SAM BENSHOOF
Benshoof: New York writer to get her chance to visit Fargo after dissing state 
FARGO - Two weeks ago, Mandi Woodruff gave North Dakota a cold shoulder.
Now, the state is returning the favor with a warm welcome.
Woodruff, a writer for the New York City-based Business Insider website, recently wrote an opinion piece titled “Why I’ll Never Move to North Dakota, No Matter What the Experts Say.”
By Sam Benshoof , September 11, 2012
Benshoof: Why I like living in North Dakota, no matter what anyone else says
FARGO – “North Dakotans…sure are a feisty bunch!” a New York journalist posted Thursday on her Facebook page.
By Sam Benshoof , August 30, 2012
Benshoof: I’m no hater of tater tots
Potatoes are pretty hot these days. Earlier this week, the vegetable was in the news due to the disheartening cancellation of the 2012 Lobster and Lefse Festival.
By Sam Benshoof , August 23, 2012
Benshoof: Head on down to the ol’ (grape) stomping grounds this weekend
BUFFALO, N.D. – Have you ever wondered what it’s like to step into a bucket full of grapes and just stomp the juice out of ’em? Personally, that’s been on my bucket list (pun intended) for quite some time now.
By Sam Benshoof , August 16, 2012
Benshoof: All aboard as ‘Choo Choo’ comes to Fargo
In an age of cartoons, animation and embarrassingly cheesy Disney “stars,” I’m happy to say I grew up during the time of “Sesame Street,” “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” and “Reading Rainbow.”
By Sam Benshoof , August 09, 2012
Benshoof: What’s in a name? For Snoop, at least, quite a bit
Maybe Snoop Dogg had the right idea. Earlier this week, the, ahem, musical artist formerly known as Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr., announced that he would be changing his name to Snoop Lion.
By Sam Benshoof , August 02, 2012
Benshoof: Making a winning first impression at speed dating
MOORHEAD – “If you could be any species of the genus aotus, what would you be?” When it comes to first impressions, you can probably do better than that. First impressions matter, after all, whether it’s a work-related meting or the first meeting with your in-laws.
By Sam Benshoof , July 24, 2012
Benshoof: Gator wrestling show back on at fair, so learn how to protect yourself
WEST FARGO – In what seems to be a trend for my column, I have yet another confession to make: alligators creep me out. In the past month, two Florida residents were attacked by the scaly, scary reptilian beasts, resulting in both people losing a limb.
By Sam Benshoof , July 12, 2012
Benshoof: I’m not tying the knot (of my bowtie)
I have a confession to make: I don’t know how to tie a bowtie. As one of very few bowtie wearers around Fargo-Moorhead, I am saddened to have to say that, but I felt the truth had to come out.
By Sam Benshoof , July 05, 2012
Benshoof: Letter from 11-year-old self offers insight into past
Recently, a time capsule from 1998 was unearthed at my former elementary school. Included in that was a letter, written by my 11-year-old self to my future self, that offered me a lot of insight into my life at the time.
In handwriting suspiciously similar to my own today, the letter reads as follows (with specific names of people removed):
By Sam Benshoof , June 28, 2012
Benshoof: Audition could mean picking a category in front of Alex Trebek
CHICAGO - As I held the buzzer in my hand and looked over the screen in front of me, I realized my leg was shaking, almost uncontrollably. I’m not one to get nervous, but this was bad.
By Sam Benshoof , May 24, 2012
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