WHERE ARE THE VETERANS At the ceremonies over the Memorial Day weekend, I could not help but notice the age of the veterans who participated.

Reality check The author of the May 31, 'Representation?' complains of misrepresentation, but here is why it happens: Lots of hard work, perseverance, and money to buy the media and lobby the politicians has finally paid off for homosexual activists.

AVTT thanks American Veterans Traveling Tribute (AVTT) had the opportunity to bring the AVTT Traveling Vietnam Wall to Brainerd, last week and weekend.

Under no circumstances whatsoever should we, as American citizens, be subject to the laws of the United Nations! We are a democratic republic that can handle our own policies.

Unlike the woman who wrote about her negative experience at the junk show last weekend, I thought it was tops! My only regret was that I didn't get there until late afternoon of the last day.

News that women increasingly are the leading or sole breadwinner in the American family has resurrected the perennial question: Why do we need men? Maureen Dowd attempted to answer this question with her 2005 book, “Are Men Necessary?” I responded three years later with “Save the Males.”...

In America, in any modern venue of truth determination or truth telling, compelling evidence that can be confirmed or verified and then supported by external corroboration to justify someone’s claim or assertion is an absolute requirement. Hearsay, superstition, magical thinking, folk tales, pious mythologies, anachronistic legends or magical pixie dust will not carry the day as truth determinants among educated people.

It seems like the Brainerd City Council cares more about tourists than the local people. They want to build a river walk, instead of getting industry or good paying manufacturing jobs in Brainerd.

I wonder if Paul (Theide) would have been so concerned if the bill was from St. Mathias Bar and Grill than Red Lobster?

A few days ago, the very well respected Bob Dole, a Republican who ran for president of the United States some years ago, when we did not have the very crazy grid-Lock we see today said something to the effect. "The Republican Party is broken.