Let’s Talk About “The North Dakota Way”

I am at my limit in regard to the ad campaign that keeps telling me that Measure 4 is not the "North Dakota Way."  The campaign seeks to shoot down Measure 4 by blanketing the airwaves with ads, peppering every tobacco retailer with signs, and filling voters' mailboxes with a seemingly endless onslaught of red, [...]

Serving as a horrible warning…

Well, I went to Sanford's emergency room this morning.  I should have gone last night, but in the moment I became one of those women that poo-pooed my symptoms.  That was until they did not fully abate and I thought to myself that I should maybe just make sure the universe wasn't trying to give [...]

Trust, but verify…

I understand and appreciate the notion that we should not treat doctors as demigods.  They are, after all, just human beings - well-educated and trained human beings in medical science, but human beings nonetheless.  Human beings make mistakes; hence, sometimes doctors make mistakes.  That is the premise behind second opinions.  I am not a medical doctor, nor [...]