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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A lot of weather happened across the United States this past weekend. Twenty-six states were under storm warnings by the National Weather Service. Grocery stores were cleaned out. Generators were powered up. And in the Upper…
I’m writing this from Bemidji, Minnesota, where we are storm-stayed following hockey games in International Falls, Minnesota and Fort Frances, Ontario. I know there are a lot of non-Midwesterners who read North Dakota Nice (thank you…
There once was a rooster named Oo-De-Lally who lived with my sister-in-law and brother-in-law on their hobby farm in Canada. While Oo-De-Lally the Canadian Rooster was named in homage to the movie’s joyful spirit, he was…
Happy New Year! I finished out 2025 with two weeks of PTO during which I planned a totally attainable list of to-dos and did virtually none of it. We have velvet dining chairs in our kitchen,…
Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a chilly (in the air, not in our hearts) day to talk about the community of Willow City, my Nice People of the…
Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a lovely day to talk about three volunteers helping out Northlands Rescue Mission, my Nice People of the Week, as well a new…
Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a quiet and foggy day to talk about the Forde Family and Enough with the Stigma, my Nice People/Organization of the Week, as…
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…
