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Christmas is coming, and with it, we fear, are the dreaded Christmas movies that bring nothing but cheer. We hear stories of Grinches and Scrooges...

It’s no secret there are things in this life that are ruined by adulthood.

Gift shopping and travel aren't the only things making this time of year busy. In the final weeks of December, there will also be plenty of hustle...

Well, at least I got to save Christmas. Let me explain. Many years ago, one of the assorted sons-in-law in our family nobly carried a bowl of...

One of the legacies left from the "Greatest Generation" and which we were reminded of in the passing of George H.W. Bush was the fact that during...

Dear Carol: My sister is the primary caregiver for our dad, who is in a nursing home because of Alzheimer’s disease. She lives in his community...

FARGO — Challenge and hope commingled at a recent gathering of about 750 Catholic leaders and parishioners from the Fargo and Crookston, Minn.,...

For the record, you should never do anything in front of children that you might find embarrassing when talked about in front of adults. When...

FARGO -- If you’re still in need of some last-minute holiday gift ideas, especially for host or hostess and teacher gifts, then this week’s...

Just because the U.S. and China have agreed to call a truce in their trade war doesn't mean that it's over: This was a classic exercise in can-kicking....

FARGO -- By the time you read this, my godchild will be married. My beloved Kari — the little girl I nicknamed “Flower” because of her...

I can answer the above question about how to survive a Minnesota winter in three words. "Move to Phoenix." But I don't want to move to Phoenix....

Dear Carol: My 93-year-old mother lives in a nursing home and I visit her several times during the work week, more over the weekends. She seems...

It's time to treasure the last month of the year! Sometimes winter gets a bad reputation (and for sure it has earned it), but there are some...

We said the final goodbye to my father at noon on Monday, Nov. 19. I apologize for writing about my father again, but I want to tell you one...