
Don’t get swamped by sea of tax changes this year
Prepare yourself for another taxing job. A host of changes – involving cars, houses, unemployment compensation and a whole lot more – will complicate preparing your 2009 federal income tax return.

Former Concordia student helping in Haiti
‘I have never felt so loved’
A former Concordia College student with family ties in Fargo and Jamestown, N.D., recently participated in a lifesaving mission as part of the U.S. military’s earthquake relief efforts in Haiti.

Tough crowd: Dunham lets dummies do the talking but gets last laugh
It’s been only 17 months since the last time Jeff Dunham performed in town. But don’t hold it against him if he can’t remember much, if anything from his previous stop.

Blue Cross Blue Shield reworking incentive program
Will ‘toughen up’ what it takes to meet goals
The pay plan for executives at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota is being revamped to include incentive targets including health cost containment and quality of care.
Girl Scout cookie contest proves popular
Skylar Ouart may have been the most unlikely contestant in this year’s Girl Scouts Cookie Creation Contest.
RELATED CONTENTCampaigns drive interest in Minnesota caucuses
ST. PAUL – The precinct caucus excitement from two years ago is not felt in 2010 by most Minnesotans, but a couple dozen governor candidates are working day and night to get their supporters to turn out Tuesday night.
RELATED CONTENTCollege students raise funds for Haiti earthquake relief
Area college students are doing their part to help the people of Haiti.
RELATED CONTENTMinnesota man arrested for displaying handgun
MSUM locked down
A Fergus Falls, Minn., man faces multiple charges after he allegedly made threats and brandished a replica handgun Friday night, an incident that led to the lockdown of Minnesota State University Moorhead.
Ahlin: Coming soon to a Super Bowl game near you: abortion issue
Discussing the anti-abortion ad scheduled to run during the Super Bowl, a CBS sportswriter named Gregg Doyel put it this way, “If you’re a sports fan, and I am …. (i)t’s not a day to discuss abortion. For (abortion), against it, I don’t care what you are. On Super Sunday, I don’t care what I am. Feb. 7 is simply not the day to have that discussion.”
RELATED CONTENTZaleski: It’s been one of those weeks: crazy calls
The phone message light blinks furious red. I connect. The caller, who’s left bizarre messages before, apparently has my welfare in mind this time.
RELATED CONTENTThe Forum wins 33 Minnesota newspaper awards
Includes 18 1st-place honors, Vance Trophy
The Forum received the Minnesota Newspaper Association’s Vance Trophy after receiving 33 awards, including 18 first-places, during the group’s 2009-2010 Better Newspaper Contest.
Lind: Making lefse at the lodge
It’s a well-coordinated assembly line that turns out dozens of its product efficiently – and deliciously.
RELATED CONTENTCollins: Brewster good at getting paid, but not much else
Say what you want about Tim Brewster, but the University of Minnesota football coach is a great role model.
RELATED CONTENTOak Grove tops Park Christian in big nonconference matchup
Shayden Akason made sure Fargo Oak Grove remained undefeated on Saturday. The junior scored 12 of his 22 points in the second half to lead the Grovers to a 66-61 nonconference win against rival Moorhead Park Christian at the KX4/Scheels Shootout at the Fargodome.
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