Month: November 2023

I wrote last week about the battle between the Short family and the Billings County Commission, and how it is going to finally go to court in January. The Short family, descendants of the late U.S. Congressman Don Short, own the land on the west side of the Little Missouri State Scenic River—the west end … Continue reading Where’s The Most Expensive Pasture Land in North Dakota? Looks Like It’s In Billings County.

The heirs of North Dakota’s United States Congressman Donald Levingston Short are going to get their day in court. You can join them if you sit quietly in Courtroom 1 of the United States Courthouse in Bismarck on Monday, January 22, 2024. At precisely 9:00 a.m., U.S. District Judge Daniel Traynor will gavel the audience … Continue reading Billings County Lawsuit Hearing Scheduled

Eventually, I kept saying, everyone is going to get Covid. Everyone. Eventually. My “eventually” time came this past week. Lillian and I came home from New York with raging cases of Covid. It’s the worst disease I’ve ever had. It’s the sickest I’ve ever been. For a full week. We came home late Saturday night. … Continue reading If Covid Wants You . . .