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Thursday, July 16, 2026
Body By Bob Simmons, CEO, Simmons Multimedia Although I was born and raised in western Massachusetts, I consider North Dakota home, as this is where I’ve spent the last 43 years of my life.
Letter from the Publisher

Letter from the Publisher

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Thursday, July 9, 2026
Body Alrighty, here we are in the second weekend of July with a 100-degree day coming up — at least that’s what the forecast says. There are a few things that can unite a community in record time.
The Morning Stroll and Cuppa Joe: Happy 250th America!

The Morning Stroll and Cuppa Joe: Happy 250th America!

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The Morning Stroll and Cuppa Joe: Happy 250th America!

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Thursday, July 2, 2026
Body By Sara Goodman Happy Fourth of July! I hope wherever you spend the day celebrating, you enjoy a rain-free, sunny day doing whatever you like best on a summer weekend in July.
Bazooka Brandi shoots Bob with a T-shirt cannon. That's got to hurt.

Bazooka Brandi shoots Bob with a T-shirt cannon. That's got to hurt.

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The tour of my desk will just have to wait

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Thursday, July 2, 2026
Body By Bob Simmons, CEO, Simmons Multimedia For those tuning in to take a tour of my desk drawers (as promised last week), I hate to disappoint you, but it’s true… to quote Scottish poet Robert Burns, “The best-laid schemes of mice and men often go astray.” So it is.
Letter from the Publisher:

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Letter from the Publisher:

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Thursday, July 2, 2026
Body Happy Fourth of July! I’m calling it Independence Day, and here’s why. When the Simmons family moved to Langdon in 1990 after purchasing KNDK AM 1080, I brought the first computer into the building up north for accounting purposes.
The Morning Stroll and Cuppa Joe:

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The Morning Stroll and Cuppa Joe: Maybe I will, maybe I won’t

Sara Goodman
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Body For those of you who have been waiting on pins and needles for an Old and Cranky update, I’m happy to report that the only upchuck piles I’ve found since switching to the new elevated, wider food and water bowls have been hairballs.
Diane Simmons

Diane Simmons

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Diane Simmons

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Thursday, June 25, 2026
Body A cool weekend kept us from the lake, so we had the bright idea to use that time to trim trees in our yard in Langdon. We knew it’d be one of those projects that we know what we were getting into until we were in the middle of it.
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