I preface this by saying politically I lean neither left or right. I prefer to see my views as right and wrong and not right and wrong for me but right and wrong for our country....

MAY 2 20 years ago (1993) Brainerd bowlers are on a roll. Darrel Johnson rolled an 806 series in the Brainerd Men's Assn. Tournament of Champions. Norm Ramsdell rolled the second 300 game of his career in the Scratch League.

It seems as though at least one person was prodded by an opinion written in last week's Dispatch calling on residents of this river city to develop and use the greatest of all rivers in America - the Mississippi.

In light of our prolonged winter, there seems to be a shift in the climate change theories that have been passed around by global scientists.

A survey by the Washington Post and Fox News signals that Americans would not give up their personal freedom in order to reduce, not eliminate, the threat of terrorism.

The mother of the person who killed the little children and teachers (in Connecticut) was ignorant concerning just how deeply disturbed her son really was. It seemed she believed a common meeting ground for her and her son was target practice and guns. Sadly, and tragically, the “power mongers” ...

Forty percent of the state's budget will be used to fund education. The measure passed the Senate by a vote of 35 to 28. It passed the House by a vote of 83 to 50.

APRIL 29 20 years ago (1993) After gathering an additional 601 signatures, those spearheading a drive to oust County Attorney Jack Graham again filed a recall petition.

Your quote “about 85 percent of American gun owners support background checks,” if your figures were correct all legislators would have voted yes! Common sense says that! The outcome of the massacre at Sandy Hook would not have changed with background checks. The shooter’s mother bought the gu...