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    February 3, 2019
    BLANE KLEMEK OUTDOORS: Blue jays provide some color to a drab winter
    Blue jays! Of all our year 'round avian residents, few are as brilliantly plumaged as blue jays. Indeed, for our color-starved eyes throughout the long and bleak wintertime, the blue jay's color scheme is a welcome contrast to the mostly drab-colored landscape of winter.
    sportsFebruary 3, 2019 - 10:16am
    February 1, 2019
    Carol Bradley Bursack, Minding Our Elders columnist. Special to The Forum
    Bursack: Dig deep to find source of pain for mother with dementia
    Dear Carol: My mom was recently diagnosed with vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s. She’s become increasingly confused when she tries to explain...
    opinion/columnsFebruary 1, 2019 - 6:49pm
    The choice of pot types greatly affects houseplant health. David Samson / The Forum
    Growing Together: What's the best pot (for houseplants)?
    There was a time when pot was either a container in which you made soup or grew flowers. It’s wise to choose our words more carefully now....
    lifestyle/home-and-gardenFebruary 1, 2019 - 3:39pm
    A reader asks if this old Christmas cactus should be repotted or left alone. Special to The Forum
    Fielding Questions: Repotting a huge Christmas cactus, pruner types and how to add holes to flowerpots
    Q: The Christmas cactus I inherited from my mom is 3 feet across. It’s quite uneven, short on the back side due to its previous growing conditions...
    lifestyle/home-and-gardenFebruary 1, 2019 - 3:22pm
    Jessie Veeder, Coming Home columnist.
    Veeder: Puking toddler waits for no queasy mom
    WATFORD CITY, N.D. -- You guys, this winter is getting to me. And even though the wind is blowing 65 mph outside my windows, shaking this house...
    lifestyle/familyFebruary 1, 2019 - 10:37am
    Tammy Swift, columnist. The Forum
    Swift: The fax of life: '90s technology doesn't hold up in high-speed world
    FARGO -- I don’t remember how I spent most of the '90s. I think much of that decade was spent trying to get Drew Barrymore’s haircut, pretending...
    lifestyle/familyFebruary 1, 2019 - 10:15am
    January 31, 2019
    Nicole Phillips, Kindness is Contagious columnist.
    Kindness is Contagious: Carry encouraging words everywhere you go
    Have you felt it? That overwhelming need to dispose of all clutter now that the holidays are over? I’ve cleaned out one closet and have about...
    opinion/columnsJanuary 31, 2019 - 5:22pm
    January 26, 2019
    Tammy Swift, columnist. The Forum
    Swift: Thursdays with Tony: How one extraordinary human taught me a crash course in humanity
    Imagine walking through a mall with a small child. He has a big, wide grin and hasn’t yet learned of the potential threats of life. Everyone...
    opinion/columnsJanuary 26, 2019 - 3:37pm
    Jessie Veeder, Coming Home columnist.
    Veeder: When I was 15
    “Oh, you’re going to feel so old,” my husband told me as I explained my plan for the week to drive across the state to conduct a few writing...
    opinion/columnsJanuary 26, 2019 - 3:23pm
    January 24, 2019
    Bleeding heart is an example of an "herbaceous" perennial. Forum file photo
    Growing Together: Do you speak gardening? If not, this could help.
    FARGO -- Please don’t laugh, but I’ve never golfed. In fact, I don’t think I could even define the terms "birdie," "bogey" or "par," although...
    lifestyle/home-and-gardenJanuary 24, 2019 - 1:53pm
    A reader asks if it's possible for a variegated snake plant to be rooted from cuttings. Special to The Forum
    Fielding Questions: Rooting a snake plant, how to control squirrels and houseplant drainage
    Q: I have a variegated snake plant that has grown well, and I’d like to start more. When checking to see if they can be rooted from cuttings,...
    lifestyle/home-and-gardenJanuary 24, 2019 - 12:23pm
    Knutson: 'Arrogant journalists' exist, but not in Upper Midwest agriculture
    The caller told me in clear and certain terms that he didn’t like what I’d written in an Agweek news article: that many U.S. farm organizations and commodity groups are deeply concerned about disruptions in American ag exports. “Fake news,” the caller said. “Well,” I said,...
    business/agricultureJanuary 24, 2019 - 6:00am
    January 23, 2019
    Carol Bradley Bursack, Minding Our Elders columnist. Special to The Forum
    Bursack: Daughter's 24/7 elder care needs adjustment, not guilt
    Dear Carol: My dad, 84, can shower, dress and eat. He’s continent and takes no medications, he can read, his hearing is OK and he’s non-combative....
    lifestyle/healthJanuary 23, 2019 - 11:16am
    Jessica Runck, Homegrown Hollywood columnist.
    Runck: More than a birth story
    Last month, I had a baby. I wrote that sentence in three seconds, but it took years to make it true. Our son, Arlo Byron, arrived early after...
    lifestyle/familyJanuary 23, 2019 - 10:49am
    Nicole Phillips, Kindness is Contagious columnist.
    Kindness is Contagious: Kindness is a healing balm
    My friend lost her dad just days after Christmas. I’ve never been in a situation where I needed to console a friend after a parent’s death,...
    lifestyle/familyJanuary 23, 2019 - 10:40am
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