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United Way of Cass-Clay sets $5M target

The United Way of Cass-Clay will announce its 2010 campaign goal of $5 million today. This is the largest goal to date for the organization, said Melinda Haun, president.

Bargain Barn opens in Moorhead

MAC’S Inc. President Chuck McWethy calls it “the softer side of surplus.” The Bargain Barn features overstocks and close-outs of household goods, home décor, furniture, clothing, makeup and toys.

• Justin Peterson

Horace celebration is full of beans

Event opportunity for neighbors to meet
HORACE, N.D. – With roadblocks bookending both ends of this 2,000-person community 9 miles southwest of Fargo, the normally busy thoroughfare of County Road 17 truly becomes Horace’s Main Street during Bean Days.

• Sean Sande samples beans

Horace Bean Days a success

HORACE, N.D. – With roadblocks bookending both ends of this 2,000-person community 9 miles southwest of Fargo, the normally busy thoroughfare of County Road 17 truly becomes Horace’s Main Street during Bean Days. This morning, the fire department’s yellow equipment was parked on the side of the street, clearing out the town’s fire hall for wooden picnic tables and a pancake feed.

Three injured in crash outside Buxton, N.D.

Three people were injured in a one-vehicle rollover early today in Traill County, the North Dakota Highway Patrol said in a news release.

Outdoor concert tonight

Concert to benefit The Salvation Army held tonight at Newman Outdoor Field

Fargo checkpoint yields 2 arrests, citation

Fargo police arrested two drivers and cited another who failed to stop during a sobriety checkpoint early today.

It's My Job: Curbside collector

Fargo worker sees more residents recycling
Ryan Gramm puts about 160 miles on his truck each week, picking up blue recycling bins from Fargo homes.

• Ryan Gramm

Crepe craze comes to Fargo

Tara Harris was taken with the crêperies in Europe, whether a small café in Santorini, Greece, or a bicycle cart on the boardwalk in Nice, France. “We need to bring crepes to Fargo, North Dakota,” she said.

• Tyler Ryyth and Coreen Kozlowski
• Banana Nutella crepe

Is it worth your money to buy in bulk?

The more you buy, the more you save. Sometimes.

Columns

Parenting Perspectives: Movie’s mom confessions hit home

It’s a good thing movie theaters are dark, because I’m not sure the trio of single girls next to me would have understood the tears flowing down my face while watching “Sex and the City 2.”

• Charlotte and Miranda

Parenting Perspectives: Stroll a little slower

My daughter, Eve, and I went for a walk last week on one of those cloudless, warm mornings that finally felt like spring.

Parenting Perspectives: Cocky mother humbled by 2-year-old’s behavior

Compared with some other 2-year-olds, my daughter tends to be pretty well-behaved.

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.

Retail employees share Black Friday war stories

The day after Thanksgiving, Colleen Flynn-Odney simply tells new Target employees to stand back and watch.

• Shopping at Walmart
• Shopping at Bath & Body Works
• Monitoring checkout traffic
• Stores hope basics will lure in customers
• Q&A: A closer look at Black Friday

Parenting Perspectives: Baby is a target for uncouth comments

I was grabbing a carton of milk from the cooler at Cash Wise earlier this month when the gray-haired woman stormed over to me.

Parenting Perspectives: Facebook friend(s): ‘We’re pregnant’

Forget post-World War II. I’m living in a baby boom now.

Richards: Mothers too often go on an unnecessary guilt trip

When women begin the journey into motherhood, we inevitably book a concurrent voyage: the guilt trip.

Parenting: Mom’s on a mission for baby bargains

My mom taught me to be frugal by clipping coupons and shopping at the Nearly Nu thrift store. I once watched her successfully bargain with a department store clerk to get the previous week’s sale price on a pair of shoes.

Parenting Perspectives: Pastime not as relaxing with tot

Last summer, my husband and I introduced our daughter to our, and America’s, favorite pastime.