Editorial on Bemidji City Council Turbulence and Needed Reform
A Bemidji editorial condemns council antics from de annexation moves to petty bickering. It cites lack of discipline, personal antagonism, and misplaced priorities, urging residents to demand responsible governance and support a new street and sewer committee.
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Bemidji
Mikulich
Bemidiji
Ned Goodwin
What price education and honor in our times
A Bemidji writer questions pay disparities between athletic and academic work. The piece critiques media focus on pro sports salaries versus teachers and judges pay, citing examples from entertainment and science to argue values are distorted. It ends with a Plato quote and a signoff.
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G. B. Birnstihl
Bemidji
Aurora
Birnstihl
Harvard
Plato
A Clean Desk How Important Is It
Hal Boyle recalls resisting desk cleaning after a mass purge, fearing loss of his life story on the clutter. He notes staff pressure, safety worries, and a painful sense of exposure, then finds comfort letting new debris accumulate as a coping ritual.
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Hal Boyle
New York
America
Fire Department
Carolina
Death Valley
Church and club meetings announced for midweek
Trinity Lutheran Evening Guild meets at 29th and Bemidji church Wednesday at 8 p.m hosted by Mrs. Wittich and Mrs. Lahman. Beltrami County Association for Retarded Children meets at Center 523 19th St Wednesday at 7 30 p.m election of officers on agenda. North Star Riders gather at Otter Tail Power auditorium Wednesday at 8 p.m with films. Calvary Lutheran circles Thursday Joy Faith Merry Martha in specified homes and times. Evangelical Covenant Bethel Circle meets Thursday 9 30 a.m. with Mrs. Crockett. Unit 1 League of Women Voters meets Thursday 9 30 a.m. with Mrs. Olive Glenn 702 Irvine Ave. Sunny Hour Garden Club plant exchange Friday at 1 p.m. at Mrs. Arnold Bakkum’s home with Mrs. Ted Annonson co-hostess.
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Trinity Lutheran Evening Guild
Bemidji
Herman Wittich
Fred Lahman
Beltrami County Association For Retarded Children
19Th St
Calvary Lutheran
Joy Circle
Larry Cole
Faith Circle
C.J. Olson
Northland Apts
Merry Martha
Reuben Bull
League of Women Voters
Olive Glenn
Irvine Ave
Sunny Hour Garden Club
Arnold Bakkum
Northern
Ted Annonson
Mammenga Reports From State House
Senator Mammenga describes long sessions with evening and Saturday meetings as progress grows on education funding and local government cleanups. He notes Senate File 576 funds sewer and water projects with federal aid rising to 50 percent and 55 percent in some cases. He outlines Vietnam bonus and regular session ballot measures and signs off with thanks to the paper for space.
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University of Minnesota
Higher Education Coordinating Commission
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Wendell Anderson
Rules and Administration Committee
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