Oct 1, 2018 | 2018, October
After moving 35 times in 10 years, Tabitha Uribe and her family have finally found roots in Bismarck, North Dakota. “We left our small town in East Texas in 2008. We bought an RV, packed up the kids, and chased the oil,” explains Tabitha. “This is our third time in...
Oct 1, 2018 | 2018, October
Sometimes the best fictional stories come from real life experiences. That’s exactly the case with Kat Socks’ children’s book, “Pickles the Dog.” Pickles is a real dog, adopted by Kat’s mother-in-law after the Minot flood in 2011. “Pickles just has a beautiful...
Oct 1, 2018 | 2018, October
by Patrick Atkinson | Submitted Photos Editors’ Note: When planning the articles for this adoption issue, Patrick Atkinson of The GOD’S CHILD Project immediately came to mind for the Oh Man feature. He agreed to share his adoption story with us. Here it is, in...
Oct 1, 2018 | 2018, October
by Carole Hemingway Questions about my birth used to haunt me when I was younger. Being older now and hopefully wiser, I’m no longer haunted. To set the record straight, I believe in ‘knowing’ who you are. For me, that didn’t happen until I was...
Aug 28, 2018 | 2018, September
by Paula Redmann | Photography: Lea Black Photography Being part of a community is essential to being human. Just ask Leah Hargrove. Her childhood, her education, and her experiences have all led Leah to Bismarck, North Dakota and to the launch of Bismarck Global...
Aug 28, 2018 | 2018, September
by Marci Narum | Photography: Photos by Jacy Culture: Anthropology; the sum total of ways of living built up by a group of human beings and transmitted from one generation to another. “I’m 39 and holding!” Dolly Dakota leans back in her chair outside a Bismarck...