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Advocates urge North Dakota lawmakers to reduce the cost of fighting cancer

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Supporters push for elimination of cost share on supplemental screenings beyond mammograms as well as prescription cost reliefAs North Dakota legislators closed their first week of business for the new year, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) advocates asked them to take strong...
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Andrew Ellsworth, Md
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
The seven warning signs of cancerRecently I was working with my son’s scout troop to help them achieve the personal fitness merit badge. This merit badge has many requirements including discussions about healthy habits, diet, and exercise.
Becky Coffield PCMH Director recently presented checks to both the Drayton and Cavalier Ambulance Services for their portion of the Burgers & Bingo fundraisers held throughout Pembina County. Each squad received $2,640.75 Pictured L to R: Amber Green, Bill Tuttle, Becky Coffield, & Robbie Boll. Submitted photo

Becky Coffield PCMH Director recently presented checks to both the Drayton and Cavalier Ambulance Services for their portion of the Burgers & Bingo fundraisers held throughout Pembina County. Each squad received $2,640.75 Pictured L to R: Amber Green, Bill Tuttle, Becky Coffield, & Robbie Boll. Submitted photo

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Becky Coffield PCMH Director

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Studying the most current USDA hardiness zone map, can be incredibly helpful when planning a perennial garden.

Studying the most current USDA hardiness zone map, can be incredibly helpful when planning a perennial garden.

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Dakota gardener: North Dakota's top gardening search term

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
By Emily How, Horticulture agent Did you know you can explore Google’s top searches of the year? Everything from the most trending search (the election), the top trending recipe (Olympic Chocolate Muffins), and the most searched pickle recipe (dill pickle bread) is available on Google.
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Cavalier Thrift Store has record year

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Submitted by JoDee Dungan The Cavalier Thrift Store has had another amazing year thanks to the dedicated volunteers, area shoppers, and those that donate items to the store. Without them, none of this would be possible. In 2024, we were able to donate $108,500 to area organizations and charities.
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Usefull thinking

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
North Dakota’s rural placesBy Bill Patrie North Dakota has 355 Incorporated cities with only 13 having populations greater than 5,000 and 307 having populations of 1,000 or less.(according to a Concept paper in October of 2024 from Strengthen ND).I have worked hard in rural development for 49 years.
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Pastor Leroy Aufenkamp
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
It may be true for most people, it certainly is for me, that most of the pain I have experienced in my life has been self-inflicted. Some has been the result of what other have said or done, and some just by life in general, but most by my unwise choices or actions.
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Prism of prose

Plans By Clint Van Camp
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
For many years my plan was to retire in Arizona or Nevada. I was familiar with both places having spent some time in each state. As it turned out I was going back and forth between Mesa and Sacramento after I retired. This was to spend time helping my parents in Mesa.
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Duane H.h. Lyon
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Hello there friends and neighbors. Now I didn’t set out to write a sad column again, but I can only write what’s put on my plate by God. Remember, I did’t have formal schooling on writing other than 70 nations of wandering.Christmas and New Years I threw a kids party at a family transitional home.
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