My reference point for a gallon is a milk jug. I imagine we go through somewhere close to 50 gallons of milk a year around here. Not really an awful lot a week, but it seems more substantial when I consider the amount per year. I don't usually think too much about milk gallons, but [...]
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I hear you Rachel Thomas…
Rachel Thomas wrote a letter to the editor of The Forum. Well, she actually wrote an open letter to the impatient drivers that she would not allow to pass her on the right while she makes a left hand turn on 40th Avenue. She explained that the reason that she does not hug the center [...]
Well now, that is concerning.
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 [...]
Putting it in context…
Troy Becker at The Forum created a map that illustrated the "swath of the Oklahoma tornado if it had hit the F-M area." The map quickly puts into context the breadth of the devastation in Oklahoma and provides local folks a somber reminder that it could happen here. Take a good look at the path [...]
Common sense delivered by Dr. Thomas Jacobsen…
Today I want to utilize my blog to both applaud a good citizen and to further spread his thoughtful words. I know my blog readers extend far beyond my local area and beyond North Dakota. I also recognize that not all the folks who read my blog who live locally read The Forum newspaper or [...]
Can I get an AMEN??!!
I am really trying to not be judgmental or unfair today; as such, I won't be going on a full-blown rant on hypocrisy (which was my initial inclination - it took me a full two hours to find my way off my trusty soap box). I will instead try and mold my comments into something [...]
Senate Bill 2326…don’t drink the Kool-Aid!
It is a good thing I don't live in Bismarck. Heaven only knows how much time I would spend at the Capitol frothing at the mouth while trying to convey to legislators the idiocy of some of the things they spend time on. Things like the counseling before divorce bill (which I had quite a [...]
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