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Paul Schurke

Ely, MN
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Posted on 07/27/10 at 08:47 pm in response to Cell phone tower on edge of BWCA won't disrupt views, town officials say

Let's Show Some Moxy

Some folks suggest that 'outsiders' questioning the proposed Fernberg cell phone tower near the BWCAW are pegging us Elyites as second class citizens. But what's really making us out to be hicks is that our township and county leaders aren't asking the tough questions of AT&T that would show we've got a little political savvy. After all, the days when communities would grovel for cell service are long gone. Nowadays cell companies are scrambling to fill...

Posted on 07/03/08 at 10:12 am in response to 150 Minnesota moments we'd just as soon forget

January 1924: The worst iron mining disaster in US history takes place in Crosby, MN, when water from nearby Foley Lake broke through the wall of the mine and flooded the entire mine within 20 minutes, killing 41 miners. Many states now have rules prohibiting mining under lakes or perennial streams. But not Minnesota where a Canadian company is now proposing to tunnel under Birch Lake near Ely, Minnesota for metal sulfide mining. This unprecedented project will expose the area to the double...