, immersed in a tank. One source from the internet says the Navigators are modified humans, another calls them aliens, so this issue remains to be clarified. The Emperor gives control of Arrakis, and therefore the production of melange, to the Atreides, and Leto realized that he will have to move there in order to do that. He contacts Dr. Kynes, a spice mining leader who has a native wife and daughter and is known to them as Liet. Mining of the melange is conducted using giant “crawler” ships that can move

from place to place. They are always in danger of being attacked by the giant sand worms that inhabit the planet. The sand worms are huge, and resemble the desert monster that swallows Jabba the Hut in “Star Wars.” The last group of people are the Fremen, the “native” people of Arrakis. They are humans who have adapted to the harsh desert environment after centuries of occupation. The planet has no rainfall, and is endless sand with large rock enclaves called seiches. The Fremen wear stillsuits, which maximize the preservation of water. Spitting or crying is considered a sacrifice, because they waste moisture. The human body is 90 percent water, so the dead are rendered to recover that water. The Fremen have a Bene Gesserit reverend mother, and a prophecy anticipating the arrival of the Kwisatz Hadarach, which says that there will come a man who will be “The Chosen One,” their messiah, who will free them from foreign rule. Gholas are important later in the Dune story, so I’m not sure if any will appear in the first movie. Gholas are produced by the Bene Tieilaxu in their Axioti tanks. Similar to clones, except that clones do not have memories of a former life; gholas can be regrown from a single cell, and later have their life memories implanted, essentially restoring the dead to life again. Herbert’s concerns about ecology in the present day world are the major influence for this book. Melange is a stand-in for oil, as the critical resource. At the time this book was written, the government was trying to stop sand dunes from encroaching on highways on the Oregon coast, and deserts around the world were expanding because of human activity.. Secondly, he warns of the dangers of following a charismatic leader. Dr. Kynes warns the Fremen: “No more terrible disaster could befall your people than for them to fall into the hands of a Hero.” Finally, he was concerned about religions which insist that they have all the answers. The Bene Gesserit claim they are not a religion, but their practices include beliefs and rituals taken from several very different religions.

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Looking for rest of life partner WWF, young 69, retired RN, 5’4”, 135 lbs., nonsmoker, light drinker, active, have my own Stihl chain saw. Looking for active, relatively healthy, laid-back man who is able to say “I’m sorry.” (58565:12/10) Good conversation a plus Attractive, petite, educated WF, 78, NS, seeks affectionate, intelligent, faithful man for LTR. I enjoy playing cards, dancing, road trips,

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open to new adventures. Liberalminded, mostly. East Range area. Meet for coffee? (58558: 9/24)

Orange Crush. Pie and coffee. Rocky Raccoon. West Duluth apt. couch. (58494:5/2)

Let’s dance WF, 60ish, 5’4”, 140, brown hair, blue eyes, healthy, happy & independent. Seeking tall, dark, handsome Prince Charming. Send photo. (58557:9/3)

Looking for a best friend DWF, 49, brown hair, hazel eyes, ISO quality honest, loyal, financially stable WDSM for fun, summer events, concerts, fishing, camping, snuggling in the winter, watching movies, love motorcycle rides, great sense of humor, tattooed & pierces, may lead to LTR. (58490:4/11)

Social distance for now Searching for interesting man to share letters or phone calls. Let’s get to know each other this way, for now. Preferably 60-plus, single, honest, caring and affectionate. Range area only. (58542:4/23) Maybe Mid 60s, active, liberal, looking for same! N.S., light drinking, nonmotor sports. (58539:02/21) Searching Mate on the Range SWF; 5’ 5”; NS/ND Outdoors, walks, movies, cuddling, traveling etc. (ask) ISO compassionate, lovable guy w/humor. please be NS; interested in LTR; honest, will answer. (58463:01/28) A special friend for coffee, etc. WWWF, 65, 5’6”, chubby. Likes: Crafts, bowling, fishing & so much more. Limited due to knee braces, but willing to try new things. (58535:01/16) Looking for my one SWF, 51, heavyset, looking for someone to spend the rest of my life with. Hope you are the one for me. (58525:10/24) Grand Rapids area ISO my life partner that rides a Harley or Indian. I’m a DWF, 67, 5’6”, average weight, NS/ND, long black/chrome hair, brown eyes. Three things are important to me, God, family, riding motorcycles. Live on hobby farm. Like being outdoors. Let’s have coffee. I’ll buy! Exchange photos. (58519:10/10) Seeking Partner Looking for a life partner. I’m a WF, 64, divorced a long time. I’m ready to retire and go down a new road with a kind, adventurous soulmate. I love God, cuddling, fun, the outdoors, travel, sharing and caring. (58512:7/25) Looking for a nice guy Hey! Let’s have some fun things together-outdoors, or just watch TV/movies. Mid 60s height/ weight average. OK if later LTR. (58508:7/16) Where are you now? Two Dobermans. The Ore House.

Biker who enjoys life DWF, 52, ISO WM, someone who knows how to treat a lady. Love the outdoors. Honesty & loyalty a must. (58486:4/11) Looking for you WWF, 76, walking conversation, fishing, dancing, Facebook account. 5’6” brown hair & eyes. (58471:08/17) Spoil me and I will spoil you! Attractive blonde SWF - 71, 5’8” wanting travel. laughter, love & more. I love to fish both deep sea & lake. Looking for intelligent, kind loving man. (58432:05/31) Companionship LTR Uses walker 68 yrs young. Chubby & busty. Enjoys Christian activities NS ND Books, travel, movies, cards & games, dining out, RV camping. Kind & honest w/sense of humor (58430:05/31) Country Girl Looking 5’7” medium build 66 yr young country gal NS ND loves to travel & be appreciated (58429:05/31) Seeks Christian Man DWF, NS/ND, 59. Enjoys bicycling, walks, music, dining out dancing, snowshoeing, camping. ISO christian man w/similar interests. (58419: 11/9) Hot with Cabin Fever Seeking happy, healthy, 60ish gentleman in Central Lakes/ Cotton area for some lake time. Northern, WI ok too! I’m fun, fit, easy on the eyes. Let’s toast the sunset. (58412:8/31) Lonesome in Ashland Looking for caring, honest man, understanding of physical imperfections to talk and go out with. F 60s, NS/ND. (58409:8/31) Try a Senior Moment Active, adventurous, affable, nice, nurturing, nimble. Petite, positive, playful. Smart, shapely, spunky. ISO fit young (67-77) codger for smiles and conversation, serendipity, exploring. (58403:6/8)

Personals Companionship WWF, 70, looking for companion to enjoy life with. Love football, picnics, and dining out. Must be honest. (58398:5/4)

Looking for Soul Mate SWF ISO friend who likes camping, coffee, outdoors, travel, estate sales, and hanging out. Send photo. (58394:3/30) Looking for my Sweetheart DWF, 58, 5’5”, 160lbs, NS/ND, likes to cuddle, hold hands, camping, traveling, cooking, walks. ISO Christian guy 55-70 for friendship and possible LTR. (58374:12/15) Searching for Comanpionship DWF, NS, retired veteran female. 63, honest, considerate, loves to laugh, visit and talk. (58373:12/15) Let’s Seek God’s Will Together NS, 51, tall, exotic, attractive, Christian F. Fun, nature lover, educated, epicurean with diverse interests, healthy living. ISO Christain male 45-58 years young with similar interests. (58370:10/13) Searching for Mate 72yr old F ISO LTR with a passoinate, sincere, kind gentleman in near age group. NS/ND. (58354:6/23) From the Range WWF, 62, NS, likes the outdoors, walks, animal lover, garage sales, dining out, movies. ISO honest, caring man to enjoy lfe with. Will answer all. (58352:6/23) Female Activist Seeks Companionship Seeking like minded Liberal gentleman for friendship and fun. (58340:4/14)

Looking for Older Gentleman 77yr, DWF, blond, 5’5”, 140lbs. ISO older gentleman. I love reading, animals, movies, quiet times, fun. Let’s talk. (58342:4/14) Wondering? SWW, 5’11”, 185lbs, 61yrs. Is there a lonely guy out there with a colostomy pouch? I have one too. Let’s meet. (58343:4/14) Soulmate Wanted Men 55-72 yrs old. 180-210 lbs. Kids okay. Write me. (58336:3/24) Lake Superior Country Girl Pretty, 5’3”, mid-50s, healthy, fit, well read, ISO companion to dance with, garden, dine out, hike, explore life, earth, universe, off grid life style. (58327:2/18) Seeking Companion How old is too old? WW. ND/NS. Educated, traveled, experienced, bilingual. Don’t get any wild ideas now. Talking is a start. (58319:1/14) Wants the Farm Life DWF, 51, 5’6”, auburn hair, blue eyes. Not afraid of hard work. ISO NS man 45-60 who loves family, nature, animals, fishing, farming, warm fires and romance. I would like to spend the rest of my days with the same. I have other interests too, could I be the one for you? (58311:11/19)

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Let’s adventure together DWM, 6’, 195, age 62, NS. Retired from my military/medical careers. Calm, honest, spontaneity and humor! Camper van or tent, near or far, enjoying life, campfires and scary stories. Very intimate, health

