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BRAINERD — Teachers at BrainerdPublic Schools who are 58 or older and have taught for at least 28 years in the district have a new incentive to retire at the end of the school year ... 23, outlining the incentive ... 16 ... .
BRAINERD — Information technology staff in Brainerd will lend a hand to their Baxter counterparts to help cover a staffing vacancy. Brainerd City Council members approved a temporary agreement with Baxter on Monday, Dec ... In other business Dec ... .
BRAINERD — BrainerdMayorDave Badeaux stands by his decision not to sign a letter penned by Crosslake Mayor Jackson Purfeerst to state lawmakers ... “It isn’t about GOP or DFL ... I asked him to trust us to take care of our own ... All but one ... 2 ... .
Western Australian research is showing a strong link between homelessness and poor health, with life expectancy more than 30 years lower for people without secure housing ... .
BRAINERD — Changes are coming to contributions made to the city of Brainerd from its public utilities department ... 15 ... “I just see this as taking from rate payers instead of taxpayers — property taxpayers,” he said ... .
BRAINERD — The BrainerdCity Council approved a memorandum of agreement with parks employees for downtown snow removal ... The union submitted a letter of request asking the city to consider a memorandum of agreement to address the new duties ... .
BRAINERD — Around 900 kids in Crow Wing County will get to wake up to presents under the tree on Christmas morning, thanks to a group of loyal volunteers ... 18, during the annual Toys for Kids drive at the BrainerdArmory ... “It’s amazing ... .
For most other governments, a $2.5 billion surplus would be news to shout from the rooftops but for the WA government, it's a headache with little prospect of relief ... .
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Social services want the WA government to use its significant budget surplus to invest in breaking people out of the cycle of homelessness, after falling short of an ambitious target to end rough sleeping ... .