As of August 2022, the number of attempts to ban or restrict library resources in schools, universities, and public libraries, is on track to exceed the already record-setting counts from 2021, according to the American Library Association (ALA). This data was released as libraries nationwide ...

I was at dinner a few weeks ago when the cold hand of approaching death smacked me in the face. The blow came as I looked at a picture of my husband’s friend, a guy I’d last seen 20 years ago. “He looks so ... old,” I thought. Then, a horrifying addendum popped into my ...

Republicans looked like they were heading for a no-win debacle on the House floor in their fight over speaker. Instead, Kevin McCarthy got over the top, achieving a long-held ambition after a daunting feat of political endurance, and his opponents got nearly every assurance and rule change ...

Dear Minot: It’s early January at the City of Minot, which means we’re in the middle of making preparations for our annual State of the City event. This year’s State of the City is scheduled for Feb. 9 at The Depot (15 Main Street North). The State of the City is open to the ...

When I was in my early teens, I often dealt with bouts of insomnia. My options were either to turn to one of the many sci-fi paperbacks and dusty hardcovers in my parents’ library as I tried fruitlessly to summon sleep, or to secretly play Pokemon under lamplight. Since rest was hard to ...

Ninety-two is old. I can document that. Been there, done that. At 92, you end up looking at all of life’s questions that were not solved during your term of life. Therefore, you must pass them off to the next generation where they will be kicked around some more but never solved.  As ...