Kenmare ND - Upside Down Under
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Upside Down Under
By Marvin Baker, a new weekly column in The Kenmare News
This terrorist threat isn't no
We've been down this road before. We, as in the United States, have had to deal with this sort of thing in the not-so-distant past.
Posted 7/19/16 (Tue) read more »
Newspapers are here to stay...
We often hear from critics these days that newspapers are dying out because of the Internet and social media.
Posted 7/12/16 (Tue) read more »
Are pen pals still out there...
In this day and age of everything digital, I’ve often wondered about something that was once very popular and fun to do.
Posted 7/05/16 (Tue) read more »
The beer vs. ale debate
Lately breweries have been popping up like mushrooms and at least one brewery is located in all four major cities in North Dakota.
Posted 6/14/16 (Tue) read more »
Chillin' at the Crowbar Hotel
There’s been a lot of talk in North Dakota, as well as around the United States, about what to do with prison overcrowding.
Posted 6/07/16 (Tue) read more »
Are co-ops really equitable? ...
In recent years just about every school in North Dakota has formed a co-op with other schools in select sports and some academic arenas.
Posted 5/31/16 (Tue) read more »
Roger Maris Museum
Over the past year, I’ve made numerous trips to Fargo to see a couple of doctors.
Posted 5/24/16 (Tue) read more »
Oops, I got the wrong vehicle
The other day I stopped at the Cenex convenience store in Kenmare to get a sandwich and as I often do, pulled up close to the door.
Posted 5/17/16 (Tue) read more »
What do the names mean?...
If you think the name of your community is lame or weird, you might want to stop complaining. We found some really odd place names and would like to list them for you to show you that the name of your community isn’t so unusual after all.
Posted 5/10/16 (Tue) read more »
Pushing the wrong buttons...
Some of you might remember a TV show called “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,” that aired on ABC from 1964-1968.
Posted 5/03/16 (Tue) read more »