I went in for what I call a “shake and bake” recently, cooking like a chicken in a rotisserie under thousands of tiny red LED bulbs and then jiggling myself silly on a weight-loss platform. I wasn’t entirely sure how I wound up in a “wellness spa” looking like a sweaty submariner ...
A media organization recently posted a questionnaire on its website asking readers to reflect on their experiences when the COVID-19 pandemic shut everything down in 2020. For those who were able to quickly resume their usual routines after the World Health Organization announced an end to the ...
Lillian Crook Bismarck I read a news story about some of the February 2025 firings of North Dakotans working for the federal government. Last summer I attended the 50th anniversary celebration at Knife River Indian Villages, one of the most important National Park Service sites in North ...
Yogi Berra, the mid-century New York Yankees Hall of Fame catcher known for his pithy and often humorous life observations, once famously quipped: “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” It was sound advice, perhaps, for a traveler on the go and in search of a quick meal. The modern ...
Lee Hagen and John Lund, West Fargo Merrill Piepkorn, Fargo North Dakota Senators will soon consider, among others, two bills passed in the House. HB 1540 would subsidize parents of all 7,986 private school K-12 students starting in the 2026-27 school year. The per pupil subsidy will be ...
My mother-in-law was born on a small ranch in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, in 1951. After her mother died from illness, my mother-in-law crossed into Brownsville, Texas, during the Charro Days Fiesta. She was 13, undocumented and alone. I’ve written about my mother-in-law’s journey before. ...