There is a saying, March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. So, what is Mother Nature doing scheduling a winter snow “event” on the 24th of March? When I am out shoveling, and the wind is biting me to the bone, it sure seems like more of a lion than a lamb...
Our local Applebee’s restaurants are looking to give recognition for Neighborhood Heroes. What is a Neighborhood Hero? Well, it’s those folks who take on a job to help their community, and don’t expect any type of recognition for a job well done. It could be a Scout...
Every year about this time I start to hear about my friends at Minot AFB getting orders for another position at another base. As much as it is part of the lifestyle of a military family, it still becomes one of those scenarios; “What scenarios? You ask?”Well, I have...
Yeah, I know, just when we think we’ve escaped winter’s fury, seven inches of snow with below zero temps. The snow shovels and snow broom were just about put away for the winter. I had a hunch there was going to be at least one more “snow event” as the weather guy...
We will start out this week’s column with a congratulations to now Brigadier General Michael Walters as he accepted his promotion this past week in Washington, DC. Chewy, as we kind of all got used to calling him, was the 5th Bomb Wing commander from 2020 to 2022. As...
Former B-52 Pilot Says Minot Was Their Only Choice “As an immigrant, I know first-hand that the opportunities that this country has to offer are second to none. But to turn opportunity into real success requires a tremendous amount of hard work and dedication. My goal...
It was President’s Day weekend, and my grandkids were lucky enough to have Monday, President’s Day, off from school. The decision was made to head for their home in West Fargo and spend a couple days with them. Yeah, I am BePa, and that is a story for another day. We...
Join Beto O’Rourke for a candid talk about protecting our sacred right to vote and what it will take to save our democracy at this critical moment of truth. As a former Texas congressman and founder of the voting rights and voter registration organization Powered By...
There is a saying that beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder. A young Airmen was explaining to me that she had never been one to carry a camera, and that most of her photos were the selfies of her and her friends. Well, that was until she came to North Dakota and...
Not everyone can weave their name, and their personality, into a business venture like a coffee shop, but for Meg-A-Latte owner Megan Wold it was fairly easy. “People call me Meg” explains Wold “and I started out in interior design in Fargo, eventually branching into...