I thoroughly enjoyed “Morning’s at Seven,” the latest comedy performed by the Pequot Lakes Community Theater. The acting by seasoned veterans captured the humor and tension we all sometimes experience with our family. One need not travel to the metro area to enjoy a play of the highest quality...

Kudos to the McKnight Foundation for funding artist grants. Nobody forced them to fund artists. However, the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, a government agency, also, granted money, “as appropriated by the Legislature with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota.” Was there a ballot ini...

A while back a federal court in Florida ruled that Obama’s health care bill that requires all people to have to have health insurance is unconstitutional. You can relax, because this is not about health care, or that bill. Its about how politically motivated our courts are. Two Democratic leaning ...

I am responding to an article written last week regarding benefits for civil service employees and retirees. ...

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Over the years, I’ve acquired a great deal of fondness, admiration and respect for a number of vulnerable individuals in the community, the majority of whom I’ve enjoyed sharing part of my day with while traveling on the bus. Over the past handful of months, a number of allegations have surfaced...

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As a resident of the Brainerd lakes area most of my life, I have grown up listening to Minnesota Public Radio. From the classical music programming, news and information, to entertainment favorites like “Prairie Home Companion,” “Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me” and “Car Talk,” I appreciate o...

Recent news that Newt Gingrich is considering a White House bid has come concurrent with the sharp rise in U.S. gas prices. In his 2008 energy book, “Drill here; drill now”, Newt Gingrich offers his plan which suggests that we have enough American oil for energy independence. He proposed aggress...

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