Dakota Datebook

Zip to Zap by Merry Helm May 10, 2021 — Today is the anniversary of the only official riot in state history that called on the National Guard to disperse the crowd. It started innocently.

Time to solve the workforce shortage problem

During the past year of shutdowns, business layoffs, and lockdowns there has been a workforce shortage created. The pandemic caused many businesses to close, reduce hours, and reduce the number of employees.

Life in the Slow Lane?

Last Friday the awards for the North Dakota Better Newspaper Contest were presented. This year Valley News & Views won in one of the most coveted categories. The creme de la creme if you were. Valley News & Views took third place for General Excellence.

Guest Columnist

At the outset, let us agree that most people would like to see the 400 billion tons of coal under western North Dakota put to economic use. After all, we dreamed that dream for decades.

Looking Down Main

Summer vacation is almost here and I have a million projects to try and get finished this summer. The flower beds are a disaster and need to be cleaned up, I got started Saturday. I have three lawns to get mowed and the mower broke down on Saturday.

KC’s Column

GREAT BEGINNINGS, 1775 “The Atlantic is a stormy moat, and the Mediterranean, The blue pool in the old garden, More than five thousand years has drunk sacrifice Of ships and blood and shines in the sun; but here is the Pacific: The ships, planes, wars are perfectly irrelevant.

Legislative Update

As I am writing this last Legislative report of the 67th Session, we have approximately 14 bills left to vote on. These are mostly appropriations bills like Commerce, Human Service, IT, and Office Of Budget Management OMB budgets.

Ask Rusty

Dear Rusty: I’m 63 and retired from work, but not drawing Social Security. I have accumulated just over $300,000 in my rollover 401K IRA. My wife is still working full time, so we have medical, dental and vision coverage.

From my Window

Is He Worthy? It is a song written and sung by Andrew Pederson (AP) on his 2018 album, Resurrection Letters (Centricity) . It is starting to get traction as worship music in some congregations.

Bowesmont Lives

On Tuesday Clarice Mosolf took Saralee Hoselton to Grafton where they spent the afternoon. That day Cindy Meader and Lee Cormier went to Fargo where they visited Clarinda Johnson.