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Byrd: Sleep-deprived fatherhood is deeply rewarding
It’s official: I’m a walking, talking experiment on the effects of sleep deprivation. It’s either that or I sired a milk-drunk, toy-throwing leprechaun who does not grant wishes when caught and could care less that his parents do not get to nap during the day like he does.
RELATED CONTENTByrd: The speck in Cramer's eye
Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer earlier this month delivered a commencement speech in which he sought to tie school shootings to legalized abortion. “Forty years ago, the United States Supreme Court sanctioned abortion on demand,” he said in his speech at the University of Mary on May 4. “And we wonder why our culture sees school shootings so often.”
RELATED CONTENTByrd: The worst Wednesday
Is it possible to have a day refunded to you? If only it were so, I’d return Wednesday to the store because that day was nothing but a dud.
RELATED CONTENTEnjoying the outdoors too
This bunny discovered foraging in yards along Third Street East joined Dickinson residents in enjoying the great outdoors as temperatures soared into the mid-70s for a second day.
RELATED CONTENTByrd: Time nears for momentous 1st birthday
Tuesday will mark a momentous occasion for the Byrd family as our son, Charlie, turns 1 year old. In the brief time since his birth at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Health Center in Dickinson, he has already grown and learned so much. My wife Krystle and I are just as awestruck by him today as we were the day he drew his first breath.
RELATED CONTENTSolarBee buzzing around the globe
A swarm of “bees” have overtaken the Pan American Games in Mexico — luckily, a local business put them there to help.
RELATED CONTENTPie in the eye
Dickinson High School instructor Dave Michaelson, left, is in awe after being pied in the face Friday afternoon while sitting alongside Dan Pender, Jeremy Wanner and Calvin Dean in the DHS main gym during the school assembly. Students were able to throw pies and shave the heads of a few of their favorite instructors as part of the Amber’s Dream fundraiser. Students will donate $2,000 to the Medcenter One pediatrics unit.
RELATED CONTENTZoning board denies Belfield request
Legal descriptions for a tract of Belfield land have held up a rezoning request that could benefit the area’s growing energy workforce.
RELATED CONTENTParks needed as Dickinson grows
Dickinson Park Board members said during a meeting Wednesday that some changes may be needed to make sure there are park facilities as the area sees rapid growth from a recent oil boom.
RELATED CONTENTCoaching for success
Experience meet aspirations. Under a year-old program, the Dickinson State University’s Strom Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation has been teaming experienced business coaches with area entrepreneurs, and now it’s going one step further — it’s compiling resources for a website expected to go live early next week.
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Byrd: Shirvani was a scapegoat
Newspapers and concerned citizens continued to rake former North Dakota University System Chancellor Hamid Shirvani over the coals this week, following his acceptance of a contract buyout earlier this month from the state Board of Higher Education.
RELATED CONTENTByrd: Remembering a man who cherished being an American
Imagine, just for a moment, that you’re a prisoner held in a camp with hundreds of other prisoners. Food is provided, but only in scraps. There’s not enough for everyone and the ones who grow weak from starvation are relieved of their agony with a bullet in the head.
RELATED CONTENTByrd: When was there ever a truly ‘moral America’?
One line in my column last week — in which I discussed Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer’s speech during a University of Mary commencement ceremony earlier this month — resonated with responding readers who agreed and disagreed with the article.
RELATED CONTENTByrd: When is a man considered a man?
At what point in a man’s life is he considered a man? Is it really as simple as completing a religious ceremony? Or simply crossing an age threshold set by state law? Is it when he fathers a child of his own?
RELATED CONTENTThe Byrd's Nest: Bullying is not new, just evolved
“After school, Byrd. I’m gonna kick your fat, greasy (butt),” Carl warned me. We stood there in the high school bathroom, eyes locked. He flashed that moronic smile of his I had come to loathe. “You stupid, fat piece of crap, what are you looking at?” he asked snidely.
RELATED CONTENTThe Byrd's Nest: Despite naysayers, newspapers are alive and well
Bloggers and other online media outlets were quick this week to usher newspapers to their death beds following the release of a Newspaper Association of America report that found advertising revenue for the newspaper industry again declined in 2012, this time dropping to its lowest point since 1950.
RELATED CONTENTAddition on fast track, plan created 6 years ago follows through
Nearly six years after doing master planning and zoning changes in the western portion of the State Addition in Dickinson, officials said it has developed with housing as expected but is a year ahead of schedule.
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