"Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choices are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.” With these words, Franklin Delano Roosevelt related a simple truth: Education is fundamental to the success of our nation. It is in this ...

Change may inevitable in the days leading up to the midterm elections, but it did not come in 2022. For all the excitement that was made over various developments in the last few months, the end result offered few surprises if any. Ultimately the voters of North Dakota leaned towards the known ...

Yes, It’s true. I have been a male chauvinist most of my adult life. I grew up in a family where the Dad was a poster guy for  chauvinism, no questions asked and no answers given. He never touched us but he had an air of authority that we never questioned.  Not only did I get chauvinism ...

The 11th hour has become synonymous with Veterans Day, originally called Armistice Day, in recognition of the document signed at the 11th hour, or the 11th day, of the 11th month. In reality, the Armistice ending the war to end all wars was signed around 5 a.m. on Nov. 11. Over the course of ...

If you visit Bottineau this Veterans Day, you’ll find yourself ushered in through an amazing and beautiful Parade of Flags documenting the community’s immense patriotic pride in honoring those that served their country. The VFW Flag Program was established in 1984 by Bottineau Post 8688 ...

once upon a time, there were three bears living in the north country — Poppa Bear, Momma Bear and little Boo Bear. They loved living in Bearland even though they barely made it on Poppa Bear’ poor hunting excursions, especially after the big lawsuit with Goldilocks. She sued for a million ...