Author Felicia Johnson ~ The Capital Gallery in Bismarck

Tuesday, July 31 – Moodiness or depression? It can be hard to know the difference between a normal teen, and a troubled teen. Felicia Johnson is a youth mentor and mental health advocate. She's the author of a trilogy of books inspired by her real-life experiences with bi-polar disorder and her best friend's challenges with borderline personality disorder. She visits with Ashley Thornberg about her work. ~~~ Chuck Lura shares a Natural North Dakota essay about American Goldfinches. ~~~ Bill Thomas visits with Capitol City Gallery president David Borlaug. And Bill also updates us on the “Ask a Native American” project. ~~~ This week’s Plains Folk essay from Tom Isern is titled “Game of Football.”