“Stuff that makes you say, “Oh, for nice”

  • Unintended rest | November 27, 2024

    Unintended rest | November 27, 2024

    I was driving to West Fargo with my friend Andrea in the front seat and Nine in the back when Nine looked out onto the snowy farmscape and said, “Andrea, what is your least-favorite season?”

  • North Dakota Today | Guy Abernathey and the Greater Grand Forks Milk Depot

    North Dakota Today | Guy Abernathey and the Greater Grand Forks Milk Depot

    Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a Happy pre-Thanksgiving morning to talk about Guy Abernathey, my Nice Person of the Week, as well as a new way for moms…

  • Eggs in a Basket | November 20, 2024

    Eggs in a Basket | November 20, 2024

    While our nine-year-old loves to prepare (but not eat) meals, if our thirteen-year-old had his way, he wouldn’t even pour his own cereal.  So, you can imagine our surprise Thirteen came home one evening and announced…

  • North Dakota Today | Addison Pringle and FAARMS

    North Dakota Today | Addison Pringle and FAARMS

    Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a brisk (a chance of snow is on the horizon!) morning to talk about Addison Pringle, my Nice Person of the Week, as…

  • Grandpa Sam | November 13, 2024

    Grandpa Sam | November 13, 2024

    In “North Dakotans are all in one degree of separation from one another” news, one of the reporters from the Grand Forks Herald was interviewing a woman for a story and the woman gave the reporter…

  • North Dakota Today | Dave Berger and Northern Valley Youth Orchestra

    North Dakota Today | Dave Berger and Northern Valley Youth Orchestra

    Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a grateful Veteran’s Day to talk about Dave Berger, my Nice Person of the Week, as well the Northern Valley Youth Orchestra.

  • Ribeye of the sky | November 6, 2024

    Ribeye of the sky | November 6, 2024

    Deer hunting opens this weekend; in the words of Mona Lisa Vito in My Cousin Vinny, “Imagine you’re a deer.  You’re prancing along, you get thirsty, you spot a little brook, you put your little deer…

  • North Dakota Today | Shaylee Miller and Hillsboro’s Haunted Maze

    North Dakota Today | Shaylee Miller and Hillsboro’s Haunted Maze

    Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a perfect fall day to talk about Shaylee Miller, my Nice Person of the Week, as well as a neighborly haunted maze in…

  • Coffee | October 30, 2024

    Coffee | October 30, 2024

    I’ve taken to writing a North Dakota-y ghost story for the past couple of Halloweens – here’s one of them – and in the spirit (wooooooooo) of keeping that going, here’s another. I hope you enjoy…

  • North Dakota Today | Jonathan Haux and Sarah’s Rosary Garden

    North Dakota Today | Jonathan Haux and Sarah’s Rosary Garden

    Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a perfect fall day to talk about Jonathan Haux, my Nice Person of the Week, as well as a Rosary Garden in Williston.

Hi, I’m Amanda Kosior

North Dakota Nice is filled with stories about people being awesome because I love people – and also a weekly story about me because I love me, too. I hope you find something that makes you feel good, and I especially hope you have a great day.

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