David Laliberte

In Bemidji yesterday, Paul Bunyan Telephone, a telecom co-operative, announced patron payouts of $2.8 million at its annual meeting/fish fry. Rising demand for service and a plan to keep using copper wires mean out-sized salad days for the co-op. At the event, nearly 6,000 customer-members dined on the state fish and — this is so Minnesota — elected [...]