Two days before Christmas, President Obama signed a payroll tax cut extension bill that forces him to decide on the controversial TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline within 60 days.

Recently, I was invited by Brainerd resident Jim Erickson to speak at the Brainerd Lakes Area Senior Center. During my visit to the senior center, I planned to share my beliefs and vision for Warrior Activities.

Each year, at the start of the New Year, we take pause to think about the things that we did last year that we just as soon would not repeat this year. They were mostly things that were unproductive, or hurt other people or us.

On the eve of a new session of the Minnesota Legislature, the Legislative Committee of the Brainerd School Board had the opportunity to meet with local legislators to discuss educational priorities they believe require legislative attention.

For more than 20 years Kinship Partners youth mentoring program, Crystal Cleaners and BL Broadcasting have partnered for the annual Coats for Kids drive.

As Christmas approaches, we need to acknowledge God's gift of creation, the natural bounty afforded to us on this remarkable planet. This great gift carries important obligations. In Genesis, the Lord grants humans dominion over all creation.

When life hands you lemons, make lemonade .

Last Thursday, this newspaper reported that Crow Wing County Attorney Don Ryan would not bring criminal charges against Taylor Stevenson for threats he allegedly made this fall. Apparently, Mr.

Though the holiday is coming to an end, the impulse to share one of the school visits of last week is strong. On Monday, when most of us return to work and school, the seriousness and the pace of our lives will come back quickly enough, but for just a while longer I want to linger in the run-up to T...

The Obama administration has now effectively delayed a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline, which is designed to bring up to 700,000 barrels from Alberta’s oil sands into the U.S. This continues an administration trend of postponing controversial energy decisions beyond the 2012 election, as repo...