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and nature minded. Searching for you! (58566: 12/10) One-woman man searching for you DWM, 67, looking for female 55plus. I’m 5’7”, 260 lbs. I’m honest, old school, holding hands, necking, etc. Let’s talk. (58564:10/29) ISO crazy old lady 6’2”, 240, old enough to know better. Excited about James Webb? Me too! Gourmet food? Me neither! Music & dog lover. Snuggling optional. No whiners. Cloquet or Duluth area. (58562:10/8) Looking to give pure pleasure Black man, 52, looking for a woman who loves to be pleased and to feel that kind of pleasure she been searching for. 5’11, 200 lbs. (58561:10/8) Just as handy as Red Green DWM, 63, 5’9”. 180 lbs., fit, retired. Likes quiet, outdoor activities and cabin time. ISO responsible, fit woman to share talks, walks, and the other good stuff. (58559:9/24) Something from the South Shore Retired academic, widower, tall healthy, attractive, 72 years, liberal, likes animals, books, travel, film, music, gardening, baseball, lake cottage. ISO similar 50s-70s female. Photo/short bio appreciated. (58560:9/24) Seeking kindness and love SWM, 6’1”, 220, brown hair, brown eyes, NS, just retired, handsome, kind and honest, seeking a lady that enjoys life. Lake homeowner, boats, Harleys. Must love God. How about dinner? Exchange photos. (58556:8/13)

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Active widower SWM 6’1”, 195, 82 years, good health, likes to travel, summer home in MN lake, winter home in south Texas. Looking for lady 60s70s. (58555:8/6) Blood in my veins Passionate, retired DWM, well educated, intelligent, ISO F, intellectual equal for companion, travel, lover in Duluth. (58554:8/6) Vermilion Lake area DWM, 60, 6’1, 200, NS, seeks SF for travel, quiet nights around fire, must enjoy fresh fish dinners off grill. Let’s communicate. (58551:7/16) Time for a companion DWM, 70, 5’8”, 170 lbs., brown hair, blue eyes, looking for a lady to settle down with. I am loving, caring, helpful. Let’s talk and learn more. (58548:5/21) Exploring SWM, 5’10”, brown, blue, enjoy RV camping, boating, ATVing, travel, staying home. Seeking LTR with any race. Piercings, tattoos a plus. (58547:5/14) Living romance novel! Let me lead the way into our very own love story! SWM, tall, attractive, passionate, mysterious, James Bondish! Respond, I want to meet. (58545:4/23) Looking for love WM, 58, seeking mature BBW for dating. I have many interests. Camping, travel, concerts. (58544: 4/23) Lonely Again I’m 6’ brown retired from the rock scene, but still roll. (58539:03/25) Won’t be sorry Am looking for partner 63 on dis-

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ability, heart surgery. Ok now 5’10” 185lbs DWM ISO L&R Hope to find home together, Average looks (58538:02/24) Seeking a mature woman SWM, tall, dark, handsome, romantic, in search of a mature woman who enjoys living life with a fun down-to-earth man with many interests! (58537:01/23) Romantic looking for lady SWM, NS, 71 5’9” 160, trim, fit, seeks fun-loving girl 50’s or 60’s Duluth, NW Wisc. casual hiking, dinners, old movies, good music. Possible LTR, photos! (58536:01/10) Young 70 Looking for Female 55 & up Retired, divorced Iron Ranger in Bemidji would like lady who enjoys life and wants to enjoy with partner who treats lady as lady should be, respectfully. You may be her! (58531:12/12) Desiring an honest, intelligent significant other I’m likable, are you? I’m slim, attractive, humorous, middle-aged, ISO possible LTR. I enjoy walking, movies, cooking, cuddling and music. I’m financially secure. Let’s bask in utopia. (55829:11/21) Mesabi Bike Trail DWM, 60s, 5’8”, 165 lbs., seeks Christian healthy in-shape gal 50s-60s. Love for outdoor music, biking, camping, lakes, sunsets. Humor a must. I’m honest, secure, please be the same. (58528:10/31) Looking for fun & partner DWM 69, 5’10”, 215 lbs., NS, light drinker, muscular, well built, looking for fun honest woman. Like to cuddle amd love. Like camping, swimming, traveling, movies, TV, staying home or pen pal and

romantic. (58526:10/24) Best friend and partner DWM, 60, 190 lbs., 5’10”, looking for LTR with woman that loves camping, hiking, canoeing, fishing, road trips and just quiet nights home. (58524:10/24) Hopeless romantic in Two Harbors 61, on pension, fairly attractive, spiritual, love gardening, cooking, watching movies and cuddling. If this appeals to you please respond. (58523:10/24) Not the age, it’s the mileage WM, 61, 6’, 250 lbs., NS, light drinker. Not handsome but handy, easy going, honest, homebody. Very affectionate, likes to cuddle, slow dance. Enjoys shore fishing, light gardening, easy walks. movies, music, cooking and more. ISO cuddly, warmhearted woman 55-65 for LTR. (58518:9/5) Respect joy & fun for you Tell me your story. I’m attractive, healthy, athletic, Amtrak retiree, 6’, slim, financially stable, liberal, NS. Enjoy hiking, swimming, cooking, movies, writing personal letters, conversation. ISO F LTR, any race or age. I like reciprocally gentle foreplay. Seesaw with me as friends. (58516:8/8) Tired of being alone WW, WM, 61, blonde, blue eyes, 5’11”, honest, caring, hard-working. Retiring in November. Will answer all/ (58513:8/1) Lonesome old guy There has to be some lonesome lady in the Virginia area that would like to go for coffee & conversation, maybe play some cribbage. (58510:7/16)

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New to Grand Rapids DWM age 78, NS, looking for NS woman 60-80 who likes road trips outdoors, fishing, dining out & financially stable. (58502:6/13) Oral herpes for oral herpes 40s male looking for lady who has oral herpes. I do, too. 46-59. Slim or average build. Picture, please. I’m tall, ave. build. (58501:6/13) Loving, honest, passionate DWM, 74, 180, 5-8, looking for honest woman. Like gardening, dancing, outdoors. Active, LTR, looking to adventure, try fishing and other sports, anything new. (58493:4/25) Togetherness DWM, NS, 74, 180 lbs., 5’8”, likes cooking, gardening, woodwork, dancing, Hallmark Channel. Looking for LTR, life partner. Learn from each other. (58488:4/11) 41 seeking 50-60 Seeking lady age 50-60 for dating that leads to LTR. I’m in

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Play Mate Looking for playmate, 40-plus. MWM, 65. Prefer Cloquet to Cotton area. (58567:12/10) Relating to guys Retired mid-70s professional gentleman to provide full body attention Turkish style. (58550:6/25) The smaller the better MWM 60-plus looking for a male friend. casual get-togethers. (58529:12/5) Fishing friend with benefits MWM, 64, looking for a guy with similar intent. Love to fish, a little play time when the bite is slow. (58521:10/10) Wake me up, stud Northern Wis. Looking for playmates, top or bottom, for right stud, nice package. (58503:6/13) ISO Top SWM WITI. 67. seeking christian SGWM for possible LTR, photo, phone please. (58453:5/31) Looking for a connection SWM 70, working artist w/strong interest in books & music. Physical fitness important. Someone simpatico with those values. Carpe diem. Send phone or email (58439: 11/8)

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Looking for love I’m 64 years old. Love movies and music. Candlelight dinners, walks on the Lakewalk. Looking for LTR. (58496:5/9)

Lay down the law WF, early 50s, seeks WM 50s to spank, punish and ground me. (58527:10/24)

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Biverse Bear ISO friend, mid-40s Looking for hunt, fish & discreet Biverse friend 18-50 verse discreet friends with benis satisfaction. (58437: 9/30)

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Senior fun time 70, 67”, NS, Bi, fun time, tall, up close-personal, enjoyment. (58436: 8/7)

Straight couples wanted Single straight WM, 60s, seeking couples that like a

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Lady Boy where are you? Older male ISO a deep friendship, someone to appreciate your mind & your body. Someone appreciative of the arts. Height & weight proportionate. (58439:11/9)

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Seeking Trans Woman SM seeking sub. TW for live-in FWB/LTR. No DU! Reply w/photo and phone. Women welcome too! (58495:5/9)

Male transforming to female 58 Y.O.G.W.M. 5’8” 165lbs, tone, cute-cross dress nicely, have started medical gender reasignment process. Seeks younger in-shape Gay-Bi cross dresser. (58441:3/11)

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Want to love again WM, 62, 5/3, 140, ND/NS, faithful, honest, passionate, seek LTR. Love camping, fishing, hiking, cuddling, holding hands, bonfires. Seeking younger to same age. Want to share love, life and hardships. So much to give. (58504:6/20)

Still looking in North Central WI SWM 63 NS/ND 5’8” 160 lb. Still believe life is meant to be shared. Enjoy the outdoors,good conversation, self sufficiency & people w/the same values. No games, just the simple life values. (58479, 4/6)

nice gentleman to join them for fun and pleasurable times. (58563:10/15)

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Partnership Have a nice country home, some pets, camping, fishing and learning. ISO a lady to share and communicate with. Will exchange photos. (58505:7/4)

