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In an opinion piece published by MinnPost, Bemidji MN Chamber of Commerce board chairman Mike Beard shows his love, writing Community festival time: a time to consider the meaning of community.

Finally there is "the ugly." This is the area that I would like to focus the rest of the discussion about. I am not talking about physical ugliness, but rather "social ugliness."  These are the people who too many of us (and I will include myself consistently in this confession) don't want to admit are part of our community. It may be the overweight person who is eating deep-fried cheese curds. It may be the pregnant woman who is smoking a cigarette. It may be the tattooed teenager with the black clothing and spiked hair. Or maybe it's the shabbily dressed lady who is buying her kids armbands for unlimited rides at $18 each.

What does he call his neighbors?


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