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    LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Mathews has done a great job for our city
    Thanks to the mayor and Bemidji City Council for standing behind our city manager, Nate Mathews (Pioneer, Sept. 8). I don’t know of anyone...
    opinion/letters1 hour 13 min ago
    LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Food packing event helps feed the needy
    The Bagley Lions Club recently gave a very generous donation to the Feed My Starving Children Bagley food packing event. This brings the donation...
    opinion/letters2 hours 13 min ago
    Pumpkin Pecan Cobbler oozes with caramel made with spiced rum. Alexandra Floersch / Forum News Serviceplay button
    GREAT INDOORS: Oozing with fall flavors, spiced rum adds richness to pumpkin cobbler
    FARGO — As fall hits, millions of Americans immerse themselves in all things pumpkin spice. Pumpkin spice mania began in 2003, when Starbucks...
    opinion8 hours 43 min ago
    September 20, 2017
    This recipe lets you make use of fresh produce and could provide you with some health benefits. (NDSU photo)
    In a pickle over a side dish?
    "Please enjoy these fresh pickles. Your food will be out shortly," the server said as she placed a plate of cucumber slices in front of us. They...
    opinion20 hours 25 min ago
    Ron Smith, World of Wine columnist
    Wine evolution class also teaches basic appreciation
    Students enrolled in my PLSC 307 class about wine must be 21 to enroll, and taking it will not make them 'wine snobs'. They will, instead, have...
    opinion22 hours 26 min ago
    Garlic is smashed under a broad-blade knife using hand pressure. Dave Wallis / The Forum
    Savory spuds: Homegrown potatoes and fresh thyme combine in rustic side dish
    When our 12-year-old son, Gio, suggested last spring that we should plant potatoes in our garden, I thought he was crazy. Undeterred by my skepticism,...
    opinion23 hours 1 min ago
    September 19, 2017
    President Donald Trump addresses the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York, Sept. 19, 2017. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)
    Commentary: Why Trump's threat to 'totally destroy' North Korea is extraordinary - even for him
    President Donald Trump took to the floor of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday and, in his maiden speech there, called the leader...
    opinionSeptember 19, 2017 - 1:48pm
    September 18, 2017
    Miss North Dakota Cara Mund reacts after being announced as the winner of the 97th Miss America Competition in Atlantic City, New Jersey U.S. September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Mark Makela
    Analysis: Running for Miss America now looks a lot like running for office
    Politics made a brief appearance at the Miss America pageant in September 1969. Most of the finalists faced hard-hitting questions like, "At...
    opinionSeptember 18, 2017 - 2:56pm
    Little girl and father are enjoying reading book together
    How reading can make you healthier and happier
    My son went back to school a few weeks ago, and his classroom is filled to the brim with books. One of his first tasks was to choose two books...
    opinionSeptember 18, 2017 - 9:03am
    September 17, 2017
    Tammy Swift, columnist
    Bygone staples and technology of the 1970s
    It wasn't so long ago. Nope. It wasn't as long as you might think that we did things that seem completely alien to today's kids. Think about...
    opinionSeptember 17, 2017 - 8:44am
    LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Relay for Life event shows community’s support
    On behalf of the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Beltrami County, I would like to sincerely thank our community for its generosity...
    opinion/lettersSeptember 17, 2017 - 7:30am
    September 16, 2017
    Don Kinzler, Growing Together gardening columnist for The ForumMichael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor
    Mystery plant has edible berries
    Q: Can you identify the plant with the red berries in the photo? Royce Aardahl, Sauk Rapids, Minn. A: The plant goes by several common names...
    opinionSeptember 16, 2017 - 9:10am
    Apple trees average five years from the date of planting, depending on type. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor
    Patience is a virtue, especially in gardening
    Remember long, long ago when receiving mail meant waiting patiently for the Post Office to deliver it? Now I think my email is slow if it takes...
    opinionSeptember 16, 2017 - 8:08am
    Carol Bursack of Minding Our Elders
    Abused adult children may not be suited for caregiver role
    Dear Carol: When I was born my mother was single and hooked on drugs. She kept me with her, but she abused me physically and emotionally. My...
    opinionSeptember 16, 2017 - 7:58am
    Roxane Salonen
    Salonen: Racism's roots can be linked to moral lack
    Though the recent Charlottesville outbreak has been overcome by other devastating occurrences of late, and I'd rather not beat a dead horse,...
    opinionSeptember 16, 2017 - 7:29am
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