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

  • North Dakota Nice: Celebrating our veterans

    North Dakota Nice: Celebrating our veterans

    My grandfather, Sam Silverman, received an official commendation for leading Shabbat services for his fellow Jewish servicemen while serving overseas in WWII. If you have a nice story about a North Dakota veteran, please share it…

  • Nice news of the day – November 2, 2018

    Nice news of the day – November 2, 2018

    In 1887, North Dakotan David Henderson Houston invented a camera. He named it by scrambling the first four letters of Dakota and adding a “K” to make Kodak. He later sold the rights of the Kodak…

  • Halloween 1991, By Amanda

    Halloween 1991, By Amanda

    The October air was crisp and grey, and it swirled the first few flakes of a building snowfall onto a cavalcade of campaign signs near the DeMers Bridge.  In the car, my husband took my hand.…

  • Nice news of the day – November 1, 2018

    Nice news of the day – November 1, 2018

    North Dakota has the country’s only state-owned bank, which gives special considerations to North Dakota residents. Nice, right? Here’s some other nice news. Read on.

  • Nice news of the day – October 31, 2018

    Nice news of the day – October 31, 2018

    It’s the North Dakota Nice Halloween news! Read on, and visit the NoDakNice Facebook page to post your photos. #NorthDakotaNice #NorthDakota #HappyHalloween

  • Nice news of the day – October 30, 2018

    Nice news of the day – October 30, 2018

    Did you know that North Dakota has more wildlife refuges than any other states? And speaking of North Dakota, click on for today’s nice news.

  • North Dakota Nice: Caps for Kids

    North Dakota Nice: Caps for Kids

    Do you like to sew (or can you wield a scissors)? Do you like kids? Are you ready to start your day off feeling great? Thank you to Mavis Fayette for this wonderful story about a…

  • Nice news of the day – October 29, 2018

    Nice news of the day – October 29, 2018

    It may be harvest, but North Dakota is as a green as ever; in fact, North Dakota produces 80x more energy than it uses. Awesome work, wind turbines (and wind)! Also awesome: some nifty facts about…

  • Nice news of the day – October 26, 2018

    Nice news of the day – October 26, 2018

    Contrary to my own personal belief, North Dakota’s state beverage isn’t ranch dressing – it’s milk! North Dakota produces nearly 40 million gallons of milk annually. And speaking of milk (and ranch, and food in general),…

  • Nice news of the day – October 25, 2018

    Nice news of the day – October 25, 2018

    Not sure why these three U.S. Presidents are in the header for today’s Nice News? Well, I guess you’d better read on. (Not pictured: Pres. Lyndon Johnson, who never visited ND)

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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