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One Mississippi, two Mississippi…
Prepare yourself…my geek factor is about to go up exponentially. Today I was reading my AAA Living magazine – the magazine distributed by AAA to its members. It generally has information about...
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It was me.
I believe in owning my actions. On Friday, as I was leaving the TJ Maxx parking lot, there was a man and woman in a car in front of me that had an unrestrained baby in the car. The middle-aged man...
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Place more value on your life and the lives of others than on a text…
My blog entry today is an open letter to a young woman who was driving behind me for awhile today on my way back from the NDSU campus. She caught my eye originally while I was sitting at a stop light....
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No…not again…when will we learn?
In my early days in emergency management I compiled a report about what has come to be known as the “Great White fire”. That was the fire that was started when pyrotechnics were used in a Great White...
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Denny has spoken…
If there is one clear-cut sign that flood season is upon us, it is this – the River Whisperer has offered his first prediction. Yes, that is correct – Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker has surveyed the...
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If only I owned a hair salon…
If I had a dollar for each time Cheyenne lamented – “Why can’t you just own a hair salon or something? Why do you have to be in emergency management?” – I would have a fist full of dollars. It comes...
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Lady, you scared me.
It have been told many a time that I am a tough cookie. I know the reason I give that impression – it is all about my backbone. I feel compelled to stand up for the bullied and disenfranchised and in...
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I’ve got your back Dr. Schatz!
I have to give a hearty round of applause to Fargo School District Superintendent Dr. Jeff Schatz who decided to cancel classes through Wednesday at five Fargo elementary schools due to the...
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Think about the life you are willing to exchange for it…
Some of my students dreamed up the term “CAROL-ING” to denote when a person is worrying about risk. It is a backhanded homage to me, but I’ll accept it graciously if it means that they are using my...
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This is exactly the thing I fear…
The older I become, the more I find myself sharing my unsolicited advice with younger folks. I have become one of those matronly ladies that I recall from my youth – ladies who act like your mother,...
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