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MARILYN HAGERTY: Merry month of May brings book signings, music PressPass

MARILYN HAGERTY: Merry month of May brings book signings, music With persistence, love and determination, you can find hidden talents that lie within another person — no matter how high the barriers. And Janice Houska of Grafton, N.D., has done just that through the years as she raised a son who was born with Down syndrome.

By Marilyn Hagerty , May 02, 2012

MARILYN HAGERTY: The gold medal goes to parent volunteers for prom parties PressPass

MARILYN HAGERTY: The gold medal goes to parent volunteers for prom parties "If they are handing out any gold medals this spring," columnist Marilyn Hagerty writes to her sister Shirley in Arizona, "they ought to go to the parents who are volunteering for post prom parties here and there."

By Marilyn Hagerty , April 25, 2012

MARILYN HAGERTY: Some people go viral; others get bacterial PressPass

MARILYN HAGERTY: Some people go viral; others get bacterial "After going viral six weeks ago," columnist Marilyn Hagerty writes to her sister Shirley in Arizona, "life is slowly getting back to normal. And it is all right."

By Marilyn Hagerty , April 19, 2012

MARILYN HAGERTY: 'Dear Shirley ... the whole world went crazy'

MARILYN HAGERTY: 'Dear Shirley ... the whole world went crazy' "Not even in my wildest dreams," columnist Marilyn Hagerty writes to sister Shirley in Arizona, "could I fathom all that has happened in the past week."

By Marilyn Hagerty , March 14, 2012

MARILYN HAGERTY: Girl Scouts are lining up cookies, celebrating 100th year

MARILYN HAGERTY: Girl Scouts are lining up cookies, celebrating 100th year Thin mints are the perennial favorites, best sellers
Dear Shirley, Remember when we took that red wagon and walked all over our home town of Pierre, S.D., selling Girl Scout cookies?

By Marilyn Hagerty , January 25, 2012

MARILYN HAGERTY: Up on roof without ladder no place to be in January PressPass

MARILYN HAGERTY: Up on roof without ladder no place to be in January Dear Shirley, The telephone rang the other morning and a man said, “Marilyn?” I said, “Yes, this is Marilyn.” He said, “Marilyn,” again. I said, “Yes, this is Marilyn, and who are you?”

By Marilyn Hagerty , January 19, 2011

MARILYN HAGERTY: January brings basketball, slippery streets, chamber dinner PressPass

MARILYN HAGERTY: January brings basketball, slippery streets, chamber dinner We are dealing with slippery streets and ridiculously low wind chill readings.

By Marilyn Hagerty , January 13, 2011

Veterans Day: Listening helps to understand eras of wars PressPass

Veterans Day: Listening helps to understand eras of wars They say that to understand an era, one must listen carefully to the voices of the people who viewed the epoch and see the landscape through their eyes.

By Marilyn Hagerty , November 11, 2010

SPA 2010 ends with swan song, ‘Body Electric’ PressPass

There’s one more performance of “Guys and Dolls” tonight at Red River High School. And then it’s over for another year. The “Kids of Summer” will move on.

By Marilyn Hagerty , July 21, 2010

Down with salt, away with trash in the English Coulee PressPass

I see the government is waging war on too much salt in our diet, and some law students have been cleaning up the English Coulee that flows through the UND campus.

By Marilyn Hagerty , April 21, 2010

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UND nursing students recruit residents to Carfit program PressPass

Megan Rivard and Kimberly Garnett are nursing students at UND, and they are on a mission. They want people who are 65 or older to learn how to be safer behind the wheel. They want people to come to their Carfit program at Rydell GM Auto Center on South Washington Street. All it takes is a phone call to (701) 772-7211 for an appointment.

By Marilyn Hagerty , March 24, 2010

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UND fans follow team down interstate highways PressPass

A lot of those cars sailing down Interstate 94 today are filled with Sioux fans going to watch the men’s hockey team tonight in their first game of the Final Five tournament in St. Paul.

By Marilyn Hagerty , March 17, 2010

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MARILYN HAGERTY: With brooms in hand, curlers are ready for new season PressPass

Dear Shirley, There are a few stubborn trees still clinging to their leaves. Most of them are naked now in Grand Forks. The rush is on to finish up the fall chores. And there is a feeling of anticipation these days. We are waiting for the inevitable appearance of winter. We don’t know when or why. And we are in no rush!

By Marilyn Hagerty , November 12, 2009

MARILYN HAGERTY: Supper is late when combines run PressPass

This time of year, Liz Grzadielewski of Ardoch, N.D., like many other women on the farms, keeps food ready and waiting for the workers.

By Marilyn Hagerty , September 16, 2009

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Hide and go seek at its best in the Sherlock Forest Playground PressPass

Dear Shirley, Summer arrived this week — a little late. It wouldn't matter to me if we just cruised through August with temperatures in the 70s, but I guess we need a few days when we can really sweat. And I did get your letter saying it is still hotter than Hades in Tucson.

By Marilyn Hagerty , August 12, 2009

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