Today, I had the privilege of presenting on crisis management to a great group of women at the American Council on Education's Regional Women's Leadership Forum here in Fargo. I am always delighted to have the opportunity to speak on the topic of crisis management. It is akin to the opportunity to preach the gospel [...]
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We’ve got trouble – right here in West Fargo.
Let me tell you a cautionary tale folks. A tale of good intentions and seemingly eternal hope gone awry. A tale of parents who in choosing to protect one child put everyone else in their family and countless others in harm's way. I know of a man that regularly abuses his partner, sometimes in front [...]
It was a very good day at the Junk Market.
Sarah and I went to the Eco Chic Junk Market in Fargo today. We have attended this event a number of times in the past. Typically we mosey on over there closer to the lunch hour - long after the event is underway. But not this time. This time we decided to arrive early - [...]
At least there is that…
What Not to Wear is on its last season. What a huge relief! I am thanking my lucky stars that I never had the pleasure of being nominated for the show. I know that I have worn things over the years that have evidenced that I am deserving of a nomination. I have had some [...]
I hear you Rachel Thomas…
Rachel Thomas wrote a letter to the editor of The Forum. Well, she actually wrote an open letter to the impatient drivers that she would not allow to pass her on the right while she makes a left hand turn on 40th Avenue. She explained that the reason that she does not hug the center [...]
It is the promise that matters…
Why do we create memorials? I think we do so as a promise to ourselves and to those who the memorial honors - a promise that we shall not forget. Because there is no magic in a memorial itself, however beautiful and thoughtful it may be, it is only a marker of the promise. It [...]
Yoshi’s daddy gear…
One of my students, Yoshi, just became a dad for the first time a week ago. He visited me in my office today and it was clear that joy was exuding from every pore in his body. I don't ever recall seeing him that happy and content. Yoshi's son Emmett is an adorable cherub, as [...]
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