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An apology that doesn’t hold water

A story in the New York Times Magazine has greatly damaged the anti-mining movement.

Rukavina’s still battling for school kids

The smallest guy left at the table hasn’t given up on doing what’s right for the school kids in Minnesota, but it app

Freedom to think looms large; It’s National Newspaper Week

With National Newspaper Week approaching - October 1-7, these are my relevant thoughts to note:

If you had a million dollars, would you spend it on faster internet?

Faster internet can be just a pipe dream for people who live outside the Ely city limits.

Local taxpayers shouldn’t always have to pick up the tab

Sitting on the edge of a national wilderness, local taxpayers are all too well aware of having to pick up the tab.

ATTENTION WRITERS and bloggers!

ATTENTION WRITERS and bloggers!

Life skills still needed

When students first enter the Independent School District 696 as a kindergarten student, they are taught skills they

New school year breeds optimism at ISD 696

Tuesday marks a new beginning in Ely - a ceremonial turning of the page.

Rediscovered 2012 EIS shows FS changing rules

If an EIS study showed in 2012 that mining exploration should be allowed in the Superior National Forest, why is the

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Supporting a Free Press

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Editorial: Now what?

The final hearing ended with a thud Tuesday night in Virginia.

Things we can learn from 1957

Members of Ely’s Class of 1957 will be in town this weekend to celebrate their 60 year reunion.

In the age of fake news, making up facts is now part of the anti-mining rhetoric

The anti-mining crowd must be getting nervous. Rep.

Ely’s Bataan Death March survivors recognized

PRESENTER Dave Merhar called it “one of the best presentations I have ever done.” Five of the seven Bataan families f

Saving for a rainy day with $5 million donation for community recreation center

The plan to build a community recreation center in Ely has made a significant leap forward.

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