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A Brainerd area public official questions free online news and argues for supporting the Brainerd Dispatch. The piece stresses value, unique reporting, and the need to fund journalists who cover local government, sports, and community life, urging reader support through ads or payment.
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Brainerd News Re remembers local events across decades
A compiled snippet recalls Brainerd history from 1993 to 1913. It notes a 1993 threat of legal action by County Attorney Jack Graham over harassment cases, a 1983 airport commission plan with new hangars and a heliport, a 1973 welcome home for LtCol David Everson, a 1953 junior college basketball season with all-conference players, and a 1913 power plant belt break causing a dance blackout at a Hose Co. benefit.
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Editorial Board Memo Names Publisher and Editors
The memo lists Tim Bocenschutz as Publisher Ker Hansen as Vice President of Audience Development Mike O Rourke as Associate Editor and Terry McCollough as Former Publisher, identifying key leadership roles. The document appears as an internal note detailing staff positions and transitions.
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Kissinger urges realism on Arab Spring and Muslim Brotherhood
Carl Thomas Tribune Media Services reports Kissinger on Bloomberg TV casts doubt on Arab Spring prospects and Middle East peace, urging restraint by Israel and criticism of Western demands. Hedegaard warns Europe’s radical Islam could reach America, while BBC notes German bans on Islamist groups. PA Daily blasts Obama visit wording. Readers may email.
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Open meeting in Brainerd invites public input at center
Howard J. Brewer urges Brainerd residents to attend Chip Borkenhagen s open meeting at The Center on Eighth and Kingwood at 6 30 p m. He notes last month s turnout was poor but points raised showed interest in local improvements. Mike Holst Crosslake reflects on King s dream and partisan divides urging civic engagement.
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Respondent argues corporate taxes hit consumers in Minnesota
A reader claims most corporate taxes are passed to consumers through higher prices and contrasts Minnesota with South Dakota. The writer asserts corporate taxes rarely, if ever, avoid consumer cost, calls for training Minnesota lawmakers in South Dakota, and condemns legislative pork. See READER OPINION, Page 7A.
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