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Wake the Lakes Lifehack for the Week: Five Hand Tools It’s OK to Buy Cheap

Tools can be extremely expensive, and it’s easy to assume that spending more will get you higher-quality tools. While that’s often true, the fact is you don’t always need a tool of higher quality. –Pliers: Unless you work regularly on projects that require great precision, just about any pair of slip-joint pliers will do the…
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July 24, 2023 0

Brainerd Lakes Area Representative of District 6B, Josh Heintzeman 7-21-23

Josh Heintzeman, Brainerd Lakes Area Representative of District 6B, joins us to talk about “the new quarters of commerce dollars” being appropriated for the future 371/210 overpass being planned in Baxter. We also chat about local education funding and more.


July 21, 2023 0

Wake the Lakes “DIMWIT-ZZZ-DUM” for the Week” 7-20-23

–If there are capital letters, why aren’t there capital numbers? I want to be able to yell statistics at people.–Adding ice cream to your shopping cart immediately starts a timer on your shopping trip.–Calling yourself an AI artist is almost exactly the same as calling yourself a cook for heating ready-made meals in a microwave.–Hard…
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July 20, 2023 0

Wake the Lakes “Weird and Wacky Wednesday” 7-19-23

When FBI agents arrived at James Nott’s Kentucky apartment with a search warrant on Tuesday, July 11th, they asked if anyone else was home. “Only my dead friends,” Nott replied. That’s according to the FBI, who in a criminal complaint detailed 40 human skulls and other remains they found decorating Nott’s home, tying him to…
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July 19, 2023 0

Wake the Lakes “Moron Lawbreaker for the Week” 7-18-23

A California man is going to prison for running a cow dung-to-green energy scheme that authorities say was a load of manure.  Ray Brewer, 66, of Porterville was sentenced recently to six years and nine months in federal prison in a years-long scam that bilked investors out of $8.75 million, according to a statement from…
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July 18, 2023 0

Brainerd Lakes Chamber 7-18-23

Sue Galligan, Events and Connections Manager at Brainerd Lakes Chamber, previews upcoming Chamber events including Bean Hole Days, Business After Hours and the Golf Classic.


July 18, 2023 0

Wake the Lakes “Life Hacks for the Week” 7-17-23

Genius Life Hacks That Use Things You Already Have Around Your Home: –If your ring gets stuck on your finger, Windex will slide it right off. –If your little one got hold of a Sharpie and did some design work on your countertops, don’t freak out! Just head to the bathroom or your vanity and…
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July 17, 2023 0

Wake the Lakes “DIMWIT-ZZZ-DUM for the Day” 7-13-23

–Vehicles today can surf the web, link to your phone, stream music, and videos, etc.. but they still can’t perform a simple database lookup to tell you what the check engine light is on for. –Every paper towel commercial reminds me that the cleanest solution is to simply  just not have children. –For a detective,…
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July 13, 2023 0