...health benefits. About 80 positions have not been filled and Mayor Herb Bergson said the number of police and fire employees "is getting dangerously low." JASON HENKE can be reached at jason.henke@brainerddispatch.com or 855-5866.

...said, "but I haven't sold it." A forklift hoisted a junk pickup off a trailer in the Crow Wing Recycling yard this week. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls AMY FREDMAN may be reached at amy.fredman@brainerddispatch.com or 855-5866.

...more than the action on the ice. All things considered, sometimes the best entertainment can be answered with "Did we win?" TREVOR WILLIAMS, sports copy editor, can be reached at trevor.williams@brainerddispatch.com or 855-5866.

...nice distraction to spring training, but most of America will be watching a different tournament this month - March Madness. TREVOR WILLIAMS, sports copy editor, can be reached at trevor.williams@brainerddispatch.com or 855-5866.

...Everything in my life pales in comparison." Both on and off the ice, Kristi Yamaguchi continues to carry herself with grace. Trevor Williams, sports copy editor, can be reached at 855-5866 or trevor.williams@brainerddispatch.com

...joy to college basketball fans across the country, being an accomplished musician, a doting husband, and a loving father. Trevor Williams, sports copy editor, can be reached at 855-5866 or trevor.williams@brainerddispatch.com.

...catch Steiger and the Gophers when they play Illinois on Saturday and Purdue on Sunday at the Baseline Tennis Center on campus. TREVOR WILLIAMS, sports copy editor, can be reached at trevor.williams@brainerddispatch.com or 855-5866.

...complicit endorsement from the owner. Minnesota enters this offseason more like an expansion team than a franchise with a future. TREVOR WILLIAMS, sports copy editor, can be reached at trevor.williams@brainerddispatch.com or 855-5866.

...draft class. Will 2006's No. 1 pick Mario Williams be a Peyton Manning, Dan Wilkinson, or Tim Couch? Only time will tell. TREVOR WILLIAMS, sports copy editor, can be reached at trevor.williams@brainerddispatch.com or 855-5866.

...could compete for a playoff spot. Fans who wear Twins jerseys and eat Twins ice cream can't hurt the team's chances either. TREVOR WILLIAMS, sports copy editor, can be reached at trevor.williams@brainerddispatch.com or 855-5866.