Opinion

Breaking news, part two

Breaking news, part two

Breaking news, part two

Body By Bob Simmons, CEO, Simmons Multimedia Last week, I wrote about national news reporting and the lack of credibility, trust and contempt many of us hold for the 5th Estate. Perhaps we can then agree national news coverage in 2024 is a mess.
Letter from the Publisher

Letter from the Publisher

Letter from the Publisher

Body In the name of research, we headed south to Bear Creek Winery the other side of Fargo last Saturday. This amazing place was founded in 2003, one of the original wineries in the Red River Valley.
The Morning Run: Eighteen years crammed into 16 totes

The Morning Run: Eighteen years crammed into 16 totes

The Morning Run: Eighteen years crammed into 16 totes

Body On my morning walk a few days ago, my walking buddy was talking about her oldest son, kid number one, heading off to college this coming weekend and was describing how each family member was dealing with the upcoming transition.
Breaking news! (Give me a break)

Breaking news! (Give me a break)

Breaking news! (Give me a break)

Body Have you noticed in every form of media, every news item nowadays - no matter how inane - is set up as being ‘breaking news’? As I sit penning this week’s column it’s just before 2PM on Wednesday, Aug. 14. Yes, I know you’re reading this in the Aug.
About this newspaper

About this newspaper

About this newspaper

Body This week I want to tell you a little bit about the newspaper. Back in the mid 1990s, our radio company at the request of our advertisers published a quarterly shopper for a few years that was bulk mailed to residents of Cavalier and Pembina counties.
The Morning Run: The gift of a good fridge cleaning

The Morning Run: The gift of a good fridge cleaning

The Morning Run: The gift of a good fridge cleaning

Body While many others have been living the lake life all summer, we finally made it last weekend for the first time. This is partly because we don’t own a lake place and partly because we don’t want to own a lake place.
Letter from the Publisher

Letter from the Publisher

Letter from the Publisher

Body Do you ever need a couple of days off from having a couple days off? Of course you have; it’s a real thing. That was me on Monday, along with several other members of my family, including six grandchildren.