JACK ZALESKI
Zaleski: The cold orb of February’s hunger moon
In American Indian lore, the February full moon is the “full snow moon” or the “full hunger moon.”February 07, 2010
Zaleski: 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.
January 31, 2010
Zaleski: Working with Boyd good fun, great honor
I was in Vermont for the holidays when Boyd Christenson died. Because of a self-imposed news blackout on vacation, I did not learn of my friend’s passing until I returned to Fargo on New Year’s Eve.
January 24, 2010
Zaleski: Does the snow seem heavier these days?
Two winters ago I fell off the roof of our house while shoveling snow.
January 17, 2010
Zaleski: A winter drive across big, beautiful land
I’m not unique in being awed by the size of the United States. But each time I drive to the East Coast to visit friends and relatives, I marvel at both the distances and the variety of landscapes.
January 10, 2010
Zaleski: Books a diversion in frigid months
Here in the sheltered valleys and wooded hills of east-central Vermont, North Dakota’s Christmas blizzard made news.
By Jack Zaleski , January 03, 2010
Zaleski: Bird column gets more responses
Following a column from a few weeks ago about winter birds in my Sheyenne River backyard and a subsequent column of your responses, my mailbox has been visited by almost daily flights of bird letters.
By Jack Zaleski , December 27, 2009
Zaleski: A Christmas tree memory revisited
For the past several years I’ve received requests to reprint a Christmas column I wrote for The Forum in 1988. This season I heard from people who have similar Christmas tree memories.
By Jack Zaleski , December 20, 2009
Zaleski: Winter bird stories flock to my mailbox
Last week’s column on winter birds brought a chorus of happy chirps from area readers and from others in distant places who read The Forum online.
By Jack Zaleski , December 13, 2009
Zaleski: The birds of winter gather at the feeder
The smart geese have flown south. A few flocks of local birds, mostly big, beautiful Canada geese, are still around.
By Jack Zaleski , December 06, 2009
Zaleski: Good movie, but book is much better
Lest you forget, the United States has been at war in Afghanistan for nine years. That’s nearly as long as the nation’s nightmare entanglement in Vietnam.
By Jack Zaleski , November 29, 2009
Zaleski: Drooling in our pudding? Not yet ...
I’m at the point in life when fast-food restaurant workers automatically give me the senior discount. They don’t even ask for an ID. They know.
By Jack Zaleski , November 22, 2009
Zaleski: Earth 6,000 years old? Dad would disagree
My father was a smart man, not educated in the formal sense, but well-read, observant, curious, analytical.
By Jack Zaleski , November 15, 2009
Zaleski: Dancin’ in the moonlight? Don’t do it
There was a full moon last week. I’ve not bought into the myth that a full moon makes people goofy.
By Jack Zaleski , November 08, 2009
Zaleski: Need sleep? Come to North Dakota
A new study finds North Dakotans lead the nation in sleeping. That is, state residents reported fewer problems getting their shut-eye than residents of any other state.
By Jack Zaleski , November 01, 2009
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