Looking for a wonderful best friend Single man 60 yrs, seeks lady that loves life, movies, fishing, sports, cards, board games, cooking & grilling together that wants a true, best friend. (58480, 4/6)

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I am a reminiscent sentimental romantic Professional writer, community education teacher, 6’1”, thin, NS, middle-aged, enjoys hiking, classical music, reading, humor, loves holding hands, cuddling, openminded, conversationalist, adaptable to your desires. (58506:7/4)

Tall Horse Lover DWM 65 6’2” 180 lbs ISO country woman. Where are you? Let’s meet so we can horse around. Honest, sincere & marriage minded. (58481: 4/6)

Show me the way WGM 36, fully blind & new to scene. ISO M friend to have a good time with. (58438: 10/18)

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Attractive Discriminating Ninety Intellectual Stimulating NS 5”9” 170lb seeks slim-trim female biologically 65ish independent fox to persue happiness. Wine/dine, dance, karaoke. Upper North Shore -Let’s explore!. (58507:7/4)

Superior. 6’2”, 225 lbs., Caucasian, dark brown hair, brown eyes. (58485:4/11)

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Seeking Honesty SWM 57 looking for SWF, fit, educated,love to travel. Camping, adventures. Picture a plus but not required. Must be romantic. (58508:7/16)

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Cryptoquote Answer Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none – Benjamin Franklin

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A Christmas wish from the Duluth Playhouse An original and modern virtuallytold story about a group of friends making it through the holidays in this time of COVID, quarantine and un-certainty we all find ourselves experiencing. Tag along as these pals discover the ups and downs of their current COVID life (social distancing, face masks and hand-washing, oh my!), find their joys (TikTok dances! baking! DIY projects!), and realize friendship can really be the saving grace. Filled with upbeat songs, dancing, and a heartwarming tale, this virtual holiday show live from the Family Theatre stage at the Depot is sure to have everyone in the holiday spirit! Directed by Amber Burns, with music direction by Andy Kust, My Christmas Wish for You premieres at 7 pm on Dec. 17 and will stream exclusively on YouTube through Jan. 3. In lieu of a ticket price, the Playhouse hopes you’ll consider making a donate-what-you-can gift to view the holiday performance. Any size donation is greatly appreciated and will help them cover the financial gap created by the pandemic. Season Members: If you chose to credit unused 2019-2020 season tickets forward to the next season, you can use the value of however many unused tickets as you’d like as a donation toward our virtual holiday performances. Email boxoffice@duluthplayhouse. org or call 218.733.7555 so we can assist you with your request.

free to enjoy. If you are feeling the Christmas spirit, we encourage making a donation to support the DSSO and Strikepoint Handbell Ensemble. The program is now available on DSSO On Demand through Dec. 31 and will be rebroadcast on Dec. 25 at 7 pm on PBS North. This production was made possible by our friends at WDSE and Essentia Health.

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The Duluth Playhouse premieres this modern pandemic holiday story on Dec. 17. of us imagined it to be. However, we are here to bring some cheerful holiday harmony to your home. Because we

want to share the Twin Ports Holiday Spectacular with our local community and beyond, we made the concert

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Close encounters of the nerd kind Wiggly, squiggly Anton Van Leeuwenhoek Looked in his microscope Shocked to see some Miniature animals Submicroscopically Grazing on algae and Bacterium.

McCrone said that his major talent was in being able to keep together a large group of eccentrics. John Delly, the co-author of McCrone’s comprehensive Atlas of Microscopic Particles, had his office done up in red velvet. An expert in photomicrography, it was his job to put together the picture for their Christmas card, which always featured microscopic colored particles arranged in a Christmas theme. He would spend hours setting up to take a picture, then destroy the setup before the picture developed. He did this, he said, because if he did something wrong, he deserved to have to redo it. McCrone was a little eccentric himself. I took a couple of classes at McCrone Associates when I was a chemist at Potlatch Research. At 3 a.m. one morning, after dinner and drinks in midtown, he drove me back to my hotel in South Chicago. I don’t know

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The “scientists” studying the Shroud of Turin made the mistake of giving a small piece of it for Walter McCrone to study. It was a mistake because they were not studying it to prove whether it was fake or real, they were studying it to prove that it was real. Dr. McCrone was a well-known expert on the identification of microscopic particles, and what he found in a piece that was supposed to contain dried blood was particles of ocher and vermilion pigment, commonly used in paint. The finding was undeniable, so the “scientists” immediately denied it and went on studying.

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the street, but I’m sure the speed limit was 30, and there were stoplights at nearly every intersection. Dr. McCrone, always the scientist, had calculated that he could hit all the lights green by going 62 mph, and he proceeded to do just that. He wasn’t the least bit concerned about seeing a traffic cop. At 3 a.m. in Chicago, I guess the cops had more important things to do. Also, a few Chicago cops were known to occasionally and unofficially supplement their income. An Army buddy of mine told me that his father was stopped by a Chicago traffic cop. Amazingly, when he pulled out his license, a $5 bill got stuck on it. The cop handed back his license with one word: “Cheapskate.” Jocular, ocular I.R. Spectroscopy Works by employing long Wavelengths of light But if you’re working with Nanotechnology You need electrons to Focus your sight. When I was sent out to buy a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), I had 300K to spend. Since the cheapest SEM, which was not powerful enough for my purposes, was 100K, the most I expected to get was perhaps a mid-line instrument, and then I would try for an x-ray analyzer in the next budget. But I was delighted to find that the people that sold million-dollar pieces of equipment operated exactly like used car salesmen. As this was a game I knew how to play, I came back with a top-of-the-line instrument with an outmoded x-ray analyzer attached. It was a demo with a new warranty, but that is the same as buying a RollsRoyce with 2,000 miles on it. And when the powers that be found out what an x-ray analyzer could do for them, they gave me another 100K to get the best one available. When I bought the SEM, examining organic materials was a problem. The sample had to be conductive, so it would be sputter coated with gold. This made for good viewing, but was a hindrance if you wanted to know what it was made of. The SEM was a great aiming tool for x-ray analysis, and the x-rays would identify the inorganic elements present.

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Nerd chemist says it’s paint Scientists often study things that are not easily explained to senators who haven’t the foggiest notion of what science is all about. For instance, scientists studying the vision of praying mantises put 3D glasses on them. Would your senator fund that? Even more difficult than the funding was getting the mantises to drop off the glasses in the barrel on their way out of the theater. Another hard-to-explain study involved giving fecal transplants to mice. Focally, fecally Sarkis Mazmanian Worked with gut bugs and was Thrown for a loop. Said in his view as a Microbiologist Health could be judged just by Looking at poop. And there it is. The transplants were given to mice that were bred to be germ-free. Before the transplants, these mice had little resistance to pathogens. After the transplants, they were as robust as normal mice. Eventually, this work led to transplants for humans, with good results. Some autistic children with GI issues had improved neurological function after treatment, proving that there is actually a gutbrain connection.

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3. The Splendid and the Vile Erik Larson, Crown, $32

3. Anxious People Fredrik Backman, Atria, $28

4. The Best of Me David Sedaris, Little, Brown, $30

4. The Searcher Tana French, Viking, $27

5. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99

5. Perestroika in Paris Jane Smiley, Knopf, $26.95

6. Untamed Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28

6. Hamnet Maggie Oâ€™Farrell, Knopf, $26.95 7. A Time for Mercy John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95

7. Dolly Parton, Songteller Dolly Parton, Robert K. Oermann, Chronicle Books, $50

8. Transcendent Kingdom Yaa Gyasi, Knopf, $27.95

8. Wintering Katherine May, Riverhead Books, $24

9. Leave the World Behind Rumaan Alam, Ecco, $27.99

9. Becoming Michelle Obama, Crown, $32.50

10. Piranesi Susanna Clarke, Bloomsbury Publishing, $27

10. Modern Comfort Food Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35

11. Rhythm of War Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $34.99

11. The 99% Invisible City Roman Mars, Kurt Kohlstedt, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $30

12. Jack Marilynne Robinson, FSG, $27 13. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue V.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99 14. Deacon King Kong James McBride, Riverhead Books, $28 15. Mexican Gothic Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $27

12. Greenlights Matthew McConaughey, Crown, $30 13. Is This Anything? Jerry Seinfeld, S&S, $35 14. 100 Cookies Sarah Kieffer, Chronicle, $27.50 15. Dessert Person Claire Saffitz, Clarkson Potter, $35

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Severio Mancieri - Can I Severio Mancieri is a Duluth-based soloist, familiar to the local music circuit before the ‘rona, and this is his first EP of six songs. Already he has a signature style. While folk singers often have wispy, light voices, he has a full, sonorous baritone like a classic country star (Roy Acuff, maybe) or Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad or a deeper James Taylor. The voice almost overwhelms the lone guitar (perhaps he should be fronting a full band or an opera) but he strengthens the instrument with lightning-fast, Spanishguitar flourishes. You couldn’t tell from the robust vocals that he was born with underdeveloped lungs. I only found this out because I happened to look up his father, Robert Mancieri, a Duluth musician in the ‘90s (he played in a band called The Heard), in the Duluth

