Guest Columnist

In the special session beginning on November 8, the legislature planned to validate the frontier culture that has dominated North Dakota policy process since the first oxen broke a furrow in the prairie grass.

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Pastor Leroy’s Column

Hosea 4:6 is an often quoted verse to cover a variety of circumstances or situations – “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge”. Its applications can be many, but there is only one intended by God. It is not simply a lack of knowledge about a variety of issues.

KC’s Column

GREAT BEGINNINGS, 1801 “It seemed that out of the battle I escaped Down some profound dull tunnel, long since scooped Through granites which Titanic wars had groined.” (the beginning of the poem “Strange Meeting” by Wilfred Owen, 1893-1918) REAL CLEAR POLITICS POLLS On Nov.

‘Go and Do’

“Come, follow me,” Jesus said. “And I will make you fishers of men.” - Matthew 4:19 Settling into the serenity of allowance is a practice in surrendering to the generous flow of what is meant to inspire healing growth and acceptance in our lives.

Is Waiting until 70 Still the Best Plan to Maximize Social Security?

Dear Rusty: My wife started her Social Security at 62 in March 2017 and I filed a Restricted Application to collect a spouse benefit from her shortly thereafter. Our plan is for me to file for my own Social Security later this year when I turn 70.

Authority

The word authority has been seen a lot lately as people try to use it, create it, and explain it. It would do us good if we see what the Bible says about authority. Proverbs 29:1-2 is a good starting point; “When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan.

Legislative Report

The ND Legislature has been notified that we will go into a special legislative session beginning on November 8, 2021. There was a question as to whether we would call ourselves into session (reconvene the regular session from last spring) or if the governor would call us into session.

Bowesmont Lives

Thursday former Drayton resident Don Bates was brought to the Sugar Bowl Senior Citizen’s Center from his Fargo home by his daughter Nina Hanson of Steamboat Springs, CO. Phyllis Holter and Saralee Hoselton were among the group who had lunch with him and an afternoon visit.

Dakota Datebook

by Merry Helm November 1, 2021 — Washburn, the oldest city in McLean County, was founded on this date in 1882. The man responsible was John Satterlund, who, by the time he died, was known across the state as “King John.