Years ago this belief statement was crafted by the Warrior Athletic Department: The Brainerd interscholastic activities program encourages multi-sport, multi-activity participation and provides challenge for students in a competitive learning environment that includes rigor and comm...

Syria's agonizing descent into civil war has cost 18,000 lives. What began as a peaceful protest against President Bashir Assad hardened after Mr. Assad ordered his troops to open fire on demonstrators.

By KATHLEEN PARKER Washington Post WASHINGTON - Some days Mitt Romney must wonder how he got involved with this crew.

On May 24 this year, President Obama visited wind turbine blade manufacturer TPI Composites in Newton, Iowa.

Dictionary.com defines a "debate" as: "A formal contest in which the affirmative and negative sides of a proposition are advocated by opposing speakers.

Wednesday morning, as quickly as they had come, the American Barnstormers Tour turned south for their next stop. Suddenly, for the first time in three days, the ramp was quiet.

Crow Wing County has experienced a brain gain in the last 40 years, joining the rest of the country in what has been a massive increase in the number of adults who have earned college degrees. In 1970, 7.

I cannot remember a presidential campaign quite so dreary as the one through which we are currently suffering.

Editor's note: the following is a presentation to the Brainerd City Council in response to Alderman Bob Olson's comments regarding the city's finances. A special council meeting was called Aug.

In less than a month, students throughout the state will grab their backpacks, hop on the bus and begin a new school year.