18 years ago, I attended my oldest child's high school graduation with my youngest child on my lap. Sarah was just shy of 18 at the time and Cheyenne was eight-weeks old. I remember the moment with absolute clarity. It was, in so many ways, both surreal and life affirming. I fully appreciated in that moment how [...]
I was happy to read Robin Huebner's recent article in The Forum about the way the Fargo, Moorhead, and West Fargo Public School Districts handle the special transportation needs of homeless students. According to the article the districts use cabs or transportation services for those students that need transport to shelters, hotels, or homes they are [...]
I surmise it is time to start catching New Forty readers up on summer outings that have gone unreported. I have been thinking that there is so much to tell that it is almost too much. I want to say little, but tell all that is worth telling. As such, I think I will have [...]
On the way to work today (yes, I am still alive, but the green gills remain), I heard some interesting statistics on the radio that I feel compelled to share. According to Facebook data, one in four Facebook users (ages 18-34) have been embarrassed by a parent's status post or photo that a parent has [...]
I am tired of perverts who prey on young children and teenagers. When I read things in the newspaper or online about creeps who sexually assault children I think about what I would do to someone if they had done such things to my children or grandchildren. I am here to tell you, I would [...]
Some things I read or hear about cause me to want to grab foolish people, shake them, and smack some sense into them. Such is the case with the woman who drove intoxicated with her three young children in the car. Jeanna Marie Fineday, age 29, was charged with three counts of child endangerment and two counts [...]
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 [...]
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