The whole clan packed up and visited the beach community of Santa Cruz today. It was rainy and gloomy day in Santa Cruz. The temperature only reached the high 50s. In a local store, a young female employee dressed in jeans, a sweater and a scarf spotted me in my summery top, capris and light cardigan sweater and said [...]
Tag: North Dakota
Now that we know, what are we going to do about it?
When teaching about potential liability issues in my Business Continuity and Crisis Management class I emphasize three key questions: What did you know? When did you know it? What did you do about it? In our discussions these questions come up in regard to dangerous conditions that ultimately cause some harm (such as product deficiencies or retention [...]
Dear Governor Dalrymple and Members of the North Dakota Legislature…
Dear Governor Dalrymple and Members of the North Dakota Legislature, I believe in the State of North Dakota's power to be a leader in the nation. This leadership has been evidenced increasingly nationally as other states look to North Dakota's strong economy, well-run government, and high quality of living as models worthy of emulation. North [...]
A throw down with Morast!
I think I need to initiate a throw down with Forum writer Robert Morast. In his opinion piece published on Inforum he said, "Gwen Sebastian’s turn on “The Voice” this past Monday reminded me of everything that’s wrong with North Dakotans." Say what??!! Everything that's wrong with North Dakotans? EVERYTHING? That was quite the statement. [...]
Hebron’s in the house!!!!
North Dakota girl Gwen Sebastian is representin' on The Voice. Gwen, from Hebron, North Dakota, delivered a powerful country song last night and ended up on Blake Shelton's team. She proudly made very clear her North Dakota connection with a hearty "Ya' sure, you betcha!" I was happy to see that North Dakota will have a hometown [...]
Holding up Marta Ybarra…
I have said it before and I will say it again - I am a fan of Fierce Girls. As such I must take the time today to hold up Marta Ybarra as an example of endurance, determination and hope. Tammy Swift wrote a great piece on Marta for The Forum. Tammy's story details Marta's [...]
Plausible deniability?
If you missed all the clamor over the recent North Dakota Tourism advertisement that featured two young men looking appreciatively at three young ladies through the big front windows of the Ho Do bar in Fargo - now is your chance to get up to speed on it. The advertisement featured the following script, “Drinks, dinner, decisions. ARRIVE A [...]
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