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So it's been forever since I've posted. (I think I repeat this same line often.) But I don't want to get rid of this site yet. I'm still working on the querying thing, along with my writing and my editing with CookieLynn Publishing, but I'm also going to self publish a few stories within the next year. My first one will be this fall sometime, so be watching for that, a horror novella called Sha...

We talk so much about the sun in eclipse, it's easy to forget the moon will be at center stage on Monday. After all, during totality, we won't see the sun. Instead we'll be facing the new moon! No sunlight will touch the face of the moon visible from Earth, but from the perspective of someone standing on the moon and looking back, they'd see a Full Earth. Full Earth casts a lot of light, the ...

Many people enroll in a supplement plan when they are first eligible for Medicare. Also called Medigap, the plans help cover what Medicare Parts A and B do not.   Once enrolled, there are a number of reasons you may choose to switch. Not all companies offer the same level of service. Or you may find the coverage is not sufficient for your needs. If you are considering switching, here a...

Sometimes people become disabled partway through their working career and are never able to return to work. Since they had enough work before they became disabled, they begin to receive SSDI Disability benefits. When their family and friends begin to discuss retirement, they wonder what happens to their SSDI Disability check once they reach their Full Retirement Age (FRA). You can find your FRA...

We're flashing back to this post because I sometimes need a friendly reminder to eat healthier. Plus, it never hurts to think about ways to save money. We all know that we should eat healthy food, but its easier said than done for a lot of people, including myself sometimes. Youre running late for work or you dont feel like cooking or after a long day at work the last thing you want to do is...

Today I release the introduction to my series of conversations from the Pacific Northwest. I'll start posting these videos to my YouTube channel this weekend. For now, enjoy this trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXLY0YugWVY...

This weeks North Dakota Outdoors Webcast - 08/17/2017 is online right now! 2017/2018 Furbearer Seasons It is starting to feel like fall and trapping seasons are right around the corner. Find out what changes have been made to furbearer regulations since last year and how the upcoming seasons are shaping up in this weeks webcast with furbearer biologist Stephanie Tucker. Related Links: Season I...

So it begins. North Dakota has its first official candidate in the 2018 election. Given all the weird shit (read: Trump) thats been going on over the last 8 months or so, Im eager for a fresh start, and my young friend Ben Hanson has provided that. Thank you, Ben. Ben sent me an e-mail shortly after midnight last night announcing he is running for Congress, to represent the great state of No...

Thatching is a different but efficient concept for roofing a house. Houses with thatched roofs have a Roof that is built using dry vegetation, such as straw, sedge, heather, water reed, palm fronds and/or rushes and with that, each side of the house has a roof that slants downwards towards the outer edge. Thatched Roofs have a dual function where it allows water to flowoff the outer roof, k...

With summer moving along quickly and a new school year on the near horizon, many college students are planning on moving on from college dorms or their parents homes to find apartments or rental homes for the school year and beyond. Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota (BBB) is reminding students of the importance of doing their homework to ensure online listings for rental p...

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Often The Village comes into people's lives at some of their lowest moments. For one Minot family, divorce, parental estrangement, medical issues and a death had thrown them into a tailspin. Shannon* struggled with her two sons' behaviors and to establish healthy boundaries with her parents. She never felt like counseling helped, until she started in-home family therapy with The Village last f...

Food preservation season has arrived. Please do it correctly so you dont invite botulism to your dinner table. Botulism is a deadly form of food poisoning. Its most commonly associated withimproperly processed home-canned vegetables, such as peas, peppers, corn, lima beans, green beans and mushrooms, as well as other low-acid foods that are canned at home, including soups, meats, fish and poul...

Heather Larson, LSW, CT Grieving is some of the hardest work we will ever do. I have discussed this idea countless times with those who are deeply grieving the death of a loved one. The moment when one reaches his/her lowest point while grieving is different for everyone. What is likely not so different is that our grief intensifies at certain times throughout the year, such as birthdays, death...

Fall semester classes begin August 22 at the University of Minnesota Crookston but the campus is already preparing to welcome back student-athletes on Tuesday, August 8. Along with the return of students for the new academic year and the anticipation of athletic competition, the campus is actively preparing for fall semester. Chancellor Mary Holz-Clause began her duties in late June and is set...