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Do you think the Iron Range needs an influx of new ideas and leadership?

2/18/15 | 3 comments

Should the St. Louis County School District investigate potential fraud by JCI?

1/13/11 | 3 comments

When do you think the ice will go off Vermilion?

5/1/13 | 3 comments

Do you favor cuts in Social Security benefits, or increased benefits funded by the lifting of the payroll tax cap on the high income?

8/12/15 | 3 comments

“2000 Mules” is a minefield of gaping holes

One of the first things to keep in mind when considering the credibility of the Dinesh D’Souza film, 2000 Mules, which made its way to Ely this past weekend, is that it makes no attempt to get … more

Marshall Helmberger | 6/29/22 | 3 comments

Eagles Nest town supervisors voted to oppose any ATV trail development in the township at a special meeting held last week.

Township votes to oppose ATV trail

EAGLES NEST TWP— A simmering clash between township residents and advocates of increased ATV traffic came to a head at a special town board meeting here last week, as town supervisors voted 3-2 … more

Marshall Helmberger | 7/6/22 | 3 comments

Rise of B.5 creates more uncertainty

REGIONAL- Don’t look now, but community transmission of COVID-19 has reached a high level once again in St. Louis County, and the rate of spread is forecasted to remain high through much of the … more

David Colburn | 7/6/22 | 3 comments

Does the massive oil spill in the Gulf make you more cautious about offshore drilling?

5/1/10 | 3 comments

How do you like our winter so far?

1/11/13 | 2 comments

The sausage grinder

Otto von Bismarck once quipped that: “Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.” That would certainly apply to two recent congressional hearings, one held here in … more

5/17/23 | 2 comments

January 12, 2018 e-edition

1/10/18 | 2 comments

Bois Forte to get $2.9 million for jobs program

NETT LAKE- Bois Forte Band members who have experienced job loss and employment hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic will be getting assistance from a $2.9 million U.S. Department of Labor … more

David Colburn | 10/5/22 | 2 comments

Do you see the election results as a repudiation of President Obama?

11/13/14 | 2 comments

A black bear was recently spotted foraging for berries and other treats in a ditch a little over a mile from the Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary.

Bear visits raise concerns

NETT LAKE- After last summer’s severe drought, there are likely no creatures happier to see this year’s bumper crop of berries than the black bears who count them among their favorite … more

David Colburn | 7/27/22 | 2 comments

In Ely, Rep. Raskin challenges NRA myth

ELY- U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin, who led the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, spoke here this week and made the case that a common myth centered around the Second Amendment is … more

Catie Clark | 8/16/23 | 2 comments

Bear harvest continues to run behind last season

REGIONAL— Hunters in Minnesota had registered 1,864 bears through Monday, Sept. 26, with only a relative handful of additional registrations expected by the time the season ends on Oct. 16. If … more

10/5/22 | 2 comments

A Lake Country Power line crew works to reconnect a broken line, one of hundreds of individual outages from last week’s snowstorm. This week’s storm is expected to bring widespread outages as well, just days after power was finally restored across the area.

Latest storm forecast has line crews on high alert

REGIONAL— Here we go again?That was the question as the Timberjay went to press this week with the latest winter storm forecast to hit the region beginning late Wednesday and lingering into the … more

Marshall Helmberger | 12/21/22 | 2 comments

The future of news

Newspapers around Minnesota have been making a point in recent days, and we’re joining that chorus in a full-page advertisement that appears in this week’s edition. At a time when so much … more

7/27/22 | 2 comments

Tower Ambulance

For months, Greenwood Township officials have been bludgeoning the Tower Area Ambulance Service for failing to make required transfer mileage payments to the ambulance replacement fund, a complaint … more

8/17/23 | 2 comments

Remember what government can do

Here’s a question: When was the last time at least half of Americans said the government in Washington could be trusted to do the right thing all or most of the time? It was right after … more

Lee Hamilton | 7/27/22 | 2 comments

Triple disease threat fills hospitals

REGIONAL- As Minnesota was experiencing a post-Thanksgiving rise in coronavirus cases, state Health Commissioner Jan Malcom and state Epidemiologist Ruth Lynfield appeared together last week for the … more

David Colburn | 12/21/22 | 2 comments

Ida Rukavina named next IRRR commissioner

REGIONAL— Ida Rukavina, a Pike Township native, will be the next commissioner of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation. Gov. Tim Walz made that announcement on Dec. 21, as current … more

Marshall Helmberger | 12/22/22 | 2 comments

Do you prefer fishing or gardening?

5/7/15 | 2 comments

Is Donald Trump a real candidate or just a publicity seeker?

5/2/11 | 2 comments

VNP law enforcement

As we reported last week, Voyageurs National Park officials received an earful at Crane Lake from local residents and the owners of resorts and other businesses that serve the park over what appears … more

8/3/22 | 2 comments