Author Patrick James Brown on “The Mick” ~ Faith Ngunjiri: "Becoming American"

Fargo writer Patrick James Brown has penned a novel called “The Mick.” Starting almost 100 years ago, it’s the story of Jack O’Connor, a poor Irish lad who becomes a mob enforcer. ~~~ The Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan has led more than two dozen states, including Wyoming and North Dakota to sue to stop it. But 18 states, the District of Columbia and six communities have jumped into the case in defense of the plan. And right in the middle, you have Colorado, with two of the state’s elected leaders on opposite sides. Inside Energy’s Dan Boyce has that story. ~~~ Chuck Lura shares a Natural North Dakota essay about those pesky Asian Lady Beetles. ~~~ Dr. Faith Wambura Ngunjiri, director of the Lorentzsen Center for Faith and Work at Concordia College shares an essay titled: “Becoming American.” We’ll also visit further with Dr. Ngunjiri about the New American experience. ~~~ A Plains Folk essay from NDSU history professor Tom Isern: "Zeeland Hall."