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Bourke's Bookshelf: ‘Seawater begs the pearl to break its shell’

Brainerd Dispatch 17 Jun 2026
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'No credible plan' for mental health overhaul promised after teenagers death

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 17 Jun 2026
Improvements in mental health supports for Western Australian children and adolescents — prompted by the suicide of 13-year-old Kate Savage — risk never being delivered, the state's auditor-general is warning ... .
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Council indicates support for City Hall parking lot apartments

Brainerd Dispatch 16 Jun 2026
The letter does not give approval for the project but prevents the city from marketing the property to other buyers for 90 days while developers work with city staff on a purchase and development agreement ... .
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Stauber tours Flanders Fire damage

Brainerd Dispatch 16 Jun 2026
MISSION TOWNSHIP — Congressman Peter Stauber trekked to the lakes area on Monday, June 15, to tour the area affected by last month’s Flanders Fire ... “You put a lot of people at risk, a lot of structures at risk ... .
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Rep. Pete Stauber tours Flanders Fire damage

Duluth News Tribune 16 Jun 2026
MISSION TOWNSHIP, Minn. — Congressman Peter Stauber trekked to the lakes area on Monday, June 15, to tour the area affected by last month’s Flanders Fire ... “You put a lot of people at risk, a lot of structures at risk ... ....
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Accused criminals flown out of remote communities as WA regional courts shut

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 15 Jun 2026
WA Police have been forced to fly some accused criminals out of remote communities since the start of this month due to regional court closures, amid a dispute between the Justice Department and WA Police over security ... .
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Lakes Jam gears up for another year

Brainerd Dispatch 14 Jun 2026
BRAINERD — Red, white and blue campgrounds are sure to catch the eye at this year’s Lakes Jam ... VIP tickets will also be on the line for the winner of the ATV/UTV parade, which has a theme of Mardi Gras this year ... And the music should be, too ... .
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The unseen children who roam Perth's streets at night

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 13 Jun 2026
Youth Beat workers take to Perth streets at night to help young people who have nowhere else to go ... .
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From the Vault: Pequot Lakes woman survived Titanic's catastrophic maiden voyage

Brainerd Dispatch 13 Jun 2026
BRAINERD — More than a century later, the tragedy of the RMS Titanic continues to live on in infamy. Fictionalized accounts of April 15, 1912, forever immortalize the fateful day on screen and in print by reimagining the trauma passengers experienced.
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She survived Titanic's catastrophic maiden voyage. Later, she told her harrowing story

Wahpeton Daily News 13 Jun 2026
BRAINERD — More than a century later, the tragedy of the RMS Titanic continues to live on in infamy. For Bertha Lehmann Luhrs, though, the anguish of April 15, 1912, was real — as a Titanic survivor, she experienced it firsthand ... .
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Hometown Heroes banners to honor local service members

Brainerd Dispatch 12 Jun 2026
BRAINERD — In celebration of the United States’ 250th birthday this July, Brainerd Community Action is recognizing current and former military service members, police officers and firefighters in a special way ... on Sunday, June 14 ... .
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School Board supports hiring freeze

Brainerd Dispatch 11 Jun 2026
BRAINERD — A conditional districtwide hiring freeze is now in place at Brainerd Public Schools. Board members agreed to the freeze during their meeting Monday, June 8 ... In other business Monday, the School Board.. Accepted donations to the district ... .
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Bourke's Bookshelf: ‘It takes hard work to make a life in a small town’

Brainerd Dispatch 10 Jun 2026
Both characters are absolutely fascinating ... Follow Bourke’s Bookshelf. For weekly columns and interactive content related to books, entertainment and likely the occasional cat, like and follow Bourke’s Bookshelf on Facebook and Instagram. .
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New leader, old problem for WA Liberals as Zempilas flirts with One Nation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 09 Jun 2026
As Basil Zempilas flirts with One Nation, will the right-wing populist party drag the WA Liberals down again, or will it become a life raft on the way to a political resurrection? ... .
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