Monthly Archives: July 2008

Note: This was a feature written for a North Dakota newspaper. The point remains valid for the whole country. I didn’t want to hit anyone over the head with it, but anyone can draw the obvious conclusions about anti-hunting sentiment, … Continue reading →

“Courage is not the absence of fear. Courage is the recognition that some things are more important than fear.”– Irshad Manji In the first part of these musings, I mentioned certain characteristics I noted about cowardice. None of these are … Continue reading →

Response to my article on my experience at a journalism seminar (published below, and on The Atlasphere) has been heartening. Most letters to the editor urged me not to beat myself up over a momentary deer-in-the-headlights moment, and for that … Continue reading →

This Saturday we went down to Ft. Ransom, North Dakota, population 70 for the annual Sodbuster Days. That population figure is a bit deceptive. The town boasts a very nice cafe, a tavern across the street, and a guest house … Continue reading →

Recently Barack Obama spoke of: 1) his “gut instinct that so many of us have, that America is the greatest country on Earth.” 2) “the joys of American life and culture – its vitality, its variety, its freedom” that have … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago, I learned that I can be a coward. One day some weeks ago, I had what was started out as a delightful experience. I went to a writing seminar with a well-known, highly-experienced journalist from Fargo … Continue reading →