In all my time in North Dakota - about 17 years now - I have never visited the Enchanted Highway. I have heard that it is a route you can catch near Dickinson on your way to or from the Black Hills. The 32 mile stretch of highway features a series of giant-sized scrap metal [...]
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Tell me something good…
Is it just me or do others feel as if they are reading "bad news" stories lately in The Forum? Crime, drugs, folks that have gone astray, and sad stories seem so much more prevalent to me these days. I long for the silly and happy stories that used to outnumber the doom and gloom [...]
Wrongdoers do not have a compliance mindset…
I am becoming a tad exasperated with the discussion of the young KVLY reporter, Mellaney Moore, who was able to enter and walk around three area elementary schools with little or no interference from school staff. The point of Moore's efforts was to illustrate the vulnerabilities of school security. The recent article in The Forum [...]
I hope I can start a movement…
If you read this blog with any regularity you know that I view texting and driving as a scourge on the well-being of mankind (and no, I am not exaggerating my viewpoint). Every single day I see folks texting and driving. Every single day my irritation rises to the point that I want to roll [...]
The Pope and the hog…
I have heard that Pope Francis is down-to-earth, but I did not know that he owned a motorcycle. And not just any motorcycle - a hog - a Dyna Super Glide Harley-Davidson. That is one heavenly ride, just not the ride one would expect for Pope Francis. A papal motorcycle - can you imagine? I [...]
Apparently it is time for a miracle…
The older I get the more I invest in face lotions and potions. For about the last ten years I have been a faithful user of Philosophy's Hope line. In particular I regularly used Hope in a Jar and When Hope is Not Enough. You would think that using a facial serum that acknowledges that [...]
Help me with the math please…
I need someone to help me with the math on this one. A server at Santa Lucia failed an alcohol compliance test and the owner is frustrated because the class offered by the Fargo Cass Public Health for servers does not teach them how to use calculators to figure out if a patron is over [...]
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