Moorhead woman receives double lung transplant

Holly Bergo was running out of time. The Moorhead nurse waited for new lungs for more than a year as an incurable disease relentlessly claimed her own pair and landed her at the top of the Mayo Clinic’s transplant list. Her rare blood type and petite frame stretched out the wait.

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Wahpeton selects new superintendent

WAHPETON, N.D. – The Wahpeton School District has a new leader. Wyndmere Superintendent Rick Jacobson was selected by the School Board on Monday as the new superintendent.

Youth hockey: Fargo programs ponder merger

More than 50 members of Fargo’s youth hockey organizations came together Monday at Carl Ben Eielson Middle School for an informative and sometimes spirited town hall meeting about the possibility of a citywide merger to help grow the sport.

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A new, interactive Web page, available through Inforum.com, gives Olympics junkies complete access to the winter games without ever leaving home.

Leading up to the Vancouver Olympics, look for the latest news headlines, features on local athletes, schedules, photo galleries, and daily polls, among other interactive features. During the Olympics, the site will track medal winners and be the one-stop source for photos and video from the games.

North Dakota House race has two more hopefuls

Two businessmen from north-central North Dakota want a chance at the Republican nomination for North Dakota’s congressional seat, saying they’re tired of current Washington leadership.

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• North Dakota House candidates Berg, Cramer debate issues

Police walk fine line with man’s suicide

Trying to talk down potential suicide victims is already one of the most difficult tasks police face.

Elbow Lake man gets 12 years in prison

Pleaded guilty in January to criminal sexual conduct charge
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – An Elbow Lake man was sentenced in Otter Tail County District Court on Monday to 12 years in prison in connection with the abduction of a 17-year-old girl in March 2009.

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Passenger in DUI arrest accused of stealing car

Less than 90 minutes after he was in the passenger seat for a drunken-driving arrest, a 20-year-old Fargo man was arrested on Saturday morning on suspicion of stealing the same car.

NDSU to go smoke-free on March 1

North Dakota State University will become a smoke-free campus on March 1. President Dick Hanson has signed a new smoking policy that was recommended to him by the University Senate.

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Moorhead readies for possible flood fight this spring

The Moorhead City Council on Monday talked about finding an indoor site that could be used for a massive sandbagging effort if it becomes apparent the area faces a spring flood in the neighborhood of 38 feet or higher.

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Literacy night brings out the characters

West Fargo Eastwood Elementary student Danijel Beganovic poses for a photo with Curious George and The Man in the Yellow Hat, with his mother, Samaira, and brothers, Saruel, 6, and, Eldin, 10, looking on Monday during literacy night for families. The event was sponsored by a grant from the Public Broadcasting Service. More than 350 kids, special guests, parents and teachers participated.  David Samson / The Forum
 

Walaker presented Forum’s ‘Area Person of the Year’ award

Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker was officially presented The Forum’s 2009 “Area Person of the Year” award Monday by leaders of last year’s winners, the area’s youth.

• Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker with a souvenir of his Fargo Person of the Year award
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Forum editorial: In a strong economy, hunger up?

Two stories in last week’s Forum hint of a dark side to North Dakota’s much-praised “healthy” economy.

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Parenting Perspectives: Who knew toddler’s day planner could fill up so quickly?

My daughter’s not quite 2, but already she knows the days of the week.

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