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    Out of Town owner and manager Brooke Leno, left, helps employee Chloe Jazvic as she helps a customer and Melissa Moos folds clothing on Friday at the store in the Prairie Hills Mall in Dickinson. (Dustin Monke / The Dickinson Press)
    After a year of plenty, Dickinson’s independent retail businesses prepare for more normal year-end sales
    Holidays can make or break the profit margins of small retail businesses. In Dickinson, the time carries even greater meaning for relatively...
    News/localNovember 28, 2015 - 8:39pm
    November 27, 2015
    Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford prepares to pass against the Philadelphia Eagles Thursday at Ford Field in Detroit. Stafford threw five touchdowns in the Lions’ 45-14 victory. (Photo by Tim Fuller / USA TODAY Sports)
    Thanksgiving NFL Roundup: Stafford throws 5 TDs to lead Lions to Thanksgiving win; Panthers and Bears also win
    DETROIT — Matthew Stafford threw five touchdown passes, three to Calvin Johnson, and the revived Detroit Lions won their third straight by...
    sportsNovember 27, 2015 - 12:12am
    November 26, 2015
    Brock: Thankful for American farmers
    I’ve spoken many times about my passion for pheasant hunting, and one the best things is touring the countryside and hunting on both public...
    opinion/columnsNovember 26, 2015 - 1:08am
    Heitkamp: Thank you to those who make the difference
    WASHINGTON -- On a brisk November morning in our nation’s capital, I joined a group of young North Dakota students from Bismarck High School...
    opinion/columnsNovember 26, 2015 - 1:04am
    November 23, 2015
    Ahlin: In light of the refugee debate, Thanksgiving rife with irony
    FARGO -- Some time after the Department of Homeland Security was established in response to America’s Sept. 11, 2001, tragedy, a Native American...
    opinion/columnsNovember 23, 2015 - 6:21pm
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    VIDEO: Avian flu appears to have little impact on your Thanksgiving day center piece
    This is the time of year turkeys take the spotlight. Minnesota is the nation's largest turkey producer, but the industry was hit hard by avian...
    November 23, 2015 - 7:48am
    November 21, 2015
    Celebrating Thanksgiving: A holiday dinner for the community
    The Dickinson Community Thanksgiving dinner is an opportunity for everyone to enjoy the holiday meal with their neighbors — and it’s free. The meal is served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Dickinson State University Student Center ballroom. Meals also will be delivered...
    lifestyles/accentNovember 21, 2015 - 6:16pm
    November 10, 2015
    Best Buy’s latest Black Friday all-nighter plan includes discounts
    RICHFIELD, Minn. -- Best Buy on Tuesday announced details of its Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday shopping promotions, or “doorbusters,” including discounts on computers and televisions. The Richfield-based retail giant said doors will open at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving...
    News/Nation and WorldNovember 10, 2015 - 11:29pm
    December 4, 2014
    Letter: Thank you to the volunteers on Thanksgiving morning
    I want to express my heartfelt thanks to Dickinson State University and the Trinity High School girls for the meal delivered to me on Thanksgiving morning. In this freezing weather, I received the meal pipin’ hot. What an effort! I applaud all the pumpkin pie makers. God bless...
    opinion/lettersDecember 4, 2014 - 11:16pm
    November 27, 2014
    Heitkamp: North Dakota’s giving spirit
    Around this time of year, folks across the country are bundling up, driving near and far and uniting with families and friends to gather in kitchens and around tables — laughing and reminiscing over holiday feasts. Around Thanksgiving, we reflect on how fortunate we are to have...
    opinion/columnsNovember 27, 2014 - 5:30pm
    November 26, 2014
    Brock: 10 blessings to be thankful for on Thanksgiving
    Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays; and, no, it is not because there is a lot of food and pie. While there is that, it is really because on the holiday we should pause and realize all that we have to be thankful for in our lives. To many, Thanksgiving is mainly about dinner,...
    opinion/columnsNovember 26, 2014 - 8:44pm
    NWS: Snow, cold temperatures likely for Thanksgiving
    FARGO — It’s looking like a snowy, mostly chilly Thanksgiving weekend for much of North Dakota, according to the National Weather Service. Although temperatures could warm to the mid-20s on Friday, it doesn’t look good for Thanksgiving Day and the weekend. NWS said a band...
    News/North DakotaNovember 26, 2014 - 6:47pm
    November 24, 2014
    Hull: Always something to be thankful for
    We left Phoenix in a rainstorm five days before Thanksgiving and arrived in a frozen winter wonderland called Dickinson, North Dakota, three days later. Now mind you, we would have arrived in two days if it had been up to my husband, but due to the many bathroom trips and coffee...
    November 24, 2014 - 7:45pm
    Jackie Hope: A little fowl play
    Ever wonder how much turkey is eaten on Thanksgiving? Hold onto your tail feathers, because here are some turkey facts from the University of Illinois Extension website. There are 46 million turkeys eaten in America for Thanksgiving dinner, give or take a drumstick or two. And 88...
    November 24, 2014 - 7:41pm
    November 18, 2014
    Holten: How and why they set the Thanksgiving date
    Did you ever wonder who is in charge of determining when Thanksgiving Day is and how it came about? We all know that the pilgrims were the first...
    opinionNovember 18, 2014 - 8:33pm
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