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Christine Jensen

Christine Jensen

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Along the way

Christine Jensen
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Following the path of least resistance, one finds glory in the absolution of absorption the journey offers daily.
Autumn must be here

Autumn must be here

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Life in the slow lane?

Lesa Van Camp
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Autumn must be herePeople are closing up their campers for the season, my birthday has come and gone, and sugar beet harvest is almost to start full haul. One looks around and the leaves are turning colors and falling to the ground. These are all signs that autumn has arrived.
Fall is the most important season for your yard

Fall is the most important season for your yard

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Fall is the most important season for your yard

News Staff
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
What you do this fall impacts your yard’s health and beauty year-roundFor 15 years, the TurfMutt Foundation has encouraged people to get outside, care for, and enjoy their own family backyards, parks and community green spaces.
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Prairie Doc Perspective: Menopause

News Staff
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
By Kelly Evans Hullinger MD Menopause is one of those things that, let’s face it, will ultimately affect everyone with previously functional ovaries. Unfortunately we don’t talk about it enough, which makes it a topic riddled with misinformation. So… what is menopause?
Eating apples may decrease our risk for heart disease and certain types of cancer, and it may help improve lung function.

Eating apples may decrease our risk for heart disease and certain types of cancer, and it may help improve lung function.

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Prairie Fare: Crunch on some apples to promote good health

News Staff
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
By Julie Garden-Robinson, Ph.D., R.D., L.R.D. “Fall is my favorite season,” my husband commented as we drove home one sunny afternoon.I agreed. I especially enjoy the colors of autumn.
Wean-to-finish farms raise pigs from weaning for about six months until the animal reaches market weight. (NDSU photo)

Wean-to-finish farms raise pigs from weaning for about six months until the animal reaches market weight. (NDSU photo)

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Optimism about the future of swine production in North Dakota

News Staff
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
While the North Dakota swine industry is small compared to the rest of the Midwest, opportunities exist for future expansion. Taw Scaff, a new swine specialist for North Dakota State University Extension, sees a promising future for the swine industry in the state.
North Dakota is fortunate to have a small sage grouse population. Photo by North Dakota Game and Fish’s Ashley Peterson

North Dakota is fortunate to have a small sage grouse population. Photo by North Dakota Game and Fish’s Ashley Peterson

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The situation with sage grouse

Doug Leier
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
I keep three North Dakota OUTDOORS calendars on the wall in my office. When I glance up and see a dark shaded day I know it’s pretty significant. A season opener or application deadline is reason for a second look.
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Do you remember Curtis?

Andrea Johnston
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
I was lucky enough to recently hear from one of our readers and former Drayton resident Curtis Engelbrektson. He submitted this piece with a request to print it: I was born in August of 1940 with a blood poisoning disease (incurable at the time).
Bill Patrie

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Useful thinking- Honest wealth

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Wednesday, September 25, 2024
By Bill Patrie The FFA Creed proclaims belief “in the life abundant and enough honest wealth to help make it so-for others as well as myself.”A sentence later, “in being happy myself and playing square with those whose happiness depends upon me.
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