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...trunks were still standing, but the winds ripped away their leaves, limbs and bark.In revising its estimate of the storm's power, the National Weather Service said the tornado had winds of at least 200 mph and was on the ground for 40 minutes.The agency...

http://brainerddispatch.com/albert-ashwood/2013-05-21

...the infield amid blinding rain and whipping winds.Then, as the storm began to break almost as quickly as it appeared, a power surge knocked out the lights and video board at Turner Field. The board came back on in a matter of seconds, but the lights...

http://brainerddispatch.com/2013-05-21-6
Police Blotter - May 21

...m. Saturday of a loud noise coming from a power transformer on the 1000 block of Sixth Avenue...from out of the ground about 10 feet from the power box and could hear electricity sparking. The power company was advised.THEFT - A report at 12...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/crime/2013-05-20/police-blotter-may-21
Crime
Area lawmakers give mixed review to session

...scheme of things it's a very disappointing session," she said. "Very extreme. I've never seen such an overreach of power." She said she worked with Rep. John Ward, DFL-Baxter, on legislation that helped solve a transportation problem the...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/political/2013-05-20/area-lawmakers-give-mixed-
Political
Tyranny is no longer 'Lurking'

...and "unfair."Thomas Jefferson foresaw what can happen when power corrupts: "Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/guest-columns/2013-05-21/tyranny-no-longer-l
Guest Columns
Rescue from the rubble

...center of town before lifting back into the sky at Lake Stanley Draper.Oklahoma City Police Capt. Dexter Nelson said downed power lines and open gas lines posed a risk in the aftermath of the system.Monday's powerful tornado loosely followed the path...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2013-05-20/rescue-rubble
News
Wallin named state's Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year

...small wetlands are interspersed within the wooded acres. One natural feature is an osprey pair that nest annually on one of the power line poles nearby the Wallin home. John documents their activities and nesting success every year. The Wallins have actively...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2013-05-21/wallin-named-states-outstanding-tree
News
The IRS is stifling journalists, too

...sustain.History has shown that the transparency provided by watchdogs and their sources is the best prevention for abuse of power. If it's important to protect the political opposition, it's also important to protect the journalists who have traditionally...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/guest-columns/2013-05-20/irs-stifling-journa
Guest Columns
BrainerdsList.com - Search Results

...Saturday Only Ad placed on 5/20/2013 »Enhanced from Brainerd Dispatch« 8:30 am - 2 pm. Kids toys, books, power wheels, kids bikes, tons of kids clothes: girl sizes 4T-10/12, boy sizes 12 mo-6/7. Many household items including...

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Pull tabs fall short of millions needed to fund Vikings' stadium

...Why are the sin taxes placed on "sinners" so appealing to government officials? I guess they understand the addictive power of cigarette smoking and know that there are still those "sinners" out there who'll need their smokes. (I wonder if they'll...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/2013-05-19/pull-tabs-fall-short-millions-nee
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