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I made a trip down to South Dakota last weekend to perform. In the early morning, before the sun burned off the cold fog, I sneaked quietly out...

“You are so talented.” “You are so creative.” “You’re such a good writer.” I often heard those phrases while growing up, and always...

On this Veterans Day, our son is being deployed to Afghanistan. My wife wrote the following thoughts in her journal: As a parent, I dream about...

On Veterans Day in 1961, with his presidency less than a year old, John F. Kennedy spoke with hope that the world might learn to solve differences...

Well, it is probably time to discuss the elephant in the town, Lake Mitchell.

Humanity depends on three critical threes: Without oxygen, most humans will die within three minutes; without water, life expectancy is three...

Palace City Profiles is an ongoing series of community members' stories, introducing us to our neighbors and the individuals who live and/or...

Because I was weary of thinking about, talking about and writing about politics and elections, I spent last evening pondering the business of...

Back when I was in "superintendent school," a professor by the name of Dr. Ray Pugh had a talent for asking the assembled educator/students (a...

FARGO — On my very first day of first grade, I excitedly followed my other classmates out the door when the teacher hollered “recess!”...

FARGO — I’ve read two books by Pastor Mark Batterson and own several more. I would highly recommend any of his books. You will enjoy his...

Last weekend, author and Harvard University professor Tom Patterson used a word that seems to have gone out of favor in today's overheated political...

I have been a business owner in South Dakota for nearly 50 years and I know first-hand that we have the highest-quality workforce in the country....

If war is hell, then trade wars must be a purgatorial stop along the way. For proof, just look where Election Day 2018 finds American farmers....

I'm old enough to remember when the bigger kids talked about going around on Halloween night tipping over outhouses.