News Tribune archives. I found an article from 1999 about Severio, then age 3, leading the March of Dimes walk along Park Point. He was born 12 weeks premature at 2 pounds and spent the first three months of his life in intensive care, but he survived to become a poster child for the Dimes. “So I was a premi,” he acknowledged when I asked him about it. “My folks put Mozart in my incubator after I was born.” He sees that as the probable catalyst for his musical career. It also helped that his father had guitars laying around the house. Though he was born in Duluth, the family moved to Iowa when he was four, so that might be an Iowan accent in his singing voice. A couple of years ago he moved back for the outdoor and music scenes. He’s in excellent health now, which (conflict of interest disclosure) I can verify since I’ve gone running with

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him a couple of times on the Lakewalk. I wasn’t sure I’d like this album, though, since I often find solo acoustic music a bit dull. I would certainly let him know if I didn’t like it, especially if he ever leaves me in the dust, in which case I would wheeze, in between ragged breaths of air, “Hey, kid! Solo acoustic does NOT rock!” Objectively, I can say that between the voice and the guitar, this is a lively, distinctive first album. It also sounds great, recorded at Christopher David Hanson’s studio in Ely, with just the right amount of reverb, seemingly tailored for his voice. The first track, “Waste Your Time,” introduces his rapid-fire yet intricate method, a fast song that starts out in minor key and moves to major in the chorus. The lyrics are basic hittin’ on a girl stuff. (“I want to know how you feel behind those blue eyes of yours … Let me open that door.”) Still there are curious dark lines such as “I can see the end is near.” What they mean he couldn’t explain when I asked, since it was written years ago in collaboration with a childhood friend, Trace Ohrt. My favorite part of this song is an apparently unrehearsed moment when he laughs in the middle of a serious line, “I took a walk to ease my troubled mind.” It gives the rest of the album

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a spontaneous, enjoyably unpolished feel. Track 2, “Lucky,” keeps up the brisk pace in a major key. It reminds me of Jonathan Edwards’ acoustic hit “Sunshine (Go Away Today),” which, nearly 50 years ago, brightened up AM radio like a beacon in the darkness of overproduced cheese. Like Edwards’ song, “Lucky” grabs your attention with just guitar and voice, though “Sunshine” has one extra edge, a drum. So not that anyone ever got rich listening to me, but I would suggest Mancieri get a drummer for future songs like this, the most likely contender for airplay. The third track, with the generic name “Love,” is anything but generic; it’s slow, lovely and emotional. “Across the Sea” is a showcase for his guitar skills, particularly in the bridge, in which he plays the fast chords at the same time he shreds out the melody. “All Eyes on You” has powerful lyrics, gradually revealing what it’s about. The first stanza starts cryptically, “You walk into the restaurant, money in your hand / Looking for the good times, the bad times that you had / Can you feel all eyes on you.” In the next stanza, “You walk into a bar, money in your hand / Looking for the one thing that you never had.” Then there’s a bridge: “Where have you been / Have you thought about what you did.” Next you’re walking into a prison, then in the final stanza, an employment line, “hoping you have a prayer that they can try to understand.” The song puts you in the shoes, and mind, of a convict. It doesn’t say what he did, but it makes you feel his estrangement. That all eyes are on him only emphasizes how alone he is. The final track, “Can I,” is the second slow ballad on the cd, starting out with chords slightly reminiscent of Stevie Nicks’ “Landslide.” The melody is completely different but no less tearjerking: “Can I see your world? Can I free your soul? Can I take your pain? Can I lend you my name for a while.” The last line implies understanding and empathy. So this is an impressive introduction and there’s more to come, as he’s got a backlog of material. After you buy this, throw a donation to the March of Dimes, since the music is living testimony to the value of decent health care. The album is available on Spotify and Amazon.

The complete Schitt’s Creek Schitt’s Creek: The Complete Collection (Seasons 1-6) Lionsgate Home Entertainment List Price: $59.98 As I write this, we’re in the wake of Warner Brothers going a long way to remove movie-going experiences as we know them. It’s part of a continuing surreal nature of 2020, which also included the unexpected success of the Canadian television show Schitt’s Creek. With everyone on lockdown, a lot of what seemed to come out around my demographic was word about this show, one that my wife has watched all the way through not once but twice this year. So, may as well grab the physical media and take a look at all this. The name of the show is that of a fictitious town, one that finds new citizens in the Rose family – Johnny (Eugene Levy, Best in Show) is a the owner of a chain of video stores whose business has collapsed, causing he and his privileged family looking for a place to live. They’re broke, but bought the town of Schitt’s Creek years ago as a novelty and as such, find themselves living at a motel there. Johnny’s wife Moira (Catherine O’Hara, Home Alone) is a once-famous soap actress, and their children David (Daniel Levy, Admission) and Alexis (Annie Murphy) share a “suite” at the motel, and try to find a new start in the town. At first glance, when you see a show with Levy and O’Hara, and fellow comedy veteran Chris Elliott (Groundhog Day), you have the sense that you are going to see something entertaining. And to be clear, you do, but it is the way the show transforms into something unexpected that for me is a big reason for its charm. The Roses come to a realization after a little while that nothing will come to save them, and then it is a matter of being comfortable with the townspeople that makes for a wonderfully charming evolution. One of the first people the Roses meet is Stevie (Emily Hampshire, Mother!) as the front desk worker of the motel and she keeps the family at arm’s length too, for many of the same reasons the Roses want to get

Johnny Rose (left, Eugene Levy) seems horrified by the eating habits of Mayor Roland Schitt in the Canadian comedy Schitt’s Creek. out of town. But as the show goes on, Stevie and the Roses learn about each other and love each other more, and Hampshire’s performance as her character evolves, particularly at the end of Season Five, is award-worthy. The focus of the show and people changing is rightfully on the Roses, who become more accepting of their town as they get more accustomed to it. Levy’s place in the story is understated but welcome whenever he comes on screen. O’Hara takes on the Schitt’s drama club. Her intense wig collection, dramatic fashion sense and detached intonation makes for laughs. They’re there for solid contributions, but the workload is shared equally with the kids – Murray’s on-again off-again romance with the veterinarian Ted (Dustin Milligan, Extract) helps show the effects of Schitt’s on the Roses, particularly as Alexis is a bit detached and like Paris Hilton-lite. David is the one to watch (Daniel is the producer, after all), and not being familiar with his work before the show, I was impressed by the timing he has, learning from one of the greats after all! But seriously, his comic sense is understated, and he gets to show that off even more over the course of David’s relationship with Patrick (Noah Reid), a successful local businessman. David and Patrick’s relationship is one that builds over time, and one that feels personal. The way that David

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shows a strength that he may not have exhibited before is touching, but then he says the perfect thing to make you laugh or smile to make the scene feel right. The Roses as a family may start out detached and oblivious; but they come back to a reliance and decency that they always had (but seemed to forget about through the years) that makes their interactions with Schitt’s folks even more sensible. They settle into the town, and their acclimation process feels genuine, so that anything else from there can be as funny or sweet as you want it to be. The key to your enjoyment of Schitt’s Creek (and you WILL enjoy it) may be the level of which you’ve heard about the praise of the show. If you have heard a lot from your spouse or significant other, you are liable to be let down by it; but if you tone out your friends and family (as you should!), you will discover that Schitt’s Creek is a wonderful, humble show. The complete series comes to DVD in a 15-disc set, with two discs each for the first three seasons, and the last three on three discs, all of which appear in 1.78:1 widescreen, consistent with presentation. The overall results are fine, which gradually improve as the seasons evolve, and I looked at a sample of episodes while streaming the show online; the latter of which being a better option quality-wise for me. The show looks fine on DVD, colors are natural, the image lacks any edge enhancement or haloing, and black levels are okay too. Typical TV show stuff reproduced accurately on DVD. The show’s extras are found on the

last episode of each disc, and tend to improve as the seasons roll off. The first three seasons are broken into three sections each; “Inside Schitt’s Creek” which are webisodes for the show, deleted/extended scenes are worth the look, as are the bloopers. In season one, the Inside segments are in-character webisodes (11, 21:45), the additional footage is OK (13, 14:06) and the bloopers (6:02) are funny. Season Two has more webisodes (13, 24:44), additional scenes (14, 18:24) and bloopers (3:38) while Season Three has yet more webisodes (13, 24:32), additional scenes (8, 9:25) and bloopers (3:16). Season Four transitions to “Behind the Episode,” (13, 31:26) including discussions with the younger Levy and the relevant cast of an episode, covering the show, production anecdotes and the like. The webisodes (13, 25:50) are good, and there are featurettes (11, 34:13) that include various behind-the-scenes aspects of the show, the friendship between the older Levy and O’Hara, character evolutions and beer named after dogs! Bloopers continue (1:41) and moving to Season Five, “Behind the Episode” (14, 33:34) covers a lot of the same general topics as the past season does, episode extras (14, 17:13) look at various character quirks and nuances, and seven featurettes (18:22) cover previews, Dan Levy’s softball skills and on-set dogs. Season Six includes more featurettes (17, 38:34) that looks at the last season and the fun highs and lows of it, along with guest stars and table reads. “Behind the Scenes” (14, 47:50) are the “Behind the Episodes” part of the extras, and as as related bonus, there is a bonus episode called “Best Wishes, Warmest Regards,” which is a 44-minute look at the show, it’s pluses and minuses, the impact on the gay and LGBTQ community, and the thoughts on the popularity that the cast was swept up in. The complete collection of Schitt’s Creek is a funny, enjoyable and sweet ride, with a nice presentation both in video and audio, and the extras that start fun and when they do get serious, turn out to be better than expected. If you are curious about the show that ended in 2020 and garnered so much attention, this is a solid package for you.

