August's jobs report was dismal. "Nonfarm payrolls increased only 96,000 last month, the Labor Department said Friday. While the unemployment rate dropped to 8.1 percent from 8.

Clarification After the Dispatch had gone to press, the Democratic National Convention changed its position on deleting reference to God and Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

It's official - the United States national debt topped $16 trillion Tuesday, Sept. 4 morning. It has been flirting with the $16 trillion mark for a month or so. It is now official - we are in debt to the tune of $51,074.32 per citizen.

Here are a few takes from the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. Guess what? God's name has been removed from the Democratic National Committee platform.

Incoming Central Lakes College students are a sure sign that we've made the transition from summer to fall. This year, as in years past, there are a number of international students. They're eager to learn.

Politicians don't usually admit to being squeamish but one has to give Crow Wing County Commissioner Rachel Reabe Nystrom points for candor at the Aug.

America celebrates Labor Day by honoring its workforce. Labor Day traces its roots back to the 19th century.

As Isaac bore down on New Orleans, folks north of the Gulf coast along the Mississippi River were hoping the rains would reach their parched corn and soybean fields.

What's with all the hate speech from extreme Hollywood leftists? A torrent of hate speech was locked on the Republican convention as Hurricane Isaac skirted the Florida gulf coast and took a bead on New Orleans.

Democracy in action was the headline attached to Tuesday's front page story of the Brainerd Dispatch that documented the protest and counter protest of the war in Afghanistan and the use of drones by the U.S. military.