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Retirement’s Comic Relief: Making sense of troubling dreams

According to the book of Genesis, an Egyptian Pharaoh had two troubling dreams – one about seven fat and seven skinny cows and another about seven full heads of grain growing on a single stalk. Luckily, he found someone who could make sense of weird dreams. If not for his technicolor dream coat coming to the rescue, Joseph would have remained in prison and never become Pharaoh’s second in command. Egypt’s seven-year drought would have been a disaster. I’m no Joseph. But, I have risen to second in command around my household. And, as it was for Pharaoh, troubling dreams seem ...

Sea turtle expert to give presentation at MSU

Dr. Gale Bishop, a North Dakota native and professor emeritus from Georgia Southern University, will present a special lecture titled “Two Thousand Sunrises — Ten Thousand Surprises! The Return of Sea Turtles to North Dakota After 75 Million Years,” on Thursday from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in Hartnett Hall, Room 106, at Minot State University. “Dr. Bishop connects geology with marine biology and conservation of sea turtles to tell a story of important paleontological discoveries,” said Nikita Neyschtadt, president of the Association of Undergraduate Geologists in Industry, Technology ...

Local artists contribute to Grand Forks mural effort

A New York City-based artist has spent this week in a studio at Minot State University working on pieces with two Minot-based artists which will be incorporated into a 140-foot long mural commissioned by Altru Health for its new hospital in Grand Forks. Casey Opstad, a Grand Forks native, ...

Years of Fears

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Woodridge Halloween spooktacular

Reitrement’s Comic Relief: Coming clean on family dysfunction

Although a non-Catholic, it’s time for my full confession. We have dysfunction in our family. To be honest, I’m a bit reluctant to come clean about it. But, as is said about most everything except politics – “Honesty is the best policy.” Some names are changed to protect the guilty. First, there is the family hoarder. Truth is, most of us have a saving tendency. We collect rubber bands, paper clips, coffee mugs, baseball caps, clothes that haven’t fit since the turn of the century — but we expect to wear them again someday – and more. If we don’t keep these things, ...