Easter Opinion Amid World Turmoil and Hope
An Easter 2013 opinion piece link woes from wars and uprisings to economic crisis. It cites North Korea, Syria, Iran, Afghanistan, and EU debt, then notes U S political battles over debt and DOMA. It ends with a faith note: a risen Messiah offers hope amid chaos.
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North Korea
Far East
South Korea
Japan
United States
Washington, D.C
Los Angeles
Austin
Syria
Iran
Israel
Middle East
Afghanistan
U.S
Cyprus
Greece
Spain
Portugal
Ireland
European Union
U.S. Supreme Court
Jesus Christ
Brainerd City Sports and Public Notices Through Decades
A compressed digest of Brainerd area sports and civic items from 1993 to 1913. Highlights include 1993 bowling records with Bob Plesha 299 and 2,111 all events, 1983 Rotary UN delegates for Sweden, 1953 school district reorganization defeat, 1953 Northern League planning in Grand Forks, 1953 Roy Mergens acquiring Brainerd baseball, 1913 cribbage near miss between Budtz and Nelson.
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Bob Plesha
Dale Wing
Bill Svendsen
Norm Ramsdell
Crow Wing
Brainerd
Grand Forks
Roy Mergens
St. Paul
Bane Park
Winnipeg
Editorial Board Meme Kerr Hansen Vice Presidents Roles
Kerr Hansen named vice president of audience development and Mike O Rourke serves as associate editor in a staff memo outlining editorial leadership roles and responsibilities for the newsroom restructuring.
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Kerr Hansen
Mike O’ Rourke
Randian playbook fuels FGCU's NCAA berth and ascent
Bloomberg columnist Jonathan Mahler weighs FGCU's rise to the Sweet 16 as a case study in rational self interest. He notes the program’s rapid climb from NAIA to Division I, the $14 million arena funded with state support, and coach Andy Enfield’s recruiting savvy. The piece ties Ayn Rand’s ideas to sports capitalism and asks how athletic success boosts university profile and applications.
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Florida Gulf Coast University
FGCU
Ayn Rand
Rand
Eagles
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Crimson
Wake Forest
UCLA
Texas
Butler
Duke
Gener
NCAA
William Merwin
Randians
Ken Kavanagh
Bradley
Andy Enfield
Florida State
Enfield
Brett Comer
Austin Rivers
Georgetown
San Diego State
Jonathan Mahler
Bloomberg View
Bronx
Budget battle as Democrats push higher spending and taxes
Reader argues Minnesota needs an efficient budget before tax hikes, criticizing Democrats for proposing an 8.5 percent spending rise to 38.2 billion over two years without revenue plans. The writer warns of tax increases hitting workers and questions new medical facilities in Brainerd Baxter amid physician shortages. Gaile McAlpin Baxter objects to another clinic.
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Minnesota
Senate
Dayton
Brainerd-Baxter
South Brainerd
U.S
Association of American Medical Colleges
Brainerd/Baxter
Gaile McAlpin Baxter
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brainerd Rotary Club
Bobbie Bye
Joelle Kautz
Rotary
Peter Johnson
Sweden
Brainerd State Hospital
Ray Shortridge
Robbie Gallant
Col. C.F. Budtz
Oklahoma
Wm. Nelson
Brainerd Cribbage Club
Nelson
Budtz
Terry McCollough
MEME
Tim BocenscHutz
Dick Peterson Community Representative
al Jonathan Mahler
Bloomberg News
Altion
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