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Land exchange twists and turns now includes taking private land off tax rolls

The long-running debate on how to compensate the state of Minnesota for lands locked inside the Boundary Waters Canoe

Forest Service remarks are shameful

Trying to get a fair shake from the federal government is getting tougher and tougher, especially when the U.S.

...apparent plan to deny leases to Twin Metals

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Rukavina is right on bridge issue, St. Louis County creating a nightmare

Tom Rukavina was never the tallest legislator and he might be the shortest county commissioner in Minnesota but he’s

Lack of common sense leads to another black eye for Forest Service

For 38 years people in Ely have had to swallow a bitter pill.

Honoring our fallen heroes, respecting our veterans

by Senator Amy Klobuchar

Thinking ahead to Memorial Day? How about supporting the Ely Area Veterans Memorial?

In nine days we’ll make our way up to the Ely Cemetery and note the passing of our veterans during the Memorial Day s

Smith aiming for governor’s seat

The race for the next governor of the state of Minnesota hasn’t officially started with the election two years away,

Good news for Ely area: Prospector Loop ATV project moves ahead in St. Paul

Just before he threw a shovel of dirt at the VCC housing project groundbreaking, Senator Tom Bakk brought some good n

Jump starting the STOP Act with hopes of ending dialing for dollars

by Congressman Rick Nolan

DNR delay looks very suspicious

Well maybe, just maybe, the DNR has had second thoughts on managing our area for moose over deer.

Echo’s annual Progress Edition a bellwether on economic times

For 22 years the Ely Echo has put out an annual Progress Edition.

RAMS becoming the vehicle to steer NE MN back to prosperity

We’ve been impressed with how the Range Association of Municipalities and Schools has gone from teetering on the edge

Ely’s April Fools joke contains more than a hint of legitimacy

The annual April Fools joke from the Ely Chamber of Commerce is an electric canoe paddle.

Governor attacks Ely’s economic future

Governor Mark Dayton has decided by executive order that he should decide Ely’s economic future and, God forbid, that

School board right to point out how changes happened in administration

The Ely school board has taken plenty of heat over the years.

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