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Parenting Perspectives: Passing seasons also means growing children
FARGO - As much as I love living in this area, my Tennessee constitution isn’t constructed for the long, cold days of winter in the Upper Midwest. My creativity tanks. I’m prone to bouts of crankiness (right, right – but, more prone than usual). And I can’t stay on task. But on a recent Sunday there was hope. My wife, three children and brother-in-law went sledding at Island Park.
RELATED CONTENTNokia in Fargo produces mapping technology that’s used around world
FARGO – It’s a place where you can look at the Empire State Building from directly overhead, swing over to Australia for a three-dimensional view of the Sydney Opera House, and then zip over to Rome for look around the ruins of the Coliseum – all in a matter of moments.
RELATED CONTENTVIDEO: Faces of Our Community: Transplant to Upper Midwest falls in love with Fargo
Hailey Adkisson remembers the day she arrived in Fargo in 2011. “We pulled up with our U-Haul at our apartment to unload, and it was probably 95 degrees plus humidity, so we’re like, ‘How could it get cold here? It’s 95 degrees in August,’ ” she said.
RELATED CONTENTIn a digital age, Fargo man still operates typewriter repair shop 
While a dying trade, Fargo man has kept typewriter repair business open for about 25 years
FARGO – Some drivers may do a double take when they get a peek at the sign on John Ham’s little shop tucked away just off of 16th Avenue South in Fargo.
Video-only website InforumTV debuts
FARGO – The Forum and WDAY TV and radio will launch the InforumTV website Monday with three live morning news webcasts anchored by Robin Huebner. Plans are to eventually offer top-of-the-hour updates throughout the workday.
RELATED CONTENTSend us your photos of the new snow
Sure, it's messy, but the new snow is also lovely.
RELATED CONTENTParenting Perspectives: A little parental corner cutting
My typically healthy family closed the book on two cases of influenza and two colds when one of our children woke up with that puffy, rose-colored tell-tale sign. Goodie. Pink eye. Why not? Hey, parenting is tough.
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FARGO - It’s not a building you’re likely to notice as you drive through West Fargo on Main Avenue. But the small, nondescript brick and metal structure on Sixth Street is home to a North Dakota business that’s gone global.
RELATED CONTENTLocal book store weathering the e-volution
FARGO – B.D.S. Books is a book-lover’s heaven. Stacks and boxes of used literature in a wide assortment of genres, colors and sizes fill the store at 1200 1st Ave. N. wall to wall.
RELATED CONTENTFargo metal crafters capitalize on demand
WEST FARGO – It was two weeks before Christmas Eve, and Robert Schobinger said they were all “a little sore” and “groggy-eyed.” The day before, the family-owned SWEN Products Inc. metal crafts company had seen its busiest shipping day ever. The company processed 540 orders, including shipments to Australia and the United Kingdom.
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Assistive Technology explained
Dear Readers: I’ve attended several conferences, both in North Dakota and Minnesota, where I’ve met representatives of the Interagency Program for Assistive Technology.
Site sorts end-of-life wishes
Dear Readers: A young woman of 32, Rosaria Vandenberg, known to friends and family as Za, was diagnosed with stage IV glioblastoma (a type of brain tumor).
Book offers great advice to caregivers
Dear Readers: Have you ever visited a doctor with an elder and wondered if that physician knows what it’s like to love someone who must live with such struggles?
Forgiveness offers release from regrets
Dear Readers: I’ve been thinking lately about forgiveness. It seems forgiveness makes gratitude more accessible. And even in these tough economic times, most of us have much to be grateful for.
States move to improve elder access
Dear Readers: North Dakota and Minnesota are trying to help. There are promising programs on the horizon that should enable elders to get more assistance for in-home care, and provide better ways for caregivers to find that assistance.
Get answers when hiring in-home care
Dear Readers: I recently attended a workshop where Gail Agnes of Comfort Keepers spoke.
Let snowbird parents fly south for now
Dear Carol: It’s fall again and my parents are headed south. They’ve done this every winter for nearly 20 years, and have a community in Arizona that is home to them.
Dementia not always a block on right to vote
Dear Carol: My dad has been diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer’s. He’s on medication. He still drives and for the most part, is doing well, other than some shortterm memory issues. I’ve had people ask me if I should let him vote in the coming election. He voted in the primary, before his diagnosis, and I don’t see much change now. When do people need to be told they shouldn’t vote? – Kris
Always check medications’ ingredients for lactose
Dear Readers: Every now and then I get a tip from a reader that is so compelling I must pass it on. This note about medication and lactose intolerance is one of those tips.
Medicare site can be helpful to caregivers
Dear Readers: Medicare has launched a new site aimed at helping caregivers. I was fortunate enough to be included on a conference call with Kerry Weems, acting administrator for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid, before the Sept. 18 site launch.
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