OUR VIEW: A few extra minutes could save a life
Pine JournalIt seems these days our lives are awash in orange cones.
View ArticleOur View…You've got our number
Pine JournalRemember this number: 218-879-1950. 218-879-1950. 218-879-1950!
View ArticleTake the road less traveled
Pine JournalThis is the week that the Highway 33 construction project really makes travel interesting in Cloquet. Although residents were granted a brief reprieve of sorts when temporary stoplights for...
View ArticleOur View…Civic service breeds civic pride
Pine JournalThe city of Cloquet is in the midst of significant change right now.
View ArticleOur View...Thumbs up, thumbs down
Pine JournalThumbs down to copper thieves who wreak so much havoc for a couple hundred dollars’ worth of copper wire. They steal from businesses and construction sites, city parks and...
View ArticleOUR VIEW: What's in a name?
Pine JournalNo one showed up at a recent public hearing to debate a proposed county “assembly” ordinance, leaving Carlton County commissioners to believe the debate would be entirely among themselves.
View ArticleCAWS for applause
Pine JournalOfficially, “The mission of the Carlton and Wrenshall School (CAWS) Consolidation Group is to promote excellence in our student's total educational experience through a respectful and fully...
View ArticleLet the dead rest in peace
Pine JournalTo the Editor:Have you, your friend or neighbor recently become the owner of a beautiful red, white and blue silk flower hanging basket? If so, please be...
View ArticleOur View...From stigma to support
Pine JournalIn 1998, the Minnesota State Legislature passed an amendment to its ordinance governing indecent exposure that exempted breast-feeding women from criminal prosecution.
View ArticleMy View...So long, and thanks for the fun
Pine JournalLooking back through the fading haze of summer, I’m beginning to realize that my days here in Cloquet are numbered. Soon I’ll be off to the University of Minnesota,...
View ArticleOur View: Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down
Pine JournalSometimes, it feels like the U.S. Postal Service is shooting itself in the foot, at the insistence of Congress.So we give a cautiously optimistic thumbs up to...
View ArticleOUR VIEW...Summer goes out with a bang - or does it?
Pine JournalA reader posted this entry on the Pine Journal Facebook page over the weekend: "It's sad that this town has stopped the fireworks on Labor Day! Especially since our kids...
View Article'Buy one, get one free' shouldn't apply to crime
Pine Journal.Reading this week’s story about Cloquet resident Stephen James Smith, it feels like Smith got a “buy one, get two free” sentence for his crimes.
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