Brush with the Bunch

The last Brush Bunch article covered the float we painted for the Chamber of Commerce for the city. This time I will cover our own floats which vary from year to year.

Dakota Datebook

by Merry Helm March 15, 2021 — Thirteen-million people unemployed; 5,000 failed banks; industrial production down 45%; home-building down 80%. When? Between 1929 and 1932. It was the beginning of the Great Depression, which lasted roughly 10 years. North Dakota was not spared.

Let government know who’s boss

When government fails, it’s the rare public official who says, “Oops. My fault.” That’s human nature, particularly for officials in the public eye who may have to run for office again. No one wants to be held directly responsible for letting the public down.

We all need sunshine...

We all need sunshine... Who likes the dark dreary days? The shorter darker days of winter? These days make most people feel a little gloomy themselves or want to curl up with a good book and feel a little less motivated than other days.

Are Socialists just lazy Libertarians?

For some odd reason this question seemed to literally jump into my mind shortly after I woke up on Monday morning. My first thought was this is the most ridiculous thought I have ever had.

Men Must Abandon Predatory Instincts

As a reformed authoritarian, I have become more aware of women and women’s rights. It’s like being “saved” a second time because you are consumed with guilt over the mistreatment of women in your past. As a rationalization, I must point out that many of us were raised in authoritarian families.

Along the Way

“If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough.” - Oprah Winfrey In the beautiful mosaic of life’s changing seasons the grace of living awakens with the warmth of its benevolence.

About Working While Collecting Early Social Security Benefits

Dear Rusty: I will be 65 in August of this year. If I start drawing Social Security on my 65th birthday, how will my Social Security check be affected if I continue working at my full-time job, and take home $1380 every two weeks, until I reach my full retirement age?

From my Window

It all starts the minute four men get into the van. The fellowship begins whenever Christian brothers congregate. Each men’s advance you attend is nearly the same, and that is a good thing.

Brush with the Bunch

In the year 2000 the Walhalla Chamber of Commerce had a float built, on a large Snowmobile trailer, by Ted Dunnigan with plans to enter it in local and area parades to represent Walhalla. It was constructed with a large, flat upper section sloping toward the front.