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THE MINNESOTA BASHAW BLOGHow Old is Too Old?
Recently I was driving within the city limits with my 8 year old daughter. As I typically do, I travel about 35 miles per hour when the posted speed is 30 mph. Surprisingly I quickly approached the ...
5/21/13 at 11:37 AM
RENEW NDWhat to do about $4.00 gas?
Join the May Bike Month Challenge and ride your bike and burn calories instead of gas. Congratulations Sharon Fowler! You win a cool new "Fargo" cap in the May Bike Month Challenge! You can join...
5/17/13 at 6:33 AM Join the May Bike Month Challenge 5/1/13 at 6:52 AM
You know you want a FARGO cap. Here's how to win one 4/30/13 at 8:49 AM
SMARTMOVEFARGOMOORHEAD: A BLOG BY THE GREATER FARGO/MOORHEAD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONNorth Dakota sees more airlines, destinations and passenger connections
Airline travel in North Dakota is up more than 10% from last years record-breaking numbers. Williston currently leads the state in growth, boarding two and half times the number of passengers compar...
5/16/13 at 8:23 AM Midwest Mobile Summit - Utilizing Mobile to Reach Business Goals 4/24/13 at 7:52 AM
MODERN-DAY JANEEvery grease monkey's dream.
Today for lunch the family headed out to a new restaurant in town, Quaker Steak & Lube. It was Aaron's choice, because he likes buffalo wings, and this place is known for theirs. Note: I did not t...
3/28/13 at 5:24 PM Bounce House Vigilante 9/30/12 at 4:09 PM
It's not you, it's me. 8/17/12 at 1:50 PM
OH LOOK, A SHINY THING!Candidates for Worst Movie
Some of the folks on Facebook have some suggestions for the worst movies they've seen. TB: The Sweetest Thing. "I normally like that genre, but it was drivel. Went nowhere." ML: Anything with George ...
2/19/13 at 1:15 PM Advice Columnist Practice Letter 1/24/13 at 10:16 PM
Hating on Iowa 1/8/12 at 5:22 PM
LIKE A FISH OUT OF FARGOMore Things They Don't (Can't) Instruct You (Me) In Culinary (Any) School
The recent separation of Chris Olson, former Chef de Cuisine from Parka, a restaurant in Minneapolis, has spurned interesting conversations about things theydon'tteach you in culinary school. Olson's ...
2/17/13 at 3:53 PM My Daily Dose of Rabbel-Rousing: With Love From Applebee's 4/7/12 at 10:21 AM
A Case For Blogging About Restaurants On Opening Night (& Other Ethical Dilemmas) 2/23/12 at 7:28 AM
FRESH MOJO: LIFE IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA DURING AN OIL BOOMState agencies clash over review of proposed 1280-acre well unit near Killdeer
By Sid Pranke When it comes to historical preservation concerns over proposed drilling at a 1,280-acre Little Knife leasing unit near the Killdeer Mountains, oil development trumps cultural and arc...
11/23/12 at 10:51 AM
DOING IT DOWNTOWNCoffee & Canvas: The non-alcoholic experience of Corks & Canvas
OPINION Samantha Rachuy, MSUM Public Relations Fargo, N.D. -- In order to truly experience a Corks & Canvas event, you must set out on your adventure with a glass of wine in hand. The account ...
10/4/12 at 8:00 AM
THE NEW FORTYIt is time for the Herd to be heard...
Integrity is sometimes difficult to define, but we tend to know it when we see it. At the very least it can besaid to be consistency between what we say and what we do over time. Ideally, it is also a...
9/8/12 at 2:11 PM Additional commentary... 6/29/12 at 10:30 AM
A throw down with Morast! 2/10/12 at 8:05 PM
SLOWINGTHERACINGMINDOpinions Get Us Into Trouble
Most of us tend to have an opinion. I sure do on just about any subject except where we should eat tonightmuch to the huzs chagrin. With technological advances and the trappings that have come with t...
7/13/12 at 7:30 AM
THE ADVOCATE: THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF MSUMPlease RT: 8 rules to tweet by
Im sick of defending Twitter to non-Twitter users partly because its already a $10 billion company, but mostly because those who deride Twitter have never used it. Im talking about average people he...
4/26/12 at 9:00 AM Letter to the editor: In response to “It’s a great day to be a dragon” 4/19/12 at 2:17 PM
Stealing identity: There are too many of us 4/19/12 at 2:06 PM
RURAL REFLECTIONSFit to Fight
I just got done watching an installment on a television morning show. The title of the piece was Unfit to Fight. It told how a high percentage of America's population does not fit into the mil...
3/11/12 at 6:59 AM
STAFF BLOGSTAYING INFORUM-EDHave a comment or a gripe? Write
You'll soon see on several stories that appear on inforum.com a link to write a letter to the editor to comment on a story. The link will take you to directly to your email client. This system will o...
2/24/12 at 11:40 AM
STAFF BLOGJIMMY JABBERThere’s no one to blame but yourself for missing class
Video games are the reason for students struggles in school as much as food is to blame for peoples weight issues. College often is a persons first taste of freedom (loads of free time) from parental ...
12/27/11 at 1:00 AM Zombies, monsters and superheroes have left the woodwork 10/19/11 at 12:00 AM
Sidewalks are for everyone, now and later 9/27/11 at 12:00 AM
NEW PLATEAUSImpressed With China
Days before I left to go to China a liberal friend of mine said he was interested to see if my political views might change upon being in China. His angle was, "yeah, they're communist, but look at th...
10/28/11 at 10:03 AM
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