Words fill in the blanks on media relations forms for Hunter’s college football signing day tomorrow and scholarship applications he is submitting. I think of so many people who impacted what he is writing down on the paper. There is a small army of people and of course the words don’t really tell the story. Today Hunter is a student in…
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Tonight we have a game in Medina, N.D. and tomorrow evening a game in Leola, S.D. Hunter has been struck with a flu bug so a few flares of prayer for his health and strength are appreciated. He’s in school this afternoon to be eligible to play and sitting with an empty stomach. Even when your baby is 18 years…
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Today is my grandpa’s 91st birthday. He is celebrating by living in the same house he was born in on the rural North Dakota prairie in 1925, the house his father built in 1919. I have a longer tribute in my Agweek column but here is a shorter version with a few favorite pictures from the last year with my…
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A home day care in our small town is closing this month after 27 years in business. Now, I’m not trying to start a debate about working outside the home and sending your kids to day care versus staying home with your kids. Day care is a reality for a vast majority of families, and in small towns such as…
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Tonight we will travel to watch our fifth boys basketball game since New Year’s Day. Tomorrow there will be one more game before the boys basketball team has a week off. I am going to hit the road on Monday for a Minnesota speaking engagement and then zip home, without any winter weather hold ups I hope. Our first boys…
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