This Week in History – Feb. 1st

This Week in History by Nate Pearson This week in history, on February 1st, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke up in reentry 200,000 feet above the state of Texas, killing all seven of the asternouts on board. NASA’s worst fears came true on February 1st, after ten minutes in the reentry... [Read more]

Parks and Recreation Commision Needs Youth Seats

The city of Cottage Grove has a Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Commission who is tasked with overseeing the development and operation of ongoing park and recreation needs of the community.  Considering the parks serve our youth demographics perhaps more than any other segment of the population,... [Read more]

The State of the Union in 2012

[From the NY Times. A version of this editorial appeared in print on January 25, 2012, on page A28 of the New York edition with the headline: The State of the Union in 2012.] A year ago, after the last State of the Union address, we applauded President Obama for challenging the Republicans’ blame-government,... [Read more]

Porter backers launch petition in support of District 833 superintendent

By: Judy Spooner, South Washington County Bulletin Organizers of an online effort in support of School District 833 Superintendent Mark Porter say their site has seen hundreds of visitors and that people concerned about Porter’s contract non-renewal have signed a petition. Vicki Strong of Woodbury... [Read more]

Just Be You – A Student Manifesto

Author – Unknown Can you really trust others with your life, or the mistakes you make? Mistakes are supposed to teach you lessons and give you the opportunity to grow as a person, but what if your mistakes were written on your back where a former best friend stabbed you repeatedly? What if all... [Read more]

Ms. Shooting Star (Poem) – Author: Unknown

So there I was walking down the street, then I saw you and my heart skipped a beat. You walked on by and gave me a smile, oh how I wish you could’ve stayed for a while. Your beauty has got me running a mile just to see you and say: “Hi, dang girl, you blow my mind.” Your personality... [Read more]

Pearl Harbor: Through A Victim’s Eyes

By: Taylor Diedrich – Staff Writer On December 7, 1941 Japanese airplanes attacked a navel base in Honolulu, Hawaii. We may go over this in history every year and most of us just blow it off and say “its history”. I sat down with 79 year old, native Hawaiian, Lucille Aegerter to tell the... [Read more]

Popular former Park teacher, coach loses cancer fight

By: Jon Avise, South Washington County Bulletin Jerome Detviler, a popular longtime educator and athletics coach at Park High School, died this week following a long bout with abdominal cancer. Detviler, 61, graduated from Park in 1968 and then taught and coached at the Cottage Grove high school for... [Read more]

Park High School coaches want conference change, but what about community? Public meeting planned

By: Scott Wente, South Washington County Bulletin Park High School athletic staff see leaving the Suburban East Conference as a way to bolster the school’s sports programs, but first want to hear from the community. The school’s activities department is inviting students, parents, teachers and... [Read more]