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The Walker children set sail aboard the Swallow for summer adventures. The child actors are so good you almost forget you are watching a movie. Below left, The Swallows and Amazons decide to pool their talents rather than battle each other for dominance of their playground island.

The perfect family movie

And a movie featuring kids that is almost perfect I have great nostalgia for movies and TV shows I watched with my children when they were young, but I never expected to go through life discovering sources of entertainment that I wish I would have been able to share with them when they were still young. That happened recently when I felt like watching a movie on one of my favorite specialty streaming channels – the Criterion Channel. Criterion is pure movie nerd nirvana, with classics from around the world, animation, documentaries, silents, indies and plenty of movie

commentary. The Criterion Channel is a true treasure. Every Friday they add new material under a variety of categories such as Double Feature (in which they pair two movies with similar themes) and Saturday Matinees (family oriented movies). Every so often – sometimes even on a Saturday afternoon – I’ll tune into a Saturday Matinee. Recent examples include The Canterville Ghost (1944) with the great Charles Laughton (more on him shortly), National Velvet

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(1944) with young Elizabeth Taylor and, one I watched recently for Ray Harryhausen’s stop-motion animation, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958). More recently, a British movie made in 1974 appeared as the Saturday Matinees offering, and because it was made the same year I moved to England, I watched it as soon as it appeared on Criterion. It’s called Swallows and Amazons and is based on a beloved 1930 book about a group of imaginative kids during their 1929 summer holiday in the Lake District. While I’ve never encountered the book by Arthur Ransome or the 11 others that followed in what was a very popular series, I learned the movie is a faithful adaptation of Ransome’s first book. The fact that the film was made in England the very year I arrived there aboard a Norwegian tanker carrying lard to Liverpool intrigued me. Why had I never heard of the series of books and this movie? As mentioned, the story takes place in 1929. But forget all that. Time and place do not matter, because Swallows and Amazons is a universal story about the wonder and intense drama that can be an imaginative child’s life. It’s the summer holiday for the four Walker children. Their father is on his way to a naval posting in Hong Kong, so their mother takes the children to the Lake District for their summer holiday, where the four oldest of the five Walker children (John, Susan, Titty and Roger) are allowed to sail the Swallow to an island and camp without adult supervision. (Oh, the horrors – these children are in a sailboat without life vests. Please do not impose your 21st century ideas of childhood safety on these children of the 1920s. I’ll bet at home they rode their bicycles without helmets, too!). The child actors playing the Walker children are so good, so natural, that with very little effort you have given yourself up wholly to their idyllic adventures, and you are just happy to be along for the ride. It’s a very sweet flick, but it will not rot your teeth. *** And now for something completely different – the 1955 chiaroscuro masterpiece The Night of the Hunter, sadly the only movie ever directed by the great screen and stage actor Charles Laughton. I’ve seen this tight little thriller many times, but until the most recent viewing, I had forgotten that it ends on a Christmas theme. The Criterion Channel is also where you will want to see The Night of the Hunter because of all the fascinating

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The eerie scene in The Night of the Hunter when fisherman James Gleason hooks onto the car at the bottom of a river, where the single-mom character played by Shelley Winters has been waiting to be discovered after being murdered by her serial killer preacher husband. extrats it comes with, including a making of a feature and a 21/2-hour documentary of mostly outtakes that show Laughton’s directorial abilities while working on the film. We also learn in these extras that United Artists – the studio founded by actors in the 1920s (Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks) and that produced The Night of the Hunter, had absolutely no idea what to make of the finished picture. “Too arty,” one executive said after a screening. So it was buried in a double feature billing with a long-forgotten medical drama vehicle for Frank Sinatra (and which also featured Hunter star Robert Mitchum). With no promotion, The Night of the Hunter shriveled on the vine and Laughton’s spirit crushed. He died in 1962 and never got to see his film grow from cult status to a recognized American cinematic masterpiece. While Lawrence Olivier is one of the actors originally considered to play the movie’s monster – a psychopathic, misogynistic serial killer and preacher – the role went to 37-year-old Robert Mitchum, who obviously relished the opportunity to play an unhinged maniac with LOVE and HATE tattooed on his fingers. While doing time for car theft in Depression-era America, the preacher shares a cell with a bank robber (played by Peter Graves) who killed two people in the course of the robbery and is awaiting execution. The robber got away with $10,000 (that would amount to close to a quarter-million in today’s dollars) and managed to hide it

Robert Mitchum in his most unhinged role as the woman-hating serial killer with LOVE and HATE tattooed on his fingers. before being arrested. WE learn he stole the money because he couldn’t stand seeing his kids going hungry. The preacher learns enough from his doomed cellmate to think that the family he leaves behind – a wife (Shelley Winters) and two young children – know where the money is. This sets the scene for the rest of this mystical, magical, lyrical tale. Shot for the paltry moviemaking sum of $600,000, Lawton recruited a crack team to help put a distinctively poetic touch on the movie. Cinematographer Stanley Cortez was one of the key artisans Laughton chose to help bring his vision of the 1953 novel by Davis Grubb to life.

Cortez fully understand the themes of darkness and light that permeate the story and extended that to the visual look of the film, which often hearkens back to German Expressionism – particularly in the vaulted ceiling bedroom scene leading up to Shelley Winter’s murder. Another key contributor was composer Walter Schumann (his major credit being doing the daunting theme song to Jack Webb’s Dragnet). Laughton did something unsuual by insisting that Schumann be on the set for the movie shoot so he fully inderstood the emotions Laughton was trying to evoke. Schumann’s music is a wonderful contribution to the overall effect. His menacing theme for the preacher is particularly effective. Also helping to achieve the overall look of the film was art director Hillyard Brown, who contributed tromp l’oeil illusions to add to the feel. Laughton reportedly wanted to imbue his movie with pure cinematic elements that he felt were most on display in silent movies, so he studied silents, especially the work of D. W. Griffith. There is one scene where Laughton’s devotion to the silents stands out – the preacher is leaning against a tree, calling for the children in the house. As he walks toward the house, the camera’s iris closes in on the basement window where the two children silently watch the preacher. The journey the two children make on the river through the star-filled night (another one of Hillyard Brown’s soundstage masterpieces) with the constant threat of the preacher on their tail and the beauty of nature around them is so beautiful. The children are eventually found by the character played by Lillian Gish (Laughton was so happy to work with her for her association with D.W. Griffith). She is a simple farm woman who collects unwanted children. She is an amazing presence, and she has the final words of the film on a snowy Christmas day. After her foundling children have received their Christmas gifts and gone to bed, Gish issues a line that could make her the spiritual mother of Lebowski when she notes that children abide. “They abide and they endure.” If you’ve not seen The Night of the Hunter, do yourself a favor. And if you do watch it on the Criterion Channel, be sure to see the movie before viewing the extras. In almost all of the extras, people emphasize that only Charles Laughton could have made this movie, but that did not stop Universal from announcing last spring that it plans a remake of Night of the Hunter. Ugh. Why? December 17, 2020 69

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Sunroof, 230k miles. Best offer! 218-940-6237

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1963 Oldsmobile

4 dr collector car. 17,700 original mil. Museum quality. $15,000. 218-778-688 6 after 6pm

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1986 O’Day 222 Sailboat with trailer. $1,500. Text 218-749-2723. 2001 Honda Valkyrie Interstate 1500. Red with matching trailer, loaded with chrome, full cover, shop manual, mint condition, 9,400 miles. $7,000. 715-374-2588. “01” 14’ Alumacraft T-14-V with cover; “99” PERO Boat Trailer with spare tire; “89” 15 HP Evinrude outboard & tank; 2- collapsible seats; 2 oars. $1,700. Also, “86” 15 HP Evinirude, $300. 218-626-3023 (home), 218-216-5372 (cell) Ladies co-ed Schwinn 2-speed tourinig classic, red, gel seat, helmet, $200. rdtnews@gmail.com Ladies cruiser, blue chrome fenders, needs TLC. $40. rdtnews@ gmail.com. Arctic Cat Snowmobile Suit. Like New, paid $260 make offer cash only. 218-834-3709 2004 HarleyDavidson Heritage Softail. Lots of extras, helmet, available. 12,000mi $10,000. 218966-1748 14ft fiberglass fishing boat, molded seats $200. or BO 218-848-2007 1985 Honda Shadow 650 122,000 odometer. Runs good. Comes with brand new helmet & leather saddle bags. $900 OBO 715-813-0757 OLD MOTORCYCLES WANTED Collector looking for old motorcycles sitting in the barn or shed collecting dust mostly looking for 60s and 70s motorcycles but possibly newer ones as well what do you have? Cash paid! Call me 320420-7675 2010 Yamaha Cruiser Red, 1000cc, 1,800mi, saddlebags, removable backrest, windshield, cruise control. Like new $5000. 218-410-2616 1998 AlumaCraft 185 Trophy 150hp Johnson, 6hp Nissan, 2 Locators, Marine Radio, 4 Downriggers, 2 planner boards, 7 rods & reels. $10,000 or BO 715-8178030 2252 Ciera Express. Set up for Lake Superior. Asking $10,000. or reasonable offer 218-348-5450 91 H.D. Sportster 1200cc Rebuilt & modified. Good cond. $5,000. OBO 218-724-1946 1972 Harley 50cc Did run last 1988. It’s been hung from ceiling inside my house since then. Asking $1,500 or BO 218-940-4984 1981 Yamaha 100 XS full dressed motorcycle w/39k miles and a full

