My prayers go out to the Steve Irwin family. He was a great man who will never be forgotten. What he did was inspiring to many and raised people's hopes. He also had a great outlook on life. He will be remembered in all of our minds and will be an icon to so many. May his family be blessed to have known such a humble and wonderful man.

Brainerd City Council candidate Mary Koep's weekly radio show will be suspended for the duration of the 2002 election.