Too many in this country have become like sheep being led to slaughter without a bleat because they refuse to face up to the reality of what is really going on in the White House and Congress. As far as I am concerned, President Obama’s true agenda for change is not for the better but to turn the ...

I enjoyed a nice free entertainment put on by 4-H clubs of Crow Wing County. This is the best one in 10 years. The Daggett Brook 4-H Club had a majority of young children who did a cute lyric and portrayed a farmer, fisherman, priest and shoppers among the characters entitled “I’m Glad I’m a 4...

Pillager referendum vote - May 24. Fifteen percent growth last 5 years, 7 percent past year, seams bursting! Why? Families choosing Pillager for home or school! Why? School’s commitment to small classes, student development! Why? Smaller classes equals better learning, school board is committed to...

I would like to challenge the faith community to do something different this Easter. Every Christmas we get joy with all the season entails, though a lot isn’t celebrating Christ’s birth. But He’s still honored mostly during this holiday....

“Czar: any top level presidential employee who does not have confirmation from the Senate.” Obama has padded his administration with 39 czars, stuffing his cabinet with them rather than hassling with the Senate over the positions! These ‘royal appointees’ of Obama are doing exactly what he�...

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Very funny! I read with interest in the Friday, April 16, paper, the headline, “Did you have a nice spring and summer?” On yet another subject and considering all the gas drive offs, I’m wondering if it wouldn’t pay off (for our area) gas stations to have a few video cameras installed at eac...

A letter to the editor published in the Tuesday, April 19 Brainerd Dispatch expressed opposition to the wars. The letter called for people to take a stand.  There is a group taking a stand against the wars: The Brainerd Area Coalition for Peace (BACP). BACP held a vigil at the intersection of H...

Kathleen Parker (Dispatch April 11, 2011) wrote somewhat sarcastically about how she envisions liberals talking about conservatives, that is, with a lot of ridicule, slander, and sarcasm. In actuality, I think she has it exactly reversed: Party Republicans interact to Democrats not only with sarcasm...

The Brainerd City Council and Crow Wing Board of Commissioners are spending a great deal of time on the $135.000 possible conflict of Interest issue with the airport. And the overall airport project is about $7 Million dollars.  As I read in the Dispatch this morning I smiled and wondered to my...