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    Jim Shaw
    Response to Mother's Day column was overwhelming
    It's been more than a month since I wrote a column on Mother's Day weekend about the tragic story of my mother -- And the feedback is still coming...
    lifestyle/family2 hours 12 min ago
    Abby Myers uses binoculars to get a closer look at a gull pecking at a dead fish. John Myers / Forum News Service
    Good fishing partners, like Abby, hard to find
    Pick your fishing partners carefully, and coddle them when you find a good one, because good fishing partners are hard to find. That's about...
    sports/outdoors2 hours 29 min ago
    June 23, 2018
    Bonnie Spies, sits June 8, 2018, with her younger children Tristan, from left, 6, Veronica, 5, and Adrian, 7, in Lindenwood Park, Fargo. Michael Vosburg / Forum News Service
    Family adopts sons they once dreamed of on a date
    FARGO — Their courtship had only begun when Kevin and Bonnie Spies learned of their mutual dream of adopting disadvantaged boys. "We were...
    lifestyle/faith23 hours 11 min ago
    Carol Bradley Bursack, Forum columnist Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor
    Well-meaning but hasty comments add to caregiver's heavy load
    Dear Carol: I am caring for both of my parents who are over 90. Mom has Alzheimer's. Dad tries to help, but he's limited in what he can do. Frankly,...
    lifestyle/healthJune 23, 2018 - 7:19am
    June 19, 2018
    Laura Bush
    Laura Bush: Separating children from their parents at the border 'breaks my heart'
    opinion/columnsJune 19, 2018 - 3:06pm
    June 17, 2018
    Jessie Veeder's special place is special for everyone who has spent time there over the years. Jessie Veeder / Forum News Service
    Commentary: Family ranch is a special place, not just for the ones who live there now
    "This place, there's just something about it that makes people feel like it's their own. It's special that way I think," my husband said as he...
    lifestyle/familyJune 17, 2018 - 6:53am
    Tammy Swift, columnist
    Commentary: One good 'act of Momness' remembered 40 years later
    We can hang onto grudges, slights, insults and snubs for years. But who knew that a single act of kindness could last longer than all of them?...
    lifestyle/familyJune 17, 2018 - 6:52am
    Commentary: Are you connecting with your children?
    When I think of what it takes to be a great dad, one of the key characteristics is a consistent commitment to connect with your children; to...
    lifestyle/faithJune 17, 2018 - 6:31am
    Commentary: Still waiting for a talk with my dad
    WEST FAIRLEE, Vt.—Father's Day conjures up memories of a father I never got to know. He died when I was young: 16. He was young: 41. He never got to know me. He never saw me succeed as a journalist, spouse and father. He never met my wife or his grandchildren. They know of him...
    opinion/columnsJune 17, 2018 - 6:20am
    Katie Pinke
    Commentary: The world needs fathers who do not fear failure
    "Failure is temporary. Your dad told me that on the night I asked him to marry you," recalled my husband. I laughed. My dad wasn't talking about...
    opinion/columnsJune 17, 2018 - 6:00am
    June 16, 2018
    Carol Bradley Bursack, Forum columnist Michael Vosburg / Forum News Service
    Commentary: Celebrate Father's Day with Dad, even if he may not recognize family
    Dear Carol: My father-in-law has late-stage Alzheimer's and he no longer knows the family. My husband's heart breaks when he sees his dad, and...
    lifestyle/familyJune 16, 2018 - 7:26am
    May 15, 2018
    Blueberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake is a favorite for summertime entertaining. Tracy Briggs / The Forum
    Duluth woman amps up breakfasts in time for Syttende Mai
    DULUTH — Scandinavia is known for many things — cross-country skiing, wool sweaters, blond hair and ABBA. But, perhaps unfairly,...
    lifestyle/foodMay 15, 2018 - 10:46am
    May 10, 2018
    Second graders play on an iPad in San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 27, 2017. (Ilana Panich-Linsman/Copyright 2018 The New York Times)
    Why kids and teens may face far more anxiety these days
    When it comes to treating anxiety in children and teens, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook are the bane of therapists' work. "With (social media),...
    lifestyle/healthMay 10, 2018 - 10:22pm
    April 17, 2018
    Nicole Welle, Parenting Perspectives columnist
    Being a good parent is hard. Being a bad parent is harder.
    FARGO — Since I am an autodidact who throws herself into learning in many areas, I, of course, applied myself in the same manner to parenting....
    lifestyle/familyApril 17, 2018 - 7:50am
    April 12, 2018
    Toy experts say the industry should move into supermarkets. Those from the grocery industry aren't as sure. Washington Post photo by Katherine Frey.
    Why grocery stores could be the salvation of toy makers
    A Barbie by the broccoli? Hot Wheels by the hot sauce? Some toy experts say that stocking toys at supermarkets is a recipe to boost the industry...
    business/retailApril 12, 2018 - 11:10am
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