The last time I restrained a black man was when I spotted Vince in the Moorhead State University bookstore. He was from King George, Va, about midway between the Civil War capitals of Washington, D.C, and Richmond, Va. Vince was back for our senior year in college after months of floating on the Potomac, or whatever people “back East” did …
On Monday, I attended the Moorhead High School senior honors concert. The administration at the high school should be extremely proud of their music faculty and students. I’ve been to many nice concerts where the students performed well — but Monday’s was a night to remember. I cannot aptly describe the interaction between the students, their teachers and the audience. The …
Photographers are always looking for a new angle. Jared Eischen found his last winter when he acquired his drone. “I’ve always been kind of interested in remote-control flying,” he says. “When I found out you could put a camera on this thing and send it into the sky — it was so cool. I had to have one.” Today Jared, …
On Dec. 16, 2011, I became a card-carrying member of the National Women’s History Museum in Washington D.C. Founded in 1996, it is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public about diverse historic contributions of women. A major focus of NHWM is to raise awareness — and funds — needed for a world-class permanent museum near the National Mall …