If It Weren’t For My Experience in North Dakota
“I have always said I would not have been President had it not been for my experience in North Dakota.” Theodore Roosevelt I have been “pondering” on this column for quite some time. What’s pondering? In my case it is thinking about something, but not quite concluding, so the thought goes to my back burner. […]
Attributes of the Military Child
• More Independent, Adaptable, Reliable, Flexible, Mature• Relate better to those with diverse backgrounds• Strong family bonds• Parents involved in their children’s education• Military encourages support of schools• Experience from many different cultures and geographic areas• Promotes duty bound/service oriented values• Cooperative spirit, team oriented The information in this article is provided as a resource […]
Sentinels Start Strong: Records Fall and Seasons Kick Off
If the spring sports season were a movie, Minot North High School just dropped one heck of an opening weekend. Baseball drama. Soccer grit. And on a track in Fargo, a group of young women rewrote the record books like they had a personal vendetta against the old ones. Hold onto your Sentinel gear, this […]
On-ramps to belonging
My whole life has been an endless pursuit of community and belonging. Whether that means I, myself was searching for a way to belong—or coming up with creative ways to draw others in to community, it’s who I am.From elementary school to adulthood, I’ve been drawn to “involvement.” I joined clubs, teams, and hobbies. Then […]
Month of the Military Child – April 2026
The Month of the Military Child is an exciting month to celebrate students from all backgrounds who serve alongside their parents! These children move, on average, six to nine times throughout their educational career. School Liaisons throughout the world welcome and say goodbye to incoming/outgoing students and their families, assisting them with navigating their ever-changing […]
Long Jump, Pole Vault Make State & Softball Gears Up
At the Williston invitational meet on March 19th, two Sentinel track and field athletes declared their prestige as a team, earning state berths in the season’s opening weeks. Junior Malia Magee launched herself into the state spotlight with a long jump of 16 feet, 10 inches, a leap that not only turned heads at the […]
It’s Big “C” Community
It’s been a few years since I was educated about the moniker of Big “A” Airmen. As it was explained to me, capitalizing the “A” in Airmen noted their importance to the success of the Air Force. “Without them, we don’t have an Air Force…the planes don’t fly themselves…the missiles don’t maintain themselves…we would have […]
North Dakota’s ports of entry are critical to commerce
Most of us are aware that North Dakota has 18 ports of entry with three of those ports open 24 hours per day. And when we look at statistics, we see that Pembina is the busiest, followed by Portal then Dunseith. The following 15, with reduced hours, have ebbs and floes regarding traffic patterns. Those […]
Two Minot Public Schools’ School Board Openings
Are you a citizen of the United States, eighteen years or older, a resident of North Dakota, and a resident who has resided in the precinct/district at least thirty days immediately preceding the election (election date: June 9th, 2026)? If so, there are two (2) four-year term seats up for election on the School Board […]
Thoughts…And Prayers
I don’t want to continue to have my recent back surgery be the pinnacle of my life and perhaps this will be the last time it is a part of this column. I returned to Twin Cities Spine Center last week for a checkup to see how things were going. I kind of felt like […]