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There are two very different men running for state representative in District 13B this year. On one hand, we have a 14-year incumbent and career politician named Al Juhnke, who has long forgotten the citizens who elected him and has become a pawn of special interest groups that pour...

ST. PAUL -- Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced Monday the appointment of Patricia A. Solheid of Spicer to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Board and the reappointment of Bonita C. Wilhelm of Willmar to the Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board. Solheid is vice president of...

ST. PAUL -- Gov. Tim Pawlenty today announced the appointment of Patricia A. Solheid of Spicer to the Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) Review Board and the reappointment of Bonita C. Wilhelm of Willmar to the Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board (Petrofund Board). Solheid...

Our state Legislature has failed. We, the people, elected them to work together and solve the budget, and they failed miserably. We should be upset, even outraged, that the one job they were sent to do this year did not get done. They were to represent our budgetary needs, not their...

WILLMAR -- Four years ago, when Bonnie Wilhelm first ran for the state Legislature, one of her challenges as a new candidate was building name recognition. This time around it's different. "When I go to the door, people know who I am," she said. Next week Wilhelm, a Republican,...

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I haven't seen much of an effort out of Al Juhnke's campaign and I am starting to question his dedication to the job. There is no doubt that he enjoys the prestige of being a legislator but he has long let go of the idea that he is accountable to the residents of his district.

WILLMAR -- Al Juhnke and Bonnie Wilhelm found some common ground Tuesday. Both support a state constitutional amendment on the Nov.

WILLMAR -- Candidates for the House of Representatives District 13B race will participate in a forum at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Sponsored by the Willmar Area League of Women Voters and Heartland Community Action Agency, the one-hour forum will be held in the Willmar City Council Chambers,...

WILLMAR -- State Rep. Al Juhnke, DFL-Willmar, announced Wednesday the he will seek a seventh term to the Minnesota House of Representatives this fall. Juhnke, who was first elected in 1996, represents District 13B, which includes all but three northern townships in Kandiyohi County. Republicans...

WILLMAR -- Republican Bonnie Wilhelm will run for the District 13B House of Representatives seat in this fall's election. Wilhelm was unanimously endorsed Thursday night by the Kandiyohi County Republicans, according to Rollie Nissen, county co-chairman. On Friday, Wilhelm said...