The NDSU family lost a member Sunday morning. Colby Jacob Anderson, a freshman at NDSU and all of 18, was killed when he was struck by a train. Apparently a group of four attempted to cross the tracks at 3 AM on Sunday near 12th Avenue and Dakota Drive and Colby didn't make it. It [...]
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The loss of Bea…the culpability of United Airlines.
I was saddened to learn that my cousin Scott's step daughter Maggie lost her beloved two year old Golden Retriever, Bea. Bea was lost due to heatstroke when traveling recently via United Airlines. Per Maggie there was no rational explanation for Bea's death other than negligence on the part of the airline. Unfortunately, in addition to the [...]
Our collective scar to bear…
Today is the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. 11 years have come and gone; yet, the images, horror, anger, disgust, and disbelief roll right back into my consciousness whenever I think of the day. It is a memory that remains ever vivid - as it should. I don't [...]
In remembrance and honor…
Today is my oldest son Noah's 30th birthday. Just writing that causes me to want to additionally offer that I gave birth at the age of 10, but I will refrain because I know it borders on the line of being not very believable (alright, truth be told - I was 12). 😉 As regular [...]
Alcohol + Driving = Tragedy
I really don't understand why folks continue to drink and drive after so many years of focused efforts by schools, police, government, and social service agencies to send the message of how disturbingly dangerous it is. I thought when the laws relating to driving under the influence were stiffened that the potential penalties would substantially curb the [...]
Ensuring freedom is not for the faint of heart…
Today we celebrate America's independence. Today we revel in our freedom. Today we stand united in our patriotism. But today as we celebrate, we must acknowledge that this freedom we celebrate has been hard fought and won on the backs of true patriots - members of the military, past and present - and their families. There is a [...]
Mayberry just won’t be the same…
I recognized something today - my collection of Facebook friends expressed greater sadness at Andy Griffith's passing than Whitney Houston's passing. I find that oddly comforting. Not that I am diminishing the passing of Whitney - I am not; rather, I am acknowledging the valuation difference the folks I know have placed on these two losses. [...]
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