Last TuesdayI walked the deck of a historic battleship, the U.S.S. Texas, at the Battleship Texas State Historical Site.  I was appropriately amazed at the steep narrow stairs, the magnificent guns, the ponderous anchors, the narrow galley and the baking kitchen, where 640 loaves of bread were baked each day. 
The Battleship Texas was one of [...]

Clay Jenkinson, a well known scholar who sometimes portrays Thomas Jefferson, is celebrating North Dakota’s Emptied Prairie.  In a recent column, Jenkinson (who was born and raised in North Dakota) said this:
At a time when there is more clamor in America for open space than ever before, we North Dakotans have open space in glorious, stupendous [...]

Business Watch, a terrific business magazine published by Bismarck Tribune, has finally updated its web site.
This past issue is a tribute to North Dakota’s successes.  The opening article, by Ken Rogers, discusses how the state’s economy changed from one dependent on agriculture to an entreprenurially-minded, diversified one that creatively covers several key industries.  From Roger’s article:
Credit for [...]

I came across a great new blog, Rhubarb and Venison, after the blog owner posted a comment on my thoughts about how and why I love Space Aliens.  I was intrigued and had to investigate.  
Rhubarb and Venison started a few weeks ago, but I can already tell that it’s going to be a fun one to watch.  [...]

Some of the best food in North Dakota is found in a grounded space ship.
Space Aliens Grill and Bar is decorated inside and out with things not of planet earth.  Framed tabloids featuring U.S. presidents who met aliens hang on the walls.  Sculpted aliens of all sorts hang out in corners and near the ceiling, which has a lighted and painted [...]

I first read about North Dakota’s recent economic forecast on the j5mc blog here.  This morning the Bismarck Tribune published another article detailing how and why ND is doing so well in spite of a possible national recession.  Apparently, our diversified economy, which includes expanding oil fields and agricultural commodities, has kept us growing.

According to this article, that’s what Paul Goodiron said Tuesday when his nephew, C.J. O’Berry was honored with a purple heart.  Nate Goodiron, Paul Goodiron’s son and O’Berry’s cousin, was killed in the same attack that wounded O’Berry.
Bismarck Tribune reporter Tony Spilde, who reported on the ceremony for this morning’s paper, has done an excellent job writing [...]

 
Daubin was born on a farm just west of Cavalier, North Dakota in 1995.  He joined our family when our first child was just five months old.  He came with us when we moved out of state and he returned with us when we came back to ND in 2002.  Through all twelve of our years [...]

Heidi Heitkamp, former North Dakota Attorney General, spoke in Minot Friday about the challenges working women face.  Andrea Johnson reported on this for Minot Daily News.  From the article:
 Heitkamp called for a new definition of feminism. Women need to be liberated from false expectations, unfair judgments and be free to live in the real world, [...]

I just discoverd that Prairie Business Magazine, a business magazine covering North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota, can be found online.
The cover story from the most recent issue includes some quotes from Secretary of Agriculture and former ND governor Ed Schafer.  Other highlights:

Frontier Airlines returns to Fargo
Massive wind projects for ND and MN
Record earnings for Bank of North Dakota
Regional [...]