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The annual observance of National Newspaper Week celebrates and emphasizes the impact of newspapers to big and small communities across the nation.

We hope anglers have good luck this fishing season. We hope boaters have fun on our lakes and rivers from now into the fall. For everyone, we hope they have a safe year on the water.

We hope anglers have good luck this opening weekend of fishing. We hope boaters have fun on our lakes and rivers from now into the fall. For everyone, we hope they have a safe year on the water.

Residents deserve public answers from the agency about spotty mail delivery the past several months.

Not only is voting one of our most cherished, fundamental rights, it also is one of the best ways in which we can collectively make our voices heard on the direction we’d like to see the country go.

The National Weather Service in Duluth’s forecast for Monday calls for mostly sunny skies with a high temperature of 61 degrees during the day with temperatures expected to slowly fall into the low 50s by sunset.

Safety is the keyword. There are no guarantees in life, but the best protection comes from taking every measure you can to be safe. And that comes not just from the gear a hunter uses, or handling guns properly, but from having the mental awareness to react to their surroundings and be aware of other people.

The 12-year-old boy who died in a hunting accident Sunday, Oct. 9, near Motley is beyond a tragedy.

Endorsement letters for the Nov. 8 general election will be accepted through Nov. 3 for print in the Nov. 6 edition of the Brainerd Dispatch.