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Frank Lee

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Frank Lee is an award-winning journalist and features writer for the Wadena Pioneer Journal. The weekly newspaper is owned by Forum Communications Co.

As a professional and experienced journalist, his fact-based reporting has won statewide awards. His work has also appeared in other Forum-owned publications like the Brainerd Dispatch and the Gannett-owned USA Today.

(Lee was the arts and entertainment editor at the Brainerd Dispatch and wrote articles for the section. He also wrote a weekly movie column for Forum that appeared in print and online, and can be followed on Twitter at @Frankfilmcritic.)

Have a Wadena-area features story suggestion? Let him know during business hours at (218) 631-6470 or email him at flee@wadenapj.com. (Please include your contact information, such as your name and how best to reach you.)

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The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center's 32nd annual Great American Think-Off question asks “Is there only one truth, or are there many truths?” Finalists in the essay contest will debate views.
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The mom of an interracial family in Wadena claims her daughter was harassed by Wadena-Deer Creek students
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The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center's 31st annual Great American Think-Off question asks if freedom of speech is worth the price paid for it. Everyday people will debate it at an exhibition.
A Minnesota-based author who appeared at the Wadena City Library signs travel guidebooks that include tips for visiting the Northwoods or advice for tourists looking for a state-specific adventure.
Minnesota native Aaron Simmons, who is poised to be a rising star in Nashville, will perform on June 9 at Burlington Northern Park. He headlines the inaugural June Jubilee Country Concert in Wadena.
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The Post-COVID-19 Rehabilitation Program is for patients recovering from COVID-19 and is offered at all Essentia locations.
The Post-COVID-19 Rehabilitation Program is for patients recovering from COVID-19 and is offered at all Essentia locations.
Local historian Ray Nelson shares his research of Minnesota's oldest rifle artifact to date and its journey from Europe to fur trade-era Minnesota. He is a member of the Friends of Old Crow Wing and its former president, and a founder of the Crow Wing County Muzzleloaders Club.
This year marks the 95th anniversary of Lindbergh's solo, nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean from New York City to Paris in 1927. The famed aviator dubbed “Lucky Lindy” grew up on a Little Falls farm before becoming a worldwide celebrity.