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 […]
Let’s all take a history lesson
When we take a look at our history books, we see a lot of different things have happened since territorial days here and in South Dakota. One of the biggest events to take place was the announcement and building of railroads across Dakota Territory.Straight line rail across the northern tier and across the southern tier […]
ND Esports State Tournament: Minot United Esports Snatch Their First State Titles
Lights glowing from monitors, controllers clicking, and teammates calling strategies through headsets, the North Dakota Esports State Tournament delivered two days of intense digital competition. Held February 27–28 in Grand Forks, the event brought together high school esports programs from across North Dakota to compete in a bracket-style championship. Much like traditional athletics, teams advanced […]
Student Registration for Minot Public and Glenburn Public School Districts amid New Infinite Campus System Integration
Minot Public School DistrictEnrollment for grades K-12 for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 school year are open and will continue through the end of the school year. The first day of school for Minot Public Schools is August 19th, 2026. If your student was a current MPS student at the end of the 25/26 school year, […]
A Quick Costco Run
In the last week I found myself doing something very…let’s call it North Dakotan. I made a Costco run. On the surface, that probably doesn’t sound unusual. Most of my extended family lives in northern Indiana, and Costco runs are pretty routine there. They can happen on a random Tuesday afternoon if you run out […]
Spending more time with kids can curtail school violence
Note: This is an article I wrote in the Cavalier County Republican in Langdon on May 10, 1999, 20 days after the Columbine, Colo., school shooting. Ever since the senseless tragedy in Littleton, Colo., a number of people have asked if we had any intentions of writing any articles about it. I told them probably […]
68…and Counting
If you have been reading my column, you are familiar with my running total of “good first impression” greetings at the Minot AFB gates. We are at 68 Airmen in a row that have greeted us warmly and smiled and told us to “have a good day” or something similar. On Thursday we were so […]