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KINDNESS IS CONTAGIOUS "North Dakota Nice" Found in Frisco
People in North Dakota are nice. But how nice are they when they leave the state for, say, Frisco, Texas? According to Candi, from Lisbon, North Dakota Nice travels. She sent me this letter to thank ...
Posted on 1/14/12 at 10:37 AM
CONFESSIONS OF A FAT GIRL When one door closes, another one opens
I am going to share with you, my dear readers, my last column for the newspaper, which is in today's issue, February 11. Enjoy. Here it is: As I sat down to my computer, fingers poised upon my keybo...
Posted on 2/11/11 at 6:02 AM
STAFF BLOG THE WESTERN EDGE Publisher Bruce Smith Retires
Last week I attended the retirement party of a newspaper publisher I truly admire and respect. Bruce Smith publisher of the Herald & News in Logan Utah is retiring at 70 years old and 54 years wor...
Posted on 10/21/10 at 4:45 PM
CHEF JEFF A Carrot Salad for a Veteran
In about 10 days, between 50 and 100 World War II veterans from the area will embark on a trip to Washington, D.C., to visit the memorial to their wartime service and sacrifice. I'm sure if my dad, Er...
Posted on 4/7/09 at 2:23 AM
Dickinson Public School achievement information available to everyone 
Every year the Dickinson Public School District, in cooperation with the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, provides an annual progress report on student achievement called the School District Profile. This profile is now available for your review.
By By Doug Sullivan , December 24, 2011
Press No. 8 Sports Story of 2011: Fossum sets the bar high early
Acacia Fossum set the bar very high as a seventh-grader. Fossum won three individuals titles, including the all-around championship, and helped Dickinson High gymnastics finish second as a team for its third-straight year at the 2011 state meet.
By Royal McGregor , December 23, 2011
Press No. 10 Sports Story of 2011: It was an unpredictable year for Joe Hanstad
To say 2011 was unpredictable for Joe Hanstad is an understatement.
By Dustin Monke , December 21, 2011
The old brick palace
They’re turning my old school into condos. It was built in 1922 out of brick, dark wood and sweat, and was by far the biggest, highest and mightiest building rising above the prairie dust from the Mighty Mo south to the Canadian border north, with “Knowledge is Power” chiseled into the stone above the front door.
By By Kevin Holten , December 21, 2011
ND 1 of most fortunate states
Greetings from your District 36 senator. December is the time of the year we reflect on the past year.
By By George Nodland , December 20, 2011
Schnepf: Maybe 3 weeks to FCS championship isn't so bad
FARGO — You may not be the only one who thinks three weeks is too much time for North Dakota State’s football team to prepare for a national championship game.
By Kevin Schnepf , December 19, 2011
Kolpack: Fargodome a dream of late Bison booster
FARGO — The only memories are the smell of cigars and the sound of poker chips hitting the table. It was Poker Night, at the Kolpack House and no kids were allowed in the basement.
By Jeff Kolpack , December 16, 2011
Dealing with addiction
I hate to say it but my father has an addiction. No, it’s not a new one. We’ve been dealing with it for many years.
By By Kevin Holten , December 14, 2011
Litke: Irresistible force Tebow pushes NFL around
Tim Tebow is doing what decades of conventional NFL wisdom said couldn’t be done. He’s winning game after game playing the most important position on the field less like a quarterback than an irresistible force of nature.
By Jim Litke , December 12, 2011
How ironic: Georgia Southern backed out of earlier trip to NDSU
Here’s a little humor from "Seinfeld," one of the best sitcoms in television history.
By Kevin Schnepf , December 11, 2011
Slow down and enjoy Christmas
When that special baby was born in Bethlehem some 2,000-plus years ago, do you think those wise men, sheep herders, angels and innkeepers ever dreamt that his birth date would turn into Black Friday, shopping malls, Kris Kringle, candy canes, flying deer, frosted cookies, stuffed turkeys, red neon wrapping paper, pint-sized elves, Ebenezer Scrooge, Bing crooning in White Christmas and way too many sips of eggnog and spiked apple cider?
By By Kevin Holten , December 07, 2011
A Harley ride full of reminders
Years ago a rancher friend of mine from my little home town, located a stones throw from the Montana and Canadian borders, suggested that I take his big black Harley Davidson for a spin throughout the countryside on a particularly comfortable early summer evening.
By By Kevin Holten , November 30, 2011
Dickinson schools working on accommodations for enrollment increases
The economic activity in northwest and southwest North Dakota is generating uncertain situations and interesting discussions for the school board and administration.
By By Doug Sullivan , November 30, 2011
Take pride in service
All right, Dickinson. I’m going to come right out and say it: The service here, it is atrocious.
By Klark Byrd , November 26, 2011
Dickinson State makes season bright
The days are noticeably shorter. The bite of the wind is in the air. Snow is gathering in the tree lines and on the north slopes of the buttes.
By D.C. Coston , November 24, 2011
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