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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. …
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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A tour of the North Dakota State Penitentiary | November 26, 2025
A couple of months ago, a North Dakota Today viewer sent me a link pointing to the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCR)’s Facebook page. “Check out what they are doing in the community,”…
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A tour of the North Dakota State Penitentiary: an introduction | November 19, 2025
Last week, I took a four-hour tour of the North Dakota State Penitentiary, which is the state’s maximum-security prison. Needless to say, it was one of the Top Five Most Interesting Things I’ve ever done. I…
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North Dakota Today | Keilani Holweger and Nodak Stompers
Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a beautiful day to talk about Keilani Holweger, my Nice Person of the Week, as well as a free line dancing group that…
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I cannot tell you HOW MANY things I needed to do on Saturday. | November 12, 2025
I cannot tell you HOW MANY things I needed to do on Saturday. So, so many. I needed to take down my Halloween decorations, for one. I needed to take them down before they became sentient…
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