COLUMNS

In Two Harbors, a pronounced difference between candidates

ROBIN WASHINGTON COLUMN: The candidates’ debate at the Two Harbors Community Center on Thursday night was a model of democracy. But there was an audible difference between the candidates.

By Robin Washington , October 21, 2012

Un-Fair Campaign opponent had unusual start in life

ROBIN WASHINGTON COLUMN: When Phil Pierson’s name first emerged as the leader of the effort opposing the Un-Fair Campaign, News Tribune managing editor Georgia Swing did a double-take.

By Robin Washington , October 07, 2012

My word! You can’t call a creek an ethnic slur

Robin Washington column: Rather than repeat it, let’s just call it an ethnic slur that rhymes with bagel. And even if it’s self-applied, it’s still derogatory. So it was more than a little surprising to find it in a Lake County Sheriff’s Office report recently.

By Robin Washington , July 29, 2012

But can he play? Yes, yes he can

JIMMY BELLAMY: As president of the Duluth Amateur Soccer League, it’s common for me to receive e-mails from people new to the area looking to join a team. But I’d never read one like the message Matt McCune sent me three summers ago.

By Jimmy Bellamy , July 29, 2012

On Faith column: Dreaming is good for you

The months of summer fall into the church season of Pentecost. The season continues from the summer through November. We began the Pentecost season with a celebration of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost Sunday, which fell on May 27 this year.

By Pastor Susan Berge , June 17, 2012

On Faith column: Replace conflict with peace

One of life’s great challenges is the inability to peacefully resolve conflicts.

By Rev. Joseph R. Whiting , June 03, 2012

On Faith: Response to tragedy shows spiritual wholeness in Two Harbors

Column: This month witnessed the unspeakably tragic death of a young, talented and vivacious girl. An outpouring of grief from the entire community of Two Harbors spontaneously arose to confront the loss.

By Pastor Mark Hillmer , May 20, 2012

Fantastic opportunities, change won’t shake commitment to newspaper

Robin Washington column: Even when there is turnover and change, one should be cautious before pronouncing it forever.

By Robin Washington , May 18, 2012

Goodbye, Lake County

BRITTANY BERRENS: It’s been an interesting and challenging year since I first stepped foot in the News-Chronicle office as a recent college graduate and newly hired reporter.

By Brittany Berrens , April 26, 2012

The week Lake County almost went nuclear

ROBIN WASHINGTON COLUMN: The best thing about finding references in the Lake County News-Chronicle to my brief tenure as editor there a generation ago is that I’m not in the obituaries. But almost.

By Robin Washington , December 11, 2011

When the mugshot tells the story, and when it does not

ROBIN WASHINGTON: If you or a friend or loved one should ever face a criminal situation that makes it in the paper, you can have some control over the sort of image portrayed

By Robin Washington , November 27, 2011

BRIAN MATUSZAK - Brian is frustrated with issues beyond his control

So I’m experiencing a great deal of frustration right now, a frustration that grows out of things beyond my control. I know, I know, “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, recognize the things I can’t control ...” blabbity blabbity bloo. All I know is, things aren’t going the way I’d like them to go, and no Serenity Prayer is going to help me out of this funk.

November 09, 2011

S.E. LIVINGSTON: Wondering how to grow resilient children

We suffered a detrimental fire in our home a couple of weeks ago. Everybody was safe, most of our stuff is wrecked; but again, everybody is safe. As of now, I don’t care about the singed wedding dress, charred antique study desk or smoke-damaged couch.

By S.E. Livingston , November 08, 2011

SARAH PACKINGHAM - Sports brings us together

I am a sports fanatic, and there’s nothing wrong with that. “Fanatic” is where the word “fan” comes from. I always have been one and I always will be. Anybody who knows me knows that sports is a huge part of my life. They know I’d rather be in the stands at a Bulldog hockey game or watching a Twins game on TV than doing almost anything else.

By Sarah Packingham , November 04, 2011

There’s no trick, only treat in faith

In case you don’t already know the origin of Halloween, here’s how it came to be. During the Middle or Dark Ages, many people believed that a lord of death sent evil spirits into animals to play terrible tricks on people. To frighten the spirits away, they wore scary disguises, built bonfires, and sometimes even burned animals in the fires because they believed this would appease the spirits. Sometimes treats were set out in the hope that the spirits would stay away. Nowadays, we might see these beliefs as silly superstitions.

By astor Kirk Schield Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church, Two Harbors , October 30, 2011