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Cabbage rolls | January 7, 2026

Happy New Year! I finished out 2025 with two weeks of PTO during which I planned a totally attainable list of to-dos and did virtually none of it. We have velvet dining chairs in our kitchen,…
North Dakota Today | Enough with the Stigma and Patriot Fish Fest

Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a quiet and foggy day to talk about the Forde Family and Enough with the Stigma, my Nice People/Organization of the Week, as…
Stars upon thars | December 31, 2025

“If I have a weenie roast tomorrow,” my sister-in-law, Jennifer, asked me last week in Saskatchewan, “will you come over?” “Obviously, yes,” I said, because obviously, yes. Yes because my sister-in-law of 20 years continues to…
Toast | December 24, 2025

This year, the Kosior Family received a gift that we never knew we needed until we received it and then we didn’t know how we lived without it. Before we get to that gift, however, I…
I have a little dreidel | December 17, 2025

Last Sunday, one week before the start of Hanukkah, my 10-year-old and I were driving back from his performance of Finding Nemo Jr. when he asked, “What are those Hanukkah doughnuts called again?” “Sufganiyot,” I said. …
North Dakota Today | Jessica Salinas and Marty the Elf

Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a sunny December day to talk about Jessica Salinas and Love in Action, my Nice Person of the Week, as well Marty the…
Pin | December 10, 2025

“I’m going to give you a Hanukkah present tomorrow,” Kyle told me on Friday. “You’re going to want to use it this weekend.” “What is it,” I said, which was not a question as much as…
North Dakota Today | The Dickhaut Family Fleich Keichla Recipe and the State Historical Society of North Dakota

Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was an icy December day to talk about Hilda Dickhaut and Family, my Nice People of the Week, as well as a look at…
Because 7 ate 9. | December 3, 2025

Man, this year’s Thanksgiving-to-December transition was a tight one, wasn’t it? Toight. We had only just barely unbuckled our pants for our annual tryptophan-induced couch lounge when the record scratched and ding-ding! Time for merriment.
North Dakota Today | Grand Forks Senior Center and Paradox Comics-N-Cards

Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a beautiful December day to talk about the Gobble Girls and Guys at the Grand Forks Senior Center, my Nice People of the…