Kittens, Catwoman, & Decisive Living

By Patrick Atkinson The educational degree I admire the most in people cannot be earned in a classroom. Nor can it be learned on the streets. Still, you know when you are talking with a graduate. Young or old, their eyes are deeper and their words more thoughtful....

Oh Man: Rahmi Eikhatib

Eagle Scout’s Star-Spangled Service Project By Jody Kerzman When Rahmi Eikhatib was six years old, his mom signed him up for Cub Scouts. He’s been scouting ever since. Now, at age 17, he’s got one last milestone to finish off his scouting career. That milestone...

Why Didn’t I?

By Betty Mills My mother was 21 when  she voted for the first time after the constitutional amendment granted women the same voting rights as men in this centuries old democracy of ours.  The year was 1921! In retrospect I find that startling.  Granted I’m no spring...

Menopause: Education, not Medication

By Jody Kerzman Hot flashes. Night sweats. Dryness. All symptoms of menopause, and all miserable. But two local women are working to make all of the symptoms of menopause a little more tolerable. And they’re doing it online. Rhonda Joliffe and Chris Dockter are...

Look What She Did: Kari Warberg Block

This month’s Olympic games have one Bismarck woman busier than ever. Kari Warberg Block’s “Stay Away Mosquitoes” patches are being given to athletes competing at the Games in Brazil. “The patch is such a great option for the athletes. They don’t want to spray...

Look What She Did: Julie Neidlinger

Julie Neidlinger’s list of accomplishments is long: she’s been a school teacher, pastry chef, graphic designer, postal worker, cook, church pianist, newspaper reporter, pilot, blogger, and a copy writer. And now she can add book author to her resume....