Most presidents seem eager to nail down their conservation credentials by creating new national parks, forests and monuments. The trouble is, we have not done a good job in maintaining what we have already. Give President Donald Trump credit, then, for seeing the light on conservation. Kudos ...

If the booming stock market during the past couple of years has prompted you to consider whether your 401K will permit early retirement, forget it. Stocks, and thus pension funds on which many Americans rely, have taken a beating during the past month. How bad is it? During the month that ...

When Minot-area residents see neighbors in need, they are quick to lend a hand. When that neighbor is the Men’s Winter Refuge, it takes many hands to provide the help that’s much appreciated by the director and residents at the men’s shelter. Residents have been stepping up since ...

This past week Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett visited Minot Air Force Base. Barrett, who became secretary of the Air Force last year, focused her visit here on the quality of life, including a tour of base facilities and meeting with airmen and their families. Barrett’s visit ...

Congratulations go out to Ken “Dizzy the Clown” Gillespie of Minot who now is the top clown of the International Shrine Clown Association. Well done, Ken. And thanks for all the joy you have brought to people young and old in Minot and beyond. A well-known clown in Minot and the area, ...

Other than avoiding people who may have been traveling internationally, there is not much you can do to avoid catching COVID-19, the coronavirus variety that has been in the headlines. There is something you can do to avoid coming down with common influenza, however: Get a flu shot. Doing ...