• Getting to know all about you, getting to hope you like me

    It's a nice touch and one I felt we should export and thus I did resolve, dear reader, to carry this pleasant habit with me to the very next place I visited. I was in London this week. My relentless charm offensive went about as well as you can imagine. To address an obvious concern, yes, once more I was south of the Border. Barely bothered the place for well-nigh a decade and now I’m back more often than touring B-List Britain’s Got Talent finalist. OK, D-list. Just a quick update for you all....

  • How to handle marital discord like a ninja

    If you ever find yourself between two married people who are in the middle of an argument, the best strategy is to become suddenly interested in your shoes.  Married people, of course, know this instinctively. But unmarried people like me have a hard time remembering it. We often imagine that the two married people who […]

  • Heavy Storms Likely Early Thursday

    It was a rough Wednesday night with multiple tornado warnings. Several locations saw significant damage. Another line of severe storms is likely through early Thursday. Another Round Of Severe Stor

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    Whisper it, but it looks like summer is here (but only until Monday)

    Forecasters say we're in for a second warm and sunny weekend on the spin

  • What a Russian 'victory' would actually look like

    The Biden administration’s Ukraine policy, though it lacks a coherent strategy, is at least centered on an explicit guiding principle: Russia must not be allowed to win in Ukraine. This sentiment is widely shared by U.S. allies across the Atlantic. "I have a clear strategic objective,” said French President Emmanuel Macron in a recent interview. “Russia cannot win in Ukraine.” But, even in this consensus position, there is a major fly in the ointment: there has not been enough serious...

  • Weather Drawing: Feeling like spring

    Attention teachers: Don't forget to submit your students' weather drawing to the Brainerd Dispatch, P.O. Box 974, Brainerd, MN, 56401.

  • Yankees likely still aren't even at their best

    The Yankees have survived without the best of Judge or anything from Cole. It has allowed the Yanks to dream about what can be if they get the best ultimately from the two stars.

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    Why government benefits are likely to stick around

    The U.S. spends about half of its $6 trillion budget on three government entitlements: Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare. When it comes to the national debt, cutting these benefits is often part of the cost-cutting conversation. In this episode, we hear how these entitlements grew to be so costly and why reducing them has been so difficult historically. Plus, the layoff that allowed one woman to focus on her small business, and the economic impact of university divestment.

  • If you liked Baby Reindeer, stream these dark and

    The story of a comedian whose life is plagued by a stalker, Baby Reindeer has had viewers captivated. So what other dark, compelling shows are out there?

  • Wokesters Have Found Something About Disney That They Don't Like

    I often say that "the left will devour itself" because leftists will inevitably turn on each other. The nature of wokeness means that even the most well-meaning leftist is going to come up against something that offends another fellow traveler.

  • Collaborate Like a Pro with These Expert Business Tips

    Whether it’s with your own team, outside agencies, or online partners the ability to collaborate effectively will help your small business.

  • Apple likely to update Siri with AI tech

    Apple is planning to enhance its iPhone virtual assistant Siri with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, The New York Times reported citing three people familiar with the company's work. Th