Ask Rusty

Dear Rusty: I lost my wife 7 years ago. I was told that I could possibly collect 30 to 35% of her benefit as a widower benefit when I turned 60. I will be 61 soon. Would it make sense to pursue this if it is true? I am still working full time.

From my Window

Back in the 1950’s getting the Sears, Roebuck and Company catalog was a big deal for the rural family. It came in the mail by fall, early enough for Christmas lists. At 4 years old your interests were not real broad, but you could always find something of interest in the huge catalog.

Bowesmont Lives

Saralee Hoselton’s extended family gathered at the Tisdale Manor Dining Room for a planned Potluck Thanksgiving Day.

Dakota Datebook

by Tessa Sandstrom November 29, 2021 — On this day in 1921, the residents of Bismarck were still excited over the recent visit of Marshal Ferdinand Foch of France. During the visit, Foch was reported to have touched the spirit of the west.

Wish lists and dreams...

Generations of children and adults alike spent hours pouring through mail order catalogs such as Sears and Robuck, J. C. Penny’s, Montgomery Wards, Spiegel, and others like them. From these pages children made their wish lists for Christmas and Birthdays.

Life in the Slow Lane?

And another one’s gone, another one’s gone, another one bits the dust.... or so the song goes. Wait that is not what I really wanted to say. Because although it is true that there is one less. That is more the sentiment. There is now one less. One less what you may ask? Newspaper that is what.

Looking Down Main

Originally we were headed to Arizona for Thanksgiving break, then we were staying home, then we were going to Minnesota, then we were staying home. Fortunately, th four-day break was not nearly as eventful as the days, and events, leading up to it.

Guest Columnist

Around 100,000 North Dakota students and former students owe an average of $29,000 in private and federal student loan debt. Translated, that means a total of $3.2 billion, according to Lending Tree compilations.

Letter to the Editor

November 24, 2021 Editor: North Dakota voters made it very clear by approving the Ethics Amendment to the state Constitution in 2018: we expect state government to become more transparent, ethical, and accountable.

KC’s Column

GREAT BEGINNINGS, 1805 (sound of a switchboard telephone ringing) Voice: “Twenty-First Precinct, Sgt. Collins. Who’s trying to kill her? How old is the girl? Sixteen. Where is this? Yeah, East 75th Street in the basement.” Everett Soane as Capt.