We were immigrants. High on hope and strong on expectations. A barren prairie just waiting for the rails and the plow. So we came. All immigrants. The first of us were Yankees, Scots and Irish. Then the Germans and the Scandinavians poured in. There were Black Sea Germans, Hutterites, ...

Governor Burgum ran his first gubernatorial campaign stating he wanted to expand North Dakota’s economic base. In doing so he wanted to reduce our reliance on energy and agriculture by bringing other industries to our state. That was certainly a worthy and reasonable goal. Almost five ...

Most of the state legislatures have terminated their business for the year, leaving the abortion issue unsolved, most likely because it is an unsolvable issue that straddles the secular and spiritual worlds, making it a political as well as a theological enigma. Since the protection of life ...

i want to thank everyone who attended or watched Saturday’s Resilient Together event recognizing the 10th anniversary of the 2011 Souris River flood and its aftermath. It was a great opportunity to remind me and everyone else of this simple fact: We are in this together. We were in it ...

It’s true. As you experience life, you can accumulate an incredible amount of knowledge. Unfortunately, at a certain age you can’t remember most of it. While aging is a disadvantage for most people, those with a fighting spirit have had their best years over 70. Churchill was elected the ...

The 2020 U. S. Census will once again report that the small cities in North Dakota are declining in population. Even before the new census figures were verified, the 2019 estimates indicated that the state had 218 cities with populations under 250 and 132 with populations of less than ...