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The RESTORE Act promises 80 percent of the Clean Water Act penalties paid by BP will be allocated to the Gulf Coast states. If you haven't heard of the RESTORE...

When you get right down to it, the fundamental question of this election is this: Do we place our trust in government or in the American people? Our country is...

A lot of political insiders in both parties think Bain Capital is pretty much a dead issue in the 2012 presidential campaign. After all, Mitt Romney has ably defended his...

There's a definite Catch-22 aspect to the presidency. Anybody crazy enough to want the job probably shouldn't be allowed to have it. That said, anybody who thought Barack Obama was...

I have attended the Paul Bunyan Playhouse since the 1950s when I lived in Bagley and endured the packed heat of the tiny theater at the Birchmont resort. I have...

I have attended the Paul Bunyan Playhouse since the 1950s when I lived in Bagley and endured the packed heat of the tiny theater at the Birchmont resort. I have...

The federal government in 1858 set aside two sections of every township in the state of Minnesota for the benefit of the state's schools. Since then, however, the school trust...

The instinct to be politically correct was on display again. This time a comedian's insulting joke led to audible gasps in a Hollywood elite audience and then, finally, to laughs...

The Bemidji Area Community Band (BACB) is moving the location of our concerts from our former location at Baker Park to an area immediately adjacent to the south side of...

The Bemidji Area Community Band (BACB) is moving the location of our concerts from our former location at Baker Park to an area immediately adjacent to the south side of...

There is an untold story about the failed effort to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, and it centers on Hooters. The restaurant known for its immodestly attired waitresses played a...

I'm counting on last autumn's funeral to help me put Father's Day in the proper perspective. The day after Thanksgiving our beloved 14-year-old cat Mewsilla surrendered the last of her...

This letter is in response to an area citizen's concerns regarding restoration and youth activities at Camp Rabideau, as mentioned in the May 2 article in the Bemidji Pioneer. The...

This letter is in response to an area citizen's concerns regarding restoration and youth activities at Camp Rabideau, as mentioned in the May 2 article in the Bemidji Pioneer. The...

The Obama administration is no friend of farmers, and the recent stunt involving the Environmental Protection Agency sending spy planes over the state of Nebraska to keep an eye on...