Woodward Sperling spat shows inside baseball drama
Washington Post associate editor Bob Woodward and adviser Gene Sperling clashed over a planned Obama criticism. Sperling apologized for raising his voice, Woodward welcomed heat, and both sides offered cautious, personal warnings about the story. The exchange raises questions about insider tensions in Washington.
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Bob Woodward
Washington Post
Gene Sperling
Woodward
Sperling
Watergate
White House
Politico
Barack Obama
Washington
Brainerd Memories Span Five Decades in Brief Recap
compiled by Terry McCollough a look back across Brainerd history notes how 1993 bills proposed the first Cuyuna recreation area north of Crosby Ironton 1983 FBI pursuit in Brainerd drew armed siege 1973 Deerwood burglars fled with 24 firearms 1953 naval cadet Robert J Ryan soloed at Whiting Field 1933 Brainerd Warriors near district title after OT loss to C I 1913 a giant moose head shipped from East Brainerd to Campbell MN
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Cuyuna Range
Kris Hasskamp
Cuyuna Country
Crosby-Ironton
Naval
Robert J. Ryan
Clem Ryans
Grove Street
Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Whiting Field
Florida
St. John’s University
Naval Air Program
Brainerd
Ike Frazer
East Brainerd
G. Nold
Campbell, Minn
Campbell
Big Falls
Nold
Minnesota county offices move toward appointive options debated
Crow Wing County and others consider shifting from elected to appointed county auditor treasurer and recorder. The Minnesota House will review bills expanding appointive offices as debates about efficiency, oversight, and public input intensify. County officials urge weighing all perspectives before changes.
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Minnesota House Committee On
Minnesota
Crow Wing
Pat Riley
Paul Thiede
District 2
Land Services
Whitefish
Reader Opinion on Guns and Community Roles Across Minnesota
An opinion essay argues about assault rifle legality and public safety patterns including Sandy Hook impacts, NRA rhetoric, and personal responsibility. It weighs deterrence versus higher gun deaths and references heart disease smoking parallels, while contrasting local shore protection concerns and the role of home care workers in supporting independent living.
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Sandy Hook
Brainerd
Newtown
NRA
Wayne) LaPierre
Dick Peterson Nissan
Minnesota
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al Habighorst
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Big Joe Perpich
Terry McCollough
Tim Bocenschutz
Kerry Hansen
Mike O’rourke
Dick Prierson
Mars
Pau Thiede
Association of Minnesota Counties
Peaceful Harbor
Soil and Water Conservation District
Richard Scott
Pequot Lakes
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