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dress parts bike with it. Asking $1000. 218-263-8292 1995/96 Ski-Do Free Style. Also trailer for 24ft pontoon boat. 715682-5305 1972 Classic S-S Swan 43 Custom. Freezer/fridge/watermaker. Hull #64 of 67. 715-747-2350 Auto Wanted Auto parts needed. Hood, grill & headlight units for 1997 Buick LeSabre. Hopefully not too expensive. 218-600-7105 Leave Message. Older snowmobiles, motor cycles, mini bikes and most small engines. 218-269-5455 Wanted: Junk Cars & Trucks. Junk cars and trucks for scrap. Partial proceeds benefit Douglas County Humane Society. Thanks. 218348-6942. Misc-Auto\Trailers Wanted: used boat trailer that exactly fits a 12 ft. boat, i.e. not a 14 ft. boat also. 218-213-4369. Lawn trailer, 2-wheel, new heavy hauler by Fimco. 43”x 33” $175 cash. 715-774-3279. Collector 1968 GM 3-speed column shift transmission #GM-17 part #3925647 and bell housing. 218-525-1477 Enclosed aluminum trailer, 6’x3’x41/2’, spare wheel, second tongue, $750 cash. 715-774-3279. 22-foot motor home. Clean & ready to go! Sleeps 6. A/C, TV antenna, microwave. 48,000 miles. $6,750. 218-749-3993 Wanted: 5-hole 13 inch trailer wheels with or w/o tires 218-2634676 1929 Inline Six Double D motor & transmission $1,000 or BO 218410-5011 New Kumho Solus KR21 Tire & rim P225/70/R16 $75 BO New Dayton tire P215/65/R16 $40 BO 218-3435114 2009 Montana 5th wheel, 4 slides, located in Cloquet, Spafford Park, many extras, $22,900 obo. 701 509 7757 Brand new Kumho-Solus Tire and wheel, 225-70-16 (KR21) $50/BO New Dayton tire 215-65-16 $25. 218-464-2824 4 Weather Master, Snowgroove, ST2-195/55 R15 Tires $100. 4-205/70/R15 $100. 218-724-5358 Diamond Plate Aluminum Pickup

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Tool Box, 14” Deep, 60” Long, 20” Wide with 5” Overhang, Single Cover. In Great Shape. $100 (218)743-3933 Brand new Kumho Solus KR21 tire & wheel. 225-70-16. $85 OBO New Dayton tire only. 215-65-16 $50 OBO 218-606-2011 Trailer hitch fits Jeep Grand Cherokee, Reese Model 51010, like new $75 obo 715-794-2089 ARE Chev white topper. 6’ wide. Slider windows & screens Brake. Like new. 218-525-1477 4 Hankook Ventus V12 ev0. 245/45 ZR 19 Extra load tires with less than 7,000 mi. $200 218-4093913 4-275-65-18R (F150) Goodyear Wranglers 8-9/32 Tread $100. 218-341-0396 Lawn tractor wheel weights. 30lbs each. Fits 8 or 10” rims. $60 obo. 218-729-5273 2002 Chrysler TOC passenger outside door handle. $30. 218591-7712 L&R front fender script emplems and chrome fender scoop ornaments for 69’ Firebird. $50 firm. Cash only. 715-718-0092 Music Kimball organ. Excellent shape. Dual keyboard, bass pedals, with bench. Asking $1800 (OBO). Cash only. 218-722-1312. Jusek Violin. Made by a master in Prague 1926, #107 valued at $4,000. Will trade for cash and a good violin or BO Call Jim 218491-4201 Conn Organ - Free if you have children, otherwise $20. Also, consol TV, free 218-624-4900 35 String Irish Harp made by Duluth Harp maker David Kortier. Excellent cond. with case. $1800. 218-428-0563 Two 15” JBL speakers w/tripods, Peavey XR-600 P.A. Head. For band or solo. $500. firm 320-6308004 4-piece PDP drum set with cymbal stand and double bass pedal. Excellent condition! $300. Call Terry at 218-206-7571 Fender KXR-60 Keyboard amp50amp 12”speaker $135. 218235-1475 Ibanez Micro Bass. Great for beginners. Black New $195 OBO 218-235-1475 Fender Jazz Bass, black, hum-

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buckers. Like New $400 OBO 218-235-1475 Two Lawrence green box flashers. Mac 1 Eagle graph--Lawrence. $75. 218-984-2669 Hammond organ J-122 model w/ bench. Great condition. $100 or best offer. 218-244-1629 Wanted Willing to travel nearby Solon Springs for any scrap laying around. Text 715-209-3935. Used electric dryer, running condition. John. 218-341-7025. Old-fashioned hand-knit wool TV slippers, men’s shoe size 11. Leave message at 218-340-1330. Computer geek or geekess to educate an older dummy on some basics and a little beyond. Prefer clean nonsmoker, will discuss pay. 715-919-4550 Wicker porch furniture. Text or call 612-599-6983. Two- or four-wheel folding grocery cart, less than $15. Call evenings, 218-940-9005. Small cast iron wood or pellet stove. 218-834-3709 lv messg Honda Trail 70, Z50, XL70, SL70, XR75 motorcycles. 218-428-3474 Cheap: used recessed ceiling fan. 218-310-1781 or 218-276-4985 Cheap used/refurbished room, window or portable air conditioner in good shape. 218-310-1781 Snowblower with electric start, 8 HP more or less. Reasonable - Leave or Text message to 715610-1710. 2 into 1 stock muffler from early ‘80s Harley FX 218-341-2841 Sets of dresser scarves. 218-9409005 evenings Reasonably priced 20’ Pontoon boat w/ 4-stroke engine and power lift. 928-234-3325 Computer/Elec New Nidec ac motor with condenser. 3-1/2” diameter, duel 5/16” shafts 1”&3” long, 1.5 volts, 50/60hz, 0.5 amps, 500/600 rpm, $30. 715-919-4550. Ham Radios-Best Offer. Text only for info & pics. 218-750-7981 Old “Air Master” radio. Text only for info & pics. 218-750-7981 Dell Inspiron desktop $100..218341-2607 White Baby Monitors $10. or BO 218-310-1781 or 218-276-4985

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Bluetooth Music Light up bulb. $25. or BO Mini electric cigarette roller. Blue&Black comes with pushstick & brush $30. or BO218310-1781 PS2 Console w/3 controllers. Slim PS2 $40. or BO Will trade for other electronics. 218-310-1781 or 218276-4985 RCA digital converter box with remote, gently used-still in box. $35 or BO-will trade for other electronics. 218-310-1781 or 218-2764985 Appliances Free 1956 Singer sewing machine in wooden cabinet. 920-727-3550. ATTENTION LANDLORDS: Frigidaire washer, Maytag dryer, XLarge Kenmore Refridgerator w/ ice maker, Maytag Dishwasher. Downsizing. Excellent running cond. Some scratches from moving. $1,000. for all. 218-241-1842 Cube-style dorm fridge in good cond. $40. 218-638-2399 Jen-aire Glass Top Stove. Works great. Best offer 218-724-5358 Wood space heater $50. 218-7214481 Stove for home, cabin or garage. Burns wood or coal. $95. 715-3998569 White Kenmore microwave. $10. 218-206-1278 Two 250 gal fuel oil tanks. Paint red for gasoline. $50/ea. 218-8482007 Furniture Big blue recliner, $60. 218-5917712. Pair of brass plated table lamps with beautiful red satin shades. 20 1/2” high 7 1/4” diameter base. Excellent condition $40 firm! 715919-4550 Oak plant stand. Holds ten plants. Can also be used as book shelf. $20. Call 218-525-7702 Oak TV cabinet. Door and shelf. Excellent condition. $30. Call 218525-7702 Solace medical bed, good condition. Call 218-481-0175. Blue office chair. Good condition. $10. Gold floor lamp with shade. Good condition. $15. Shelving unit and 14 ceramic bears. $25 Call 218-525-7702 Miscellaneous 20 potted plants. Variety. $3 each. Call 218-525-7702

Gold-filled pin with 14 diamonds in 5 gold bars. Would make beautiful ring for Christmas, Buy 1 or all. 218-213-8556. Mickey Minnie, cookie jar excellent shape ( $15). Toro electric snow throw like new ($40). 1950 Doll high chair, excellent shape ($40). 218-624-2143 For sale: spinning wheel replica. $100 obo. 218-969-1781.

Teeter Hang Up Inversion table, $175. 218-727-3550. Thirty quart size canning jars with lids $15 715-919-4550. Beautiful potted plants. Variety. $8 each or less. Call 218-525-7702. Wesco Cardio Glide exercise bike 950. USed twice. $95. 218-9691781.

