Road trip: Part 3

Body By Bob Simmons, CEO, Simmons Multimedia After dinner in Dickinson, N.D., I pointed my new black Chevy ZR2 pickup due west. Next stop - Billings, Mont. For this trip I had rooms pre-booked along the way at Marriott hotels.

Prairie Doc Perspective: For the health of it. Be selfish. Invest in education - your own and the kids down the street.

Body When we asked ChatGPT if it was a good idea to invest in education it responded with the wisdom and confidence of a sentient being who believes they are on the cusp of knowing everything.

Letter from the Publisher:

Body As I write, the outdoor temp at our Borderland Press offices is -2, feels like -15, with a high for the day expected to be 2 degrees. We’re supposed to gain a few degrees in the next few days, but when this issue gets to your mailbox, we’re looking at negative double digits.

Road trip: Part 2

Body By Bob Simmons, CEO, Simmons Multimedia I left you last week as I stood before my wife, best friend, and business partner.

The Morning Stroll and Cuppa Joe: And now you know the rest of the story

Body By Sara Goodman Growing up, my parents raised us to be very independent. My mom worked in town, my dad farmed, and we had no cell phones. Life was tougher than it is now, or at least that’s what I tell my kids. We lived 18 miles out of town on a farm in the middle of nowhere.

Opinion: Feeding and defending the nation

Body Langdon, North Dakota had a motto— “Feeding and Defending the Nation.” Langdon was part of the durum triangle in North Dakota that grew the variety of wheat used to make pasta.

Diane Simmons

Body Happy Whatever Weather Day you’re enjoying or not enjoying! We have every season you can think of again this week here in Cavalier County. I have something happening to me that keeps recurring, and it’s getting on my nerves.

Road trip: Part 1

Body By Bob Simmons, CEO, Simmons Multimedia I am the worst Facebook friend you could possibly have. Why? Because during the 2020 election cycle, I witnessed a total meltdown of civility between many of my friends and others that completely turned me off.

The Morning Stroll and Cuppa Joe: A scary night at The Fort Garry

Body A friend of mine recently traveled with her husband to Winnipeg for their anniversary and spent the night at the Fort Garry Hotel. She said when they checked in, they asked to not be placed in the haunted room. The haunted room at the Fort Garry, FYI, is Room 202.

Musings from Munich: A sea of red

Body Well, here I am, thinking I could daze off through basketball season and look towards throwing season, as in just two months, they will be reporting to work on their spins and glide techniques. I’ll admit, I drank the Langdon Area-Munich Cardinal Kool-Aid.