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One of the most interesting -- and mildly infuriating -- moments of my wife and I's recent trip to New York was our visit to the 9/11 Memorial. First, if you haven't been to New York, understand that there are a lot of tourists there. And it's not just Americans. People from all...

Newspapers can be one of our greatest learning tools. I am convinced three things taught me how to read: The Berenstain Bears, Little Golden Books and newspapers. One of my earliest memories is from when I was 4 and my older brothers would spread the sports pages of The Dickinson...

Did you know the Washington Redskins were originally the Boston Braves and, for a time in the 1930s, played their home games at Fenway Park?

What will be America's monument to history? Every great civilization has left behind a monument denoting its time of power. Many of those monuments also give us a glimpse into their rise, dominance and eventual fall. So, what will be the monument future civilizations look to when...

There is a type of abuse you don't hear about much but is one psychologists believe has persisted for generations. We often hear of spousal abuse and sexual abuse, while bullying has been the most recent hot-button issue. But rarely, if ever, do people think about elder abuse. Until...

Last week brought word of numerous brand-name businesses planning to open in Dickinson. Franchisees of Famous Dave's barbecue restaurants are making plans to come here -- though they aren't sure where or when -- and Five Diamond properties says Petco, JoAnn Fabrics and Dollar Tree...

While in Bismarck on Saturday night, I decided it was time for Sarah and I to try something different and move our palettes beyond the growingly bland chain restaurants we have eaten at too many times. When I started looking for a different place to eat and surprise her with, my...

Harvest in North Dakota can be a time of celebration, frustration and, if you get the crop in the bin or to the elevator, pure relief. Once the crop is cut, there are no more worries about hail, thunderstorms or any other force of nature that can upset the fragile plants on which...

Toward the end of August and into early September, I will take a few days off and spend what I can only presume will be some long days at my family's farm helping my dad and brother harvest what we hope is an above-average spring wheat and durum crop. As safe as farmers try to be...

You know all that old stuff you have and still can't believe you ever bought in the first place? Try to remember it was once new and you loved it. Perhaps you have seen the lists floating around the Internet lately, recapping many of the ill-advised fashion or technology decisions...