Every one has observed that the gas prices are five cents lower all around us, why do you think this might be? Could it be that our local fuel retailers are out to get the mighty tourist dollar?  I admonish you to be observant and only purchase your gas at the lowest price. There are times that...

This newspaper reported Tea Partiers were “questioning the long and costly military commitments the U.S. has made around the world.” Anyone claiming to be a Tea Partier, and talking about this subject, is speaking for themselves, not the Tea Party. Even though Tea Partiers want a smaller, cheape...

So the other day someone blinked and the Democrats and Republicans both yelled “truce,” and gave us two more years of the same old, same old. Nothing substantial was resolved and both parties are claiming victories of sorts. I often wonder what the word victory really means to them. An act of de...

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A letter in the Open Forum page of the Brainerd Dispatch was entitled “Dayton shows leadership.” The letter was a rant against the “Republican-Controlled Senate.” That title has finally come to pass. Gov. Dayton has today (Thursday) shown his leadership by accepting the Minnesota Republican ...

If you make a million dollars or more a year, and you get a 2 percent tax hike, will that keep you from spending money on anything you want? Will you pass up that new vehicle or boat or lake home, drive less or dine out less or cut back your vacation? Of course not! You still have plenty of income f...

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The shutdown is beginning to affect all of us. We’ve all noticed some government services that are not available during the shutdown. Restaurant openings are being delayed while waiting for inspectors. Road repairs are being delayed. Licenses cannot be renewed.   Even before the government sh...