I was happy to read Robin Huebner's recent article in The Forum about the way the Fargo, Moorhead, and West Fargo Public School Districts handle the special transportation needs of homeless students. According to the article the districts use cabs or transportation services for those students that need transport to shelters, hotels, or homes they are [...]
I was scanning The Forum online today (InForum) and one of those advertisements that populate the online edition's page caught my eye. I must say, I am always a bit reticent to click on any of these advertisements based solely on curiosity as I know that some programming gizmo is capturing my every click and [...]
In my childhood, I became close to Marion Ritz and her family. Marion was a friend of my mother. My mother came to know Marion through Pee Wee Football, which my parents were heavily involved in during our youth. My brother played football and my sister and I were cheerleaders. Marion's children, John and Linda, [...]
Far be it for me to be the defender of Wal-Mart. I have nothing to give on that front. I am not a goodwill crusader for corporate America. Having said that, I have to call foul on John Kraft's ad in The Forum that showed two young girls outside selling cookies in sub-zero temperatures and [...]
Is it just me or do others feel as if they are reading "bad news" stories lately in The Forum? Crime, drugs, folks that have gone astray, and sad stories seem so much more prevalent to me these days. I long for the silly and happy stories that used to outnumber the doom and gloom [...]
I have always liked North Dakota's Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem. He appears to me to be a level-headed and fair guy. But I must say, having learned of Stenehjem's proposal to the North Dakota Industrial Commission to try and protect a number of "extraordinary places" in North Dakota by putting in place rules to minimize [...]
Amy Dalrymple used to be on The Forum's education beat when she was in Fargo. I came to like Amy from my interactions with her on that beat. When she shipped off to become The Forum's reporter in the patch I was nervous for her (of course I would be, as my risk lens is [...]
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