Month: November 2025

Not much to do on a morning like this except stare out the window at the beauty of the world. So I’m reading newspapers online (no choice—the Bismarck Tribune carriers don’t like to go out on a day like this, and their bosses don’t seem to care, even though I am now paying almost $4 … Continue reading Of Newspapers, And Letters

So now we say good-bye to Kirsten Baesler, our long-running North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction.  She’s headed off to Washington to work for Donald Trump, more specifically, to work for professional wrestling entrepreneur Linda McMahon (more about her in a minute). I haven’t written about her for about a dozen years, except when she … Continue reading So Long, Kirsten. Have Fun. It’s Always Party Time In Our Nation’s Capital.