Legal-sized pool table, very good condition. You disassemble. $500. 218-428-9963. Old-fashion toddler winter wood sled. great condition. $25 o/b/o. 218-481-0175. Log splitter – 22-ton with 8” wedge hydraulic, towable, Forest King, brand, like new. $900 cash. 715774-3279.

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Real Estate Wanted_ Looking for a trustworthy, responsible person to be the caretaker of a small apartment complex in Duluth. The job will require mowing, snow removal, and a few other tasks and overseeing the property. Basic knowledge of plumbing and electricity a plus. At least a 2 year commitment. In exchange we offer a free one-bedroom apartment with all utilities included. Call Hubert at 218-409-0484. Wanted: Furnished bedroom, apartment, or cabin in Duluth area for senior couple for month of August. JANEorTOM@gmail.com Disabled P/T employed male in need of stable housing, room or basement with available kitchen. Far East End. Please call James 218-461-0703. MINNESOTA HUNTING LAND Wanted. Earn thousands on your land by leasing the hunting rights. Free evaluation & info packet. Liability coverage included. The experts at Base Camp Leasing have been bringing landowners & hunters together since 1999. Email: info@basecampleasing.com Call: 866/309-1507 BaseCampLeasing.com I buy homes, multi-units and land. Cash $. 218-5562542 webuytwinports.com_

For Sale: 1978 2 bedroom, 2 bath mobile home in Sunnyside Estates, Cloquet. Needs repairs. $1,500. or B.O. 218-481-5881 Responsible nonprofit animal rescue looking for pet friendly rental housing, fenced yard, spacious. Rent to own pref. ASAP. 218-576-8534 50 acres hunting land. 2 enclosed deer stands, building site, power & phone access. Westerlund Loop, Solon Springs, Wis. 920-344-8016 Mobile home $18,500 Vintage Acres/Gary 2br//1ba includes appliances. Quiet. Large yard/garden area. 218-464-5524 Lake of the Woods, MN 30 acres for sale with well, septic, power & sheds. Minutes from the lake! Asking $78,900. 218-242-7304 Rentals__

Fisherman cabin 1 mile from boat landing on Lake Superior. For info or pictures call (715) 682- 2568 Vacation Rental. Causeway on Gull, Nissewa, MN. 2 Bdrm, 2 bath, sleeps 8 May 13-15th. Close to marina, free boat slip. 218-865-6591

Real Estate For Sale: 2.35 acre lot w/100’ shoreline on Lake LaVerne, WI. Motivated to sell: $27,000 Call Lori 612803-6607 for details.

Northland Living was launched in fall 2020 by Reader publisher Robert Boone, who noted the recent demise of an area real estate magazine and recognized the need for such a publication.

HOMES ♦ REAL ESTATE December 2020

Northland Living is published monthly and can be found within the pages of the first issue of the Reader each month. • Do you have a unique home to share in Northland Living? • Are you a builder or architect with a story to share? • Do you want to advertise in the Northland’s new glossy real estate magazine?

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16’ x 24’ cabin with steel-sided shed on county-leased land in Ault, Minnesota, 1000’ off forest management road.

$40,000 Call 218-491-0972 or 218-355-1668

Iconic Northwoods Restaurant for Lease The Chocolate Moose is available for lease to a qualified operator for the 2020 season and beyond. Ely’s most popular restaurant since 1985 needs new energy and creativity. Sixmonth lease with very liberal terms to get started. Operationally ready to move in. Profitable for more than 30 years. Call Piragis Northwood Co., 218-365-6745 or steve@piragis.com

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14th Avenue West & 3rd Street Wood setting near Enger Tower in the middle of Duluth. 2 bedroom apartment, everything included 950.00 a month Newer secure building, views of bay, OSP, laundry, non-smoking, no pets. 100 yards from hiking and biking trails. Students and young professionals welcome. Call Dan. 218-348-8008

$48,000 Wooded Lot with Creek & Well 6632 Hwy 61, Little Marais

Ready to build on level site. Year round access. Well, electricity, and identified septic 1-3/4 acres includes: 25’ travel trailer, 18’ X 18’ Shed, mature trees, winding creek

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Job Opportunites PART-TIME MUSICIAN Forbes United Methodist Church Proctor, MN. Assist in developing inspirational Sunday services thru music for virtual presentation. Adaptable. Able to accompany vocal & instrumental performances. Temporary position with growth potential. Competitive wage. Apply via email to forbesumc33@gmail.com. White Cedar Shingles, Inc., 2700 Winter St., Superior, is seeking people for temporary positions that could turn full time. The work involves staining, cutting and bundling. For a telephone interview, call Joe at 218-522-1189. Graphic Artist needed. Adobe Creative Suite, pagination skills a plus. Send resume to: info@readerduluth.com Needed Immediately Some one ASAP to work with elderly, nice lady to do some errands, shopping, Doctors appts. etc. No housework. Must be kind and honest. Have to have car, insurance. Must like pets and be kind to animals. Good pay. Variable hours. 3419027 LvMessg. Business Opportunity. Photo/picture framing equipment, Fletcher 2100 & 3000 mat/glass cutters, Vacu-Seal programmable press. Extra supplies incl. $7,500. value selling for $2,500. Can purchase items separately. 218-830-1255 Adults 18 or older and generally healthy wanted for research on the physiological and subjective stress responses of individuals who use marijuana regularly. Compensation provided. U of MN Medical School Duluth Research Study, 218-726-8623. President’s Liquor has full & part-time employment

openings for stock clerk, cashier, maintenance & office assistant. Apply in-person at the Liquor store. 3824 E. 2nd St. Superior, WI. Ask for Jim “Ever wonder what the world looks like at 5 am? Always dreamed of having afternoons off? Amazing

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All Super Ones Cub Foods Mount Royal Fine Foods Mount Royal Bottle Shop Mount Royal Library Whole Foods Co-op Cashwise Liquor Lake Aire Bottle Shoppe Holiday - 27th Ave W. Holiday- 40th Ave W. Holiday - London Road Holiday – Rice Lake Road Minit Mart - 19th Ave. W. & Superior St. CHUM drop-in center Marshall Hardware Reader box - Dewitt Seitz Reader box - Main Post Office Reader box - Downtown Sammy’s – West Duluth University Liquor Vintage Italian Pizza Woodland Market Place Wussow’s – West Duluth

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All Super Ones Belknap Liquor Hammond Liquor Keyport Liquor Holiday - 21st & Tower Holiday - Belknap Holiday - E. Second St. Vintage Italian Pizza Superior Meats

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Kendall’s - Knife River Answers onBay page 55 Holiday - Beaver Bri’ Essa’s - Silver Bay Co-op - Finland Holiday - Tofte Lockport - Lutsen Holiday - Grand Marais

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All Super Ones Harvest Co-op – Virginia IGA – Eveleth Northwoods - Ely Zup’s - Babbit Zup’s - Ely Zup’s - Tower Y Store - Hwy 100 Holiday - Gilbert Short Stop –Eveleth Short Stop - Buhl Clark – Virginia 169 Freedom – Chisholm Bloomberg’s – Babbit Lucky Seven -_Biwabik Iron Junction - C-store

Northwest Wisc Super One Super H Ashland Co-op Ashland Star Liquor Our Family Grocery O’Brien - Iron River Andy’s - Bayfield IGA – Minong Victory - Minong Mobil – Trego ICO – Gordon

Super One Chris’s Food- Sandstone Marketplace Foods - Moose Lake Holiday - Cloquet Holiday - Proctor Minit Mart - Proctor Casey’s - Sandstone

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Employment ARE YOUR KIDS IN SCHOOL? V.I.P. is in need of a few good kitchen workers. Day hours available. If you are interested call your nearest V.I.P. or stop in. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY DRIVERS WANTED Looking for self-motivated people that would like part time work transporting people to appointments in your area. Great benefits. Please leave message 612/978-2115 Paperboy looking for help with marketing on internet. 218-3482903 Housekeepers Wanted Must be available mornings and weekends. Apply in person at the front desk/ Allyndale Motel, 510 North 66 Ave. West and Cody St.

