I have been touched by the gestures of solidarity toward Newtown, Connecticut that have been evident from around the world. TIME magazine posted photos of some of the vigils and tributes. The television show The Voice started its show earlier this week with a somber, dignified, respectful, and understated performance of Hallelujah by the coaches and show contestants as [...]
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I don’t like this news.
I was really disheartened to hear that the missing Montana high school teacher, Sherry Arnold, was declared dead. I don't like that kind of news. This is North Dakota and while I know we are not crime-free here, we have decidely less violent crimes than most other places. I like that about this place. I don't like [...]
God Bless Lowell Balk
The Forum gave its Prairie Roses distinction to the late Lowell Balk, the semi-truck driver who was injured and subsequently died after getting out of his truck to help others involved in the December 30th pile-up on I-94. Lowell died a week ago today. I don't have such noble distinctions to bestow as prairie roses, [...]
The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace…
Noah in Kandahar in 2004 "The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war." ~Douglas MacArthur I too pray for peace and I recognize that the price of freedom has come at a much higher cost for some than others. Today I [...]
THE NEW FORTY 