Alberta Clipper

It is the greatest political science lesson of this generation. In late January a few truckers organized a freedom convoy which began in Western Canada. As it moved eastward it picked up steam with truckers joining the convoy along the way.

Bowesmont Lives

January 31st Merv and Phyllis Holter and Saralee Hoselton were among those who had lunch at the Sugar Bowl Senior Citizen’s Center and also attended the monthly business meeting of the Senior citizen’s. Scott Baldock came to the Lake Havasu home of Mike and Judy Stellon Feb.

Dakota Datebook

Alice Lee’s Engagement by Christina Sunwall February 14, 2022 — Theodore Roosevelt first met 17-year-old Alice Lee Hathaway at the home of a friend and Harvard classmate in October of 1878. By Thanksgiving of that year Roosevelt had already determined that he was going to marry her.

Mid-term elections are upon us...

We are at the point where the midterm elections are just around the corner. With that being said we will start to see political advertising for candidates soon. In more recent years there seems to be a push from some towards some sort of a Socialist society.

Will winter ever end...

From the first snow and cold snap I often wonder each year when winter will end. By the time that January and February hit I am wondering if winter will ever end. I know that it will because it always does. However, the older I get the less I like winter and everything that comes with it.

More information on DHS Yearbook history

During my break at work one day last week, I went through the files of DHS yearbooks and made a list of all of the ones we are missing at the school. Of the known years that yearbooks have been printed, 1946- 2021, we are missing 1946, 1947, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1988.

The Downside of the Teaching Profession

If you or your children are considering going into teaching for a career, you might want to reconsider such a decision. First, compared to other college graduates, the salary is only 78% of those equally educated. In North Dakota it isn’t competitive with peers.

KC’s Column

GREAT BEGINNINGS, 1815 “Light breaks where no sun shines; Where no sea runs, the waters of the heart Push in their tides.” (the beginning of the poem “Light Breaks Where No Sun Shines” by Dylan Thomas, 1914-1953) POLITICIANS’ FAVORABILITY As of Feb. 1, the poll averages on realclearpoliticis.

Will My Social Security Benefits Ever Be Non-Taxable?

Dear Rusty: If we take our Social Security at our full retirement age (66 years and 6 months for both of us) and we both continue to work, what are the income tax consequences? Is there an age at which we can still work and draw Social Security without tax consequences on our benefits?

Unity

The people strive to do great things. It is how the Tower of Babel came to be with people collaborating to build something great. The problem was that God was not at the center of the effort (Genesis Chapters 10 & 11). God saw what was going on at Babel and let it go for a while.