Kathy Neset: Rooted & Revolutionary

Kathy Neset: Rooted & Revolutionary

By Jody Kerzman  | Photography: Photos by Jacy Listening to Kathy Neset talk about her love for North Dakota, it’s easy to assume she was born and raised in the Peace Garden State. But Kathy grew up nearly 2,000 miles away in Washington, New Jersey. It may as well...
Leaving Home & Finding Independence Through Opportunity

Leaving Home & Finding Independence Through Opportunity

By Nicole Thom-Arens  | Submitted Photos Liz Romanick is like many recent high school graduates: she recently voted in her first statewide election, she loves music, dancing, nachos, and she’s anxious to leave home and carve her own path. Unlike most of her peers,...
Tinkergarten: Where the Classroom and Nature Meet

Tinkergarten: Where the Classroom and Nature Meet

by Paula Redmann  | Submitted Photos The classroom isn’t a traditional one. In fact, it’s far from it. There are no desks or pencil sharpeners. You won’t find a folder or a pile of papers. There’s nary a notebook. That’s because this is Tinkergarten, and the classroom...
Look What She Did: Joelean Lowman

Look What She Did: Joelean Lowman

Joelean Lowman’s HOSA Future Health Professional  students from Legacy High School in Bismarck have done something no other group of North Dakota students has ever done: they are the first in the state to receive the Outstanding HOSA Chapter award. HOSA is a student...
Look What She Did: Sue Hamilton

Look What She Did: Sue Hamilton

Sue Hamilton is quick to tell people she is not a writer. But the reviews of her book “Carried by Faith: From Substance Abuse to a Life Filled with Miracles” tell a different story. “It’s getting reviews like a fiction book. People are writing things like, ‘I couldn’t...
Look What She Did: Becky Freidt

Look What She Did: Becky Freidt

Becky Freidt believes all women should be able to shop the racks and find a few items of clothing they love and that make them feel beautiful and confident. The only problem is, for plus-size women that can be a hard to find experience. Until now. In July, Becky...