LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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Letter to the editor: Keep education solid 
Our family – just my mother, my sister, and me – had very little money when we moved to Silver Bay in 1958. My mother, Harriet Pope, taught fifth grade at Campton Elementary for many years.
April 22, 2010
Letter to the editor: Community spirit lives
I have had the privilege of reading some of the Two Harbors journals my grandmother and great aunts wrote from 1890 to 1926.
April 22, 2010
Letter to the editor: Chamber reacts to MnDOT
The following are excerpts from a typical letter sent to state and federal representatives by the Two Harbors Area Chamber of Commerce in the wake of its “welcome” sign being deemed out of compliance and ordered to be removed by the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
April 22, 2010
Letter to the editor: Hearing people out
I read Jack Pichotta’s commentary in last week’s newspaper in which he referenced the survey (www.k12381.com) and stated the following:
“A recent survey done in our district promoted fee-based education and asked how people felt about charging fees for educational programs that, for most of us, were part of our education.”
April 15, 2010
Letter to the editor: Vote for the future
One of the fundamentals of a modern free society is education for all its children. Why is that?
April 15, 2010
Letter to the editor: Consider yourself warned in county
What’s the quickest way to get warnings or updates on urgent events in Lake County? It depends on where you are and what you are doing.
April 01, 2010
Letter to the editor: Smarter cuts defy a levy increase
The school board is asking voter approval to levy $6 million, $8.5 million or $11 million over the next 10 years to resolve issues for which it claims there are no other options.
April 01, 2010
Letter to the editor: Support your school, your kids
Some conversation in our community suggests that the school board is at fault for the issues facing our school district – namely the budget deficit and resulting consequences.
April 01, 2010
Letter to the editor: He’d pay school bus fare
Lake Superior School District Superintendent Phil Minkkinen has been quoted that he didn’t know what else could be done when it come to the district budget and the levy questions.
March 25, 2010
Letter to the editor: Make a tree from the tree
Let’s bring back the Honking Tree by carving a tree out of the trunk. Put it where it always was and we can all continue to honk and feel the old familiar tree back with us.
March 25, 2010
Letter to the editor: Salute to the Honking Tree
I know where a great pine stood, aloft upon a hill.
March 04, 2010
Letter to the editor: Asking too much with school levy
We just got Good News booklet from the school district, and, after reading about the new levy it wants us to pass, I have one question for them: Just where do you figure I’m going to get the money to pay for this levy?
March 04, 2010
Letter to the editor: Don’t forget the home lighthouse
As reported in last week’s News-Chronicle, the Two Harbors City Council has chosen to have a carving created from the area’s beloved Honking Tree in the image of Split Rock Lighthouse.
March 04, 2010
Letter to the editor: Pawlenty simply passes the buck
Governor Pawlenty will cut critical services to the poor, the sick and the elderly, among other slashes, to balance the state budget and claims that it’s necessary to avoid a tax increase.
February 25, 2010
Letter to the editor: Thanks to Lake’s rescue teams
I very much appreciate the efficient, professional, and well-equipped operation of the Lake County Search and Rescue Team that so quickly removed me from a dire snowshoeing situation on Reeves Road Feb. 3.
February 25, 2010
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