Looking for an amazing career and a great place to work? Aerostich is hiring! View our video and all available positions at www.SewAero.com. Arrowhead House Foster Care has part time employment opportunities working with adults with mental illness. Day/evening & awake overnight positions available. Competitive wages, paid training, paid time off and employ-

ee bonuses! Call 218-727-8040, or apply online at ahprograms. com Work Wanted Life Enrichment Activities Professional. In home, residential facility, memory care, music, life enrichment, companion care, home care..Call, text, email: 612-4235083.richmondscharf@gmail.com Sharpening Service 29 years exp. Circle saws, planer knives, Zamboni knives, tec. John 218879-6143 Experienced pet sitter would love to watch them in your home & house sit. References. Call 218380-3340 Trudy. $0. one dog, $5 each additional Licensed Nurse-Duluth/Superior area. Good driving record. Will assist clients: DRs appts, meds, shopping, lunch, some light housekeeping duties. Avail. 2-3 hrs on weekdays. Reasonable rates Call Lynn 218-348-7393 Educated hair stylist willing to come to your home and do your hair. Very fair rates. Wendy 715919-0979 Senior will do phone fundraising/ surveys. PT, afternoons, down-

town Duluth. 218-940-9005 Reliable man to care for elderly in home. Run errands, work in your home. Very diversified, excontractor. Call for details 218409-4725 Feet on the Go! Yes! I will come into your home to give you a pedicure. 218-208-7950 Handyman. $13/hr - Call Ryan @ 218-428-1626 Musicians.. Part-time musician: Forbes United Methodist Church, Proctor. Assist in developing inspirational Sunday services through music

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for virtual presentation. Adaptable. Able to accompany vocal & instrumental performances. Temporary position with growth potential. Competitive wage. Apply at forbesumc33@gmail.com. Fellow musicians unite. Singer songwriter, guitarist, performing and recording, collaborative spirit, seeks like minded others for collaborations. Call, text, email. 612 423 5083, richmondscharf@gmail.com

is currently hiring wait staff to greet customers, wait tables, serve food and beverages. Please apply in person with

GUITAR LESSONS from Austin, Tx professional new to the Twin Ports! (Also Bass & Vocal) go to new levels! Call 512565-5000 Guitar lessons available. 16 years experience. All styles, reasonable rates. Contact Aaron at 218-760-1599. Professional violin/fiddle lessons. Credentials: Performance degree U of M Twin Cities, toured nationally as American/ Celtic/Nordic/Rock fiddler. Duluth. References. 218-2353235 Eli Bissonett Free Piano Lessons for Beginners in your home. If you have the desire to learn the basics this is a good start. I will not give lessons to under 18 without others present. Jay 218213-4687

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Alernative Therapies Mind Body Spirit Harmonization with Tachyon Energy. One only a few Tachyon Chambers in U.S. Superior, WI 715-501-4046 Lost/Found

Meetings NARVRE Unit 92 - Protecting Railroad Retirement. We meet the 2nd Thursday of each month at the West Duluth American Legion at 1 PM Scandinavian Crime Writers Book Club meeting in Duluth Call Kirk 612-558-1318

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Shrek the Halls ABC 7:30 pm Shrek tries to get into the Christmas spirit for the sake of Fiona and the kids, but Donkey, Puss in Boots and Gingerbread Man all have their own ideas about how holidays should be celebrated. This holiday special features the original “Shrek” voice cast.

Industry HBO 9 pm A group of young graduates attempt to make a name for themselves at a preeminent investment bank in London in this ensemble drama premiere. Myha’la Herrold stars as Harper, a New Yorker whose outsider status gives viewers an inside look at high finance.

Biggest Little Christmas Showdown HGTV 8 pm In one final challenge, the remaining three teams are tasked with creating the ultimate Christmas vacation cabins of their dreams. Only one will win the $50,000 cash prize and have their creation built into a life-sized version

Movie: Love Actually AMC 9 pm Ten stories of holiday romance play out over the five weeks leading up to Christmas in this beloved, box-office-busting British comedy. The film’s ensemble cast includes Keira Knightley, Hugh Grant, Alan

Ken Jeong hosts backto-back episodes of I Can See Your Voice starting at 7 pm Wednesday on Fox.

Rickman, Rowan Atkinson and Emma Thompson.

Saturday 12-19

Zombie House Flipping A&E 9 am In this new episode, the team finds a rundown house in a beautiful lakefront lot with a lot of potential. Unfortunately, the decaying home has become a haven for many wild critters, so the team will have to keep nature at bay during the flip.

Movie: Scrooged AMC 2 pm Comedy legend Bill Murray stars in this offbeat retelling of Charles Dickens’ classic story, A Christmas Carol. Frank Cross (Murray), a mean, embittered TV network executive is visited by ghosts on Christmas Eve, revealing to him the error of his ways. Movie: Wendy HBO 7 pm In this latest re-imaging of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, Wendy Darling (Devin France) is a young girl with a thirst for adventure. Fearing she may be stuck in a small like her mother was, Wendy and her brothers follow a rambunctious boy onto a train. Global Citizen Prize NBC 7 pm Returning for its second year after the success of this celebration in 2019, individuals who spent the year making the world a better place are thanked and rewarded. Powerful video packages detail the remarkable things these nominees have accomplished. Movie: Letters to Satan Claus Syfy 8 pm Balance out the Christmas cheer with some holiday horror in this new film about the importance of proper spelling. When Holly (Karen Knox) was a girl, a misspelled letter to Santa summoned a demon that killed her parents. Now, she returns home to face it.

Sunday 12-20

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2020’s (rather unique) year of sports in this hour-long special. After looking back, Cowherd looks forward to expectations and predictions of things to come in the New Year. Movie: The Sound of Music ABC 6 pm Julie Andrews stars as Maria, a young nun who leaves the convent to become a governess, in this beloved musical. The film is based on the iconic Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical and also stars Christopher Plummer as the widowed dad, Capt. Von Trapp. A Home for the Holidays CBS 8:30 p.m. Gayle King hosts the 22nd annual installment of this inspiring celebratory adoption-awareness special. Josh Groban, Miranda Lambert and Meghan Trainor will perform, and special guests Leslie Odom Jr. and Andrea Bocelli will also share stories. Your Honor Showtime 9 pm Bryan Cranston stars as Judge Michael Desiato in this 10-part limited series. The show explores the ways in which the respected judge abuses his power through lies and deception to protect his son, Adam (Hunter Doohan), who was involved in a hit-and-run.

Monday 12-21

NEXT Fox 7 pm John Slattery stars as a workaholic Silicon Valley pioneer in this sci-fi thriller. After dedicating his whole life to innovations rather than family, Paul LeBlanc (Slattery) must join forces with police to stop the A.I. he built from destroying humanity. Bull CBS 9 pm Chunk’s (Christopher Jackson) friend Reggie (Don Guillory), a boarding school counselor, asks Bull (Michael Weatherly) for help filing a wrongful death suit against the upper-class school when an athletic scholarship student suddenly dies during training. My Feet Are Killing Me TLC 9 pm This reality series stars Dr. Ebonie

Vincent and Dr. Brad Schaeffer as they take on the sometimes fungal – and often funky – foot problems of their patients. Shining a light on podiatric conditions, the doctors show how these can be treated and prevented. Weakest Link NBC 9 pm Jane Lynch hosts this intense team trivia-show revival, in which contestants answer questions in order to bank money. At the end of each round, the team members vote out their underperforming “weak link,” until only the top two players remain.

Tuesday 12-22

Movie: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory AMC 8:45 am Director Tim Burton reunites with actor Johnny Depp to create this updated version of the classic story. Depp takes on the role of Willy Wonka, a famed candy maker who holds a contest that allows winners to take a tour of his mystical chocolate factory.

Garth & Trisha Live! A Holiday Concert Event CBS 8 pm Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks perform this special from their home recording studio, Studio G, in Tennessee. Whether you missed it the first time or wish to see it again, tune in to catch a repeat broadcast of the live show the couple aired last week. Buddy Valastro: Road to Recovery TLC 8 pm After a life-changing accident at home, “Cake Boss” Buddy Valastro is on the long road to recovery. In this new special, Buddy will share the story of how his hand was impaled at his in-home bowling alley, and share positivity about regaining mobility.

Rescue Cam A&E 9 pm This new series showcases intense lifeor-death rescues, standoffs, animal saves and close calls from across the globe. Human and animal rescues are highlighted by series host, comedian Matt Iseman, in this incredible, noholds-barred reality show.

Thursday 12-24

Movie: A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas HBO 8:45 pm In the third installment of their wacky series of misadventures, Harold (John Cho) and Kumar (Kal Penn) embark on a journey to find a replacement Christmas tree in this holiday comedy, once again meeting up with Neil

Patrick Harris along the way. Disney’s Prep and Landing ABC 9 pm When Wayne the elf doesn’t get the promotion he was hoping for, he is partnered with an idealistic rookie named Lanny. While on a Christmas Eve mission to prepare homes for Santa’s arrival, they learn to work together despite their differences. Christmas Eve Mass NBC 10:35 pm While the coronavirus continues to keep people at home across the globe, it is more important than ever before to televise the Christmas Eve Mass. Led by Pope Francis from the Papal Basilica of St. Peter in Vatican City, this annual tradition continues.

What a Christmas Eve treat when Neil Patrick Harris meets up again with the Cheech and Chong of the 21st Century in A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas, airing at 8:45 pm Thursday on HBO.

Welcome to Plathville TLC 9 pm Follow the Plaths of South Georgia, a staunch Christian family of technophobes with nine children who have never heard of Spider-Man, watched television or tasted soda. Tune in to watch how this sheltered family changes as the kids grow in Season 2.

Wednesday 12-23

Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town ABC 7 pm Kris Kringle secretly delivers toys to boys and girls after Burgermeister Meisterburger bans them from Sombertown in this timeless animated tale. A winter warlock, magical elves and mystical reindeer help Kris, who eventually becomes Santa Claus.

I Can See Your Voice Fox 7 pm Ken Jeong-hosted “Kensdays” continue with back-to-back episodes of this fun musical series. A panel of celebrities attempts to guess which costumed contestant is a good singer before ever hearing their voice. Lip sync performances give clues.

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