I am starting a campaign for a safer intersection at County Road 17 and Highway 371 north of Pequot Lakes. My husband and I had a near-death experience there on Sunday, Aug. 22, at 1:30 p.m.

In the Sunday Brainerd Dispatch, Jane Brink complained that Todd Dahl was unfairly treated when someone in last week's Open Forum criticized Dahl and his supporters for wearing campaign shirts at the Walk in Her Shoes fundraiser for rape and abuse victims.

Last week, the Lake Country Echo published a letter from Mr. Robert Nepper of North St. Paul asserting that the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development's (DEED) biennial budget is over a billion dollars to boost businesses and jobs.

My husband and I are dairy farmers from southeast Minnesota. We purchased a resort here just outside of town. We chose this area because we like the beautiful trees, the "small-town USA feeling," the park with all of its great festivals and the peaceful setting.

The Backus Area Cornfest Committee would like to thank you for attending this year's Cornfest. The theme was "Colonel Cobber Goes Country."We had a great parade and a good day, despite the rain.