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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. …
North Dakota Today | Dr. Kari Torkelson and ND is #1

Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a sunny January day to talk about Dr. Kari Torkelson, my Nice Person of the Week, as well as an interesting fact about…
It’s my birthday and you’re invited | January 29, 2025

Thank you all for coming to my birthday party! Last weekend, as I was sitting in the bathroom plucking hairs out of body parts that had never grown hairs in the past, Kyle – who may…
North Dakota Today | Misti Koop and Raptor Rehabilitation

Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a sunny January day to talk about Misti Koop and Frost Fire Summer Theatre, my Nice Person (and program) of the Week, as…
Cold | January 22, 2025

I absolutely, positively, one-million-percent was not going to write about the weather this week. Absolutely, positively not. It’s cold every winter in North Dakota, this particular winter isn’t anything special, and I’ve said everything I need…
North Dakota Today | Linda Haugen, Sharon Kotts, and Take Someone New Ice Fishing

Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a cold (on our bodies, warm in our hearts) January day to talk about Linda Haugen and Sharon Kotts, my Nice People of…
Hot | January 15, 2025

My birthday is at the end of the month, meaning we are nearing the anniversary of a story Kyle and I have told and retold to our friends roughly 4,000 times. Right after Kyle and I…
North Dakota Today | Larry Mendivil Jr. and Puppy Penny Wars

Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a beautiful and sunny January day to talk about Larry Mendivil, Jr. of Miracles for Vets, my Nice Person of the Week, as…