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Do you, or your friends or family, rent their homes or apartments? Renters in Minnesota receive a tax credit (renter’s credit). In rural 16 rural counties in MN, over 50 percent of renters are elderly or disabled, and the average income of renters is $20,000. These are not our wealthiest neighbors...

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Dancing with the Stars and Band Stand’s got nothin’ on um!...

 As our state continues to struggle, our economic recovery depends on people getting to work, getting to school, getting services they need to remain independent and healthy.  Minnesota’s transit system gets people where they need to go....

I have followed the news in our local paper and one subject in particular caught my attention....

Minnesota State Statutes do allow a businessman like Doug Kuepers to provide “Professional Services related to a project such as the Airport Terminal Remodel currently under way.” However, these statutes were not followed and Brainerd’s city attorney, Tom Fitzpatrick is recommending the airpor...

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What a wonderful idea the Positive Charge photo program was for the Brainerd lakes area. Another wonderful idea is the Children’s Miracle Field. The Children’s Miracle Field is a ball field where as children who cannot play traditional ball due to physical and/or intellectual challenges can play...

Putting discrimination into the Minnesota Constitution. Is this the best the Republican leadership can do? Maybe not. Several weeks ago a Republican lawmaker gone astray, Tom Hackbarth, introduced legislation to allow smoking in bars three years after the statewide smoking ban took effect. It went n...