"Overstaffed? You decide."

Be careful when our political candidates make promises. There are some things they can absolutely not change, yet many voters are gullible to think the politicians can deliver on their promises.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is now telling us that one in four teenage girls is infected with a sexually transmitted disease (STD).

You are right, sir, "This country is in serious trouble," and not because the economy is collapsing, but because we Americans (and the like) are not taking proper care of the land.

Sharing a snack with a tiny mouse seems harmless enough, or so one would think. Those of us in the Pequot Lakes auditorium the weekend of April 24-26 now know better!

A few days ago in a radio interview (KKIN), the Aitkin County sheriff said that three law enforcement agencies have come out publicly against legalizing "medical" marijuana.

Almost 40 years ago, shortly after we bought our place on Whitefish Lake, we were asked by Joe Ruttger Sr. to buy stock in a new community nine-hole golf course.

Mr. Abler claims that scientists with views counter to accepted scientific theory have been ostracized and/or lost their jobs for expressing their views on global warming or evolution. However, he presented no specific examples.

Casting a line into a lake on opening weekend and watching the crystal clear water ripple signals the official start of the summer tourism season in the Brainerd lakes area.

I give up. I'm officially overloaded with the presidential campaign that still isn't a real campaign because one side cannot figure out who will be their nominee.

The governor's veto of Central Corridor mirrors the Bush administration's focus on oil to the detriment of energy efficient rail transport. We can spend a trillion making sure of our position in Iraq, but we don't have much left for Amtrak or commuter rail.

The Pequot Lakes Fire Department would like to honor one of our own. On the morning of Tuesday, April 29, Pequot Lakes firefighter Natasha Carlson was on her way to St. Cloud. She came upon an accident scene on Hwy 10 just north of Royalton. She stopped to help. The car was upside down in a ditch full of water, the passenger inside was not responsive.

Growing up, cancer was always part of my life. It was like a shadow that even when I couldn't see it, I knew that the minute I turned around it would be there.

It was an intelligent time in the neighborhood...