The lovely Amy Dalrymple, The Forum reporter in the oil patch and formerly a local education beat reporter (which is how I came to know her), recently penned an article about oil well blowouts. The article hit InForum late in the day on Labor Day - which I thought was entirely appropriate given that it [...]
Tag: North Dakota
The rise and fall of North Dakota…
I was raised in California where the average temperatures tended to only fluctuate about 25 degrees in either direction of 75 degrees in any given season. In California a 50 degree day is considered coat weather. My now North Dakota acclimated self laughs at the silliness of such a notion. But let's face it - temperature [...]
80 days every other year…
I was reading the final issue of The NDPEA Advocate today and I found a supposition in Executive Director Stuart Savelkoul's commentary that humored me enough that I wanted to share it here. For those of you unfamiliar with NDPEA it stands for - North Dakota Public Employees Association. This is the final issue of [...]
Taylor Swift – you are invited!
I love this area for many reasons, but the main reason is the sense of community that exists. That sense of community is particularly evident in the participation of Moorhead Mayor Voxland and F-M first responders in a recent video created by Creative Care for Reaching Independence (CCRI). The video asks country music star Taylor Swift to join in [...]
We’re number one! Go ahead, have another. :-(
Well, this is a designation I think North Dakota could live without: More beer shipped to North Dakota in 2012 per capita than any other state. I caught this article by Erik Burgess on InForum before my family headed out to vacation in Canada and made a special effort to save it so I could [...]
What are you doing for dinner tonight?
I would like to encourage all area residents to come out to the Gilbert C Grafton American Legion Post #2 in Fargo (a.k.a. The Pickled Parrot - 505 3rd Ave N ) this evening between 5 and 9 PM for a benefit event being held in support of North Dakota National Guard soldier Luke Gaukler. Luke [...]
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 [...]
THE NEW FORTY 