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Choosing dialogue over division

Michael Keaton pointed out “Charlie Kirk [a Republican] was murdered to silence his speech, and three months earlier, former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman [a Democrat] and her husband Mark were murdered to silence their speech.” School shootings are escalating. On September 10th, a student in a Colorado school opened fire on other students. On August 27th, a 23 year-old fired through a window of Annunciation Catholic Church killing two students. Violence and hate speech in America have gotten out of hand.

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Brown County Commissioner announces resignation, motion passed to submit budget to Loyd Group

Brown County Commissioner Richard Lehmkuhl announced that he would resign from the Brown County District 1 Commissioner position at the end of the meeting that took place on Tuesday, Sept. 2. The Brown County commission also passed submitting the 2026 budget to Galva-based Loyd Group for the finalization process during Monday morning’s meeting on Sept. 15.

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