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Man out on bail arrested for almost identical crime

A Duluth man arrested two weeks ago for stealing a vehicle and fleeing police was arrested again Tuesday, for stealing a vehicle and fleeing police.

From the Editor..Everything is better when you talk about it

In the first audience question at last week’s “Into the Light” panel discussion on mental illness, the person who wrote the question was looking for practical tips for dealing with stigma — misconceptions, bias, ignorance — about mental illness. Talk about it, said Troy Otterson, panelist

Students learn dangers of texting and driving first-hand

Just last week, texting and driving officially became the leading cause of death among teenagers, surpassing drinking and driving.

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Conference aims to give hope to people with mental illness

It’s about hope and education, Ginger Spiess said. That’s why the Carlton County Local Advisory Council hosted a conference on mental illness last Thursday at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College.

Students take a trip to the 'sugarbush'

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• Photo gallery: Journey to sugarbush

Looking for homeowners who could use a helping hand

For some people in northern Minnesota, last summer’s flood isn’t a distant memory. It’s something they live with every day, as they continue to struggle to get their homes and their lives back to a pre-flood state. If that description fits you or someone you know, help is just a phone call — or a drive to Moose Lake — away.

Students speak out about bullying

Students at the Cloquet Area Alternative Education Program spent last Thursday doing activities based on the National Day of Silence, to bring awareness to GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual) individuals — or anyone with differences — who have been “silenced” by name-calling, bullying, etc. Some stories shared their own stories of bullying or abuse.

• Shred the hate

Muscians share their talents, expertise with Cloquet band students

Cloquet Middle School Band Director Jeff Cherney said the only thing better than listening to the Wingra Woodwind Quintet make music Tuesday was watching his students listen.

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Veterans turn out in force for council meeting

The master parks plan wasn’t on the agenda Tuesday night, but it was the major topic of conversation during the formal Cloquet City Council meeting.

$19 million investment will keep paper mill competitive

Although there’s been much written about Sappi Fine Paper’s ongoing $170 million conversion from producing paper pulp to chemical cellulose, there hasn’t been as much fanfare about the company’s investment on the paper side of things.

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Landfill redux

The Cloquet City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to reconsider a landfill conditional use permit in light of additional information provided by the applicant, Dem-Con Companies, as well as the proposed new conditions. To hear the entire council meeting (which was not broadcast on CAT-7) click on the audio recording attached to this story.

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The Pine Pulse... The road to the top is seldom smooth

At the top of what I assumed was the first flight of stairs ascending to the Queen of Peace bell tower in Cloquet last week, my guide suddenly bowed out. It was then that I noticed a tall wooden ladder that would take me farther up. “Is it like this all the way up from here?” I asked my guide casually, as if I relished climbing wooden ladders in lightning-damaged old buildings.

The Pine Pulse... Carlton County bike thrills

On Saturday, I decided to roll out of bed and go for it. It was finally time to ride. My bike, that is. I don’t know if anyone recalls that first story about me when I arrived in Cloquet to begin my new life as editor, but there was a line about how I looked forward to riding my bike around Carlton County. I had visions of rolling through the countryside and doing an ongoing column describing all the cool places I would ride.

The Pine Pulse... 'National Lampoon Family Vacation' - Baumann style

There I was, enjoying the view of greater Seattle out the window and the smooth ride of the rented Lincoln Navigator, as I sat in the “way back” of the vehicle. My parents were up front, while my sister and her husband sat in the second row. As I jokingly yelled, “How much longer?” I realized I was a kid again, on a trip with my family, reminiscent of the classic “Vacation” movies.

The Pine Pulse... Fond racing memory: Soaked-to-the-bone sweatshirts

I officially gave up my nickname of “sponge” last week after my parents sold the sailboat we raced twice a week for some 20-odd-years on Lake Minnetonka. This slightly strange absorbant monikor was bestowed on me for my accidental role in helping to keep the other crew members high and dry.

The Pine Pulse.... Tax Prep: What a rush

I googled the word “turbo” the other day. It came up with 112,000,000 results, including a Web site that claimed to be for “users who love the rush of all things motorized.” It also seems a Polish heavy metal band went by the name “Turbo” during the early ‘80s.

The Pine Pulse... So many channels, so little time

On Sunday, a whole new world opened up to me while I sat in true couch-potato form in my living room. Because of a blunder the communications company made with our Internet service, they gave us three months of the so-called premium cable channels to surf at our leisure.

The Pine Pulse... Ahhhh, blizzards are fun, exciting!

So this is winter! For at least 20 years now I’ve been complaining about the cold, wind and snow. And after last week, I realize why.

The Pine Pulse... There’s no place like a new home

A welcoming whirlwind. That pretty accurately sums up my first week as editor of The Pine Journal. Being from the Twin Cities originally, I can’t call this area home, at least not yet. In fact, the only experience I’ve ever had in Cloquet included a fun visit to the Bentleyville holiday lights show, and a trip to Sammy’s Pizza to fuel up beforehand, in December of 2005.