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As 2011 ends and we begin to enter into 2012, now is a good time to take an inventory. Look around to see what has changed in your life, in...

Random acts of kindness seemed to pop up everywhere during the Christmas holiday locally, which is true testimony to the caring caliber of people making up our communities - all...

Like children playing in a mud puddle, we will keep stirring the Fighting Sioux logo issue until we are so dirty that no one will want to play Tiddlywinks with...

The recent arrest of a West Fargo Police Officer has generated a substantial amount of coverage in the media and on local talk radio. Early in the training of a...

With the U. S. Postal Service on the edge of bankruptcy, Postmaster General Patrick Donahue - backed by the General Accountability Office (GAO) - is proposing drastic across-the-board cuts to...

Many people have asked me how work is progressing on the West Fargo diversion. If you drive by the diversion on Sheyenne Street, it looks like a big mess. However,...

The never ending saga of the fluctuating gas prices continues. Unleaded gas this morning at a variety of pumps was right around $3.11 per gallon. Tomorrow it could be back...

Decorating homes and businesses is a long-standing tradition around the holiday season. Unfortunately, these same decorations may increase your chances of fire. Based on data from the National Fire Protection...

This happens to be National Influenza Vaccination Week. The timing is perfect - everywhere you go, it seems that people are sneezing, wheezing and coughing. I know there is a...

(The following is part two of a column beginning last week pertaining to citizen and business responsibility regarding parking on city streets when snow removal becomes necessary. Adopted West Fargo...

I wish to thank the West Fargo Exchange Club for recognizing me with the Book of Golden Deeds Award. I certainly did not expect it. I also thank those who...

We have been extremely lucky so far from a weather standpoint, more specifically, the lack of any major precipitation in the form of cold, wet, heavy snow. Given the consistency...

You know we will receive snow at some point. When we do it is important for everyone to understand their role in keeping West Fargo a safe community for pedestrians...

Thanksgiving is traditionally the holiday set aside for giving thanks, but how many of us really actually do that in a truly meaningful way? With all the talk in the...

The number of deaths on North Dakota roads in 2011 has surpassed last year's total, with one-and-a-half months remaining. One hundred and twenty-five people had died on North Dakota roads...