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Prairie doc perspective: Teen mental health

Jill Kruse, Do
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
The most recent survey of teen mental health by the Centers for Disease Control in 2023 revealed that 20.3% of adolescents in the United States have been diagnosed with a mental health condition. This reflects a 35% increase since 2016.
Raspberries and blueberries get their vibrant color from anthocyanin pigments, which may provide heart health benefits and reduce cancer risk. Pixabay photo

Raspberries and blueberries get their vibrant color from anthocyanin pigments, which may provide heart health benefits and reduce cancer risk. Pixabay photo

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Prairie fare: Is vibrantly colored food the key to better health?

Julie Garden-robinson, Ph.d., R.d., L.r.d.
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Has anyone ever texted you a picture of their food at a restaurant?Or have you sent a picture of your dinner plate to a friend?I will admit that I text a photo of my food to my family if my meal looks particularly mouthwatering and attractive.
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North Dakota Community Foundation to host ND picnic in AZ

News Staff
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
The North Dakota Community Foundation (NDCF) will be hosting the 57th annual North Dakota Picnic at Red Mountain Park in Mesa, Arizona on Sunday, March 2, 2025. The event is a gathering of anyone with North Dakota ties living either permanently or part-time in Arizona or elsewhere.
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Useful thinking

Bill Patrie
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
| Too much or not enough?“North Dakota History-Journal of the Northern Plains” Vol. 38 No.4 Fall of 1971 and “History of North Dakota” by Elwyn Robinson tell the story of the State of North Dakota’s efforts to recruit immigrants from 1890 to 1933.
Over 250,000 students have taken a course to create a safer hunting environment for all. NDGF photo

Over 250,000 students have taken a course to create a safer hunting environment for all. NDGF photo

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North Dakota outdoors

Doug Leier
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Now is the time to plan for next fall’s hunting seasonWhen should you start planning for next fall’s hunting season? If you or someone you know will need hunter safety and education. The time is right now.
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From the pastor’s desk

Pastor Leroy Aufenkamp
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Psalm 128 opens with a blessing – “Blessed is everyone that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways.”He then procedes to list what some of those blessings are. The last one is, “Yea, thou shalt see thy children’s children...” (v:6).
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Prism of prose

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Wednesday, February 5, 2025
I recently spent our two coldest day binge watching the first four seasons of “The Chosen” from Angel Studios. It gives a depiction on First Century life under Roman rule. It centers on the Gospel story where Jesus walked the earth. Jesus met people from all walks of life.
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