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We need a system that works better for all Americans
If you’re looking for a laugh, read John Hawthorne’s recent (paid political) “Think About It - You Decide” letter (published Aug. 8) in The Pioneer. Second Deputy Chair of the Beltrami County Republican Party, Hawthorne appears to be afraid of “socialists.” With misinformation and cherry-picked facts about progressive, Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), he sounds right out of the 1950s Red Scare days. Read more letters to the editor But voters aren’t buying that old stuff.
2025's Most Notable State AG Activity By The Numbers
By Sign up now By Will Weaver, Caroline Cease and Emma Kromm · State attorneys general were active in 2025, working across party lines to address federal regulatory gaps in artificial intelligence and take action on consumer protection issues. They also continued antitrust enforcement... To view the full article, register now.
2025's Most Notable State AG Activity By The Numbers
By Will Weaver, Caroline Cease and Emma Kromm ( January 9, 2026, 5:55 PM EST) -- State attorneys general were active in 2025, working across party lines to address federal regulatory gaps in artificial intelligence and take action on consumer protection issues. They also continued antitrust enforcement and announced large settlements on behalf of their citizens.... Law360 is on it, so you are, too.
Letter to the Editor: We are not entitled to our own facts
Amusing to see Mr. John Hawthorne’s letter, "Polarized politics lead to instability" (published July 23) maintaining that Trump’s Big Bill is a beautiful thing. He calls a previous letter by Dawn Eve (published July 12) emotional and ignorant.
OPINION EXCHANGE | The 2024 primaries and your call to duty
Opinion editor's note: Star Tribune Opinion publishes a mix of national and local commentaries online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• Recently, on the highway near my house, there was a car-deer collision. I didn't see it happen, only afterward the handsome eight-point buck lying dead on the shoulder among plastic bumper parts and sprinkles of blue glass. A hard hit. A messy scene. As we do, I averted my eyes and drove on, glad it hadn't been my car, and sad for the deer.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: We need to do more
Letters The following is a letter to the editor submitted to the Bemidji Pioneer by a reader. It does not necessarily reflect the views of the Bemidji Pioneer. To submit a letter, email letters@bemidjipioneer.com or mail it to Bemidji Pioneer, P.O. Box 455, Bemidji, MN 56601. Written By: Will Weaver, Bemidji | 6:15 am, Sep. 22, 2021 × Pioneer graphic I was sorry to hear of Bemidji fireman Walter Lindahl's health struggles and need for a double-lung transplant (published Sept. 18 on Page A1).
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Some thoughts on guns
Letters The following is a letter to the editor submitted to the Bemidji Pioneer by a reader. It does not necessarily reflect the views of the Bemidji Pioneer. To submit a letter, email letters@bemidjipioneer.com or mail it to Bemidji Pioneer, P.O. Box 455, Bemidji, MN 56601. Written By: Will Weaver, Bemidji | 6:30 am, Apr. 21, 2021 × Regarding Karl Kaufman's dire letter published April 17 on imminent gun control instituted by Democrats, one line really scared me.
Library Reflections: The Carnegie Foundation
by Will Weaver Excerpted from “Library Revolution” in Libraries of Minnesota, with photography by Doug Ohman (Minnesota Historical Society Press) (c) 2011 by Will Weaver; reprinted with the author’s permission. The great leap forward in the American library system came from a somewhat unlikely source: the “robber baron” Andrew Carnegie.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: What's another few months
Letters By starting now, Enbridge has revealed its true face. It does not care about the health of the communities it ploughs through. Written By: Will Weaver, Bemidji | Dec 14th 2020 - 12pm. × So it begins. Our hotel parking lots are suddenly crowded with pipeliner pickups. The workers from Oklahoma, Texas and far away are flooding into Bemidji at the worst possible time.
BSU at 100: Happy birthday, University in the Pines!
In June of 1919 a new school for teachers opened its doors in Bemidji, Minnesota. Nestled alongside Lake Bemidji, the Normal School (for “norms,” or educational standards) registered 130 students. But problems remained. There was not one book on campus (no library yet), plus no place for the students to live. But faculty members brought books, and the Dean of Women, working with the downtown Bemidji Women’s Civic Club, found rooming accommodations for all the students, most of whom were young women.
OPINION EXCHANGE | Perhaps snow isn't the real burden on those collapsing barns in Minnesota
While reading in recent weeks about dairy barns in Minnesota collapsing under the weight of the snow, I could not but think of my family’s dairy barn in Hubbard County, still standing tall after almost 100 years. The old barn is empty these days. The cavernous hayloft is silent but for the flutter and coo of pigeons, but its ridge line is unbowed and its rounded roof has remained firm against all weather. It never had a problem with snow because it was built right.
Detroit Lakes Online
This year, composers from Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, North and South Dakota, and Illinois are invited to submit an original orchestral composition.The winning score will be premiered by the Heartland Symphony Orchestra at its spring concert series, to be held in three central Minnesota communities: Crosslake (April 6); Little Falls (April 7); and Brainerd (April 8).The winner will receive a $1,000 monetary prize, an opportunity to work with the orchestra and its conductor, and a performance...
Author Will Weaver next featured author for Spoken Word Series - The Pilot Independent: Entertainment
Weaver will read from his latest memoir, “The Last Hunter: An American Family Album,” Friday. A reception will start at 5:30 p.m., with the reading beginning at 6 p.m. at Watermark Art Center’s new location, 505 Bemidji Avenue North. In addition, Weaver will also lead a writer’s workshop Saturday for those wishing to study with this accomplished author. Weaver is a graduate of both the University of Minnesota and Stanford University.
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