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North Dakota Today | Mayor Tom Ross and Meadowlark Mercantile

Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a beautiful First Day of Spring Break to talk about Minot’s Mayor Tom Ross, my Nice Person of the Week, as Meadowlark Mercantile’s…
Carrot Pie | March 5, 2025

Last week, my nine-year-old’s class took a field trip to “see how pizzas are grown.” (As I type, I realize I have no idea where they went – the garden center, right?) The day prior, one…
North Dakota Today | Dr. Gaylynn Becker and the 17th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run

Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a beautiful nearly spring-ish-y day to talk about Dr. Gaylynn Becker, my Nice Person of the Week, as a Polar Plunge for Special…
Egg Drop | February 26, 2025

It’s Spring. SPRINGGG. It’s not actually Spring, of course; we have entered the period of time identified in Facebook memes as “The Season of Deception” since the weather can do whatever it wants, whenever it wants…
North Dakota Today | Pregnant Arby’s Lady and The 209 House

Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a gloriously warm day to talk about “the Pregnant Arby’s Lady,” my Nice Person of the Week, as a new transitional house in…
Sink | February 19, 2025

On Sunday, I arrived home after my son’s hockey team with the unfortunate desire to Get Something Done, Son. The time was 4:00 PM; the proper time for sitting on the couch doing nothing before marching…
North Dakota Today | Zoey and the Minot North High School Cheer Squad

Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a verrry cold day to talk about Zoey (and Andrea and Ariah), my Nice Person of the Week, as well as the Minot…
Coach Kyle | February 12, 2025

Kyle is one of the assistant coaches of our 13-year-old son’s Peewee hockey team. This has been very good because the only thing Kyle loves more than hockey is coaching hockey. He has known many of…
North Dakota Today | Ray Iverson, Jr and Grand Forks Podlab

Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a sunny February day to talk about Ray Iverson, Jr., my Nice Person of the Week, as well as a new space in…
Socks | February 5, 2025

The other morning, as the temperature gauge scraped tooth and nail up to a balmy one degree, my thirteen-year-old appeared in the kitchen wearing shorts. “It’s too cold to go to school in shorts,” I said. …