I just received my property tax statement for next May. Property value down but property taxes up. Typical in this society. While we live on less and less the government confiscates more and more. I think it is time for them to learn to do with less. Earning the privilege to play...

Stores are handicapped unfriendly This is to the stores/businesses in Brainerd-Baxter. I went shopping recently in a wheelchair due to an accident which put me in a cast. At the grocery store the motorized chair barely ran. Needless to say I will complain continually when stores ar...

Get out and check the possibilities If anyone needs a job, they should check out all the ads around town and in the newspapers. They need to get out and check out the possibilities and not wait for their unemployment checks. A note to Brainerd Dear Brainerd, I was j...

A black owner of an NFL team fires a white coach and replaces him with a black coach. The Dispatch headlines "Fading To Darkness" on a black page with white print. I think this may have been a bit inappropriate in presentation. Yes, the Vikings may have needed a coaching change. But, come on guys, i...

Are we all getting scared or just dumb? Why do all people need to be searched to get on an airplane? It's because of profiling which means they just can't search dark-skinned foreigners and nobody else. I have the answer. Start profiling. If you are a dark-skinned foreigner trying to fly, you're goi...