Late last year, I toured North Dakota’s maximum-security prison in Bismarck. If you didn’t know that or would like a refresher, I’ve put a link inside the story below to the article that prompted my dad to email, “I liked your article. It was a bit longer than usual, wasn’t it?” It was; I’d describe it as “thorough.” This story that you’re reading right now will be less thorough, but I would…
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Late last year, I toured North Dakota’s maximum-security prison in Bismarck. If you didn’t know that or would like a refresher, I’ve put a link inside the story below to the article that prompted my dad…
I’ve been sharing good news on North Dakota Nice for almost seven years and sharing good people on North Dakota Today for almost three and so I feel confident stating for an absolute fact that North…
Our ten-year-old has dabbled in a number of youth activities. At present, he’s “retired” (his words) from hockey, basketball, basketball, basketball (he joined, retired, joined, retired, joined, and then retired over the span of five years),…
Conversational narcissism is when a person consistently turns every conversation back to themselves – their feelings, their experiences, their stories, their mushroom coffee. Oh! What a funny coincidence; I have been drinking mushroom coffee. Let me…
Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a fun day to talk about Andrew Krauseneck and his Uncle Mark, my Nice People of the Week, as well as a group…
Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a sunny day to talk about a team of people lending a helping hand to a new South Dakota transplant, as well as…
Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a springy day to talk about Penny Saxowsky, my Nice Person of the Week, as well as a children’s choir with over 7,000…
Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a beautiful March day to talk about the community behind Heidi Muus, my Nice People of the Week, as well as a gentleman…
A wonderful reader of ND Nice – and a retired master chief petty officer of the Navy – has become my pen pal. He sent a few reflections on his now-shuttered hometown church and cemetery as…
You may know a lovely reader of ND Nice named Esther Donohue through her own blog, The Phat Hen, or through her food truck, Sweet Prairie. Esther is a rural North Dakota homesteader, educator, and mother…
A wonderful reader of ND Nice – and a retired master chief petty officer of the Navy – has become my pen pal. He sent a few reflections on his time in the service, and has…
Hey (as they say in Saskatchewan). I am pinch-hitting today (sans torpedo bat) for Amanda, who is under the weather but will totally return next week. As you may have learned in this space, my name…
