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Wake the Lakes “DIMWIT-ZZZ-DUM for the Day”

–Internet in our pockets makes life an open-book test.–The first person to say the word “cool” must have been “cool” because everyone started saying it.–Humans are the only species that pay to live!–Christmas feels more like a deadline than a holiday.–Taxes are like a subscription to your country that you can’t cancel, no matter how…
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September 7, 2023 0

Lakes Area Chaplaincy 9-7-23

Sergeant Aaron Cronquist of the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office and Ron Christenson, Lead Chaplain of Lakes Area Chaplaincy, describe how LAC supports law enforcement officers and staff connected to the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office. We also touch upon their need for donations as a non-profit organization.


September 7, 2023 0

Wake the Lakes “Weird and Wacky Wednesday” 9-6-23 (Two “Boozy” Stories)

–France is about to spend about $216 million destroying nearly 80 million gallons of surplus wine, enough liquid to fill more than 100 Olympic-sized swimming pools, the Washington Post reported. The problem is that higher production costs and shrinking demand for the stuff have made it impossible for French wineries to sell their spiked grape…
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September 6, 2023 0

Wake the Lakes “Moron Lawbreaker of the Week” 9-5-23

Six people have been convicted and sentenced in New York for stealing more than $3 million worth of cash, cars, and merchandise in a string of crimes because they repeatedly posted photos of themselves on social media with the stolen goods – sitting in just-stolen cars, holding wads of just-stolen cash, with no mask covering…
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September 5, 2023 0

Fisherman’s Net for 9-1-23

Fisherman’s Net for Friday, the 1st of September with Mike Bolstad and Dave Peterson. Segment 1 Segment 2


September 1, 2023 0

Business Matters – Mick McCrory (NWMF Small Business Development Center)

Listen back to the Business Matters Program with the Northwest Minnesota Foundation’s Small Business Development Center Program Director Mick McCrory from Wednesday, August 30 2023.


August 30, 2023 0

Wake the Lakes “Weird and Wacky Wednesday” 8-30-23

When a 64-year-old Australian woman was sent to hospital for brain surgery, neurosurgeon Dr. Hari Priya Bandi was not expecting to pull out a live three inch long parasitic roundworm that wriggled between her forceps. “I’ve only come across worms using my not-so-good gardening skills … I find them terrifying and this is not something…
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August 30, 2023 0