Let's chat about the train derailment this past week in Casselton, North Dakota. The derailment that Governor Dalrymple referred to as a "bad coincidence." The derailment that became a hazardous material event and necessitated an evacuation of the area. The derailment, that by the grace of God, happened in a place where the explosions did [...]
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The gazelle and the dinosaur…
Cheyenne loves Pinterest and encourages me to spend time there, but I find Pinterest to be too big a distraction. You could literally be on there for years on end without even beginning to hit a modest level of coverage on the millions of things pinned on folks' boards. In my estimation it is a [...]
On to a four-peat?
Not once, not twice, but three times - the NDSU Bison football team once again delivered on its promise of superiority by walking away as the FCS champs. The NDSU Bison football program is becoming a college football dynasty. Now that is something isn't it? 😉 Bison fans are a happy lot today. The Bison [...]
Elated!
I was elated -yes, elated - to read that Minnesota's Governor Mark Dayton is closing Minnesota schools Monday due to predicted frigid temperatures of 15 to 20 below. The temperature lows overnight leading into to the next week are expected to be the coldest temperatures in a decade at a predicted 30 below. It makes [...]
Free money and a wealth of information – need I say more?
I ran across a great program last week during my regular website travels. I already shared it with my students because to me it is essentially free money. I say essentially because there are requirements that go along with participating in the program and restrictions on how you can use the money you get from [...]
The Investment Bank
One of my favorite business-based community initiatives comes from Bell State Bank & Trust and Bell Mortgage. The initiative, Pay It Forward, which was started in 2008 by Michael Solberg (now the President and CEO of the Bell State Bank & Trust and Bell Mortgage), has resulted in over $4.1 million being given to individuals, [...]
What if Jesus was gay?
I have been watching from afar the whole Phil Robertson drama. His comments about homosexuality got him suspended from his show Duck Dynasty by A & E, but the backlash A & E received from followers of the show and those who hold like religious-based views caused A & E to capitulate and retract the [...]
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