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Looking for Dr. Pepper

There’s this guy I know, who was telling about the wake-up call he received recently in the middle of the night. He doesn’t usually answer calls from unidentified numbers, but at 1 a.m., …

Political pickle pick

It’s election season! Who doesn’t love that magical time of year when Washington finally remembers the Midwest exists?   While that attention might fade away by early 2025, I, …

Passing through life

I can vividly remember the moment I found out my mother had died.   It was Sept. 25, 2016, and my kids were downstairs playing at our Fargo, North Dakota, home. I had changed the channel …

Life Hacks

Eating candied ginger can help with nausea. Any ginger really, but candied ginger is much better tasting.

Keys to a successful start

After three weeks of dominant football on both sides of the ball, the Minnesota Vikings are one of five teams in the NFL with a 3-0 record. This was not an outcome anyone outside the building …

Life Hacks

If you’re having trouble staying awake in class or at a meeting, see how long you can keep one of your feet lifted slightly off the ground.

Justice center proposed

Hello Herald readers. I hope everyone had a great summer.   This month, I wanted to cover the newly proposed criminal justice center that Stearns County is looking to move forward on. You …

Just another day

The ABC News Presidential Debate was Sept. 10, but Sunday’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump makes it almost an afterthought — at least for me.   The news …

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was the site of a spectacular Augustana University Twilight Cross-Country Meet Sept. 6 that saw three teams stay within three points of each other in a battle for first …

Serenity for election season

We’ve all heard this prayer: “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” …

NoNo-AI-No

A couple of months ago, I announced how my wife and I are expecting our third child. Well, I’m here today to proclaim another addition to our family: another of my crazy manuscripts. …

My kid rocks!

I am in over a month at my position, and I have yet to write about agates and my personal shortcomings as a parent. What took so long? My wife, Kate, and I have two children, Jay and Laney. They …

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