My pen hasn’t been silent but my letters have been silenced. Too much preaching? What? Me? I discussed this with a co-worker who said it’s all in the perspective of informing or preaching. Like a friend I had who would put ketchup on his hash browns. A friend of his told him he was ruining them ...

  The Bush tax cuts to the rich in 2010 cost us $900 billion and now the Republicans want to give them another cut in taxes....

There’s a quote I recently came across that says “Volunteers aren’t free because they’re cheap, but because they’re priceless.” That definitely describes the volunteers for 4-H in Crow Wing County.   ...

“We cannot always build the future for your youth, but we can build our youth for the future” — F.D. Roosevelt From the Kinship kids and the staff we hope you know how much you are appreciated. Our volunteers truly make a difference in the lives of kids everyday.  Your giving of your time...

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Party Republicans, bending to the will of the Tea Party (it should be called the Demagogue Party), have been calling for large budget cuts. (Demagogue: one who tries to become a leader, for selfish reasons, by stirring up people’s prejudices and emotions.) I won’t say who caused the situation th...

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Local area legislators recently held a budget briefing with citizens in Brainerd to discuss the recent omnibus bills passing through the Minnesota House of Representatives and the future direction of our state. Over 25 people attended and made their voices heard....

Who should really be taking bullying classes?...