Those who are currently serving or have served in the military, those who have a loved one who is serving or has served in the military, and those who have lost a loved one that served in the military tend to have a somber recognition of what Memorial Day seeks to honor. I hesitate to [...]
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WHAT COULD YOU POSSIBLY BE THINKING??!!
Today I ask the driver of the maroon-colored Saturn MN license plate TUX272 who was driving this morning with an unrestrained toddler in the front seat - WHAT COULD YOU POSSIBLY BE THINKING??!! I was incensed to learn today from Mike that this driver - an older woman - had to make an abrupt stop [...]
AuSome Indeed! ;-)
I have written about my views on autism many times in my blog. It has been a topic that has been near and dear to my heart since I discovered close to six years ago that my grandson Noah Jr. was on the autism spectrum. It also became apparent a couple years back that my [...]
An open letter to STEM Center Principal Michelle Weber…
Dear Principal Weber, At the outset, I ask that you share this letter with all of the faculty and staff at the STEM Center. I would also appreciate it if you shared it with the STEM family. I will be sharing it with the West Fargo School District Superintendent, Dr. David Flowers, and the North [...]
Putting it in context…
Troy Becker at The Forum created a map that illustrated the "swath of the Oklahoma tornado if it had hit the F-M area." The map quickly puts into context the breadth of the devastation in Oklahoma and provides local folks a somber reminder that it could happen here. Take a good look at the path [...]
Three and a half years…
In late December 2009, Minard Hall at NDSU suffered a partial structural failure. Fortunately, this failure happened at the perfect time - a time when no one was in the building. The construction company that was putting on an addition excavated a 25 foot hole directly adjacent to the original building and that along with [...]
It is not a question of if…
Of all the hazards we face in this area of the country, the hazard I personally fear the most is a tornado. There are number of reasons why this hazard is at the the top of my list, but the primary reason is that a tornado can pick up and toss around houses, cars, and [...]
THE NEW FORTY 