GREAT DECISIONS KICK-OFF MEETING

The special guest at Wednesday's Great Decisions kick-off meeting will be veteran newspaper writer Frank Wright who said he was asked to talk about the Middle East. Wright said he spent 45 years working for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and reported from more than 60 countries but because of the war on terrorism, he's most commonly asked to talk about the Mid East. Wright's talk will start at 1:30pm at the Hallett Community Center in Crosby. Organizer Bob Manning said because this is the kick-off to the Great Decisions season, there will be no charge for Wednesday's program.